So many moms find chiropractic care when their baby is breech (and we’re so happy you do!). 🫶 But what if we told you there’s more to the story than a breech baby turning?! Yes, we want those babies to be head down! AND the coolest thing about Neurologically-Focused Prenatal Chiropractic is that WE ACTUALLY DON’T TURN BABIES!! We just wanted to make that extra clear. 😉

Watch this video to learn what’s actually happening… We’ll give you a little SPOILER ALERT! It’s YOUR nervous system!! Which is actually the coolest thing about Neurologically-Focused Prenatal Chiropractic Care. 🤩 It helps you AND YOUR GROWING BABY’S nervous system regulate!! This is the #1 priority when it comes to pregnancy because your nervous system function is the blueprint for your child’s nervous system, setting them up for their life! 🤓

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As a parent, you want to give your newborn the absolute best start in life. 💛 But what many parents don’t realize is that even the most “normal” birth can place tremendous stress on your baby’s delicate nervous system… And that stress doesn’t always show up in obvious ways.

In the U.S., 1 in 5 deliveries involve C-sections, and many others include interventions like vacuum extraction or forceps. Even without those, the physical process of birth like twisting, compression, and traction, places immense force on the upper neck and nervous system of a newborn. Positioning in utero, the placement of the cord, and other factors also play a role! Even if baby has no manual assistance, birth is still a crazy athletic event for both mom and baby. That’s why so many parents find themselves in those tough early days facing nonstop crying, trouble latching, reflux, colic, or restless sleep—told again and again that these are just “normal baby things” that they’ll grow out of. 😣

But what if those signs aren’t just part of the newborn phase? What if they’re your baby’s way of saying, “My nervous system is stressed, and I need help”? 🚨

And here’s what we know as pediatric chiropractors to be true:

➡️ Birth trauma can affect ALL babies, not just those with “complicated” deliveries. ➡️ Subluxation and neurological interference can interfere with your baby’s ability to eat, sleep, poop, move, and grow well. ➡️ The vagus nerve, which controls digestion, sleep, and regulation, is especially vulnerable during birth. Dysfunction here can lead to colic, reflux, constipation, poor sleep, and more. ➡️ Colic, reflux, latching issues, and sleep problems are often signs of a dysregulated nervous system, not just “normal baby behavior.”

The first year of life is the most critical window of neurological development. 🧠 When we support and protect the nervous system early, we create the foundation for better immunity, stronger regulation, more restful sleep, optimal digestion, and healthy development.

Don’t wait until “they grow out of it.” Visit the link in our bio to learn more, and let’s give your baby the best start now. 🥰

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We live in a world that runs on stress. Deadlines, traffic, screens, sugar, caffeine, doom scrolling, true crime TV, overstimulation… It all pushes our bodies into constant fight-or-flight. The scary part is that many of us have been living in this state for so long that our body thinks it’s normal. 😩

Your child may be stuck in the same pattern, too. ⚠️ Difficulty focusing, meltdowns, emotional outbursts, anxiety, or constant motion… These are all signs of a cortisol-addicted system.

Cortisol addiction happens when your body becomes dependent on stress hormones just to function. The sympathetic nervous system (the "go-go-go" side) becomes dominant, while the parasympathetic system (the "rest-digest-heal" side) shuts down. And the more this pattern continues, the harder it becomes to break.

It often starts way earlier than you think. 🤰🏻 Fertility and pregnancy stress, along with birth interventions like forceps, vacuum extraction, C-sections, and inductions can cause physical stress to a baby’s brainstem and upper neck. This trauma disrupts the vagus nerve and sends the child into a sympathetic dominant state, even before day one. It may start as colic or reflux… But by school age, it looks like ADHD, sensory processing struggles, or anxiety.

We’ve seen this over and over in our practice. Families caught in the same neurological stress loop. The child is on meds. The parent runs on energy drinks. Both bodies running on fumes.

At AFW, we get down to the root cause of cortisol addiction, a dysregulated nervous system. 🪫 We look for areas of stress, imbalance, and subluxation that are keeping your body constantly stuck on stress. Then, with gentle, neurologically-focused adjustments, we begin to release that stress, and the nervous system starts to become adaptable and resilient. 👏 Because when you reset the nervous system—you reset the entire family. 🥹

If you're tired of feeling tired, your child is struggling to focus, sleep, or regulate emotions, and you're done masking the signs and ready to get to the root cause… Watch this full video, visit the link in our bio, and let’s get your family back on track! 💪

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