Webster Technique
I had my weekly appointment with the chiropractor today, and it was great getting adjusted this late in pregnancy when at this point you feel like a disjointed rag doll. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that my chiropractor is certified to perform the Webster Technique, which is actually a pediatric chiropractic technique, that is used on pregnant women to help open the pelvis in preparation of labor, and for getting breech baby’s to turn around, by concentrating on a pregnant woman’s ligaments in the uterus being more tense than on the other, which can cause the uterus to be “torqued”.
So far so good, baby has been down since 30-weeks, and is comfortably engaged in my pelvis, so I have no doubt it will not be moving up to my chest again, but it is comforting that my chiropractor is certified and has been performing this technique which I know is working since I can even feel the difference especially with the increased pressure when doing yogic squats.
Here is a great link that lists chiropractors that are certified to perform this technique, if nothing else, getting adjusted helps so much with the aches and pains common in pregnancy.
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On a kind of a sad note, I was having a pretty strong contraction with pressure in the perineum when my 4-year old son Henry comes bounding in for a good night hug and kiss, and I was so scared he’d hit my stomach that I grabbed his thumb and unknowingly squeezed it, but immediately realized what I was doing and apologized, but he said it didn’t hurt so I may have caught myself before I really hurt him, but it did have me worried for a second.
