The Health Whisperer

Homeopathic Treatment for Moms who have postpartum disorders. Natural Homeopathic remedies have been widely used for more than 200 years addressing issues that arise after delivery, supporting and helping the new mom adjust to the changes in her new life, the fears, anxieties and physical changes and balance the hormonal levels to bring about a balanced mind and body. The changes your body and mind have gone through the last 9 months and during birth explain are enormous. You can experience feelings of tiredness, soreness of the body after birth, recovery from stitches, new changes in the body as it prepares to produce milk, etc. Also the stress of having visitors and having to care for the baby at the same time contribute to making you feel exhausted. Sometimes problems around breastfeeding arise, like do I have enough milk, why is the baby not latching properly, why does the baby cry after breastfeeding, etc. These symptoms usually last a few days until you feel can start coping with your new life. Sometimes it is more difficult to recover from this and the symptoms persist and become more intense. This can evolve and become what is known as postpartum depression. Post partum depression is believed to result from the stresses undergone during pregnancy and the period from 3 days to approximately 30 days after childbirth. How do I know I have postpartum depression? You can be excessively worried about your new role as a mother Concerns about how or if you are going to bond to your new baby Excessive worry about the health of the baby Many times feelings of guilt are present; you might feel you are not capable of taking on this new challenge. Guilt about not feeling what you are expected to feel towards you baby or guilt for not wanting to take care of it. Avoidance of you new responsibility. Not wanting to have anything to do with your baby. Be aware of these symptoms that can evolve into postpartum depression: • Insomnia • Restlessness, • Fatigue • Depression of spirit • Irritability • Headache • Quick changes in mood How can Homeopathy help me? The uniqueness about homeopathic treatment is that you are treated as an individual. Many women go through post partum depression but none experience it the same way. For example, you might feel extremely insecure about being a good mother, feeling so restless that you cannot sleep, always checking over the baby worried that it might die or have a terrible disease, you might want to be accompanied and need support, worse in the night time, extremely anxious about having visitors and that your house is not in order. This picture would require a different remedy than if you presented another picture say: after delivery you have are extremely possessive of your baby, and might be jealous of others not having this new responsibility, even jealous when the baby smiles more to your partner than to you. You are better without consolation. You might feel guilty and have the sensation you have done something wrong. Extremely talkative and you don’t like being restricted, very self critical. As you can see from these examples even though we can say both women have postpartum depression their experiences of having this disorder is completely different. Homeopathic treatment addresses these different symptoms by finding a remedy that covers these symptoms completely, both physically and emotionally. When we treat you we take all your symptoms and feelings into consideration. It is important for us to ask you about your cravings, aversions, temperature, sleep patterns and even dreams as we can see healing through dream analysis as the treatment progresses. Natural Homeopathic remedies cure the underlying cause of this unbalance and stimulate your own body tissues to recover and balance itself. How safe are Homeopathic Remedies for me and my baby? Homeopathic remedies are natural and safe medicines that have not side effects for you or your baby. On the contrary, if the remedy is a good prescription through your milk your baby will become stronger and have a stronger immune system. The remedies are made of natural substances and have gone through a process called sucussion and dilution where the energy of each substance is released and acts in our bodies as an impulse of information which floods our whole mind and body. Natural Homeopathic remedies cure based on the law of Similars, meaning that remedies can cure what they produce. For a complete evaluation contact us: EQUILIBRIUM HOMEOPATHY/ 604.685.4325/Electra Health Floor / 970 Burrard St.