huge blood loss exhausting mom after birth

[Guest guest]

Namaskar Group,

 

Does anyone have any dietary or herbal recommendations for a mom who lost lots

of blood

during birth? I am aware that warm oil massage can be restorative. And, I know

that bone

soup is blood building. Another practitioner suggested a green drink containing

sea

vegetables. I am curious what this group would suggest.

 

Thank you for your time, expertise and consideration.

 

Respectfully,

 

Kim Jivani Luchau

Infant/Mom Craniosacral Therapist

Kaua'i, Hawaii,

Phone: 808.822.4644

[Guest guest]

Many herbs, formulations and dietary approaches to tackle excess

bleeding (whether due to childbirth or menstrual cycle or epistaxis)

recommended at

 

ayurveda/message/6375

ayurveda/message/14198

 

The latter link gives a simple grass as remedy, if you are located in

tropical areas.

 

Black sesame seeds with jaggery may be most convenient if jaggery is

available.

 

The seeds of Mucuna prurians (Kauncha), if taken in green conditions,

can build blood most rapidly, amongst all known Indian herbs. They are

available exactly in these weeks. Once they dry up, the property is

lost. This is a rare example where herb changes property according to

its state or age. See how God is kind. The bleeding, haemorrages are

more common in this season (Sharad rutu) and He provides Durva Grass,

Mucuna seeds at right time!

 

Dr Bhate

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Does anyone have any dietary or herbal recommendations for a mom who

lost lots of blood

during birth?

[Guest guest]

Hi Jivani -

 

I hope this mother is able to use some of Dr. Bhate's recommendations

- am forgetting where you are located and do not know if these are

available " down under " if you are in Australia - most not available

here.

 

We would also be supporting with stewed dried fruits or dates, black

fig, raisin, currant, apricot, blueberry and black cherry which are

not only iron rich, the dried fruits help build mamsa dhatu (muscle

tissue), help with needed higher caloric intake, and when soaked or

stewed they are one of the best ways, along with the postpartum

oleation therapy, to support bowels to move well. (use some of the

baking spices as desired, and a pinch of salt to help her absorb

nutrients from the fruit instead of just passing it through).

 

Certain fresh fruits are also high in iron, as you probably know, and

preferred include blueberries, then after lochia has reduced to almost

nothing you can use sweet mango, and about that time also she may

handle the other dark berries better (each of these for their own

reason). Midwives in this country lean rightly on a preparation

called Floridix - she should use 2-3X normal dose. Delicious and very

effective, though expensive.

 

The green drinks, most of what people use whether fresh or dried in

this country due to vatagenic and food combining issues will tend to

give gas. Sea vegetables or land dried greens can increase vata,

though very minieral and alkaline supportive. Nepali, per Dr.

Shrestha, use powder of dried dark leafie greens in seasoned and ghee

rich sauces, not the fresh at this time.

 

If it is properly balanced and used at the right time, of course dark

leafy greens are good. The heating property of these when used as

fresh vegetables is why they are avoided while blood loss from lochia

is still flowing - because pitta tends to be major factor in many

blood loss (or miscarriage) issues. Methi, fresh fenugreek, or fresh

dill weed, properly cooked and seasoned as a vegetable I am told are

excellent vegetables to start with however. problems, as we have been

taught and seen.

 

We find mothers handle the cooked dark greens when ready for them well

if not just steamed, but sauteed, with well cookd garlic, hing, cumin,

caraway, dill or other such spices, in ample ghee or coconut oil, with

squeeze of lime (better than lemon), and mineral salt. We often even

throw in the pinch of some sugar or cook with a sweet vegetable like

carrot or parsnip to balance the vatagenic effect of greens.

 

Bone marrow soup is advised from the ox in Chinese medicine, and does

build blood. Watch her pitta, hot flashes or sweats and temper as it

does also increase pitta and rajas. In winter climate for non

vegetarian, more appropriate. I know there are traditions in ayurveda

using goat, but do not know details or value for blood (as opposed to

just strength) building, nor have we used.

 

When doing the ayurvedic postpartum abhyanga, we ask every day about

her lochia. If increased, it is due to 1) to heavy with the massage,

2) pittagenic foods 3) Mama doing too much. Not in any particular

order, just be on the alert for these things.

 

We do very careful assessment every day of care for results from

previous day, herbal use and results, where they may need help

complying or any other such issue in the home/care arena, appetite,

digestion, elimination, rest, moods, bleeding, baby's appetite,

digestion, elimination, rest, temper, temperature issues, or anything

else Mom has concern about. She usually won't bring up most of these

things and we have to ask about them - much assessment and keys to

their best support comes out from these simple questions!

 

Blessings,

Ysha

 

> Does anyone have any dietary or herbal recommendations for a mom who

lost lots of blood during birth? I am aware that warm oil massage can

be restorative. And, I know that bone soup is blood building.

Another practitioner suggested a green drink containing sea

vegetables. I am curious what this group would suggest.