Has anyone used the cranial osteopaths at the Chandos Clinic? Any good, or any other recommendations?

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DS2 is two weeks old and very windy, very prone to throwing up and has bad tummy pain. Wanted to book him a session with a cranial osteopath to see if it might help, found the Chandos Clinic online but wondered if anyone had been there and could recommend it? Or does anyone have any other recommendations for cranial osteopaths in Bristol?

Thanks

Lisa at Wells Road Osteopaths (they have a clinic at Queens Square). Had good success with DD.

Thanks ilovemydog! Shall look them up now. Did DD have digestive problems too or was it something different?

DD was about 3 months (?) and was screaming in the middle of the night, so think it was probably digestive.

Also, Leiza Alpass at Redland Clinic is great, although she is a chiropractor. On Redland Road near Redland High.

Hi Freshegg - yes we used them at Chandos and found them v helpful, not sure if it helped out our daughter (or whether it was timing and she just settled at that point anyway) but didn't find anything to complain about there
good luck... i know he's your ds2 and you aren't new to this - but he's only 2 wks old, so maybe he'll settle soon? anyway either way hope he gets better soon

Thanks ilovemydog and MummyElk. I was thinking of taking him for a onceover anyway even before the windiness, as he was a big baby and was stuck quite badly before the em cs, and his poor head had a ring round it where he was wedged, so I thought it might be a good idea to get him checked out.

So although it might settle down all by itself, I don't think it can hurt to get him looked at while his head is still soft?

Thanks again

I used Sneyd Park Osteopaths, I really rate them. They have helped with a nubmer of childhood conditions )glue ear etc).

When I had DS, the HV told me that a lot of babies with em cs do end up more windy than other babies as the natural process of being born helps with all the fluid, but being stuck (as DS was) and then cs, doesn't help.

DS was definately a windy baby...we were going to go down the cranial route but then discovered he had reflux, which settled a lot when he had baby gaviscon

When burping him, don't pat, try just moving hand in upward/down ward strokes on back - apparently, patting can make it worse if its reflux - which it may not be obviously, but hey, anything is worth a try right??!

Also, if bottle feeding him - try Dr Browns bbottles - they really stop the air gulping a treat

Thanks saggy and Puss - not bottle feeding so that's not a worry, and you're right rubbing does seem to work better than patting. His burps are louder than DP's which is quite something!

DP thinks that he's still quite mucusy and bunged up, and that's why he's gulping lots of air when feeding, which is probably true, as he snorts and grunts a lot, so when his sinuses clear up that will probably improve.

I have made an appt with Chandos Clinic for Monday as it's nice and close to us, so will report back afterwards. The receptionist wasn't exactly welcoming though, I'm wondering whether to cancel it and go to Sneyd Park instead following your glowing recommendation saggy.

Give them a call and see if you get a better vibe.

They were brill with my DS, he failed his hearing test at 8 months and was diagnosed with glue ear but audiology. They kept saying he would grow out of it which he didn't.

At 2.5 he was speech delayed and they then talked about grommets which I wanted to avoid (though if he needed them he would have had them) so I took him to SP.

He had weekly appointments for a month, then twice a month, then down to once a month and when I took him back to audiology his glue ear was no longer. When I told them about his treatment they said it was a coincidence

Anyway, my DS was quite old when I took him and quite active so they used to treat him as he played. And when I had a trapped nerve and needed treatment but had no childcare one of the ladies played with him in their little garden.

Have you tried a bit of baby massage? Under belly button in circular motions (clockwise).... Helps DS when he gets, um, bunged up....

Oh and my DS had colic and I used to lie him down on his tummy across my knees and gently sort of tremor my legs as I rubbed him.

If he is bunged up, have you tried nasal drops and or a snot sucker?

Thank you! I called them and they sounded much nicer so have got an appt for Monday.

We've tried the lying face down thing, it seems to help a bit. I'm better at burping him now, didn't have him far enough over my shoulder so that's helped too, but he's still very windy.

Massage helped a bit too, so thank you for good tips!

Hope Monday helps a bit too, it's all progress. His tummy often stops him sleping well, which affects all of us, so fingers crossed!

Hope it goes well, let us know!

I took mine to the Chandos clinic when he was about three weeks old. I just felt that he was tense and in some pain.

I didn't need a second appointment. He slept right through that night, and has done ever since.

Mind you, I think it depends on the practitioner. The man who worked on ds was extremely dishy

Hello! Just reporting back, saw a lovely lady at Sneyd Park who said DS2 has some compression across his forehead, and his diaphragm is very high up and tense, and that's why he's in pain and windy and wants to suck all the time. She treated him while he had a long feed, and he went off into a blissful sleep and slept most of the day.

We're going back next week for another session, she thinks a couple more sessions and all his bowels and diaphragm will relax a bit and he'll be much more comfortable. She was lovely, but am totally as I bumped into her walking her dog on the Downs later and completely failed to recognise her without her white coat! I just walked past wondering why this nice lady was smiling at me so much.... ...shall have to explain next week!

Glad it went well! Hope the night wasn't too bad either.