Oh it hurts so good...
The three of us have had a full week of chiropractic care and we are feeling pretty dang good.
This journey started out with a visit my mother-in-law made to the chiropractor. I used to see the same chiropractor on a regular basis, but due to schedule with work I haven't been able to see him in over two years. Boo. That. Anyhow, on a recent visit he asked her how we were holding up and how the new baby was doing. She then explained to him that we were dealing with colic and that our nights were a little more sleepless than the norm. With no hesitation, he told her that we just needed to bring her in and he could put the kabash on that nightmare. As soon as I heard this, I took his first available appointment.
People, I am a believer. I BELIEVE!
We saw him three times this week and it went like so:
Visit #1 - she fussed for a nano second after he adjusted her neck, and went back to daddy smiling. In the first twenty minutes after her adjustment was finished, she filled to MAX CAPACITY two..count 'em...TWO diapers. For the rest of the day, we had a perfectly beautiful smiley baby. You could tell she was much more relaxed and on the fussy-meter, we were down a few notches.
Visit #2 - the adjustment was quite quick, she went back to mommy smiling and slept 6 hours...STRAIGHT that night. In the morning, Dana and I couldn't help but rehash every minute of the night before. Really? 6 hours straight? We wanted to be certain we weren't forgetting a midnight feeding that did in fact take place - maybe we just weren't fully awake?
Visit #3 - she was quite discombobulated tonight and he spent a little more time with her. She came back to mommy smiling again and was buckled right into her car seat without a fuss. She must be REAL reeeelaxed because she has yet to wake up for her 6:00 feeding....it's almost 8:00.
Tonight we are making attempt #1 at baby girl sleeping in her own nursery. She has always slept with us so while we are anticipating a rough couple of nights, I am still hopeful that with this adjustment today she will be a little more relaxed and able to sink into a solid sleep.
Come ooooon 6 hours - come to mama!
4 comments:
Awesome...you guys are doing great! Praying for an amazing night of sleep for all 3 of you! Can't wait to hear how it went :)
Hooray! Way to go, baby girl!
guess where t is heading this week? i'm hoping to hear my own kind of snap, crackle and pop!
well just left dr. kims and boy am i a mess. i just sobbed my way through the appointment. maybe someday we can talk about it? loving you from afar!
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