The Well-Adjusted Family

A mom walks into my office for the first time with her baby, and I get this glow. I am struck by the honor of being part of that baby’s first adjustment—changing their trajectory, this family, this life. Amazing to witness. Generation after generation of lives supported and touched. And not just the babies, but their parents and families and more.

Through the history of chiropractic, babies have been checked and cared for, and they thrived! Through the internet, it’s become more known, more commonplace, spoken of, and cherished. Chiropractic care during pregnancy supports a better pregnancy with easier labor and fewer interventions, and it is part of the pathway back to fewer complications. It’s never too early! Often, still, I am asked: Why would an infant need an adjustment? They don’t have sciatica! Did you know that in a baby’s first year, their brain doubles in size? Doubles! Checking their spine supports that growth, to the best of the baby’s abilities and for the best outcomes. Just like the baby knows how to breathe when they are born, even though they have never done that, their innate intelligence guides them. How amazing!

“Infant adjusting requires a touch as gentle as checking if an avocado is mushy. They can sleep through an adjustment, poop through an adjustment, and it’s okay if they occasionally cry through an adjustment as they dance back to balance and homeostasis.”