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Postpartum Chiropractic

Specialized Recovery for the Fourth Trimester

Recovering from birth is its own kind of hard, and it deserves more than a generic adjustment. Dr. Tiffany treats you and your baby as a connected pair, bringing craniosacral training and hands-on birth experience into every visit. Whether you're healing from a C-section, dealing with feeding-related pain, or just trying to feel steady in your body again, care here meets you exactly where your recovery is.

✓ Webster Certified
✓ ICPA Perinatal Trained
✓ Midwife-Approved Protocols
✓ Doula Trained
✓ BirthFit Trained

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top reasons

POSTPARTUM

WHY MAMAS
COME IN

MAMAS

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New motherhood doesn't clock out, day or night. The constant feeding, lifting, and rocking takes a toll on your wrists, neck, upper back, hips, and low back — tension that builds fast and rarely gets a break. Dr. Tiffany's adjustments target that built-up strain directly, because showing up for your baby gets a lot easier once your own body isn't fighting you.

new mom aches & discomfort

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breastfeeding support

When feeding isn't going smoothly, it's rarely just one side of the equation. Care starts with easing the shoulder, neck, and upper back tension that makes nursing physically uncomfortable for you — then Dr. Tiffany looks at you and your baby as a connected pair, not two separate cases. If your baby's own tension is part of what's making latching hard, gentle work there is often the missing piece that helps everything click.

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smoother birth recovery

Whatever your birth looked like, your body just went through something enormous, and recovery deserves real support. Care is adapted to meet you where you are — modified for the early weeks after a C-section, or focused on realigning the pelvis and low back after a vaginal delivery. Week by week, the goal is the same: help your body, and your nervous system, feel steady again.

Other Reasons New Mamas Visit Us

    • A calmer, more regulated nervous system through the fourth trimester

    • Easing tension that builds from stress and disrupted sleep

    • Better rest, digestion, and everyday comfort

    • Support adjusting to the demands of new motherhood

    • Feeling steadier and more like yourself as you heal

    • Trouble sleeping or getting comfortable

    • Full-body tension and exhaustion

    • Headaches and jaw tightness

    • Soreness from constant holding and rocking

    • Achy, restless hips at night

    • Low back and hip pain from lifting and carrying

    • Mid-back and rib tension from rocking

    • Tension headaches tied to posture and fatigue

    • Tailbone and SI joint discomfort

    • General soreness from all-day holding

    • Neck, shoulder, and upper back pain from hours of feeding

    • Sore wrists and "mom thumb" from lifting

    • Assessing you and baby together as a feeding pair

    • Gentle work on baby's neck and jaw tension affecting latch

    • Support alongside tongue and lip tie recovery

    • Realigning the pelvis and low back after birth

    • Gentle, modified support after a C-section

    • Easing tension through the core and abdomen

    • Support through diastasis recti recovery

    • Hip discomfort and posture support as your body settles

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    "I met Dr. Tiffany at a birth worker meet up and so glad I did! She’s not only an incredible chiropractor but a great listener and supportive presence that is full of care and relevant referrals. I’ve been to many different chiropractors over the years and can say with confidence that Dr. Tiffany offers something unique that makes all the difference esp for mamas in sensitive postpartum states. She helped me and has been a great support for my baby. Highly recommend Dr. Tiffany for all of your chiropractic needs!"

    ★★★★★

    - Keara G.

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    "Dr. Tiffany, she made me feel like there was hope. She took her time to listen to me and my ailments and truly assessed me head to toe. She immediately knew what the issue was and created a plan to help me. Within a few visits, I was walking without a limp again and my pain was significantly reduced. I cannot recommend her enough. She is kind, skillful and so intuitive. I have recommended multiple friends to her, all with great experiences. I would 100% recommend her!! She is amazing."

    ★★★★★

    -Tina D.

Why Mothers Trust Born & Raised Wellness Co. 

THE Born & raised DIFFERENCE

Expertise You Trust

  • Personalized postpartum care from Dr. Tiffany Duffy, DC, Webster Certified and craniosacral trained
  • Trained as a birth doula, as well as in BirthFit with experience supporting the fourth trimester
  • Background in personal training, focused on rebuilding strength safely
  • Care built on midwife-founded, midwife-approved recovery protocols

Gentle, Expert Postpartum Care

  • Modified care that meets your body where it is in recovery
  • Support for healing after both vaginal birth and C-section
  • Care for you and baby together as one connected pair
  • A thorough assessment that shapes your recovery plan

A Warm Welcome

  • One-on-one care from Dr. Tiffany, focused on the fourth trimester
  • A calm, unhurried space where you come first for once
  • Room for every question, no matter how small
  • Support that carries you through recovery and beyond

Specialized fourth-trimester support and a warm, unhurried space for new families across Carlsbad, Encinitas, San Diego, Oceanside, and Vista, CA.

Our Approach

Caring for the Whole Motherbaby Pair

One Visit, Two Patients

Recovery isn't just about you, and feeding struggles are rarely one-sided. Dr. Tiffany treats you and your baby as a connected pair, so a single visit can address your own tension alongside anything going on with your baby — tight muscles affecting latch, for instance. It's a more complete way to support the fourth trimester than treating mom and baby as two separate appointments.

  • Addresses your recovery and your baby's needs in one visit
  • Supports feeding challenges from both sides
  • A more complete approach to fourth-trimester care
Included in Every Postpartum Visit

postpartum Chiropractic

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes. Postpartum care is gentle and adapted to exactly where your body is in recovery, whether you had a vaginal birth or a C-section. Nothing about it is forceful or rushed — it's built around meeting your body where it actually is.

  • A lot of what makes new motherhood physically hard: realignment and recovery after birth, neck and wrist pain from feeding and carrying, breastfeeding-related tension for both you and baby, and support for a nervous system running on very little sleep.

  • Earlier than most people expect. Many mamas start within the first few weeks, and gentle, modified care can begin even after a C-section. There's no wrong time to start, whether it's been two weeks or two years.

  • No. Every technique is gentle and specific to a postpartum body, and when Dr. Tiffany works with your baby, it's an extremely light touch. Most visits feel more like a reset than a treatment.

  • There's no fixed number — your plan is built around your specific recovery and goals, with an honest recommendation for what's realistic for your life right now.

  • Always, and it's often encouraged. Since Dr. Tiffany treats you and your baby as a connected pair, having your baby there means both of you can be cared for in the same visit.

  • We do, and it's one of our favorite things. Feeding trouble is rarely about just one of yA: Yes. Feeding struggles are rarely about just one of you, so care includes easing the tension making nursing uncomfortable for you, plus gentle work with your baby's own tension when it's contributing to a difficult latch.ou, so we ease the tension that makes nursing painful for mom and gently work with baby's body too, including tension around tongue and lip ties. Caring for you both together is often what finally helps feeding feel easier.

  • Warm and unhurried, with space made for both of you — not one more stressful errand on your list.

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Your Recovery Deserves Real Support

Your first postpartum visit starts with a real conversation — about your birth, your recovery so far, and what your body's telling you right now.

From there, care is modified specifically for where you are in recovery, with every step explained first. Many new moms are surprised by how much lighter and steadier they feel afterward.

Whatever your birth looked like, and wherever you are in the fourth trimester, this is a space built to help you heal, not to rush you through it.

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