Chiropractor's Spinal Alignment Cured Infant Colic

by Leslie
(Ithaca, NY USA)

How our baby's colic was cured after two visits to chiropractor


When my second was just 6 months old we were thrown into that stress filled role of "parents of a baby with colic". I honestly don't think our son slept more than a hour at a time - ever. We never got any rest and neither did he. Our first child had been easy - now we were adapting to a baby that cried all the time and just never seemed happy no matter what we did. Multiple doctors appointments brought us a diagnosis - colic - but no relief or care.

Then a neighbor suggested I take our son to a chiropractor for a checkup. She insisted that if the baby needed a spinal alignment, it could be causing the problem. She swore it had worked for a friend of hers. I was skeptical so I asked for the friends number and, through her, the parents of the baby in the story. Sure enough, they swore it worked. I got the doctors number and called.

We took our son in for a check up, the chiropractor identified a spinal misalignment in the upper back and adjusted our son. He fell asleep on the way home and slept for 4 hours. A record! He seemed much better when he woke up. We took him back a few days later for another check up and adjustment and that was the end of his colic. It was amazing.

We were so thankful for the care he received, we refer all our friends to that chiropractor now.

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Chiropractor's Spinal Alignment Cured Infant Colic

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Feb 02, 2012
For real - spinal alignment really helped??
by: MommyofcolickyQuin

I have an almost 6 week old baby who, I think, has colic. I don't see a chiropractor myself but believe they help with many things.

I just want a happy baby! I have him on a gentle formula, a special "proven to reduce colic" bottle, I swaddle him, rock him, white noise, etc. He sleeps ok at night but during the day he just doesn't seem happy.

One thing I noticed is that when I pick him up, he cries like I'm hurting him... maybe this misalignment thing?? I just don't know!

What would I tell a chiropractor to look for or try if I were to do this?

Feb 02, 2012
Chiropractic spinal alignement to cure infant colic...
by: Paula (Easy Baby Life)

How wonderful that your baby was helped by the spinal alignment! Actually research is quite conflicting on whether this treatment may help children with colic or not. Several studies do find some relief, but not for all children - which for me isn't surprising at all, since I belive colic can be caused by different underlying problems.

Interestingly, a new research study, published in May 2011, did find chiropractic treatment a viable option for babies with colic. You can read about the study here. (Opens in new window.)

So why not give it a try? If you can find a respectable chiropractor who is used to treating infants, the treatment will be no worse than ineffective and may actually cure your baby, or at least mitigate the severity of the colic.

On what to tell the chiropractor; describe your baby's problems. The best is if you can find a chiropractor who has treated infants with colic before, or at least infants in general. I believe a good chiropractor will be able to tell you what may be the problem if examining your baby.

Good luck!

Paula


If anyone else has experience with chiropractic treatment of a colicky baby, please step in and share your experiences; good or bad!

Sep 11, 2012
Fingers crossed - it worked for us too! NEW
by: Jennifer

Right at 4 weeks old our son started wailing every night. Couldn't get him comfortable, and all signs were pointing to colic. I took him to the pediatrician yesterday morning and after an examination the doctor told me that 'sometimes their backs are out of alignment' and adjusted our baby.

After his initial crying from the shock of it he quieted right down and fell asleep. He actually slept through the majority of the day. That night, once he was swaddled up tight and warm, he fell asleep and didn't give us any problems. I actually got 5 hours of sleep last night!!

We go back on Wednesday to have a check up and possible adjustment again - but so far, fingers crossed, it worked for us as well!

Sep 11, 2012
Thank you so much for sharing! NEW
by: Paula (Easy Baby Life)

Wonderful, Jennifer, and thank you so much for taking the time to share. I really hope the spinal alignment helps long-term for your son, so the colic tendencies are now gone for good.

Sweet dreams ;-)

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