5 Reasons Pregnant Women Need Chiropractic, FOR MEN…(By a Man)

I recently came across an article written by a female chiropractor about why a pregnant woman needs chiropractic.  It dawned on me that I never see the same article written for men, by a man, from a man’s perspective about how we can  support our wives during pregnancy.  So here it is… 5 Reasons Pregnant Women Need Chiropractic, FOR MEN (by a man)

Guys, you know as well as I do that as a man, I have no business writing this article.  As a husband and Chiropractor, what I am about to write is vital to the life of a pregnant woman and YOUR developing baby.  It’s one thing to be all tough and at time disconnected, but when we get down to it, we love our wives, girlfriends and (soon to be born) children.  So this article is for you, so that you can learn about how to best support her during those special nine+ months…

1.  Subluxations are a leading contributor to back pain and sleeplessness

Father’s to be, how often has your spouse experienced some level of back pain?  Standing at work, walking while doing the groceries or when the baby get’s into “that” position…. I know you’ve heard about “that” position.  We had three kids and each time, I knew when it was time to check my wife for subluxation.  Thankfully she had been adjusted regularly for five years prior to her first pregnancy; so compared to her friends, she experienced far fewer of those painful days.  And when they did occur (and they did) they were much more manageable.

Regarding sleeplessness… subluxations in the upper neck interfere with the sleep centers of the brain making you lose sleep.  A sleepless mom is an unhappy one.  What’s your life like when mom is unhappy?

2.  Chiropractic helps keep the baby face down and certain techniques can help turn a baby around when they are feet down

I know what you a re thinking…. “so what, why does this matter?”  Feet first (“breech birth”) deliveries are among the most painful and longest deliveries a woman can experience… IF they are allowed to progress.  I say “IF” because most commonly such a birth, results in a c-section.

C-section is a major surgery that subluxates your infant child at the neck due to the way the child is lifted out of the womb.  When the neck is subluxated, sleeplessness, heart and breathing issues can result.  Some subluxation are asymptomatic, meaning there are no symptoms, but the nerve interference still remains undetected and affecting your child.

3.  Pregnant women experience shorter deliveries

We all know the classic TV and movie depiction of child birth… a pregnant, (subluxated) woman is lying on the delivery room bed, feet in the air in the worst pain they’ve ever experienced, screaming profanities at the husband, punching him and throwing anything they can get their hands on at him.  Where do you think that image comes from?

Contrast that with a (Subluxation-free)) woman who delivered three children.  The first delivery was four hours long, the second was two hours and the third an hour and a half.  She is focused, understands her purpose in the moment, and willingly delivers a child in happiness.  This was my wife and her experience is shared by countless other Chiropractor’s wives and practice members around the globe.

Which experience do you prefer your wife to have?

Here is some supportive research.

4.  Chiropractors support assisted deliveries… as in working WITH gravity

First, remember when you were younger and the standard shift car your buddy was driving stalled out and you had to “pop the clutch”?  … Are you pushing that car up the hill or down it?  Only a subluxated person is pushing that car uphill.

When a woman lays down on her back the birth canal is angled up, against gravity.  When she stands or squats it is angled down and works with gravity… Delivery isn’t supposed to oppose gravity like a gym workout, yet OB’s have turned it into one because it’s easier for them.  Protect your wife during delivery by bringing up this point with your OB routinely during her pregnancy check-ups

Secondly, Would you rather fit a king sized bed through a two foot wide doorway or a three foot wide doorway?  When your wife squats during delivery, it actually widens the birth canal, making the delivery easier.

But we’re not talking about cars and beds, we’re talking about your wife and child and what’s best for them.

5.  The most traumatic experience in life is birth and it often results in a subluxation

Think about it… When you are inside of mom’s womb it’s all warm and comfy, you’re well nourished and everything is done for you… a developing baby IS the King of their castle.  Then it’s all ripped away from them with a blinding light and it’s cold and they can’t do anything for themselves.

Plus your infant child just “squeezed their head though the bannister railing”.  Because infant’s bones are plyable they shift around (that’s why infants have that cone shaped head).  And if they were delivered with forceps, vacuum extraction, or c-section, their head was rotated over 180 degrees and pulled on by the OB.  If your buddy who’s never handled a baby picked your child up by the head and twisted it’s head, you’d kick him in the groin and out of your house… but that’s how our infants are delivered into the world most commonly.  That results in a subluxation.

Subluxations interfere with the power flowing through nerves the way a dimmer switch interferes with the electricity in the dining room.  What is seen and experienced can vary… it may be pain, heart or lung issues or nothing at all.  But if you leave the switch dimmed, the dining room never experiences full light.  Subluxation makes our infants live the first days, months and years of their life at less than 100% when they aren’t check soon after birth.  Subluxations also makes carrying and delivering the infant that much more difficult on our wives.

Chiropractors are specifically trained to detect and correct subluxations, keeping them at bay and minimizing their effects on our lives.

Guys, becoming a father is one of the best experiences life has to offer.  Let’s make sure we are supporting our wives and infant children with regular chiropractic check-ups.  Only your local Chiropractor can make a determination as to what frequency is appropriate for her during that time.  Here are two lists of Chirrrpactors who can help… Membership Practices… Dynamic Essential Practices