What can you expect when you bring your baby for an osteopathic treatment? It'll be a lot like an adult session, but with time-outs for snuggles, feeds and diaper-changing. We'll start with a discussion of your baby's symptoms. Then a review of family history, prenatal and pregnancy health, labour and delivery. I'll ask about any illnesses, accidents or ...
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Osteopathy for Better Postnatal Health
Can osteopathic treatment help me after my baby is born? When is the best time for a visit? I see a lot of pregnant women in my office (you can read why here), so I'm often asked how I can help new moms. Back and neck pain, fatigue, and varying degrees of pee problems are the most common postpartum complaints I hear. Osteopathic treatment is an effective ...
Create a Gentle Happy Birth Experience
Pregnancy can be stressful; there is so much unknown. Mindfulness meditation is an increasingly popular approach to managing this stress and preparing for childbirth and beyond. Potential benefits of mindfulness include: reducing anxiety, stress, and the risk of perinatal depression managing pain during pregnancy and labour enhancing 'connection' ...
Head Down Baby — Optimal Fetal Positioning
Thank you ;) Had a scan at OB appt today and saw that little head was down!!! Yesssss..! You can stick your fingers up my butt anytime :)) ~ Client, 36 weeks pregnant Let me clarify, I was releasing her pelvic floor muscles (externally), but we did work on her piriformis and hip rotator muscles, deep to her glutes too, so close. One of the primary concerns of ...