Chiropractic Care for Pregnancy and Babies
By visiting a chiropractor during the crucial months of pregnancy and after the birth, your body can be supported by helping to optimise the brain-body connection. Adjustments relieve pressure on the nervous system by making sure the spine is in alignment, and this can reduce discomfort and increase mobility. In the same way, a baby’s body goes through rapid growth and development during their first few years, and a chiropractor can help their spinal alignment, nervous system, and cranium to support these changes in a healthy way.
The Effects of Pregnancy on the Body
A woman’s body structurally (and miraculously!) adapts throughout pregnancy to make space and support the growing baby. Whether it’s lower back pain, indigestion, and difficulty breathing or sleeping, these can all occur as a result of the physiological changes that mum is experiencing.
Relieving the pressure on your lower spine and hips can help to ease your discomfort and allow your body to do what it needs to do. Spinal realignment from a chiropractor, in addition to other therapies such as yoga and massage can help support your body’s physical changes in a gentle way to help your pregnancy be as comfortable as possible.
Taking Your Child to a Chiropractor
Gentle, low force techniques used on a baby look and feel different to an adult adjustment. Imagine the soft pressure of a finger on your closed eyelid; this is similar to what they would experience during their chiropractor visit. Birth itself can have a huge impact on a baby’s cranium that creates tension and affects their nervous system and spinal alignment. By using chiropractic treatments to support your child’s body, it can help to calm an unsettled baby, ease their breathing if they have colic, and even help as they begin learning to crawl and walk. By preventing spinal subluxations, their brain and body will be able to communicate more clearly with their nervous system able to perform at its best, so that your baby can be healthy and happy.
Benefits of Chiropractic Adjustments for Mum & Baby
When pre- or post-natal mums come in for an adjustment, their bodies will be comfortable and supported during adjustments with the addition of a belly pillow. Baby’s are also kept safe and comfortable on the adjustment table, with a short and gentle treatment they will barely notice.
Sleeping difficulties
Colic and reflux symptoms
Ear infections and the immune system
Breastfeeding and latching issues
By creating an environment where your bodies can both self-regulate and perform to the best of their ability, you will be supporting the many physical changes that occur during this new chapter.
