Re: Winnie; Pregnacy/Labor/Delivery

[Guest guest]

I have the book " Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth, and Your Baby's First Year " by

Miranda

Castro. DEFINITELY get this one, if you're interested in trying to use more

homeopathy for

you and your new lo. It's a great reference tool, and she even has a chapter on

how to

simply repertorize symptoms, etc with examples and case studies to help you get

a better

idea of how that works. There are, of course, chapters on labor, etc, too, with

the

common complaints and remedies for each. A good friend who actually introduced

me to

homeopathy will be attending my upcoming birth in March b/c it's not really as

easy to

see what's happening and correctly dose, etc, yourself, so if you have anyone

who could

attend the birth and help you out with this, that'd also be good. My friend

printed out

Pages 34-37 of the Winter 2006 edition excerpt from a book by Diane Gregg at

www.midwiferytoday.com, which has some helpful info about remedies, etc, AND

there are

tons of homeopathic birthing kits available with the usual remedies included.

The big

ones to have on hand are, of course, Arnica (30C & 200C) - for pain, bruising,

bleeding,

tissue trauma, headache and anxiety as well as shock both mental and physical;

Arsenicum

(recommended is 200C) for exhaustion, although if you're getting beyond done and

exhausted, you may actually need more of a 6X b/c a 200C would just be too much;

Belladonna (30C & 200C) for sudden and severe onset of pains, bleeding, anger,

and

wanting to push too early; Calendula (200c) to heal infected skin/cuts and

rashes,

especially those with pus; and Rescue Remedy (it's a liquid in tincture or spray

that has, I

believe, 5 of the bach remedies in it) - use 4 drops in 2 to 4 oz spring or

filtered water and

sip as needed when feeling out of control in labor, as well as for calming any

panic, fear,

or physical shock and distress (this can also be given to the baby for similar

problems by

diluting 1 drop in 1 oz filtered water and giving drops in the mouth or rubbing

drops on

his/her lips). There are several others on the list, but these are a few that

really stand out

to me. Try to familiarize yourself even better over the next month or so with

repertorizing, etc, especially if you're going to have to do this for yourself,

so you have

more confidence and assurance about using it as well as more knowledge of how

better to

use it this time! I know, easier said than done. I'm so grateful to have my

friend coming

b/c I still know so little and definitely need her experience and confidence to

help me

through and l & d, even though DH really is great support.

Good luck, and if you can't find a better list, I'd be happy to email you the

one I have in it's

entirety.

>

> Thanks so much for the advice. I looked up Dana's website

> (homeopathic.com?). I will have to check out her books. I have read

> a few things online and we do have a classical homeopath that our

> family sees. However she is Indian and sometimes difficult to

> understand. So, i don't get to really talk to her about homepathy

> and the remedies she gives us. We have seen amazing results. Mind

> you, it is has only been acute and not chronic (yet:). However,

> sometimes it can just amaze you how fast it works.

>

> When i use the stuff in the home kit it is hard to see results and it

> could be that i am not fitting the right problem. I don't know. The

> only thing i was amazed to see was how fast Apis worked when i got

> stung 3 times by a hornet. I usually blow up very fast. However, i

> ran inside and put that pellet under my tongue. I NEVER saw

> swelling. In fact, it barely itched. Praise God. When i have used

> Arnica it just didn't work.

>

> What would you advise for labor? I am due i Feb and we tried a few

> remedies last time but to no avail. Any one?

>

> jen c

>

[Guest guest]

Great suggestion. That book was my bible and I still refer to it frequently.

It IS a good idea to have someone else there. I used Arnica up until 8 cm. and

then my mind went and I caved on the painkillers. It slowed my labor so much

that I one time I was babbling about wanting epidurals, which they refused to

give me (!). I wish I'd had someone there whose mind was clear to help choose

remedies.

And of course there are other things to do for labor: hot showers, moving

around...

Winnie

Re: Winnie; Pregnacy/Labor/Delivery

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> I have the book " Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth, and Your

> Baby's First Year " by Miranda

> Castro. DEFINITELY get this one, if you're interested in trying

> to use more homeopathy for

> you and your new lo. It's a great reference tool, and she even

> has a chapter on how to

> simply repertorize symptoms, etc with examples and case studies

> to help you get a better

> idea of how that works. There are, of course, chapters on

> labor, etc, too, with the

> common complaints and remedies for each. A good friend who

> actually introduced me to

> homeopathy will be attending my upcoming birth in March b/c it's

> not really as easy to

> see what's happening and correctly dose, etc, yourself, so if

> you have anyone who could

> attend the birth and help you out with this, that'd also be

> good. My friend printed out

> Pages 34-37 of the Winter 2006 edition excerpt from a book by

> Diane Gregg at

> www.midwiferytoday.com, which has some helpful info about

> remedies, etc, AND there are

> tons of homeopathic birthing kits available with the usual

> remedies included. The big

> ones to have on hand are, of course, Arnica (30C & 200C) - for

> pain, bruising, bleeding,

> tissue trauma, headache and anxiety as well as shock both mental

> and physical; Arsenicum

> (recommended is 200C) for exhaustion, although if you're getting

> beyond done and

> exhausted, you may actually need more of a 6X b/c a 200C would

> just be too much;

> Belladonna (30C & 200C) for sudden and severe onset of pains,

> bleeding, anger, and

> wanting to push too early; Calendula (200c) to heal infected

> skin/cuts and rashes,

> especially those with pus; and Rescue Remedy (it's a liquid in

> tincture or spray that has, I

> believe, 5 of the bach remedies in it) - use 4 drops in 2 to 4

> oz spring or filtered water and

> sip as needed when feeling out of control in labor, as well as

> for calming any panic, fear,

> or physical shock and distress (this can also be given to the

> baby for similar problems by

> diluting 1 drop in 1 oz filtered water and giving drops in the

> mouth or rubbing drops on

> his/her lips). There are several others on the list, but these

> are a few that really stand out

> to me. Try to familiarize yourself even better over the next

> month or so with

> repertorizing, etc, especially if you're going to have to do

> this for yourself, so you have

> more confidence and assurance about using it as well as more

> knowledge of how better to

> use it this time! I know, easier said than done. I'm so

> grateful to have my friend coming

> b/c I still know so little and definitely need her experience

> and confidence to help me

> through and l & d, even though DH really is great support.

>

> Good luck, and if you can't find a better list, I'd be happy to

> email you the one I have in it's

> entirety.

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Thanks so much for the advice. I looked up Dana's website

> > (homeopathic.com?). I will have to check out her books. I

> have read

> > a few things online and we do have a classical homeopath that

> our

> > family sees. However she is Indian and sometimes difficult to

> > understand. So, i don't get to really talk to her about

> homepathy

> > and the remedies she gives us. We have seen amazing results.

> Mind

> > you, it is has only been acute and not chronic (yet:).

> However,

> > sometimes it can just amaze you how fast it works.

> >

> > When i use the stuff in the home kit it is hard to see results

> and it

> > could be that i am not fitting the right problem. I don't

> know. The

> > only thing i was amazed to see was how fast Apis worked when i

> got

> > stung 3 times by a hornet. I usually blow up very fast.

> However, i

> > ran inside and put that pellet under my tongue. I NEVER saw

> > swelling. In fact, it barely itched. Praise God. When i

> have used

> > Arnica it just didn't work.

> >

> > What would you advise for labor? I am due i Feb and we tried

> a few

> > remedies last time but to no avail. Any one?

> >

> > jen c

> >

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You needed HypnoBirthing, Winnie! I used it with both pregnancies.

No pain killers, no pain, no hyteria, panic, etc. Just gentle births.

I can't recommend HypnoBirthing highly enough.

http://www.hypnobirthing.com

On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:19 PM, <wharrison@...> wrote:

> Great suggestion. That book was my bible and I still refer to it frequently.

>

> It IS a good idea to have someone else there. I used Arnica up until 8 cm.

> and then my mind went and I caved on the painkillers. It slowed my labor so

> much that I one time I was babbling about wanting epidurals, which they

> refused to give me (!). I wish I'd had someone there whose mind was clear to

> help choose remedies.

>

> And of course there are other things to do for labor: hot showers, moving

> around...

[Guest guest]

That would have been great. I'd never even heard of it!

Winnie

Re: Re: Winnie; Pregnacy/Labor/Delivery

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> You needed HypnoBirthing, Winnie! I used it with both pregnancies.

> No pain killers, no pain, no hyteria, panic, etc. Just gentle births.

> I can't recommend HypnoBirthing highly enough.

>

> http://www.hypnobirthing.com

>

[Guest guest]

-I second the hypnobirthing!!!

I am amazed when I hear horror stories of deliveries because ours was

so great - dare I say I almost enjoyed it!? Or at least parts of it.

And the whole thing was over in 11 hours flat. The hypnobirthing

really helps you relax and bring the baby down quickly, I think.

There were definitely intense moments and I can understand why some

women get drugs and epidurals but I never felt like I wanted them.

Hypnobirthing, acupressure, and a doula - good stuff. I will use

homeopathy next time as well.

Melinda C.