"How Chiropractic Care Saved My First Year of Motherhood"

More Than Colic Relief: A Family's Transformation

I thought that becoming a mom would be filled with nothing but joy. There are absolutely lots of those, however, I never stopped to think of all the challenges that would come with being a new mom.

When I held my little one for the first time, I remembered being filled with so much joy. It was one of the best moments of my life. She was sweet, so tiny, and the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I couldn’t wait to bring her home and begin this new chapter as a family of three. We brought her home feeling confident and ready for what was next. Little did we know, we had no idea what we were doing, and being new parents was slightly more overwhelming than we had anticipated.

We knew the first few days would take adjusting, but what we didn’t realize was that those first few days would turn into a week and then into a couple of weeks, and before we knew it, we were a month into this new normal, and we still had no idea what we were doing. This sweet little baby girl was throwing us more curveballs than we felt we could handle.

The sleepless nights and colicky/fussy days were really starting to weigh on us. I remember dreading bedtime. It was so challenging to get up every 1-2 hours just to soothe her back to sleep. I felt that during the day, there was little to no reprieve from all the crying. I had tried so many things, and nothing was working. This led me to a place of doubting myself and feeling like I was not cut out to be a mom.

When my friends would talk about all the joys of motherhood, I found it hard to relate. The exhaustion I felt, and the guilt that weighed on me, started to impact my relationship with my husband. Our relationship, which had been so strong and solid, now felt like it took so much effort and work. This was effort and work I felt I did not have, as I was just trying to keep my head above water as a new mom.

When I tried to seek help and support, I was met with “this is just a phase she will grow out of it.” The constant crying and exhaustion, as well as difficulty with nursing, kept me from going out and connecting with friends. I felt that the once-strong relationships I had were slowly slipping away. This led to isolation, and I felt completely alone, with no direction on what to do next. I was at my wits’ end until someone introduced me to chiropractic care.

I had never heard of Chiropractic care helping with sleep, colic, and nursing issues, but I was willing to try anything at this point. After getting my sweet little one adjusted on a regular basis, we began to notice positive changes. We started getting longer stretches of sleep, she became a much more content and happy baby, and, slowly but surely, nursing started to improve as well.

While I am so thankful that we were able to impact our daughter's health directly, I didn’t realize how it would change so much more of our day-to-day lives. Our daughter no longer woke up every 1-2 hours. She went to bed earlier in the evening and transitioned to one wake-up per night. This was life-giving to me and our marriage. We were feeling more well-rested and getting some time in the evening to connect with one another. I began to build confidence because nursing was going better, and I wasn’t struggling with a colicky baby anymore. This led to us getting out of the house more regularly. We were able to connect with friends, and I felt much less stressed with people coming around again. 

I was told that Chiropractic care could help my baby but I didn’t fully understand how it would change the life of my family when I agreed to give it a try. It has made all the difference, and I am so thankful I gave it a chance!