Cap Wellness Center

Dr Jay is AMAZING! He helped so much when I started having sciatica with my second pregnancy. He is a miracle worker!

I love cap wellness center! From the services to the amazing people that work there. I felt lucky having these type of resources at my finger tips from the moment I got pregnant with our first child. We took the hypno birthing class with Care. It was the most inspiring and fun birthing class and wished that everyone could have an experience like this… We also signed up for newborn 101, breastfeeding 101, and infant CPR. All of these Classes were extremely helpful and knowledgable.
But once I became 4 days late I knew acupuncture was a natural way to help induce labor. So it was suggested I give it a try. I’m glad I did because I went into labor that night!!! I will add though that I went in having mild contractions that I have had many times before so I felt more then prepped and primed for the appointment.
This place made me feel safe, supported and loved all throughout my entire pregnancy. It makes me excited to have another baby again in the future. Thank you cap wellness center!

The first time my husband and I utilized this facility was for the prenatal wellness class (which if you are seeing Dr. Cap comes HIGHLY recommended). I can’t express just how wonderful and supportive these professionals are in making BOTH parents feel welcome and comfortable. There is a wealth of information available to help you decide what is best for your family. What I like most is the people here are not there to pressure you into a drug free birth, but instead offer education and support so that you feel as though you can have your baby on YOUR terms no one else’s… no matter what that may be. I have been so inspired by Care, Dr. Cap and Dr. Jay that even though our little family doesn’t have the biggest expendable income, we have chosen some great services and classes I am confident will help us welcome our baby girl this July. I am happy to say everyone here has gone above and beyond to help us achieve all of our birthing goals. As and SDSU graduate, I studied childbirth experiences while getting my masters, so I was very intrigued to get to know their philosophy. This facility is really changing the narrative on birth, and empowers families so that they have the best foundation possible in completing this very important next step of their lives.

Where do I begin?
Cap Wellness Center is part of an amazing partnership of doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas and amazing individuals who are passionate and caring about the birth process. They take the time to get to know you as a person/​family. There is such a positive energy as soon as you walk in the door and you are greeted by Sumer who has so much energy and is awesome to talk too. You will then meet Care and let me tell you, she is one of those people in your life you meet you instantly gravitate too and want them to be in your lives forever. She was such a tremendous help with the entire process from the moment we met her. We were fortunate enough to attend a couple classes at Cap Wellness. Hypnobirthing and Breastfeeding 101 and I can be honest being a first time father both of these classes we key into a natural birth and knowing how to support Tiffany during breast feeding and labor. We were also able to spend time getting Tiffany adjusted with Dr Jay and he even adjusted our new love Abi.
HypnoBirthing was fantastic and we were able to have Ashley and Britney give us so much information over the class duration. There is so much valuable information to help not only the mothers but our role as fathers during this process. I know for a fact if we had no taken advantage of this class we would not have been able to push through the surges and have the birth we wanted. The breathing and learning positions for comfort during labor were key. We had so many different techniques and learned which ones work for us. I can honestly say our class was fun and you will leave feeling great about the time you spent educating yourself.
Breastfeeding 101 was awesome! I cannot stress how important this class is if you want to breastfeed your new bundle of joy. Our baby lost 9.8% of her birth weight before we left the hospital and the on staff pediatrician was concerned and mentioned formula. We were not buying it. We knew how to breastfeed from the class and focused on the latch and positions to make Abi feed correctly. She was 8lbs and 9oz and went down to 7lbs 11oz when we left the hospital. 11 days later she weighed 8 lbs 13oz. Without a doubt in our mind this class was a big reason for our success in getting Abi back above her birth weight.
Dr. Jay was absolutely fantastic and helped get Tiffany adjusted and aligned for a smooth birth. She carried tension in a couple spots in neck and lower back and Dr. Jay was able to work them out and align her correctly. He took his time with us and was gentle with the adjustments. He did a scan on Tiffany’s back that was awesome to see and understand how the tension areas can affect labor. I highly recommend going and getting adjusted if you feel any tension in your body. We then took Abi to see him within 7 days of birth. He checked over her entire upper body and gave her one little gentle adjustment. He was extremely careful and gentle with her. Note, this is not your typical cracking adjustment so you don’t have to be scared of those type adjustments affecting you or your baby.
Overall the Cap Wellness center is a fantastic place to educate yourself and your family. They have the team to get your mind, body and soul in the right place to support the birth you want. I cannot praise the people there enough and will forever stay in touch with them. Tiffany is planning on going to BOOB’s. Yup, you read that right. Babies on our Boobs.
I’ll leave you with this — Education is the key to life in so many ways. Educating yourself is the most important step to have the birth you desire. This will set your family up for success and you will leave Cap Wellness with that and so much more. You will leave with an extended family.
Cheers!

Breastfeeding support with Peggy was wonderful! This is a great way to get help and connect with other moms. Breastfeeding in an air conditioned room was a treat during the hot months after my son was born.

This place is amazing! I took a few different birthing classes, prenatal yoga and had a few Accupuncture appointments. They even offer a free doula matching service to help you find the perfect doula for your family. Everyone is SO friendly, so accommodating. The facility is very clean and organized. It’s always stocked with tea and snacks — you know a pregnant mama needs a snack! ;) The classes helped me feel more confident and open minded in my preparations for my son’s birth. My first experience with birthing my daughter was such a trauma stricken experience, but everyone at Cap Wellness, including Dr. Cap, made me feel so much more relaxed and excited to experience childbirth again. I wish I could have had this place years ago to help me prepare for my first childbirth. Such a treat to relax and unwind with other mamas-​to-​be and new moms!

I love this place! It has everything you could possibly need to make your pregnancy amazing! Yoga, pregnancy and birth classes, newborn classes, breastfeeding classes and support groups, acupuncture, massage, chiropractic care, and so much more!
I’ve seen Dr Jay for Chiropractic care, he is awesome! Very gentle adjustments for both adults and babies (children). His podcast is also phenomenal! Super informative on all things pregnancy, birth and baby related! I’ve also had acupuncture with Maring, I’m terrified of needles, but with her care and skill it doesn’t hurt (not even a little bit!). In fact it’s so very relaxing! I’ve seen Britney for a massage. talk about turning a girl into butter! I am nearly certain I melted during my massage! The staff is also incredible, from the front desk, to the yoga teachers and birth/​breastfeeding/​etc educators, everyone is kind, compassionate and always helpful!

I’m so glad I found this place! I haven’t had the best pregnancy so far, but I’ve been able to manage thanks to the great team here at Cap Wellness Center. I see Maring for acupuncture and Dr. Jay for chiro. I’ve also enjoyed the prenatal yoga classes and date night yoga with Willow and the other yoga instructors. Soon, I’m going to start taking some classes, but I’m sure they will be great! Everyone is really friendly and knowledgeable, great support doing this big time in our lives, thank you!

Come check out this space! Feels amazing just walking through the door.
All things birth happen here, the best of the best in SD — education, self care, referrals, chiro, yoga… they have it all.
Questions? Your answers are here and they will scoop you up and get you through… Lots of hearts are dedicated to loving on women and growing families — oh and Dr. Cap?
You’ve never seen care like this …

I smile each time I think about «my tribe» at CAP Wellness. Going into this experience as a first time single mom, I’m not going to lie, it was scary! I had so many questions and didn’t know where to find all the answers. Who could I rely on? Who could I trust to help me make this experience the best? I sure did find this and more at CAP Wellness.
I love walking into the building and seeing my friends there. Care Messer is a rockstar! I wanted to switch doulas at about 36 weeks into my pregnancy and Care totally hooked it up! She is the doula matching queen. Hypnobirthing classes with her are raw, real, hysterical and super informative. I loved every class. I was worried about going to them as a single mom but once I got there I was totally at easy. I knew I was in great hands.
The Newborn 101 class and Breastfeeding 101 class where so helpful. All the classes offered are top notch with amazing staff. They follow up with you before and after the classes to make sure you are getting what you need and feel completely confident.
You need to go here and experience it for yourself. You WILL fall in love with everyone there, I promise.

So this is one of the coolest places I have ever been! My wife and I love the Wellness Center we have gone to everything from date night yoga to prenatal yoga, and even did all of our birth education classes at the Wellness Center! Care and the staff are amazing people! From the moment you walk in the front door you feel as if you are home!

The Cap Wellness Center is an incredible haven for everything pregnancy, baby and postpartum. The team there is out-​of-​this-​world exceptional. They take the time to get to know you and your needs. They ensure you are well taken care of and truly have your best interests at heart. Each of them goes above and beyond and knows how precious and important your pregnancy, baby and body are. I go there just to hang out sometimes and be surrounded by an incredible support team and other parents looking for similar support.

My wife and I took part in the Hypno-​Birthing course here. It was fantastic. The course proved to be priceless for our birthing experience. The instructor was phenomenal. We were able to implement everything that we learned through the course and it was an amazing experience. I would highly recommend the class.
The facilities at Cap Wellness were absolutely beautiful, clean and inviting.

Cutest place ever. Care is amazing and so are the classes they offer. My husband and I took the hypnobirthing class and are so glad we did. Not only do you get educated on birth and how to have a natural birth but you feel excited to give birth and empowered to be able to do so. It was also nice being able to do the class with my husband and learning about birth together which made the birthing experience of my daughter a bond between the two of us as well. So worth the money and time! I recommend it to everyone!

Dr. Cap is not my doctor but I attended the prenatal yoga classes and took the infant CPR class here during my pregnancy and attend the free lactation support group now that I have an infant. I can’t recommend CAP wellness more!

A Man’s Perspective: I can’t tell you how grateful I am to have been introduced to Nick (AKA Dr. CAP), Care and Nick’s wife Angie. It is like the trifecta-​ya-​betch-​ya. Get in the Cap Wellness conveyor belt, you will be glad you did. Yes, that is right, a conveyer belt. Especially if this is your first, just let go and get on board with the program. Enroll in Care’s Hypno-​Birthing classes. Find a Doula that plays by Care’s rules — Ali Feroah is a friend of the Cap Wellness center and was our Doula, she exceeded our expectation in every way. Lastly, take the in infant CPR class and seal the deal with the Breastfeeding 101 course. I know that sounds like it will blow, but the folks in attendance are cool and Care has employed the most qualified and entertaining instructors around.
After switching from UCSD Hillcrest to Scripps Encinitas (solid move), and as an outcome of this we signed up for the hospital tour at Scripps Encinitas prior to the big day. That was a solid decision. I had a good handel in were to park etc. and I was a relief that we had at least some of paper work out of the way prior to showtime.
We (primarily my Wife) were faced with some challenges (21hrs of labor), but we were trained in the notion that our bodies grow babies we can bore naturally and ultimately, babies come out. That knowledge empowered my Wife to «surge» through and we now have a natural born, bad ass, 100% breastfed baby boy on our hands. If I could sum up the wellness center in one word, it would be «empowered»! Thanks guys.

Dr. Cap was my OB for my second baby and I was blown away by what a better experience it was! Now, he has opened a gorgeous prenatal/​postpartum wellness center with yoga every day! It is absolutely a must for any pregnant mamas in north county. Enjoy being spoiled by the fabulous instructors, chiropractors, massage therapists and educators!

Maring is a wonderful acupuncturist. She makes you feel comfortable and relaxed. She’s helped me when I threw out my neck, with anxiety/​stress, and with tightness in my knee from a past knee surgery. I highly recommend acupuncture for overall health and Maring Higa in particular! I had never done it before and was a bit afraid of how it would feel but Maring does a phenomenal job.

Cap wellness has so much to offer (really anyone) but mainly pregnant and postpartum mamas! I attended the prenatal yoga here and loved it. Each instructor has their own unique style which is great so that each class isn’t so repetitive. I did it all the way up until the end of my pregnancy and found it quite beneficial.
In addition, My husband and I took the hypnobirthing class with Care Messer here. It was five, 3-​hour classes and definitely worth taking. We learned so much about the birthing process as a whole, as well as the hypnobirthing technique. Care is very informative and not to mention HILARIOUS!!! She makes the class so much fun!!! (Even the dads enjoyed it!) If you’re thinking about taking this class I would make SURE to take it with Care!
Lastly, the wellness center offers acupuncture and the day my labor started Dr. Cap suggested that I «jump start» it by seeing Maring Higa, the acupuncturist there. She was so great! She asked a lot of questions and focused the session on inducing labor. She also taught my husband a few acupressure points to address once at home. It was relaxing and VERY effective! It definitely worked and I would recommend seeing Maring to anyone who needs to get «things going» or is looking for any kind of relief. She is very sweet and definitely knows her stuff!!! Thank you!!!
All in all, I LOVE the wellness center and everyone who works there. It’s like one big family!!!

I found CAP wellness center after my prior prenatal yoga class option in Del Mar closed.
I mainly come here for their prenatal yoga classes (and am looking forward to postnatal classes to get me back into shape!!). Their yoga room is small, but the biggest class I’ve been to has been 5 women (usually it’s just 2 – 3). All of their teachers are great and make adjustments as needed to your ever-​changing pregnancy needs. They’re well equipped with mats, bolsters, blocks, straps, etc. Signing up is (relatively) easy online — it can be a little hard to get to the actual schedule online, but I’ve learned the system by now.
My husband and I also took the Newborn 101 and the Comfort Measures for Birth classes. Initially we came here because we couldn’t fit the hospital classes into our busy physician schedules. (Most of the other clients seem to be patients of Dr. Cap’s). The classes we took were perfect, to the point, and exactly what we needed for the time frame we had. Hopefully they’ll be enough when the time comes!
I look forward to coming back to their postnatal classes — I just wish the traffic up the 5 wasn’t so bad on weekdays!