Meet Little Ziggy Star!
Isn't he just so cute?!
Ziggy was born on the 22nd February at 3:21am at home with his mums, an amazing midwife and with Dr. Jaxson assisting.
It was an honour to be there at the birth and as all children do, Ziggy taught Jaxson a few lessons!
Jaxson got to see and appreciate first hand the incredible power of a natural, calm and supported birth. In a dimly lit room, in the middle of the night, Mum Alice went into that inner space and delivered her baby boy, Ziggy. He needed very little intervention, gentle coaching from the midwife and he entered the world in a way that was smooth, calm and restful and the results were obvious. Mum was able to switch from labour and birth to breastfeeding and Ziggy after a bit of a rouse and a good cry, cleared his lungs and latched for his first feed.
Watching this natural, step by step process showed Jaxson how important it is to support birthing parents through pregnancy and then support babies in their first few weeks and months in the world. Not everyone gets to labour and birth the way Alice did, and not everyone gets to enter the world wholly supported as Ziggy did. Jaxson really went deeper into his practice and learnt to value the holistic chiropractic care that we provide at Luminous Body. By addressing the physical, biochemical and emotional components of our wellbeing we not only support the body through the growth and challenges that pregnancy brings but we also provide the same care to the baby once they are born. Using gentle cranial techniques, gentle adjustment techniques (think eyeball pressure only!) and kinesiology we can bring a babies nervous system into a calm and regulated state. This significantly improves outcomes such as breastfeeding, gut function, sleep and neurodevelopment.
Ziggy demonstrated the power that holistic chiropractic care has during pregnancy. Ziggy's mum, Alice, received Chiropractic care all the way through her pregnancy. By doing this we were able to support her through the ups and downs of pregnancy - the nausea, the emotional rollercoaster, the reflux, pelvic pain and back pain. We were also able to support her to arrive at labour safely and comfortably. We could also support her in executing her birth plan safely and effectively.
Holistic pregnancy care consists of pelvic and low back balancing, release and adjustments to keep the pelvis stable and to assist in opening during the pre birth and birthing period. Pregnancy is not all physical though, we support the biochemistry through kinesiology and naturopathic testing. We prescribe prescription only, natural and effective natal supplements, we even have morning sickness friendly supps! We also use neuro emotional technique to clear stored emotions and stressful experiences, pregnancy is a time of growth and evolution, a rebirth for mum and a true birth for baby, it's no surprise that there are plenty of emotional portals to work through!
Perhaps the most special part for us as doctors is meeting the little ones after their journey earth-side. We feel a bond with all the babies we work with while in utero and we like to think they feel it too!
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