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Gentle Remedies for Pregnancy
During pregnancy, any conventional medication feels like a threat to the unborn. However, the gentle and ancient system of homeopathy suits pregnancy because it does not introduce harmful substances into the body. With homeopathy, you're not just treating a symptom - nausea, constipation or itchiness, for instance - you're treating the whole pregnant person.
Remedies are chosen after a consultation, which can include bewildering questions about whether you have hot feet and what you like best to eat. This is in order to establish a complete picture of the patient, to which the homeopath can match a correct remedy. The same symptom can be treated with a wide variety of different remedies, depending on the person's unique susceptibility. Once the remedy has been identified, it works by stimulating the recipient's healing potential and restoring equilibrium.
Sometimes the effects can seem immediate and startling. For example, high potency Pulsatilla, used towards the end of pregnancy, is recommended for turning a breech baby head downwards. This has been documented many times, including in my own practise. So, if your baby is breech and won't turn it's worth consulting a homeopath - it certainly can't do any harm.
Panic stations
The overwhelming sensations of a first labour can induce panic. One evening, a few years ago, I rang a close friend who was in early labour with her first child. Her husband answered, as she was unable to speak to me because she felt completely out of control.
I could hear her wailing despairingly down the line. After asking a few questions I suggested a high potency of Aconite. An hour later I still hadn't heard back, so I rang again. This time she answered, confidently coping with her contractions and speaking softly so as not to disturb her sleeping husband.
If you are planning a pregnancy, it is worth consulting a professional homoeopath for care during pregnancy, birth and the post-partum period - obviously in addition to the medical team at the hospital. There are 'first-aid' remedies that can help with minor or uncomplicated problems. A remedy should be chosen that best matches the general state - as well as the symptoms - of the person.
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