Newborn going to chiropractor??

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Looking for advice, pros/cons, personal experience, etc. my little guy is 9 weeks old and has reflux and gas issues. He’s fussy A LOT and I’ve read that chiropractic therapy can improve these things, on the other side of that, I also see people saying its unsafe. What are your views? Thanks!

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Chiropractors can definitely be beneficial, like the other commenter said. I used to see one when I was a high school athlete. However I have found that a more long term solution is a physical therapist. Once I started going to one I was there for about 3 months and it permanently fixed the back problems that the chiropractor was needing to adjust every month. I used to love going to the chiropractor, and I never had a negative experience, but now if my kids have any problems I'll take them to a physical therapist. That has just been my personal experience. Of course you can do what you want because you are the mother and I respect your choices :)

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My son started going to a chiropractor who specializes in infants because his skull sutures were misaligned. He had a traumatic birth with a vacuum being used, got wedged in my pelvis, and ultimately a c-section. He got a subdermal hematoma from the vacuum. So his head was very sensitive when he was born and always turned his head to the right. 
We noticed that his fists were ALWAYS clenched. No matter what. Some times to the point where his little knuckles were white. His feedings also lasted a very long time. Like hours on end (RIP nipples😭) 
Anyway, our lactation consultant actually recommended it and we decided to give it a try. Let me just say, I am 1000% so happy that we did. He goes once a week until his sutures are in the correct spot (about 6 weeks total) and then he will probably go into a maintenance phase about 1 time a month. 
The doctor was so thorough and explained because his sutures were off it was putting pressure on the brain and giving him a constant headache-which is why his fists were always clenched and he was nursing for hours on end. Because it was more of a comfort nurse than a feeding. He adjusts him at each visit, stretches him, and works on his skull by applying different pressure points to move the skull bones. 
We have seen such a difference in him. He now sleeps better, feeds take the normal amount of time, and his fists are unclenched. I don’t know to the extent of what they can do for reflux, but at every visit the doctor will say “okay let me check for tummy issues” or “let me check your stomach” and let’s us know that he doesn’t see any tummy troubles. He will also work on his palate by applying pressure on the inside of his mouth, which has drastically helped his shallow latch. 
I would definitely check it out, but make sure they specialize in infants (it’s another license or certificate that they have to have). It has definitely helped us! Especially in getting more sleep at night!!🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

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My friend recommended it to us and cannot say enough good things. We started with infant massage for the same reasons as you and have had great success with that. I do the massage sequence twice a day and when I miss it for whatever reason she lets me know about it! She screams and grunts in pain from the gas. I still might go to the chiro if things don't continue to get better but so far so good with the massage. The adjustments are very gentle and safe in both massage and chiro.

Newborn going to chiropractor??

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