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Your baby stops arching their back during feedings. The constant spitting up after every feeding slows down, then stops. You’re not changing outfits three times before noon anymore.
The crying that used to start twenty minutes after eating doesn’t come. Your baby actually looks comfortable lying down. Nighttime isn’t a battle anymore because the painful gas in newborns finally eases up.
You get to enjoy feeding your baby instead of dreading it. You’re not walking the halls at 2 a.m. trying to soothe inconsolable crying. Your confidence as a parent comes back because you found something that actually works.
That’s what happens when the nervous system isn’t interfering with digestion anymore. The body does what it’s supposed to do. Your baby gets comfortable. Your family gets rest.
Dr. Paul Roses has been practicing in this area for over 30 years. He’s adjusted babies with serious health challenges at St. Clare’s Home for Children and watched seizures stop after gentle corrections to the spine.
He originally wanted to be a pediatrician. He chose chiropractic because it gave him a way to help more children without relying on medication first.
We know what it’s like for Lafayette Industrial families to stretch a dollar. With 21% of households here run by single mothers and incomes below most of the state, you need care that works without endless appointments or prescriptions that add up. That’s exactly what we offer.
First visit starts with questions. When did the reflux start? How often is your baby spitting up? What does feeding look like? How’s sleep? We need to understand what’s happening before we touch your baby.
Then comes the exam. We’re checking for misalignments in the spine that could be compressing nerves connected to the digestive system. This isn’t guesswork—it’s specific.
The adjustment uses about as much pressure as you’d use checking if a tomato is ripe. That’s it. Most babies don’t even wake up if they’re sleeping. Some get fussy for a second, then relax. Many fall asleep right after.
You’ll likely see some improvement within the first few visits. One day of relief at first, then longer stretches as treatment continues. By three months, most babies we see have either resolved completely or improved enough that parents aren’t worried anymore.
How many sessions for infant reflux depends on your baby. Some need four visits. Others need more. We’ll tell you what we’re seeing and what to expect.
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More than half of infants deal with acid reflux to some degree. In Lafayette Industrial, where families juggle work, childcare, and tight budgets, a screaming baby with reflux isn’t just stressful—it’s unsustainable.
Medications treat symptoms. They reduce stomach acid or help food move through faster. But they don’t fix why the reflux is happening in the first place. And they come with risks we’re still learning about, especially in developing digestive systems.
Chiropractic care for infant reflux works differently. When the spine is misaligned—often from birth trauma or positioning in the womb—it can compress nerves that control digestion. Your baby’s stomach might be producing normal amounts of acid, but the signals telling it when to open and close aren’t getting through clearly.
Adjustments remove that interference. The nervous system communicates better. Digestion improves. Reflux decreases.
Research backs this up. A 2008 study followed 697 babies receiving chiropractic care and found adverse reactions in less than 0.12% of visits. Another study showed 67% of babies cried less with chiropractic care compared to 38% using anti-gas medication.
You’re not choosing between medicine and nothing. You’re choosing a different approach that addresses signs your baby has a nervous system imbalance instead of just covering up the symptoms.
If your baby is spitting up after every feeding, arching their back during meals, crying inconsolably for long stretches, or struggling to gain weight, that’s worth addressing. You don’t need to wait until it’s “serious enough.”
Silent reflux is trickier because you might not see the spitting up. Instead, you’ll notice constant irritability, poor sleep, difficulty feeding, chronic coughing, or congestion that won’t quit. These are signs the reflux is there—it’s just going back down instead of coming up.
Trust your gut. If feeding time is miserable, if your baby seems uncomfortable lying flat, if you’re not sleeping because your baby isn’t sleeping—that’s enough reason to get help. You don’t need permission to want your baby to feel better.
Yes, when it’s done by someone trained in pediatric adjustments. The techniques used on babies are nothing like what you’d see with adults. There’s no twisting, no cracking, no forceful movements.
We use fingertip pressure—the same amount of pressure you’d use to test a tomato for ripeness. That’s gentle enough to be completely safe for even the smallest infants, but specific enough to correct misalignments that are causing problems.
A three-year study tracking nearly 700 babies receiving over 5,200 chiropractic treatments found zero serious adverse effects and only seven minor ones. That’s a safety record better than most medications prescribed for infant reflux. Most babies either don’t react at all or become noticeably calmer and more relaxed after treatment.
Many parents notice some improvement after just one visit. Your baby might sleep better that night or seem more comfortable during the next feeding. Early on, that relief might only last a day or two.
As treatment continues, the improvements last longer. What started as one good day becomes three, then a week, then longer. Research shows most babies experience noticeable improvement within four visits, with complete resolution typically happening within three months of care.
Every baby is different. Some respond faster than others depending on how long the reflux has been going on, how severe the misalignment is, and what else might be contributing. We’ll give you a realistic timeline after the first exam based on what we find with your specific baby.
Regular reflux is obvious—your baby spits up frequently, sometimes projectile vomiting, and you’re doing laundry constantly. Silent reflux is harder to spot because the stomach contents come up but then go back down instead of coming out.
With silent reflux in Lafayette Industrial babies, you’ll see irritability that seems to have no cause, feeding difficulties where your baby pulls away or refuses to eat, chronic throat clearing or coughing, congestion that never improves, and sleep that’s constantly disrupted. Your baby might arch their back or seem uncomfortable but you won’t see the classic spitting up.
Both types happen for the same reason—the valve between the stomach and esophagus isn’t working properly, often because nerve signals from the spine aren’t communicating clearly. Both respond to the same gentle adjustments that remove interference and let the digestive system function the way it should.
You don’t have to choose one or the other permanently, but here’s what you should know: medications for infant reflux modify your baby’s developing digestive system while it’s still forming. Some acid blockers have only been studied in adults for side effects, so we don’t fully understand long-term impacts on infants.
More importantly, medication treats the symptom—too much acid or slow digestion—but does nothing about why it’s happening. If a misaligned spine is compressing the nerves that control your baby’s digestive function, reducing stomach acid doesn’t fix that underlying problem.
Chiropractic care addresses the root cause. When the nervous system communicates properly, the digestive system often corrects itself. You’re giving your baby’s body the chance to work right instead of chemically altering it. And the research shows it works—babies receiving chiropractic care for colic and reflux were twice as likely to sleep well and have fewer behavioral issues as toddlers compared to babies who didn’t receive care.
The first appointment is mostly conversation. We’ll ask about your pregnancy, the delivery, when symptoms started, what they look like day-to-day, and what you’ve already tried. We need the full picture before we can help.
Then we’ll examine your baby, checking for areas where the spine isn’t aligned properly. We’re looking for specific spots where nerve compression might be interfering with digestion. This exam is gentle—most babies stay calm or even fall asleep during it.
If we find misalignments that could be causing the reflux, we’ll do an adjustment right then using very light pressure. You’ll probably think “that’s it?” because it looks like almost nothing is happening. But that small correction is often enough to reduce nerve interference and start improving symptoms. You’ll leave with a clear explanation of what we found and what to expect moving forward.
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