Newborns
Chiropractic Care For Newborns in Wellington
The care we provide for newborns and young children is carefully adapted to suit their age, size, and stage of development. Pediatric chiropractic adjustments are gentle, specific, and completely different from those performed on adults- there’s no “popping” or “cracking” involved.
Our team always takes the time to explain each step of the process, ensuring that you feel informed, confident, and comfortable throughout your child’s care.
Why should I take my newborn to the chiropractor?
We strongly recommend chiropractic care for newborns who have experienced a difficult or traumatic birth, especially in cases involving forceps, vacuum assistance, or c-section. These interventions, while sometimes necessary, can place significant stress on a baby’s nervous system, often pushing them into a state of sympathetic dominance, an overactive "fight or flight" response that suppresses the calming "rest and recovery" functions of the nervous system.
This imbalance in the autonomic nervous system may contribute to a range of early-life challenges, including:
Colic
Reflux
Torticollis (tilted or restricted neck movement)
Latch and Feeding Difficulties
Delayed or Missed Motor Milestones
Tongue Ties
Poor Sleep
Infantile Spasms
Difficulty With Tummy Time
Plagiocephaly (flat spots or misshaped head)
Digestive Issues
Low Tone
Through neurologically focused chiropractic adjustments and advanced INSiGHT Scans, we’re able to detect and correct these imbalances, addressing the root causes of your baby’s struggles. By restoring optimal function to the autonomic and central nervous systems and activating the vagus nerve, we help shift the body back into a state of healing, growth, and regulation.
Birth is inherently stressful, even under ideal conditions. Our top priority is to give every child the best possible start to life. That’s why, regardless of how your pregnancy, labour, or delivery unfolded, we recommend that all newborns receive our advanced neurological scans. These state of the art assessments help us identify whether any stress or tension has been placed on your baby’s nervous system from the very beginning.