Babes go through much stress being born, no matter what way they come into the world.  C-section deliveries are stressful on the baby's spine and nervous system as well.  Many moms report a strong tugging and being lifted off of the operating table during the birth of their baby.  Have you ever tried to lift a person dead weight style?  How much pressure is being used to extract a baby if a mom is getting lifted off of the table? Many babies that are born c-section were wedged in the birth canal for one reason or another, which offers more resistance for the surgeon.     They are not just lifted out of the mom's uterus, cradled in loving arms, like many people seem to envision.

No matter what way a baby comes out of the womb, her skull can suffer some trauma.  Whether wedged in the birth canal during labor, the use of instruments to deliver, suffering through a pitocin fed labor, or birthed naturally and kindly at home, the baby's skull is designed to fold to allow passage.  Typically, over a few days the skull should unfold naturally and no abnormalities remain.  All too often though, some of the plates in the skull remain stagnant and the baby's head continues to stay misshapen.  Combine the trauma of being born with our society's tendencies to place babies in a container all the time, cranial work is needed by many babies.  If the skull remains misshaped, many parents turn to helmets for their babies.  Many times these helmets can be avoided by bringing the baby to a chiropractor trained in cranial adjusting.

So the question is not why a newborn would need to be evaluated by a chiropractor; the question is why would you want to wait to bring your baby in to be checked? The longer these fixations (called Subluxations) remain, the more apt it is to see symptoms resulting from tissue damage.  These symptoms can vary from colic, constipation, head butting, crying all of the time for no apparent reason, restriction in regards to turning the head, nursing problems, etc.  The list goes on and on. The longer the interference is there, the more fixated it becomes.

Just think what most adults would feel like if these issues had been addressed right after birth?  Many adult complaints can easily be explained by their birth process.  A wise chiropractor once said, "Go ahead, leave your child at home, let her grow up to have the same issues you have." Get your baby checked today!  Have further questions?  Call  my office and set up a no obligation  consultation.