Happy Healthy Spine

Happy Healthy Spine Happy Healthy Spine focuses on pregnancy, infants, pediatrics, postpartum, and family care. In so doing neuro-biomechanical function in the pelvis is improved.

What we offer you:

Pediatric Chiropractic Care
Prenatal Chiropractic Care- Webster Technique Certified
Adult Chiropractic Care
Postpartum Chiropractic Care
Wellness Chiropractic Care
Corrective Chiropractic Care

Dr. Shannon Whitlock of Happy Healthy Spine has extensive training and expertise in the care of pregnant individuals, infants, pediatrics, and family chiropractic care. She is certified

in the Webster Technique by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association. The Webster Technique is a specific chiropractic analysis and diversified adjustment. The goal of the adjustment is to reduce the effects of sacral subluxation/ SI joint dysfunction during pregnancy.

04/22/2026

Here are this week’s events with MoM♥️

Wednesday 4/22 Baby Café - 1:30–3:30pm

Thursday, 4/23: Regular Museum hours - Karin

Friday 4/24 : Regular Museum hours - Volunteer : Sierra

Saturday, 4/25 : Pink Fitness 7-11 a.m

Saturday 4/25 : Regular Museum hours - Volunteer Alyssa

Sunday 4/26 Regular Museum hours - Volunteer Whetley

Ongoing: Resilience of Young Mothers Exhibit & MoM Shop open during regular hours

04/21/2026

Happy Healthy Spine offers postpartum chiropractic for mothers and newborns in St. Petersburg. We can help relieve discomfort and pain. Call us today!

04/11/2026
03/01/2026

Maddy had this beautiful home birth and I had the honor to be her doula. She has a way with words that I just love everything she writes. Do you know what vernix caseosa is? She explains it here, beautifully, as she always do. ❤️

Posted • ✨VERNIX CASEOSA✨
You may have heard of babies coming out looking like they’re covered in cottage cheese or heard someone say “look at that birthday frosting!” What is all of this cheesy/frosty cream?! It’s called vernix caseosa.
First off, vernix is completely normal and like pretty much all things birth, it’s really freaking cool. At around 19 weeks gestation, babies start to develop vernix, which is a coating that covers your baby’s skin during their time in utero. Can you imagine sitting in water constantly?! We sit in a bath for 10+ minutes and start to wrinkle so this substance is created to protect our little babies fragile skin from becoming damaged by amniotic fluid.
The vernix continues to thicken until around 34 weeks when it slowly starts to fall off and our babies eat it. By 40 weeks, the vernix is mostly gone.
However! Babies born early tend to still have the vernix on their skin. So what should you do? RUB IT IN! Don’t wash it off. Here are are the cool benefits of vernix:
✨contains antioxidant properties
✨may help regulate babies body temperature
✨contains antimicrobial properties
✨natural moisturizer to prevent cracking or dry skin
✨natural lubricant during labor
✨contains wound healing properties for mama
✨the scent may help babies latch
✨helps nourish babies gut bacteria
And honestly, there’s even more benefits. So don’t do it! Don’t rub it off and if possible, delay that first bath until it’s all gone. (Delaying a bath has other great benefits we can discuss later) for now, let’s try to bottle up some vernix right?! ❤️

Birth photos all from the best birth photographer: .hirsch ❤️

02/25/2026

This sweet girl had her first gentle chiropractic adjustment on Valentine’s Day at just 4 days young. Her mama was under prenatal chiropractic care throughout pregnancy and rocked her labor in just 5 hours with only ONE push! Congratulations!

10 years ago
02/25/2026

10 years ago

This adorable little man decided to take a quick nap while his mama got adjusted :)

01/31/2026
This sweet boy loves getting adjusted. 💙
01/21/2026

This sweet boy loves getting adjusted. 💙

10 years ago
01/19/2026

10 years ago

Lillian Rachel Thompson enjoys her visits to Dr. Shannon!

He was one happy boy during his gentle chiropractic adjustment. That smile melts my heart. We are honored to care for gr...
01/09/2026

He was one happy boy during his gentle chiropractic adjustment. That smile melts my heart. We are honored to care for growing families.

01/07/2026

Ornament decorating at the office this year. The kiddos did a wonderful job!

11/07/2025

Address

3511 5th Avenue N
Saint Petersburg, FL
33713

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 1pm
3pm - 7pm
Tuesday 3pm - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 1pm
3pm - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
3pm - 6pm

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+17277670564

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What we offer you Pediatric Chiropractic Care Prenatal Chiropractic Care- Webster certified Wellness Chiropractic Care Corrective Chiropractic Care Dr. Shannon Whitlock of Happy Healthy Spine has extensive training and expertise in the care of pregnanty women, infants, pediatrics, and family chiropractic care. She is certified in the Webster technique by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association. The Webster technique is a specific chiropractic analysis and diversified adjustment. The goal of the adjustment is to reduce the effects of sacral subluxation/ SI joint dysfunction during a mother's pregnancy. In so doing neuro-biomechanical function in the pelvis is improved.