USING HOMEOPATHY WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING
Homeopathy is a most suitable form of medicine to use during pregnancy and breastfeeding, as the minute doses do not harm the baby in any way. It can be used safely right from the beginning of pregnancy to treat nausea and vomiting, right through the second and third trimester relieving some of the more niggling conditions like piles and heartburn.

Further on in pregnancy homeopathy is extremely good at correcting raised blood pressure, pregnancy-induced diabetes and exhaustion. Ante- and post-natal depression are very easily treated, leaving the mother much more able to enjoy her pregnancy or new baby.

This is a very good time to see a homeopath for any underlying problem, as it seems to be so much easier to treat conditions when a woman is pregnant. Conditions like eczema and asthma are classic conditions that can be corrected at this time in your life.

Preparation for birth
You can use homeopathy easily to help keep labour normal. I provide a childbirth kit for my patients that consists of 42 remedies to help you through the ups and downs of labour and the postnatal period. These remedies help with fear, anxiety, pain, long labours, very short labours, starting labour when you have a threatened induction, or speeding labour up when it seems to be going very slowly.

The kit also helps labour from the baby's perspective with remedies that enable the baby to access oxygen more effectively.

After birth
The kit contains remedies that help counteract post-natal depression and speed up healing for caesarean section as well as vaginal delivery.

Breastfeeding problems are relieved using the appropriate remedy, a short consultation is often required to help with nutrition and positioning.