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A long-term study found that infants who were colicky suffer from poor behavior and disturbed sleep as toddlers. The study found that toddlers who were treated by a chiropractor were twice as likely not to experience long-term sequelae of infantile colic such as temper tantrums and frequent nocturnal walking. Thus those children treated by a chiropractor were twice as likely to sleep well and to experience fewer temper tantrums in their toddler years.

Dr. Cohen loves helping infants and children because typically they improve faster than adults who have scar tissue.

I say this only to expose some previously unexpected side effects of antidepressants, not to scare anyone. I find many prescibing MDs are not mentioning this to my patients. All drugs have side effects, and if you are pregnant they affect you and your child. Therefore, exhaust all other options before considering medication.

Source: Periconceptional Multivitamin Use and Infant Birth Weight Disparities

I think all expecting mothers should use a high quality pre-natal multivitamin to fill any gaps in their diet. The gains fair outweigh the costs in this situation regardless of race.

There are very few things in the world that can get under your skin like a child screaming and crying at the top of their lungs.  Colic is an awful condition that results in cranky infants and equally cranky parents after a few nights of no sleep from the crying and stress about their child.  Research has suggested that chiropractic is an effective treatment for colic but a recent study indicates that the results have a more permanent positive impact.

CONCLUSION: Untreated post-colicky infants demonstrated negative behavioral patterns at 2 to 3 years of age. In this study, parents of infants treated with chiropractic care for excessive crying did not report as many difficult behavioral and sleep patterns of their toddlers. These findings suggest that chiropractic care for infants with colic may have an effect on long-term sequelae.

Toddlers who were treated with chiropractic care for colic were twice as likely to not experience long-term sequelae of infant colic, such as temper tantrums (relative risk, 2.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.3-3.0) and frequent nocturnal waking (relative risk, 2.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.5-2.8) than those who were not treated with chiropractic care as colicky infants.

Less temper tantrums and infrequent nighttime waking sounds great to me.

I have seen first hand how quickly a child can respond to a gentle chiropractic adjustment.  If your child is suffering from colic bring him or her in, the chances of a quiet night following the treatment is very high.

According to People.com, Bündchen – who had a water birth on Dec. 8 at the Boston condo she shares with her husband, quarterback Tom Brady, 32, – also didn’t use serious pain medication. “I wanted to be conscious and present for what was happening,” she says. “I didn’t want to be anesthetized. I wanted to feel.”

Her recovery was also remarkably quick. “The second day, I was walking, I was washing dishes, I was making pancakes in the kitchen,” she says with a laugh.

My thoughts: Having a great Doula/Midwife and chiropractor along the way can make childbirth way more positive. The documentary that is mentioned in the Boston Herald article is worth watching if you are pregnant to see a slightly different perspective.

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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common pregnancy complications. Women with GDM are at increased risk for complications and illness during pregnancy and delivery, as well as post-pregnancy type 2 diabetes. Children of mothers with GDM are at increased risk for obesity, glucose intolerance, and early onset diabetes.