Infant Reflux
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
When your baby spits up after feeds, arches away from the breast or bottle, or fusses lying flat, it's hard on everyone. We offer gentle chiropractic care for babies in Wheat Ridge to support comfort, feeding, and a calmer nervous system.
What Is Infant Reflux?
Reflux is when milk comes back up from your baby's stomach. Some spit-up is normal while their digestive system matures.
Signs include frequent spit-up, fussing at feeds, back arching, choppy feeds, hiccups, and trouble settling lying down.
Why Does It Happen?
Babies have a small stomach, and the muscle at the top of it is still getting stronger. Tension in the neck, jaw, belly, or diaphragm may also make feeding harder.
Birth is a big event for a little body, and that tension can show up at feeding time.
How We May Help
A gentle check of the spine, hips, neck, belly, and diaphragm
Oral and cranial exams to look at latch and feeding
Light touch, about the pressure you'd use to check a ripe tomato
Support for a calmer, more comfortable baby
Reflux often overlaps with colic and constipation, so we look at the whole picture.
What to Expect at Rooted
Your Baby's First Visit
Plan on about an hour. We listen first and take a full history of pregnancy, birth, feeding, and sleep. Then Dr. Amy does a gentle exam of your baby's spine, hips, neck, belly, and diaphragm, along with oral and cranial checks. No X-rays.
Gentle Adjustments
Baby adjustments are soft and slow, about the pressure you'd use to check if a tomato is ripe. Most babies relax right into it, and you're with them the whole time. Feed or cuddle whenever your baby needs it. We keep visit frequency low so care is doable for busy families. Siblings are welcome, and we have a parent and baby room for you to use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is chiropractic safe for babies?
Baby adjustments use very light pressure, adapted to your baby's age and size. We're always happy to work alongside your pediatrician and lactation consultant.
When should I call my pediatrician?
Call your pediatrician right away if your baby has forceful or projectile vomiting, green or bloody spit-up, poor weight gain, fewer wet diapers, trouble breathing, or seems unusually sleepy or unwell.
How many visits will my baby need?
It depends on your baby. We keep visit frequency as low as we can so care is doable for busy families, and we'll make a plan together.
Will my baby cry?
Most babies stay calm and relaxed. If your baby gets fussy, we pause so you can feed or cuddle them.
Ready When You Are
If reflux is making feeds hard, we'd love to help. Book online or call us at (303) 736-9725.
Rooted Family Chiropractic
8850 W 38th Ave, Suite D, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033