In reference ot the mom who had a miscarriage and is wanting to take 
black cohosh:
Black cohosh is usually used in combination with blue cohosh to 
facilitate labor, But only under the supervision of a midwife, as it 
can cause intense contactions ans excessive bleeding. We do not even 
know at this point that this mom has retained placenta, so she may be
irritating the uterus for no reason. I personally use black cohosh in 
tincture for coughs and have given it to my children as young as this 
toddler. I also ingested a LOT of both of these herbs while in labor 
with my daughter and while still breastfeeding my older son, but again 
I was under midwifery supervision. If this were me, I would use 
homeopathy, not herbs at this point for the bleeding. I would also be 
taking foods and herbs to restore tone and nourish the body--like 
alfalafa, red raspberry, chlorella and a green food. Having said all of 
that, I miscarried while breastfeeding another child and hemorrhaged a 
month later. I used homeopathic phosphorus to immediately stop the 
bleeding, but ultimately had a D&C b/c of retained placenta and a 
uterine infection. I did, however, do the D&C with no meds and used 
homeopathic arnica right away for pain and healing and green foods to 
rebuild my blood.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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