BiCranioSacral therapy for pregnancy, postpartum, & infants

Pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period bring tremendous physical, emotional, and lifestyle changes. Treatment is individualized and designed to support comfort, recovery, regulation, and well-being during this important transition. Sessions are tailored to your needs, your goals, and the stage of pregnancy or postpartum recovery you are navigating.

“Craniosacral therapy is just very gentle osteopathic manual therapy.” -Carol Gray, founder and director of the Carol Gray Center for CST Studies®

Learn about Carol here

Cranio during pregnancy

Cranio during postpartum

Cranio for infants

Why clients get CranioSacral therapy during pregnancy

  • Physical discomfort and pain (especially round ligament pain)

  • Relief of foot, ankle, and plantar fasciitis pain

  • Back, neck, and pelvis tension

  • Making more room for baby to grow

  • Preparation for birth/ Support during major body transition

  • Nervous system regulation (vagal tone)

  • Improved breath control

  • Stress and overwhelm

  • Referred by families, doulas, and obstetricians.

What Sessions Are Like

Pregnant clients remain fully clothed during treatment. Sessions are gentle, individualized, and adapted to your comfort and stage of recovery. Treatment includes CranioSacral Therapy and bodywork techniques intended to relieve pain, support comfort, mobility, and overall well-being.

Supporting the Whole Family

Many families first seek care during pregnancy and continues into the postpartum period. Many clients bring their new babies through infancy, childhood, and into adulthood. Treatment is tailored to your needs.

  • Physical recovery from birth trauma (especially C-section pain)

  • Emotional recovery with somato-emotional release dialoguing

  • Lumbar, pelvis, and sacroiliac joint pain (Coccygeal and sacral strain from delivery is real!)

  • Back, neck, and hip tension (due to being stuck in flexed positions during baby feedings)

  • Headaches (especially post-dural-puncture headaches)

  • Dysautonomia - A postpartum nervous system is sleep-deprived, hypervigilant, often in a sympathetically biased state

  • Support during major body transition back to normal

  • Stress - Sustained light suboccipital and sacral contact drives C-tactile afferent and top-down parasympathetic shifts in someone who is chronically sympathetically loaded

  • Feeding and breastfeeding support

  • Nervous system regulation

Why clients get CranioSacral therapy during postpartum

C-section scar tissue can often be excessive or dysfunctional, creating:

  • Lower abdominal pain or pulling sensations

  • Adhesions

  • Hip or low back discomfort

  • Restricted mobility in the core, pelvis, or hips

  • Pain with exercise, sex, or movement

  • Digestive issues or bloating

  • Pelvic floor dysfunction or urinary problems

  • Numbness, burning, or hypersensitivity around the scar

Why SoftWave is now used for C-section scars

The Science Behind the Healing

SoftWave stimulates a cascade of regenerative biological processes, including:

  • VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor): Stimulates new blood vessel growth to bring oxygen and nutrients to healing tissues

  • eNOS (Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase): Promotes blood flow and nerve repair

  • Neoangiogenesis: Restores microcirculation that may be damaged by surgical trauma

  • PCNA (Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen): Supports cellular growth and healing

  • Toll-like Receptors: Modulate immune response and inflammation

  • Stem Cell Activation: Helps recruit and direct the body’s natural repair cells to the area of injury

  • Reduction of Fibrosis: Gently remodels abnormal tissue density without further trauma

Read about SoftWave evidence for C-section scars

Why clients get CranioSacral therapy for their newborns and infants

  • Tongue-tie fascial release (I was able to completely release my daughter’s tongue-tie in 6 weeks with CranioSacral work!)

  • Feeding & Tongue function

    • Feeding challenges/ difficulty latching

    • Before and after oral tie release support

    • Buccal tie fascial release 

  • Comfort & Regulation

    • Reducing tension of positional preference in supine or prone

    • Head turning preference for one side

    • Torticollis

    • Plagiocephaly

    • Colic (usually digestive discomfort)

    • Sleeping challenges

Why infant appointments are in 30 minute intervals

Honestly, their bones are mostly cartilage, and their muscles underdeveloped, so their bodies change very quickly.