Reflux Success Stories
Chiropractic care can provide relief for babies suffering from reflux, a common condition where stomach contents flow back into the esophagus, causing discomfort, spitting up, and feeding challenges. Often, reflux in infants can stem from physical stress or trauma during birth, especially in cases involving interventions like C-sections, forceps, or vacuum-assisted deliveries. These interventions can lead to spinal misalignments, particularly in the upper cervical spine, which may disrupt nerve function critical to digestion.
Chiropractors trained in pediatric care use gentle adjustments to realign the spine, improving nerve communication and supporting the proper function of the digestive system. This can enhance the coordination of muscles such as the lower esophageal sphincter, which prevents stomach contents from flowing back into the esophagus. By addressing these underlying issues, chiropractic care often leads to lasting improvements, helping babies feel more comfortable and reducing the frequency of reflux episodes.
Many parents find that chiropractic care not only alleviates reflux but also improves overall well-being, including better sleep and reduced fussiness. Curious if this approach might help your baby? Keep scrolling to read inspiring success stories from families who’ve seen transformative results with chiropractic care for reflux.
Sleeping Better Spitting Up Far Less
We started chiropractic care for Bentley because he had bad acid reflux. The difficulties began not long after he was born. He was grunting and waking up very frequently at night. He would also spit up a large majority of his meals. We tried baby Pepcid, but did not want to resort to medication just yet. Since being under Dr. Dave’s care, Bentley is now sleeping better and spitting up far less. We are all getting more sleep as Bentley does not wake up grunting anymore! On top of that, the HFC care team has been so kind and welcoming. I highly recommend the team and specifically Dr. Dave, especially for your little ones. I would like to tell others that chiropractic care for babies is so gentle and very effective!
-E.F.
Less Spit Ups for Millie
Millie had started care with concerns torticollis, irregular bowel movements causing discomfort, and problems with reflux. Since coming to Dr Dave, Millie has less spit ups, constipation is a thing of the past, and more motion and control in her neck – which has resulted in Millie enjoying tummy time! As an extra bonus, Millies’s sleep has been 10X better than before and she is able to handle sickness a lot easier!
-Mom
Reflux Is Finally Gone
My Daughter started seeing Dr. Dave Hanson at 2 months old. I was desperate for help and would try anything to give my daughter Callie some relief. The poor thing had Colic and Reflux. She was always miserable and feedings felt impossible because she had so much discomfort from her acid reflux. When I got a call back from Natasha, she was so sweet and got me in right away. After the first adjustment, I saw an improvement that night. She would cry from 5:00 pm -8:00 pm and those evening hours would be so hard. To my surprise, she cried much less and it was such a relief. Being first-time parents with a colicky baby was so stressful and I am so thankful for the Hanson Family Team. My daughter stopped crying during her feedings and they became more enjoyable. I also was able to sleep my baby flat in a bassinet. For 3 months she could only sleep in her bouncer due to her reflux. Callie just hit 4.5 months old and her colic and reflux are gone. We love Dr. Hanson and his team and will continue to get her adjusted.
-S.T.
Care Is Catered to What You Need
My Daughter Austin was about 4 weeks when I noticed she preferred looking to one side over the other. After some research I learned this was not normal and I knew since she had had a traumatic birth (3 days of labor & drugs), I decided to look into chiropractic care for infants. We started coming to see Dr. Dave about 8 weeks and noticed a significant improvement in her neck mobility, eating habits, and sleep. She is 3 months now and is continuing to improve- she is a much happier baby! Austin is able to move her head from left to right whereas before she was looking left and I had to move her head to look right and she would fight it. She also has less reflux when eating, she’s much more tolerable of tummy time now that her neck mobility has improved and is generally a chill, happy baby. I love the care we have received. Natasha and Megan are always so helpful and welcoming and we love coming to see them. Dr. Dave listens and addresses any questions I have and cares about the well-being of my kid and I very much appreciate that. I would highly recommend Hanson Family Chiropractic for you family’s musculoskeletal needs, from youngest to oldest, the care is catered to what you need. Once I go back to work, I will probably start getting adjustments for myself too.
-A.L.
Warm and Welcoming
Lily has been seeing the Dr. Daves since she was only a few weeks old. She is our third and EASIEST child. She has been sleeping through the night since she was a month old and has the most delightful disposition. We didn’t battle colic, reflux, or digestive issues and I truly believe regular chiropractic care is to thank for keeping everything working properly!
We love coming to see our friends at Hanson Family Chiropractic each week. I say friends for a reason- that’s exactly what they are. Everyone on the team is warm and welcoming and always happy to see us. I can’t thank them enough for giving Lily the best possible start in life.
-Mom & Dad
Focused on Overall Health
“We brought Hudson in for reflux issues that he has had since he was born. It affected him the most when we would lay him down to sleep and after he would nurse. We weren’t able to lay him down flat on his back because he couldn’t breathe well and would make gurgling sounds.
Hudson has been able to sleep flat on his back and stopped making gurgling/choking noises. He is breathing better and seems to be processing breastmilk better!
Both doctors are very kind and easy to talk to. I have asked them questions about all kinds of things from health, vaccines, paleo diet, and tantrums. It’s nice to go somewhere where you don’t feel rushed. You can have a real conversation with a doctor and they really care about your overall health.”
-Mom & Dad
So Glad We Found This Approach
“Liam started showing signs of reflux pretty much since the day he was born. Liam’s sister, Laya, had reflux as an infant but never to the level Liam had. Knowing the difference and severity of his case we decided through discussions with his pediatrician that the “only solution” for relief were medications.
The medicine would work at first and then it would quickly wear off and show signs of reflux again. Sleep would be disrupted; his mood would be all over the place and you could tell he was overall extremely uncomfortable. We would contact the pediatrician only to find out we would have to increase his dosage and then eventually switch medication all together. Liams father and I weren’t excited about dosing our infant with medicine after medicine and I started to search for an alternative approach.
There was a small window when we took Liam off his meds completely that his symptoms, while under chiropractic care, came to a peak and we got a little nervous maybe this now wasn’t working. We addressed our fears and concerns during a routine adjustment, and Dr. Hanson calmly assured us these few days/weeks was all a part of the process and to do our best to trust the process and be patient and it was all signs that we were headed in the right direction. We had already seen improvements in Liam’s sleep, so we knew something for sure was working.
We are happy to report, we held through, trusted the process and Liam is med free and reflux free. His sleeping is fantastic and his mood and overall happiness is shining nonstop. I’m so glad we found this approach and I have found myself telling complete strangers what this has done for him. I wish I had done this with my daughter 5 years ago.
-Mom & Dad
Given Grace and Understanding
“We brought Walker (3 months) to Dr. Dave because he was suffering from reflux on a daily basis. In fact, his reflux was so bad, he struggled to nurse and would scream and cry in pain. This discomfort caused Walker to eat less and cry more. A tired baby means a tired mommy and daddy. We needed Walker to eat better and sleep better!
Walker’s latest scan showed what we already knew. His alignment had opened up communication between his brain and his little tummy, alleviating his reflux issues.
A screaming infant and stressed-out mommy walked into the doors of HFC and not once did anyone make us feel unwelcome! Instead, I was given grace and understanding making me feel comfortable during my scan and my son’s scan. Thank you so much for that, it meant a lot! :) ”
-Mom & Dad