Chiropractor for Postpartum Recovery in Lafayette, CO

Everyone is checking on the baby. This is for you.

You had the six week visit. You were cleared. Everyone moved on.

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Your body did not. Your back aches from feeding. Your pelvis feels like it never quite went back. You are more tired than you have ever been and more wired at the same time, and you cannot settle even when the baby finally does.

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Nobody told you this part could last months. It can, and it does not have to.

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Why your body is still catching up months after birth

Pregnancy, labor, and the weeks after ask more of your nervous system than almost anything else in your life. Then the recovery happens with no sleep, a body that is feeding and carrying and bending all day, and nobody checking on you.

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Your nervous system sets how much tension your body holds. When it has been running on high alert for months, it does not switch off because the calendar says six weeks. Your pelvis and low back are still settling after labor. Your shoulders and neck are rounded over a feeding baby eight times a day. And the whole system is braced, which is why you can be exhausted and still unable to rest.

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Most postpartum care treats this as a strength problem to rehab. Rebuilding matters, and it is not the whole picture. Gentle, nervous system-focused chiropractic care helps your body shift out of the braced pattern first, so the rest of your recovery has something to build on.

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Who this tends to help

This is usually the right fit if:

• Your low back or pelvis still hurts months after birth.

• Feeding leaves you hunched, sore, and tight through your neck and shoulders.

• You had a C-section, a long labor, a fast labor, or a delivery that did not go to plan.

• You were cleared at six weeks but you do not feel like yourself.

• You cannot settle, even when the baby is asleep.

• This is your second or third baby and your body never fully recovered from the last one.

If you recognize yourself in even one of those, this is worth a conversation.

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Gentle enough for the early weeks

We do not twist, crack, or force anything.

Care here uses light, specific contacts along the spine that help your nervous system shift out of its braced pattern. Nothing is done to your abdomen, your pelvis, or your back that you did not see coming. After a C-section, care works around the incision and follows your provider's guidance on movement.

Most postpartum parents come in during the first few weeks. There is no waiting period for care this gentle, and we will tell you honestly if it is too soon for you.

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What care actually looks like

Your first visit is a consultation, an exam, and a set of nervous system scans. The scans measure where stress is sitting on your nervous system and how much tension your body is still holding from pregnancy and birth, so you can see it instead of being told it is just part of having a baby.

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On your next visit you go through the findings together with Dr. Michelle Green and get a plan built around what the scans showed. Visits are short. Change builds over a course of care.

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Bring the baby

Bring your baby, the car seat, the stroller, all of it. Plenty of parents feed or hold their baby during the visit. Nobody here expects you to find childcare to take care of yourself.

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If feeding is hard going, or your baby prefers turning one way, or will not settle, we can look at your baby in the same appointment. Our breastfeeding and latch page covers what that looks like, and our pediatric page covers care for newborns.

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What this is really about

Nobody comes in because their pelvis feels off. They come in because of what it is costing them.

• Picking up your baby without bracing first.

• Feeding without your shoulders climbing to your ears.

• Sleeping when the baby sleeps, instead of lying there wired.

• Feeling like your body is yours again.

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Postpartum care in Lafayette and across Boulder County

The Well Healing Center is at 2569 Park Lane, Suite 201, in Lafayette, a short drive from Louisville, Erie, Superior, Broomfield, and Boulder. Dr. Michelle Green is Webster certified, holds an 80-hour perinatal certification through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, and has 200 hours of advanced pediatric training, which is why parent and baby can be seen in the same room on the same day.

Most parents who find this page were cared for through pregnancy by someone, then handed back to themselves at six weeks. This is the care that was missing.

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When it is not a chiropractic problem

Some things after birth need your provider or the emergency room, not an adjustment.

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Call your OB or midwife, or go to the ER, for heavy bleeding, fever, a severe headache, chest pain or trouble breathing, calf pain or swelling, or thoughts of harming yourself or your baby.

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Your first visit here includes screening for those. If something suggests you need a physician rather than a chiropractor, you will be told directly.

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Postpartum questions, answered

How long after giving birth can I see a chiropractor?

There is no fixed waiting period for gentle, low-force care. Many parents come in within the first few weeks. After a cesarean, care works around the incision and follows your provider's guidance on movement. If you are not sure whether it is too soon, call and ask. We will tell you honestly.

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Is chiropractic care safe after a C-section?

Yes, with the right approach. Care here is low-force, with no twisting through the abdomen and no pressure on the incision. Positioning is adapted so you are comfortable, and we go slower in the early weeks. If anything about the incision is not healing well, that is a question for your OB or midwife first.

 

Can I bring my baby to my appointment?

Yes. Bring your baby, the car seat, the stroller, all of it. Plenty of parents feed or hold their baby during the visit. Nobody here expects you to find childcare to take care of yourself.

 

Can you check my baby at the same visit?

Yes. If feeding is hard going, or your baby prefers turning one way, or will not settle, we can look at your baby in the same appointment. Our breastfeeding and latch page covers what that looks like.

 

Does chiropractic help with postpartum back and pelvic pain?

Often, yes. The pelvis and low back are still settling for months after birth, and feeding positions, carrying, and broken sleep load them at the same time. Care here addresses the mechanics and the nervous system pattern that keeps the area braced, without forceful adjusting.

 

Can chiropractic care help with feeling anxious or wired after birth?

Care here is not treatment for postpartum depression or anxiety. If that is what you are feeling, your OB, midwife, or a therapist is the right first call. What chiropractic care can do is help a nervous system that is stuck on high alert settle, which many parents describe as sleeping better and feeling less braced. The two can happen alongside each other.

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What is a red flag after birth?

A red flag is a sign you need medical care, not chiropractic care. After birth that includes heavy bleeding, fever, a severe headache, chest pain or trouble breathing, calf pain or swelling, or thoughts of harming yourself or your baby. Those need your provider or the emergency room. If we see signs of any of them, we will say so directly.

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Do you accept insurance?

We are a cash based practice, which means your care stays focused on what actually helps you, not on what an insurance plan will approve. Many patients use their HSA or FSA, and we are happy to provide a superbill you can submit for possible reimbursement. You can also review our Good Faith Estimate for clear pricing before your first visit.

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Book a visit

If you have been told to find someone Webster certified, you have found one.

Book online, or call or text 720-722-1622. We care for families across Lafayette, Louisville, Erie, Superior, Broomfield, Longmont and Boulder.​