At 05:49 PM 1/28/01 -0800, you wrote: > I have a mom that is 12 days post partum. All is going well with >breastfeeding and recuperating from her delivery, except for the fact she >can't sleep. Says that she is just anxious about everything. She knows >that she needs to relax and sleep, but she watches the clock and worries >that she has to get to sleep fast since the baby will wake for another >feeding. She is requesting information on herbs to help her to relax and >sleep. Are there any that are very effective and safe for nursing baby? I would recommend Rescue Remedy for this mom, as I do for many of my clients. It is in all natural food stores or nutrition centers. It is a calming remedy that helps with anxiety and frustrations, as well as facilitating a MER. Being a homeopathic remedy it has no side effects for the user. The dose is 4 drops either under the tongue for immediate effect or 4 drops in everything the mother drinks throughout the day for general calming. Rescue Remedy is my most-used product in my practice. It is effective and totally safe for mother and baby. For your client I would recommend the sustained use throughout the day. It is a tincture (liquid) and requires a preservative. The one used in Rescue Remedy is brandy. The entire bottle (10ml) is about 2 teaspoons and the brandy is in a spring water carrier, and the bottle usually lasts a week. Not to open the alcohol debate again but a mother using Rescue Remedy is not taking in any measurable amount of alcohol. Pat Gima, IBCLC Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html