Something everyone should know....

[mummynmummy2b]

Hey, I know this is a bit odd but i was given this tip when i waqs pregnant last time and after my birth i promised myself i would tell everyone i knew who was pregnant.....

I've never been a beliver in homeopathic remedies but someone I know advised me to take Arnica which is a remedy for bruising from about 38 weeks to help me recover quickly after labour.
My labour was pretty traumatic and i ended up with an emergancy C Section after a failed Rotational forceps (pretty brutal!). Needless to say both me and LO sould have been black and blue. I was warned by MW that I should expect a lot of discomfort 'down there' due to bruising but..... not a dickie bird, we were both absolutely fine. LO, although getting stiuck in my pelvis then having to be delivered with the use of forceps in a c section had not a bruise in sight.

I know everyone should do what is right for them but I found for me that it really worked. Might be worth a thought.


Anyone else got a really useful tip for pregnancy or birth??

 

[amyjayne77]

Ohh great tip!! Will be doing this myself. Cheers x

 

[titch]

perrineal massage with vitamin E oil after 34 weeks, rosehip tea after 36 weeks...and now arnica. We should just be given this stuff in our bounty packs I reckon!!!

 

[Rosie's Mummy]

Yes I used Arnica, after my C-section the midwife said she had never seen such bad bruising *ooo get me!* so I used Arnica pillules and it really helped!

 

[inky]

my mum swears by the stuff, I'll definitely be taking it!

 

[Tasha89]

*Scribbles* Vitamin E...Rosehip Tea...Arnica...

Thanks!

 

[JennyG]

Awesome tip, thanks! Midwives have only become legal in western Canada in the last 8 years so most of us see ObGyn's. Doctors just don't believe in anything "holistic" so most moms never hear about this stuff. I had a midwife for my last baby. I worked with her for 2 years prior and loved her to death. My daughter's birth was so different compared to my son. Now we live WAY north....alas, no midwives so I'm back to the OB.

 

[titch]

*Scribbles* Vitamin E...Rosehip Tea...Arnica...

Thanks!

Dont drink the Rosehip before 36 weeks though, theres some evidence that it brings on labour when taken earlier in pregnancy!

 

[Tasha89]

*Scribbles* Vitamin E...Rosehip Tea...Arnica...

Thanks!

Dont drink the Rosehip before 36 weeks though, theres some evidence that it brings on labour when taken earlier in pregnancy!

I wont don't worry!

They say lavender can bring on labour too. Which is weird...as my maternity pillow COMES with a bottle of lavender oil Eh?!

 

[titch]

*Scribbles* Vitamin E...Rosehip Tea...Arnica...

Thanks!

Dont drink the Rosehip before 36 weeks though, theres some evidence that it brings on labour when taken earlier in pregnancy!

I wont don't worry!

They say lavender can bring on labour too. Which is weird...as my maternity pillow COMES with a bottle of lavender oil Eh?!

really Ive not heard that one, Ive been soakng away in lavender bath oils!!! with all these things to avoid its a wonder the human race isnt extinct!!

 

[Tasha89]

*Scribbles* Vitamin E...Rosehip Tea...Arnica...

Thanks!

Dont drink the Rosehip before 36 weeks though, theres some evidence that it brings on labour when taken earlier in pregnancy!

I wont don't worry!

They say lavender can bring on labour too. Which is weird...as my maternity pillow COMES with a bottle of lavender oil Eh?!

really Ive not heard that one, Ive been soakng away in lavender bath oils!!! with all these things to avoid its a wonder the human race isnt extinct!!

Haha! Tell me about it! Might give the midwife an ask about the lavender oil! Although lavender ANYTHING reminds me of my grandma so wont be lathering it on in a hurry anyway...! lol!

 

[JennyG]

I have lavendar bath salts! Did you get an answer from your midwife Tasha?

 

[claireo]

rosehip tea? is that ment to have a similar effect as the raspberry leaf tea. theres some rumours about that bringing on labour and said not to drink before 36 weeks. i googled it and apparently its really good for helping with labour

 

[Tasha89]

I have lavendar bath salts! Did you get an answer from your midwife Tasha?

Not seeing her again until next Fri so i'll ask then - I've only seen her twice so far this pregnancy! lol! It's every 2-4 weeks from here out though!

Thanks for the reminder though...memory like a sieve at the mo! lol! x