Flower Essence Case - Bach Flower Remedy
By Beth Tyers
A Male Newborn had been delivered by Ventouse intervention
after a long and traumatic labour. Mother had some assistance
with homeopathy, administered by husband.
Sleep has been impossible for all of the baby's 15 or 16
days of life - he had a large haematoma to the back of his
head, and to one side. Feeding is difficult, stressful for
mother and baby, as he can't relax enough to latch on successfully.
Homeopathic remedies have been given and have successfully
reduced the haematoma but the baby still cannot rest, is
agitated, twitching and stretching and straining and spending
very little time still. He does seem to respond normally
to his father's and mother's voices, and all of his reflexes
are assessed as normal. He becomes distressed if his head
is touched. He passes normal quantities of urine and stools,
but isn't gaining weight at the rate expected.
Remedies given in sequence were Arnica, Nat Sulph, Stramonium,
Helleborus, Cicuta, Chamomilla, Colocynth, without noticeable
effect on his general state.
Mother rang again in the third week after birth, in tears
of desperation, approximately 10.30pm one evening, baby
is screaming uncontrollably, unable to feed or sleep. There
was no possibility of getting any remedies to her quickly
(other than those she had in first aid and birth kits, and
those already tried.)
My advice at this point was for the mother and baby to
get into a warm bath with a large squirt of Rescue Remedy
in the water, and to massage rescue remedy into baby's hands
and feet. I asked her to call me the next day, when I would
have more time to discuss the next step.
Mother did phone next morning, in tears again, this time
with relief, saying that they had all slept through the
night for the first time since the birth. The effect had
been immediate - he had relaxed considerably in the bath,
fed well and slept after it. He had fed well again that
morning and was sleeping again. She asked me what she should
do next.
My advice was to repeat the massage twice daily into the
hands and feet and repeat the shared Rescue Remedy bath
each evening.
Clearly the Rescue Remedy had broken the vicious cycle
of tension that was contributing to the baby's condition,
as mother was becoming more and more desperate each day.
She, too, needing calming. I feel, however, that the flower
essence affected the baby's energy on a very deep level
indeed, relieving the immense shock of the traumatic delivery
and enabling rest, digestion, and the proper assimilation
of later homeopathic remedies all of which worked effectively,
and continue to do so. He is now a happy, healthy, 3 year
old!
About the Author
Beth Tyers
I am a homeopathic practitioner with many years experience
of flower essences.
I use them regularly to support homeopathic prescriptions
and have found them powerful in their own right. I am a
partner in Healthlines, a company dedicated to developing
the use of flower essences, using the internet and mail
order to reach as wide an audience as possible.
I lecture regularly with The Lakeland College, and give
independent seminars all over the country specialising in
Bush Flower essences and Bailey essences.
If you would like more details about the courses and seminars
we work with,
visit:
www.thelakelandcollege.co.uk
Or
Email me at beth@homeopath.co.uk
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own personalised
flower essence combination visit www.healthlines.co.uk
