Mom & Baby Homeopathy

2009-10-25T06:10:00.000-07:00

Bach Flower Remedies for Bed Wetting

2009-05-18T03:34:00.000-07:00

If you are trying to train your child to sleep without a diaper, Bach flower remedies can help with the mental and emotional difficulties he or she might be encountering along this process. No matter what age, make sure your child is willing and ready for this. Talk to him or her about the process and make it fun, exciting and most of all empowering for him or her.

Crap Apple: for embarrassment and a sense of shame and personal disgust.

Clematis: for the heavy sleeper.

Agrimony: for the child who has something in his mind but keeps it all to himself. This could be something that bothers him or her.

Chestnut Bud: for the child who has made a habit of wetting the bed and does not seem to learn from experience, thus failing to correct this pattern.

Chicory: for the child who is very dependent and needy. He or she wants the parents to help him and also may still want to sleep in the parent's bed. Chicory will help him or her to be more independent and less demanding of others time and attention.

Homeopathy for Detox

2009-05-11T09:47:00.000-07:00

What to do after a course of antibiotics?
Many parents want to know how they can prevent the side effects of allopathic medication with homeopathy. They best way to prevent side effects of any medication is to be aware to the possible side effects by talking to your pharmacists or doctor. Avoid taking meds unless it is strictly necessary and never self medicate your child without asking advice from a professional first.

If your child has been on antibiotics, make sure to feed him acidophilus powder daily. In addition to basic digestive assistance, acidophilus can help bust the immune system.

The homeopathic remedy Nux vomica 6C can be given to help the body detoxify itself from the medication.

Also after a viral infection a course of cell salt Calc phos 6X will help the child gain back his or her strength and prevent relapses.

Homeopathy for the Flu

2009-04-29T09:29:00.000-07:00

Can homeopathy treat flu symptoms? Yes, of course!

Make sure you follow the advice of you medical doctor and only use homeopathy to treat mild cases. Contact you MD as soon as you infant or child develops fever, vomiting, diarrhea and any severe symptom.

In homeopathic medicine, the person and the way she or he develops the flu is addressed not the disease itself. This is why homeopathy works well with allopathic medicine because homeopathy helps strengthen the person's immune system while anti-viral medication kills the virus or prevents it from multiplying.

If you are concerned, like many other parents about the swine flu, follow the link to learn more about which remedies can be useful during this epidemic.

Do not believe those who tell you that homeopathy is not effective in treating the flu. Homeopathy has its place and it should be used when appropriate! Use common sense and avoid anyone who tries to scare you to believe that homeopathy is a pseudoscience. Nobody really knows how bad the swine flu epidemic will get, so any help will be useful to fight it especially if a large number of people will get sick. Remember that the virus mutates easily, frequently and may become resistant to medication. Only time will tell.

Take a look at this article from Hpathy.com
Also, follow Dr. Herscu's website for updates on the swine flu epidemic. This is a great site full of important information on homeopathic remedies for the flu and updates on the genus epidemicus (the most likely homeopathic remedy to help treat and prevent this particular type of flu).

If you want to know more about the effectiveness of homeopathic medicine in treating previous epidemics, read this article.

Delayed Development: What to do?

2009-04-02T10:40:00.000-07:00

Children develop at their own pace and you should not be alarmed if your child does not learn how to talk or walk like the child of someone you know. I have three children and they all had different ages for teething, sitting, standing, walking talking, potty training, so do not be alarmed, but talk to a pediatrician and make sure that there are no medical conditions. If your pediatrician tells you that your child is just a bit slower than the average but he is in good health, relax! Your baby will learn when he or she is ready.

If you are still concerned, seek advice from a classical homeopath that has experience with constitutional prescribing and this will help your child greatly.

What is Constitutional Homeopathy?
Every child is born with particular mental and emotional features in addition to a physical constitution. The homeopathic practitioner can take the case of the child to determine his constitutional remedy which can be administered to strengthen the baby and help him/her grow healthy.

The purpose of homeopathy is the restoration of the body to its healthy balance, which is considered its natural state. Classical homeopathic therapy refers to the treatment of a person as a whole, including past and present symptoms, thus focusing on recurrent patterns present in the medical history. In homeopathy the emphasis is placed upon the constitution of the individual, including the underlying mental issues and physical symptoms. Remedy selection is based upon the most distinct characteristics of the person addressing not only the chief complaint but also the overall picture or constitution. The result will be enhanced overall health.

Homeopathic Remedies for Delayed Development

Here is a brief list of the mostly used homeopathic remedies to help a child develop:

Baryta carbonica
This remedy is usually prescribed in cases of mental deficiency and emotional immaturity (childish behavior). There is also slow physical grow and need for reassurance because they feel they are slower than their friends.
Thry can be passive, shy with extreme difficulty making decisions.
This remedy helps in cases of slow growth like dwarfism with chronic inflammation of swollen tonsils. Hard swelling of the cervical glands is common with difficulty swallowing liquids or saliva. These children are mouth breathers. They suffer from bed wetting or regression of potty training when they feel insecure. There is atrophy or smallness of genitalia.

Calcarea carbonica
This is one of the most commonly prescribed remedy for infant and children. It is very useful when there are metabolic problems, difficulty assimilating nutrients (especially calcium), slow teething, walking,and talking. These children also suffer from recurrent illnesses and have swollen glands. They tend to be overweight with a big belly (but they can be quite skinny). They tend to have a slow metabolism and so they put on weight easily, they have a poor stamina and like to stay put.
They have cold hands and feet and tend to sweat on the back of the neck at night in bed. They may suffer from skin eruptions and asthma. If they are constipated they seem to be fine with it.Their nails are distorted and beak easily. They tend to smell sour. They are very easy babies to raise, happy and placid with pale completion and lovely expression.

Silica
Silica children appear very delicate, well behaved almost regal. They tend to suffer from recurrent infections, like colds, otitis, pharyngitis. They have thin hair, skin eruption, weak teeth, bones and slow growth. They are worse from cold and have a poor capacity to absorb minerals. They have very sweaty, smelly feet and are worse by wearing shoes that do not allow the feet to breath. In infants, this remedy helps in cases of failure to thrive where the baby cannot tolerate mother's milk, has projectile vomit and looses weight. In newborn, this remedy is also number one for infection or blockage of the tear duct. These children also suffer from constipation with "bashful stool." This remedy seems to help those who show symptoms of slow development, low appetite, defective assimilation of nutrients, bone disorders after vaccination or have a family history of tuberculosis.

Baby Massage

2009-04-01T07:20:00.000-07:00

Baby Massage is the best way every parent has to connect and communicate with a newborn baby. The benefits of baby massage are numerous and they go from the physical, mental, emotional and developmental level.

Studies have proven how newborn baby that are premature or have a low birth weight grow faster and healthier if they are massaged on a daily bases.

It is very easy to learn how to give a your baby a massage. If your baby has any condition please check with your doctor before giving a baby massage or talk to a registered massage therapist that specializes in baby massage.

Check out this interesting page on Baby Massage.

Motion Sickness: How you can Help your Baby!

2009-03-31T05:47:00.000-07:00

Many babies love a car ride! They fall asleep and enjoy the soothing movement of the vehicle moving along the ride.

But what if your baby car ride turns each time into a nightmare and your baby suffers from motion sickness and even a simple trip to the doctors becomes a true challenge for mom or dad?

Do not despair homeopathic medicine can help your baby!

The following are the most commonly prescribed homeopathic remedies for children who suffer from motion sickness. My advice is to seek help from a qualified homeopathic physician for best results. Homeopathic constitutional treatment is advised to address the underlying imbalance.

What is motion sickness?
This condition is associated with the development of symptoms of nausea, vomiting and headaches as a result of traveling in a car, train, bus, boat, or plane.

Cocculus: this is a famous remedy for motion sickness of all types causing dizziness, nausea and headaches. The child gets tired easily, stays perfectly still and does not want to be touched, talked to, just wants to be left alone.

Tabaccum: this remedy works well for sea sickness that involves vomiting and nausea. The child is better by fresh air and looks pale and drawn out. This remedy is also excellent when the child is exposed to smoke of other travelers.

Ipecacuana: this remedy is for nausea that is constant and is not relieved by vomiting.

How to take homeopathic remedies?

Select a potency of 6C or 30C or talk to your homeopathic pharmacist. The best way to give a homeopathic remedy to a child is to melt a few pellets in a cup of purified or spring water and allow the child to take small sips every 5-10 minutes until the symptoms improve. The baby or child can keep sipping while in the car until he or she fells better.

First Aid Homeopathic Remedies

2009-03-30T02:56:00.000-07:00

If you are planning a trip to the park or a vacation away from home, homeopathic remedies can help soothe minor accidents your child may suffer from.
The following is a very simple but useful list of homeopathic remedies you can prepare and have handy , just in case!

Arnica 6C or 30C: This is the first remedy to think about when your child falls and bumps his head. If is great for head injuries, cuts, scrapes, contusions, muscular strain. This remedy also reduces bruising.

Bellis perennis 6C or 30C: I call this remedy the Arnica for soft tissue injuries. It is indicated in cases of abdominal injuries, useful after surgery, injuries of the tongue, eyes, virtually any internal soft tissue and organs.

Hypericum 6C and 30C: This is a great remedy to soothe nerve injury, finger cuts. It also works well for Mom or Dad's sciatic pain.

Ledum 6C, 30C: If your baby ever gets a black eye, this is the remedy! It is also great for bruising, insect bites, puncture wounds. If Mom and Dad spend too much time on the computer and develop eye strain or headache, this remedy can help!

Symphytum 6C or 30C: This remedy helps heal fractures and should be administered after Arnica. BUT, do not give Symphytum unless the bone has been set! The healing power of this remedy is very strong and it can knit the bone right away. Give Symphytum after Arnica and Ledum for eye contusions.

Apis mellifica 6C or 30C: Insect bite and sting pain, swelling and at times infection. Remove bee or wasp stinger with sterile tweezers if you can see it. Take the remedy every 15 minutes, up to 6 doses. This remedy helps when the area is red, feel hot and swollen.
Caution: If sting is inside the mouth, nose, ear, or if it's in or around the eyes, rinse with cold water to reduce swelling and see a healthcare professional immediately.

Phosphorus 6C or 30C: For nose bleeds that come on suddenly and the blood is bright red. Spontaneous nose bleeds in children.

Glonoinum 6C or 30C: This remedy is great for heat exhaustion when the child has throbbing, splitting headache, hot face, and sweaty skin. A dose can be taken every 5 minutes, up to 10 doses.

Rhus Tox 6C or 30C: This remedy helps soothe the effects of poison Ivey. This remedy can be taken as soon as you get into contact with the pant to prevent manifestation of symptoms to occur. This can happen in the majority of the cases.

Rescue Remedy Drops: This remedy is great to soothe a crying baby as a result of a shock, fall, fright, separation anxiety, nightmares and more.

Rescue Remedy Cream: Apply right after burns, head bumps and injuries to the fingers or toes.

Calendula Cream: Soothing and healing for diaper rash and dry skin.

Soothing a Colicky Baby Can Be Easy with Homeopathy

2009-03-29T05:40:00.000-07:00

Does your beautiful new baby have colic?
Are you so stressed out that do not know what to do?
Does everybody tell you, your baby will grow out of it, but cannot wait another second!

Homeopathic Medicine has a lot to offer to parents who have a baby suffering from colic.
It is very important to note the baby's behavior and match that with the most suitable homeopathic remedy.

Here is a brief list of the most homeopathic remedies that can help bring fast relief to a colicky baby:

Aethusa

This is the best known remedy for when your baby is intolerant to mother's milk or formula. The baby that needs this remedy develops colicky pains about one hour or so after feeding and spits up large curds of milk. Sometimes the baby vomits the milk he or she had just eaten. The vomiting can be quite severe (projectile) and diarrhea is common.
During the colic attack, the baby is in great distress and cries a lot, feeling sweaty and cold until falls asleep due to exhaustion.

Chamomilla

This is the main colic remedy when baby screams angrily, is very restless, and shrieks desperately. The colic pain may be associated with diarrhea which smells like rotten eggs and looks like chopped spinaches with diaper rash or redness. The baby experiences excruciating pain that results in non-stop angry cry that drives the parents crazy. Baby cries one minute for something and then it pushes it away, nothing seems to please this child. The child feels temporarily better by constant rocking and carrying, but this doe not lasts for long. The baby also becomes very difficult to soothe and eventually begins to scream and cry very loudly. The child is very sensitive to the gripping pain of the colic attack. You can tell the abdomen is distended and bloated with lots of gas.

Colocynthis

This is one of the best colic remedy used by homeopaths. The baby experiences a severe colic attack where the pain comes in waves and the abdomen is hard and bloated with green diarrhea at times. The colic pain is better by passing a stool and worse after feeding, before a bowel movement and if baby is too hot. Baby is better by tummy massage and firm pressure, especially when the baby is placed over the parents shoulder. The colic is so strong that the cramping, cutting pain makes baby double over (baby draws legs toward abdomen vigorously and wants to curl up). Baby looks extremely anxious and likes to be carried tummy-down on someone's arm. This remedy soothes the nerves of the lower part of the abdomen and helps with stabbing pain of colic attack.

Dioscorea

The baby has colic and lots of gas. You can hear rumbling of gas in baby's belly. The baby wants to be held upright all the time and cries more when laid down because the symptoms worsen. The colic in baby is felt like aabdominal pain that feels better from bending backward. The pain comes in fits with gas and burping. This colic remedy helps the baby that stretches the legs out or arches backwards to relieve the colic pain. There is also lots of screaming with the pain.

Magnesium Phosphorica

This colic remedy helps the baby that is definitely better by a warm gentle pressure, as by pulling the legs up. Baby seems nervous from the pain, and can be irritable or fearful.

Bryonia

This colic remedy helps a baby with extreme stitching pain in the abdomen worse from the slightest motion. Baby is better by keeping completely still and by warmth. The abdomen is bloated and tender to touch. The stools can be hot and dry and constipation could be present. The baby can be grumpy and does not want to be touched, changed and carried and wants you to be still as well.