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


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