The Dynamics of Chiropractic Support for Breastfeeding

I’m back writing about my very favorite subject: Pediatric Chiropractic, which in my office often includes breastfeeding. I’m usually not a very formal person and would prefer to write in a less “left brained” format; however, I’ve recently been organizing a plethora of case histories from the past year in my practice in preparation for a research paper. I thought it would be fun to travel over to my left brain today and share an especially inspiring case with you. Here we go.

A seven-week-old male, born five weeks premature, was presented by his parent for feeding dysfunction and digestive distress.

History

A seven-week-old male, born five weeks premature, was presented by his parent for feeding dysfunction and digestive distress. He was in the neonatal intensive care unit for six weeks. The parent’s pregnancy was reported to be normal with no complications. Active labor was two hours with minimal pushing. The baby had a slight cone head and bruising along his left back side, forehead, and nose at birth. His weight at birth was 6.9 pounds.