Hey Felicia, I love your perseverance with breastfeeding throughout your journey! You are doing an amazing job mumma ❤️

Amazing! 🙌

@Jennifer Barham-Floreani Hi Jen, Appreciate all the clarification and info. I am so grateful to find this community and the concept of methylation - I remember feeling that my body failed when I had a small baby and pre-eclampsia. From looking at my blood work, I have not been tested for my B12, folate or homocysteine levels 😭 during my pregnancy. Luckily I was taking a prenatal with methyl folate as opposed to folic acid. I took a blood test to ascertain all my vitamins back in 2023. All it said was normal B12 level but the Active B12 is in the low normal range. In context though, I fell pregnant 2 months after taking the contraceptive pill for 8 years. ❤️

@Jennifer Barham-Floreani Amazing! Definitely want to explore homo cysteine blood tests - by the looks of googling it I can self request it online ❤️

@Simon Floreani Thanks so much, Simon—I really appreciate your response! Yes, she’s been working on the roof of her mouth as well as the sides of her cranium, and she mentioned the palatine bone is improving. I’m starting to ask more questions so she provides more commentary about the adjustment process. I’ve got a copy of Jen’s Well Adjusted Babies book, but I’ll check out her ebook too to see if there’s any extra guidance. Sorry, I should have clarified—what should I be noticing from Daphne during food introduction if her posterior tongue tie is still in the process of being corrected? Hope that makes sense 😊

@Jennifer Barham-Floreani Awesome I’ve just purchased a copy. Thanks for the clarification. The videos explaining the components of the skull have been amazing for me to gain a visual and use the language to have conversations with my chiropractor. Thank goodness about addressing meat broth as I see so many videos about the rave with bone broth. The recipe would be amazing!!! ❤️

Hey everyone, My daughter, Daphne, is currently five months old and was born prematurely at 35 weeks and 2 days. My pregnancy and birth journey ultimately led me into the world of chiropractic care. I was supported by a private midwife who specialised in home births; however, I was diagnosed with placenta previa. By 32 weeks, due to intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), I underwent growth scans and was placed under hospital care. Maternal–fetal medicine specialists in Adelaide advised that my placenta had migrated, which later proved to be incorrect. Although I was booked with an obstetrician for an elective caesarean, I attended a routine anaesthetist appointment where my high blood pressure was identified. I was advised to stay overnight for monitoring, including a CTG and ultrasound. Within 24 hours, I required an emergency caesarean due to pre-eclampsia and abnormal Doppler results indicating restricted blood flow to Daphne. The surgery was performed by an all-female medical team. Following the birth, my obstetrician informed me that I had a stage 4 complete placenta previa, which had not been detected on ultrasound due to how thin the placenta was, as well as a mild placenta accreta that was sutured during surgery. I was treated with antibiotics postoperatively. Daphne’s birth was intense, involving the use of forceps, which resulted in bruising to her head. She weighed 1.88 kg at birth and was classified as low birth weight. Daphne spent 12 days in hospital. On her first day, paediatricians recommended immediate formula feeding; however, I strongly advocated for breastfeeding, as I had colostrum available and donor breast milk provided by another mother through my midwife. While in hospital, my partner and I happened to see videos on Facebook of babies receiving chiropractic adjustments. My partner had already been under chiropractic care for his lower back and mentioned Daphne’s birth to his chiropractor, Belle, who shared that she also works with babies and postpartum mothers. When Daphne was one month old, we both attended a consultation and report of findings.