For Mums and Babies to be…

No period in a woman’s life can be as full of change and challenge as during pregnancy and the early days of motherhood.

Recognising this, Homeopathy has a great deal to offer, in fact this gentle form of medicine is ideally suited to treating many of the minor problems of pregnancy such as morning sickness or heartburn, and it can equally be of benefit in preventing many of the problems and complications of labour, in ways that conventional medicine cannot match.

For example the remedy Caulophyllum can help to strengthen contractions, speeding up an exhausting and lengthy labour. Arnica is another excellent and well known remedy, which can be taken before and after labour, to promote healing and minimise bruising for both you and your baby.

Julie quotes, my friend who I trained with commented:
“When I was a practicing midwife, I was often saddened not to be able to offer “gentle” remedies to bring relief to many minor discomforts of pregnancy, or to the distress of an unsettled baby, or even to the woman whose labour was prolonged through fear and apprehension.
It was until I trained as a professional Homeopath that I realised, there is in fact an easy and inexpensive way to relieve many of the physical and emotional disturbances that can accompany pregnancy and early motherhood, and I am still just as amazed and delighted by the results I see today.”

Here are just a few of the many good reasons why remedies can be helpful in your pregnancy:

• They are effective and inexpensive
• They have no contraindications or side effects
• The remedies are safe to use for both you and your baby, even while breastfeeding
• Having your own birthing kit of remedies allows you to take control and treat minor ailments and discomforts yourself
• Constitutional homeopathic treatment can help boost your natural healing ability and strengthen your overall vitality

We have helped people with the following problems throughout the Birth Process:

• Before the birth
• To encourage calm and centeredness
• Start of contractions, feeling fearful/panicky

In addition, if you experience any of the following..take remedy

• Anxiety – with fear/ shock/ fright eg. Fast, violent onset of labour
• Lower back pain – stitching, shooting down to buttocks, thighs, legs which is better for
• pressure, may also be irritable, bossy and anxious
• Feeling restless – weepy, need to talk about to relieve pains of discomfort in late
• pregnancy, feeling faint, better for fresh air
• Pains – like labour and cervix not dilated
• Labour – starting then stopping, perhaps slow
• Late for dates – suggestion of induction with irritability, exhaustion, trembling

If after this time there is no sign of labour, either you or the baby is not ready. Do check that all is well, trust your instinct and allow the process to follow its natural course where possible.

• During labour and the birth
• Labour progressing well, feeling rather tired, needing energy with no other symptoms
• Backache labour with irritability, anxiety and bossiness
• Backache labour with severe pains, may stop/slow down. Feeling of despair, euphoria, fear, excitement – very sensitive esp to noise, joking, talkative, moaning, screaming
• Soreness, general bruised feeling
• Labour stop/start with tearfulness, loss of courage, clingy, pathetic, better for fresh air
• Labour extremely painful, unbearable with anger, impossible to please, impatient, demanding
• Exhaustion in the extreme, giving up on every level, sagging, indifference
• Coccyx pain – shooting in any direction
• Lower back pain – stitching, going down into buttocks, thighs, legs, better for pressure of cushion, side of bed, hand etc.

After the Birth

• Soreness and bruising
• Retained placenta – allow 30 mins at least for natural process unless haemorrhaging occurs syntometrine cannot be avoided
• Tears/cuts – to promote healing
• Surgical cuts with anger, feelings of assault
• Coccyx pain from bruising/injury
• Deep bruising – may also be needed if Arnica becomes less effective
• Lacking energy, general tiredness
• Breasts hot, throbbing, engorged, may have red streaks – pain comes on suddenly when milk first comes in
• Breasts pale, hard, engorged, pain is worse for movement and is stitching

Also we’ve helped with the following problems

• Emergency Essence for teething/ colic
• Flower essences/ remedies for bed wetting/ nightmares
• Post op remedies to help after C section
• Remedies to help before, during and after labour
• Bonding
• Remedies to help with breast feeding
• Birthing kits
• Calm and clear for anyone stressed/ anxious
• Post natal stress remedy
• Cracked/ sore nipples
• Cradle cap
• Remedies for sibling
• Skin problems eg. eczema
• Morning sickness
• Warts and verucas
• Stopping smoking
• Puberty
• Head lice
• Timid/ shy children
• Chickenpox
• Broken bones
• Fear/ grief
• Fussy eaters
• Dyslexia
• Sleeping
• Colds and flu
• Travel sickness
• Premature labour
• Energy boost
• Building confidence
• Impatience
• Nappy rash
• Weaning
• Helping mother and father to cope
• Allergies
• Tantrums
• Toilet training
• Making friends
• Sibling rivalry
• Mealtime stress
• Starting nursery/ school
• Speech difficulties
• Food intolerance
• Nail biting
• Burns
• Nosebleeds
• Asthma
• Clinginess
• Hayfever
• Hyperactivity
• Crying & screaming
• Grief
• Conjunctivitis
• Swollen glands
• Anger
• Tire easily
• Jaundiced baby
• Ear infections