We understand it can be overwhelming to know where to start when your child faces challenges, whether it's eating, sleeping, pooping, development, or immune challenges. It can be difficult to figure out where to turn for help.

We want to help unpack some of these challenges. The “little” things, such as eating, sleeping, and pooping struggles, can be tied to more significant challenges like sensory challenges and behavior troubles.

At Sprout Family Chiropractic, it’s not uncommon to see behavior and sleep issues linked or sensory and digestion challenges correlated. Therefore, before we move forward, we need to take a step back and look at neurodevelopment. By doing so, we can help our kids engage in their healing journey and facilitate their progress.

Every child's healing journey involves going back through their developmental milestones, which is critical to see and help them get better. It may sound simple, but it's essential. Which is why we want to focus on three crucial aspects of your child's health: eating, sleeping and pooping.

We’ll explain why they're so important and the correlation between them and the birth and development process. We’ll also highlight how all these factors tie together to help children be their best selves.

EATING 

Let’s start by addressing eating. Proper nourishment is critical for a child’s health and development. If they struggle with eating and nursing, it can lead to issues later on. It is so important to ensure that the neck and head control, rooting reflex and muscles needed for eating and digesting are working correctly from the start. And if they don’t have a full belly, they may not sleep

SLEEPING

Sleep is a crucial aspect of a baby's development and it's common for parents to struggle immensely when their baby can't sleep well. It’s so common for us to talk to parents in our office who say they can’t remember the last time their baby slept well. Poor sleep patterns can start early on, even from birth. The birth process may cause tension, arching and discomfort right from the start, leading to sleep struggles. Eating and sleeping go hand in hand, and a baby who isn't eating well is likely to struggle with sleep as well. 

DIGESTION

Lastly, digestion is what ties everything together. The autonomic nervous system helps the body process food and move it through easily. If a baby can't digest food properly, it can cause issues with everything else. The first four months of development are crucial for eating, sleeping and pooping on autopilot, and if a baby isn't doing these things properly, it's likely due to issues with the thing that controls all of these functions: the nervous system.

GETTING YOUR CHILD THE HELP THEY NEED

The nervous system controls all three of these functions, and if something is off, every other system will struggle. So often, standard pediatricians chase the symptoms - the sensory challenges, behaviors, etc. But we need to go back and look at the simple yet crucial aspects of your baby’s development - how are they sleeping, eating, and pooping? By looking at the system that controls all three of these things, parents finally start to connect the dots as to why their child continues to have reflux, constipation or problems sleeping. This is where neurologically-focused pediatric chiropractic care comes in. We look at the function of your child’s nervous system using INSiGHT neuro-scans as a part of our 3 Step Clinical Process so we can get to the root cause. You can read more about these scans here.

You can schedule your child’s first visit with us today. If you aren’t local to us in San Diego, take a look at our directory to find a trained PX Doc near you and connect with a pediatric chiropractor who can help unpack your baby's development, identify any issues and get their nervous system back on track.

Remember that your baby's body is fully capable of working through issues and healing itself. By addressing the root of the problem and getting their nervous system working at its full potential, your child will not only begin to master the basics again but thrive through every stage of development!

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