Understanding Your Body’s Changing Rhythms

Pregnancy is one of the most transformative chapters a person can experience. Your body shifts, your routines change, your emotions expand, and your nervous system works around the clock to help you adapt to every new stage.

At Ponoka Family Chiropractic, we care for many pregnant women who want to feel more connected, grounded, and supported as their body moves through these changes. Our approach is gentle, calm, and rooted in understanding how your nervous system is responding—not just how you feel in the moment.

Your Nervous System Is Working Hard During Pregnancy

Pregnancy brings an increase in:

• Sensory awareness
• Emotional load
• Physical demand
• Internal changes
• New responsibilities
• Shifts in sleep routine
• Changes in posture and movement
  

These aren’t “symptoms” to fix — they are reflections of your nervous system navigating a rapidly changing world.

Many pregnant women describe feeling:

• More sensitive
• Easily overstimulated
• Physically tense
• Mentally busy
• Slow to settle
• “Full” or overloaded
• More aware of small changes in their body
  
  

None of this means anything is wrong.
It simply means your system is doing an incredible amount of adaptive work.

How Chiropractic Fits Into This Chapter

What we can offer:

• Gentle, pregnancy-specific adjustments
• A calm environment that supports grounding
• Posture and movement awareness as your body changes
• Insights into your nervous system through assessments
• Space to slow down and reconnect with yourself
  

Many of the pregnant individuals we serve share things like:

• “I feel more settled in my body.”
• “I feel like I can breathe better after my visit.”
• “This gives me a moment of calm in the middle of a big season.”
  

These experiences reflect nervous system ease and comfort, not treatment of symptoms.

Our Training in Pregnancy Care

At Ponoka Family Chiropractic, all of our chiropractors have additional training in caring for pregnant individuals, including training through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA).

This allows us to:

• Adapt techniques safely and gently
• Support you at every stage of pregnancy
• Understand the unique biomechanical and nervous system changes happening
• Offer care that is grounded in respect, awareness, and comfort

Your body deserves care that honours the season you’re in.
Your visits are always paced, explained, and tailored to your comfort.

Posture Shifts Are Real — And Your Nervous System Feels Them

As your pregnancy progresses, your body naturally adjusts to create space and support:

• The curve of your lower back increases
• Your rib cage expands
• Your pelvis shifts
• Your shoulders and neck work differently
• Your center of gravity changes
  

These adaptations can influence how your spine moves and how your nervous system responds.
 Chiropractic care offers gentle support as your body integrates these changes.

A Place to Pause, Breathe, and Check In

Pregnancy is a season of:

• Growth
• Anticipation
• Change
• Preparation
• Emotional expansion
  

Chiropractic care at PFC often becomes a place to slow down and reconnect.

A moment of grounding.
A moment of breath.
A moment where your body and nervous system can experience ease.

You Don’t Have to Navigate Pregnancy Alone

Your pregnancy journey is unique — and you deserve support that honours that.

If you’d like a gentle, nervous-system–centered approach to help you move through this chapter with awareness and comfort, we would be honoured to support you.

We’re here for you through every stage of pregnancy and into postpartum— with care that is safe and centered on you.