Losing sleep with a colicky baby? You love your baby so much, but a full night’s sleep or getting up just once, seems like a dream.
Relief is in sight! Baby Bowen is a set of gentle Bowen therapy touches that can greatly reduce or completely alleviate colic for many babies. Bowen therapy reawakens the body’s ability to heal itself. Sometimes, due to premature birth, birth trauma, or other factors, your baby just doesn’t quite adjust to her new life, and she needs a boost to encourage her on her way. “Birth trauma” doesn’t necessarily mean something went wrong at birth, only that for your little one, it was difficult.
Baby Bowen moves are made on your baby’s chest and back, in a few specific places. Bowen moves are very gentle and not massage or chiropractic. You may hardly see anything being done. You may want to see this video of a Baby Bowen session
As with Bowen therapy on older children and adults, the nervous system is rebalanced, and the parts of our bodies that are controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system function better
How does it work?
Most babies have easy access to their parasympathetic nervous system. We all admire babies that can fall asleep anywhere! As we grown into adulthood, we lose this connection. Babies who don’t settle well can be reconnected to it with gentle Bowen moves. They will relax and sleep – and so will you!
Bowen also works directly on muscle fascia, allowing your baby to relax, and move, and sleep, comfortably. Baby Bowen works on the diaphragm, which contributes greatly to colic, relieving hiccups, colic, and reflux. Often babies’ digestive systems will get active during their Bowen session.
There are no side effects, so it is safe for your baby.
Just like Bowen on adults or older children, Baby Bowen can help your baby with not just digestive problems, but asthma, flus and colds, stiff neck (also “Wry Neck”), and muscle strains or injuries.
Not only does Baby Bowen ease discomfort but your baby will also sleep better and for longer. Digestion is improved which promotes your baby’s growth and well being.
You can learn to do Baby Bowen yourself. To schedule an appointment for your baby’s treatment, and find out how to do it at home, call 330-608-5906.