Your First Trimester with Van Every
Gentle, supportive care for these first weeks. Tap each section below to follow along as your journey begins.
Gentle, supportive care for these first weeks. Tap each section below to follow along as your journey begins.
A warm, supportive guide for our expecting moms in the first trimester. We are honored to walk this journey alongside you.
Congratulations, Mama. We are so honored to be part of your prenatal care. Pregnancy is a beautiful and transformative time, and it also places real physical demands on your body. At Van Every Family Chiropractic Center, we support expectant mothers in staying comfortable, well, and balanced through every stage.
This guide is your companion through pregnancy, with gentle, plain-language information for each trimester and beyond. Our goal is simple: to help you enjoy a healthy pregnancy, feel cared for, and know you have a direct line to your team whenever a question comes up.
As your body changes, regular chiropractic care helps you adapt more gracefully. Relaxin hormone loosens ligaments, your center of gravity shifts, and your pelvis prepares for birth. Our gentle care supports pelvic balance, eases common discomfort, and supports healthy nervous-system function as you grow.
About the Webster Technique: This is a specific chiropractic sacral analysis and gentle adjustment that helps restore balance to the muscles and ligaments of the pelvis. As chiropractors, we care for the mother. We focus entirely on optimizing your sacral alignment and pelvic comfort.
The best time to begin is as early as possible, though it is never too late. We welcome pregnant patients at any stage. Let us know how we can best support you.
So much is underway in these early weeks. By the end of the first trimester your baby has formed its major features and all of its internal organs. For you, this stage often brings the strongest symptoms: nausea, fatigue, headaches, constipation, and the first new aches as your body begins to change.
Early care helps establish a baseline of spinal health, supports your nervous system as hormones shift, and eases nausea-related tension. Gentle adjustments help your body adapt to all the changes ahead. Many moms also notice better sleep and a calmer, more comfortable start.
When to call your provider: Reach out right away for heavy vaginal bleeding, inability to hold down fluids for 12 hours, a high fever over 101 degrees, diarrhea lasting more than 24 hours, abnormal discharge or burning, or severe, persistent cramping. When in doubt, call us. Nothing you ask will surprise us.
A recommended rhythm for this stage is about one to two visits per month. Each visit is gentle and unhurried, with comfortable positioning for you and your growing belly.
Your care continues. As you move into your second trimester, we will be right here with you. Watch for your next guide, and reach out any time a question comes up.