How can I tell if my baby needs to see the chiropractor?
I had a first-time mom come in to the office the other day…
Super cute kiddo. 3 months old.
The only problem is that this kiddo…
Vomited.
Every meal.
For 3 months.
His entire life.
Birth can put a LOT of pressure on the fragile head and neck of baby.
After talking with them it became pretty apparent why this kiddo needed to see a chiropractor…
Birth Trauma.
Even the most beautiful, natural childbirth you can think of puts a lot of pressure…
Throw in modern obstetrical procedures like…
Manual Traction…
Forceps delivery…
Vacuum-assisted delivery…
Even C-Section (actually, ESPECIALLY C-Section)…
And it’s easy to see how misalignments of the spine can happen.
But without the fancy technology we use in our office to test, how can Mom tell if this is the case?
The most common subluxation in babies is the top bone in the neck (atlas)
Babies don’t feel pain the way that you and I do.
If WE have a misalignment of the bone at the top of our neck (the atlas)…
AKA a ‘subluxation’
We might go to turn our head and say “OUCH!”
But babies don’t say OUCH!
Instead… they just won’t turn her head that way.
So when we started asking questions we discovered…
He would only breastfeed from one side!
Dead giveaway.
With subluxation from birth trauma in the upper neck, baby will be uncomfortable turning their head…
So they won’t!
That’s really easy to see with something like torticollis…
(where the head will be stuck to a specific side)
But even more commonly shows up as preferring one breast while breastfeeding
(only turning to one direction)
These subluxations can affect ANYTHING
Because these bones of the spine house the spinal cord and nerves…
And these nerves go to every organ, cell, and tissue in the entire body…
Misalignments can interfere with their messages and result in things like…
Reflux!
Colic!
Ear infections!
And more!
Every child should be checked by a chiropractor… ESPECIALLY with difficulty breastfeeding.
Gentle, specific adjustments reduce tension on the nerves so your little one can…
- Get better sleep…
- Get sick less often…
- Have optimal growth and development
But Chiropractic for babies? Is that dangerous?
Listen…I know exactly how you feel.
In fact, I used to feel that way.
What I’ve found, though, is that the care we are able to provide to babies
Is INCREDIBLY gentle… and the rewards are AMAZING.
Imagine, the amount of pressure it takes to squeeze a tomato…
And the ENTIRE TRAJECTORY of a child’s life changed.
Because sick kids will grow up to be sick adults.
And..
Healthy kids will grow up to be healthy adults.
So if you’re located in Monmouth or Ocean County…
Call 732-945-5033 to schedule an evaluation for your child TODAY.
And if you’re not – check out icpa4kids.org to find a pediatric trained chiropractor near you.
Because YOU DESERVE IT!
