Anyone seeing a chiropractor?

I started going to the chiro at about 21 weeks, due to bad sciatica (sp?) pain. after 5 adjustments, the pain was gone! I have continued to go about 2 times a week, and feel it helps imensely. My insurance (Cigna) does cover it, although I have a $25 co-pay each visit.. but it is worth every penny. my chiro has also talked with me about the benefits of adjustments for the baby, delivery and overall health.
the adjustments are very mild- he usually starts at my mid to upper back (by my bra strap) with my laying on my stomach, pressing gently around my spine. then, he will do the same to my lower back (almost at my butt) and even though I hardly feel what he is doing, I believe that is what makes the difference with my sciatica nerve. then, I lay on my side with top leg bent up, and almost twisting my whole upper body over, and he pretty much lays across me using his weight to do the adjustment, and again for the other side. (sorry for the poor descriptions.)

it is not painful at all, in fact I feel better when I leave the office, and even better later that night. I have noticed that sleeping is better, and I am able to function throughout the day. before I saw the chiro, I could hardly walk by the end of the day.

Hopefully this was helpful! Good luck

i'm at the chiro once a week- our insurance does cover it up to a certain amount of visits per person per year, so each visit is only $10. i think it is totally a large part of the reason i feel as good as i do with the twins going into the third trimester. they are also both head down already!

my chiro has a table that adjusts to accomodate my belly as i've grown bigger so i can still lay down on my stomach for the first half of the adjustment. my back, neck and pelvis don't always crack and you don't have to hear them crack to get a good adjustment. the cracking is gases in your joints releasing as they realign. some people's joints crack when they get adjusted and some people's don't. depends on your body.

a good friend of mine got weekly chiro for her two pregnancies and both babies were perfectly positioned with her labors being less than 6 hours. my daughter was OP and i had back labor too so i started going to the chiro to avoid that also.

To answer Alyssa's question:

Most insurance covers some form of chiro. I have seen some that refuse to pay but that seems to be the exception (I used to work for a chiro and just spent a week subbing for one of his secretaries).

An adjustment can feel strange, but after he first time you recognize the feeling and it's FABULOUS. As far as payments, if your insurance doesn't cover chiro, most docs have great plans for those families, cash deals and such.

I have BCBS and my co-pay is around $3.00 per visit and the doc charges $47 per adjustment. Pretty much any part of you can be adjusted. My dh just went in today for pain in his chest and it was determined that one of his ribs were out of whack. So that was adjusted. I go for migraines and it is wonderful at getting rid of them.

As far as hip pain, getting your hips adjusted can really help with the pain and make walking easier, I would give it a try!

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It really depends on what method your chiro uses. Mine does what is called the Activator method. It looks like a pen and it applies pressure to the affected disk and doesn't hurt at all. It actually feels really good. Seth loves getting adjusted!!! It is not at all traumatic to your body (sometimes the manual method can be).
She adjusts my pubic bone and MAN it feels SO good!!! My hips are so out of whack (this baby is sitting so low and being my 3rd baby, the relaxin is being released so much sooner), so I love getting adjusted for that.
Some insurances will cover it. I am on Medicaid (dh is in grad school and we have NO money) and they cover it.
If you are going to find a good chiro, I highly recommend going here and finding a chiro who does the Webster Technique. they know how to work with pregnant Mamas and usually do that a lot.