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Greater comfort in pregnancy, preparation for birth and recovery afterwards.
There’s a new life growing inside you. It’s the most amazing, wonderful, awe-inspiring time of life.
But it’s not all glowing. Pregnancy hormones, a growing bump, a changed centre of gravity and the sometimes daunting prospect of birth and motherhood can all have an impact on your wellbeing.
Chiropractic care in pregnancy uses modified treatment techniques to accommodate your growing bump. I’m certified in the Webster Technique, a particular adjustment that improves your pelvic alignment for a more comfortable pregnancy and easier birth.
Pregnancy chiropractic can help you to feel more comfortable in your changing body by relieving:
Seeing a chiropractor while pregnant may also help to improve your posture and prepare you for a healthy, active birth.
And there’s nothing quite so soothing as someone tending to your aches and pains each week. Every mum-to-be needs that!
Your body has just been through an immense experience in delivering your baby. And the changes are still happening as you recover from birth, start breastfeeding and cope with disrupted sleep.
Postnatal chiropractic care supports you through your fourth trimester, those critical months after your baby’s birth when you’re adjusting to a new way of life with ongoing physical changes.
You still have high levels of the relaxing hormone in your body, especially if you’re breastfeeding. That may cause ongoing instability in your spine, pelvis and other joints.
If your birth was a caesarean section then I have a Caesarean Recovery Program where you will learn about scar management and gentle exercises appropriate for your stage of healing.
All postnatal patients will take part in the Postnatal Rehab Program which covers
I’m a registered chiropractor with over 25 years experience and a special interest in supporting women’s and children’s wellbeing.
When you come to Nest, you’re at a one-stop-shop for
pregnancy
postnatal
paediatric (newborns and children)
I’m trained and skilled in supporting you through pregnancy, birth and beyond. I use Webster Technique to improve your pelvis’s neuro-biomechanical function for an easier pregnancy and labour. I have completed postgraduate qualifications in Paediatric Neurodevelopment and have been caring for new babies and children for over 25 years.
Techniques used for babies and children are gentle and safe and in conjunction with my lactation training I may be able to support you with breastfeeding difficulties such as latch and low milk supply and well as an unsettled baby and other concerns.
I’ve built on my chiropractic experience to support women throughout pregnancy, birth and early motherhood as a doula, childbirth educator , lactation training and pre/postnatal Yoga Teacher.
Chiropractic appointments are held at 188 Fullarton Rd, Dulwich, SA
All information is general in nature. Patients should consider their own personal circumstances and seek a second opinion.
