Give your baby the best start to life with Chiropractic Care
The birthing process, whether natural or with intervention, can put immense strain on the spine of the newborn, particularly the cranial bones and upper neck. This can cause vertebral subluxations to occur which can have an effect on the development of your baby. Chiropractic care for babies can be highly beneficial to ensure they thrive right from the start setting a strong foundation for long-term health.
Here are some common reasons parents bring their baby to Chiropractic Touch,
- General check up
- Irritable, unsettled & colicky baby
- Sleeping difficulties
- Restricted movement (head tilted, baby preferring to latch on one breast, preference with head position whether they are lying down or being held)
- Asymmetric body position when they are lying down on their back or stomach
- Abnormal head shape or flattening of the head
- Difficulty breastfeeding or a weak suck
- Torticollis (spasm of front neck muscles)
Having a newborn checked and adjusted right from birth, is allowing that baby to thrive right from the start. Our paediatric chiropractors here at Chiropractic Touch will carefully assess and correct your baby spine and nerve system to support healthy growth and development.
To adjust a baby, our chiropractors apply a gentle pressure with their fingers or a specific handheld instrument called an activator. The pressure used to adjust a baby is the same pressure you would use to touch your eyelid. We notice an immediate change in the demeanour of the baby following an adjustment. Mother’s often report that their babies sleep patterns improve, a reduction in colic behaviour and less indigestion or reflux after chiropractic appointments.
As you can imagine, the first 3 years of a baby’s life is crucial as they are integrating reflexes and working towards hitting developmental milestones. These milestones include developing the muscles in their neck, rolling, crawling, walking then ultimately talking. We see a delay in some babies trying to hit these milestones and it could be an indication that their nerve system is not functioning as well as it possibly can. Having a spine and nerve system free of any interference assists our children to smoothly transition between each developmental phase. Once they are up and moving around there is evidence that a child will fall over 2500 times before they are 5 years old, most of the time a hug will soothe the tears but the impact of those falls may impact their spine and nerve system – regular checkups at the chiropractor helps make sure they don’t carry the impact of these falls into adulthood.
Early chiropractic care may also support better posture, mobility, and nervous system function as babies grow, setting a foundation for long-term health. Now who wouldn’t want that for their kids? If you’re interested in finding out more, book in with one of our friendly Takapuna and North Shore Chiropractors to start your baby’s journey today.
