What we cannot see are the millions of different hormonal changes and chemical reactions occurring both in the mother and the developing baby, all of which are controlled and coordinated through the nervous system. Now more than ever, during pregnancy, you need a nervous system that responds and adapts to changing requirements in all parts of your body; therefore, you need a healthy spine!
While some moms seek out chiropractic care due to low back pain, pelvic dysfunction, carpal tunnel syndrome, or other issues that arise during pregnancy, we also want to help mothers become more familiar with the birth process, trust, and understand their bodies. In particular, we educate mothers about normal physiology, neurology, and how chiropractic supports these processes.
As your baby develops, your uterus enlarges to accommodate the rapid growth. So long as the pelvis is in a balanced state, the ligaments connected to the uterus maintain an equalized, supportive suspension for the uterus. If your pelvis is out of balance, these ligaments become torqued, a condition known as intra-uterine constraint. Any compromised position for the baby throughout pregnancy will affect his or her optimal development, as well as your overall comfort.
Chiropractic care throughout pregnancy restores balance to your pelvic muscles and ligaments, and therefore leads to safer and easier deliveries for you and your baby. The more ideal your delivery, and the less interventions required, the more ideal your post partum journey and healing will be.
After your delivery, our Chiropractors offer Post Partum Assessments. Getting a 6-week clearance from your OB or midwife is simply not enough. At these assessments we will review your birth story, gain an understanding of you birth method, any ongoing healing, challenges, and goals you have. We will assess your posture, pelvic alignment, breathing patterns, core and pelvic floor. We also encourage baby to come into these assessments so we can discuss any challenges with latching, breast feeding, sleep etc.
Whether you are Pregnant or recently Post Partum, we urge you to come in for an assessment. Our next Perinatal Rehab Program in Orleans, led by. Dr. Katrina, will be starting May 29th!
The program will run for 4 weeks, Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30am, until June 21st. Babies are welcome and the program covers the 4 GrowCo pillars:
- Core & Pelvic Floor Rehab
- Glute & Whole Body Strengthening
If you have any questions, please reach out! You can also sign up at drkatrinagreer.com
We look forward to helping you bring a healthy baby into this world, optimize your health, and heal as you enter into this amazing journey of motherhood!
See poster a bit lower for info on the west end Post-natal rehab course!
