MY homeopathic attempt
Posted: May 12, 2005 11:38 am
Hi there -- I'm 5 weeks along in my second pregnancy. For about 18 weeks of my first pregnancy I suffered through HG without any kind of knowledge about my condition or how I should be treated. I was given Reglan, but it didn't do much to help. I had an awful doc who treated me like I was a pain in the rear, and as a result (of that and of being utterly incapcitated anyway) I did not aggressively seek any other kind of help. Well, I refuse to allow myself to suffer like that again, so I'm trying hard to be pro-active this time. I've switched to a practice of midwives and one referred me to a homeopath to "start things out."
I was a bit leery, but we've used homeopathic remedies with my 19 mo and they've worked great. Couldn't hurt while I'm not sick yet, so I went into the wilds of West Virginia and Virginia yesterday for my first visit. It was wonderful. I had a constitutional visit, which is a long (1-2 hour) interview with the homeopath -- she asked me every question imaginable about myself. Then she turned to her database on a laptop and got to work analyzing my symptoms (now and before with HG) and the various remedies available. Then she gave me a tiny little packet with what almost looked like grains of sand -- she told me to take half of them that night before bed on a stainless steel spoon under my tongue. We made an appt. for a month from now and she said to keep track of any changes and call her if I have any problems at all. The other half is for later if needed. She said that the remedy has helped 80% of pregnancy nausea and will also help with my impending anemia and possible hemorhaging (which I had last time after delivery.) My only symptom so far (before and since the visit) has been extreme hunger bordering on nausea -- but I can handle that! Bring it on! Cross your fingers and wish me luck and I'll keep you up to date on my desperate journey into homeopathy.
I was a bit leery, but we've used homeopathic remedies with my 19 mo and they've worked great. Couldn't hurt while I'm not sick yet, so I went into the wilds of West Virginia and Virginia yesterday for my first visit. It was wonderful. I had a constitutional visit, which is a long (1-2 hour) interview with the homeopath -- she asked me every question imaginable about myself. Then she turned to her database on a laptop and got to work analyzing my symptoms (now and before with HG) and the various remedies available. Then she gave me a tiny little packet with what almost looked like grains of sand -- she told me to take half of them that night before bed on a stainless steel spoon under my tongue. We made an appt. for a month from now and she said to keep track of any changes and call her if I have any problems at all. The other half is for later if needed. She said that the remedy has helped 80% of pregnancy nausea and will also help with my impending anemia and possible hemorhaging (which I had last time after delivery.) My only symptom so far (before and since the visit) has been extreme hunger bordering on nausea -- but I can handle that! Bring it on! Cross your fingers and wish me luck and I'll keep you up to date on my desperate journey into homeopathy.