Baby wearing can be a real saviour when it’s time to soothing your baby. This practice are being practice for many years ago in Asia, north America, Africa, south America.

It’s not only promotes intimate connection between baby and the parents or caregiver. It’s also being prove that have benefit for healthy physical, intellectual and social development of infants. It promotes good digestion which is believe to great eases the distress symptoms of colic and reflux.

It’s also helping premature babies and babies who are slow weight gainers to gain weight at faster rate. As they cry less, calm, feel secure, content, because baby is hold close and it’s remind her of the womb experience. When you wear your baby, her ear is places against her mother, or their caregiver so they can hear the heart beat, beautifully regular and familiar. Reminds baby of the sound of the womb. and because the baby is held up close to the mother, the baby will able to nursed more often for long interval.

Wearing your baby in the sling also make your life easier, because you will have your hands free while you do your everyday activities. Mean while they are learn more by observing what happen around her as they have adult eyes level instead adult knee level.

By practicing baby wearing you learning a new skill. Some people may use a simple piece of cloth to safely and comfortably carry their babies. There is a learning curve with any baby product, including commercial baby carrier, rather than as a result of a product they can buy. babywearing technique can be learn in few minutes. Some techniques, such as carrying baby on your back, may take more time and practice to master, but extra effort is rewarded with increased comfort and freedom.

There is so many baby carrier in the market it can be confusing. Most carrier offering multi positions of carrying your baby depending your child age and need. Check with your local area, as sometimes there are babywearing group in the area and they have many type of baby carrier in their library, so you can borrow and try which carrier that suit you, and comfortable for you and your baby.

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Babies and Infants can benefit from a Chiropractic check-up of their spine and nervous system. Mums are amazing women doing everything within their power to ensure their baby’s health and wellbeing during pregnancy. Then there is the magnificent birth and arrival of their precious little one and mums natural instinct is to be protective. You have your baby’s eyes, ears, heart checked – what about the system that controls everything – baby’s nervous system?

Why is it necessary to have the precious little baby checked by a Chiropractor?

The answer is quite simple really. Baby has gone through quite a lot in the birthing process. It is not unusual for baby to have subluxations and some misalignment of the spine. Towbin A, reported in the article on latent spinal cord and brainstem injury in newborn infants – Develop. Med. Child Neurol., 1969. “The birth process … is potentially a traumatic, crippling event…. mechanical stress imposed by obstetrical manipulation — even the application of standard orthodox procedures may prove intolerable to the foetus. The view has been expressed clinically that most signs of neonatal injury observed in the delivery room are neurological…”. Chiropractors are trained to correct subluxations and spinal misalignments. It is therefore important to have baby’s spine and nervous system checked by a chiropractor sooner rather than later. Mums are amazed by how much better baby tends to sleep, feed and behave after their Chiropractic check-up.

Why do babies feel so much better after a chiropractic check-up? 

The chiropractor identifies and treats any subluxations and misalignments in baby’s spine, this generally allows baby to move more freely, also it removes any interference to transmission of messages through the spinal cord and nerves to the baby’s body, organs, tissues etc. The interference free communication through the nervous system enables the baby to naturally grow and develop optimally.

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Dr Robyn Leeder is a Melbourne Chiropractor, with a practice in Greensborough for the past 11 years. She has special interests in womens health, pregnancy and paediatrics supplemented by post graduate courses. She is also currently studying to be a diplomate of the prestigious American Chiropractic Neurology Board.

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The pregnant Women

A women’s back and pelvis is particularly vulnerable during pregnancy because of the stress caused by carrying the unborn baby. The most obvious factor is the dramatic adaptation the musculoskeletal system must make to accommodate the forward shift in the centre of gravity. This as well as hormonal changes make the ligaments throughout the spine and pelvis more supple, and therefore at a greater risk to sprains and strains.It has been documented that up to 96% of women have been shown to suffer back or pelvic pain during pregnancy, with the onset mainly in the third trimester although sooner in multiparous women.

Pain has been documented in the back and pelvis, sides, uterine area as well as legs groin and pubis, which is due to the significant muscular strain placed on the mother’s muscles and ligaments by the growing child.

Care after birth

It has been found that women with low back pain during pregnancy continue to be at high risk of pain for more than 10 years after the birth.

The process of childbirth places great strain on the mother’s spine and pelvis, as well as the supporting musculature. The action of the hormones also continues to have an effect on making ligaments suppler for up to 4 months after the birth.

Care for the child

Significant stress on the head and spine can occur even during the most straightforward birthing process, and even more so in forceps and vacuum extractions. This in babies can lead to symptoms such as, prolonged crying, sleep and feeding problems and colic. We get our children’s teeth and eyes checked regularly so why not get there spines checked too?

How the chiropractor can help

Chiropractic care can help correct any restricted joint movements and maintain spinal balance as well as ensuring the pelvis is correctly aligned both before and after the baby is born.

The chiropractor can accurately identify the source of pain in order to dictate the treatment. This can involve soft tissue muscle massage, pelvic blocking and gentle manipulation. All techniques are modified to ensure comfort and safety to the mother and child.

Many difficult labours result from the malpresentation of the baby. By treating the spine and pelvis the chiropractor prepares the mothers musculoskeletal system and the babies position in the womb for birth, thus decreasing birthing times and complications of labour.

Adjustments and pelvic exercises aid a faster return of the new mums shape and health and decreases the risk of back pain that may initially be absent but often presents as the child grows.

Chiropractic care should be considered for all women who want a healthy, comfortable pregnancy and easier labour and many women return after the physical stress of childbirth for checkups for themselves and their children.

Dr Rachel Hippolyte, DC,  RN, Bsc hons chiropractic

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