Guest guest Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Hello Everyone, The Antepartum unit at the hospital where I work has asked me to extend my aromatherapy services to their unit. Yeah! This floor cares for pregnant women who are having various medical issues and must be on bed rest and monitored, sometimes for months. I will be offering aromatherapy by inhalation only, no skin application. I won't have diffusers, just personal inhalers, cotton balls, tissues. Simple, inexpensive methods. The symptoms I will likely encounter are: nausea, insomnia, stress, anxiety, depression, etc. So, I need help narrowing down my oil selection. I can only choose five! I have my ideas, but I'd love everyone's help and feedback on the oils they would choose for this population and why. Thanks so much! I appreciate everyone's time. I'm really glad this group is back! Kamron Keep RN, BSN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 At 03:44 AM 8/19/2007, you wrote: >The Antepartum unit at the hospital where I work has asked me to extend >my aromatherapy services to their unit. Yeah! This floor cares for >pregnant women who are having various medical issues and must be on bed >rest and monitored, sometimes for months. I will be offering >aromatherapy by inhalation only, no skin application. I won't have >diffusers, just personal inhalers, cotton balls, tissues. Simple, >inexpensive methods. The symptoms I will likely encounter are: nausea, >insomnia, stress, anxiety, depression, etc. okay...for nausea, the hands down winner is Peppermint (double check with Martin about it's safety.) for insomnia... lavender, second choice red Mandarine (which might help as well with depression/stress/anxiety) for stress, anxiety, and depression... I wish you could afford a blend containing Neroli for the anxiety, it truly is the best... but if that can't be in the budget, I'd look at the citrus oils... first choices would be mandarine/clementine/tangerine... sweet or blood orange... they are guaranteed mood elevators (and legal at that!) I hope you are keeping records... I can see some case studies and or a research paper in all this, Kamron. >So, I need help narrowing down my oil selection. I can only choose >five! I have my ideas, but I'd love everyone's help and feedback on >the oils they would choose for this population and why. > >Thanks so much! I appreciate everyone's time. I'm really glad this >group is back! Over 10 years online supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Essential Oils, Hydrosols, Accessories, Hard to find Books and Videos <http://www.naturesgift.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Thanks for the responses so far! I haven't made my final decision, but my choices are probably going to be between: * Lavender * Peppermint- I have taken Martin's course and I have his monographs and safety manuel. I don't see that there would be any contraindication. * Mandarin, Red * Lemon or Sweet Orange (Actually haven't experienced Blood Orange, for some reason, what's it like? I have a Wild Orange, a bit too much for this population, I'm thinking). * Frankincense * Geranium * Roman Chamomile * Neroli, I would love. May see if the hospital would reimburse a diluted version. It's very hard to narrow it down! I always like to hear what other people would choose and why. And, it is helpful to hear about your experiences. So, thank you! I will definitely be keeping records. Also, if anyone has any experience offering aromatherapy in a clinical setting, please contact me. I would enjoy sharing experiences and protocols/processes. So far, I have been working in an outpatient cancer treatment center, so working inpatient is a new experience for me. Have a great day! Kamron --- Marge Clark <marge wrote: > At 03:44 AM 8/19/2007, you wrote: > >The Antepartum unit at the hospital where I work > has asked me to extend > >my aromatherapy services to their unit. Yeah! > This floor cares for > >pregnant women who are having various medical > issues and must be on bed > >rest and monitored, sometimes for months. I will > be offering > >aromatherapy by inhalation only, no skin > application. I won't have > >diffusers, just personal inhalers, cotton balls, > tissues. Simple, > >inexpensive methods. The symptoms I will likely > encounter are: nausea, > >insomnia, stress, anxiety, depression, etc. > > okay...for nausea, the hands down winner is > Peppermint (double check with > Martin about it's safety.) > > for insomnia... lavender, second choice red > Mandarine (which might help as > well with depression/stress/anxiety) > > for stress, anxiety, and depression... I wish you > could afford a blend > containing Neroli for the anxiety, it truly is the > best... but if that > can't be in the budget, I'd look at the citrus > oils... first choices would > be mandarine/clementine/tangerine... sweet or blood > orange... they are > guaranteed mood elevators (and legal at that!) > > I hope you are keeping records... I can see some > case studies and or a > research paper in all this, Kamron. > > > >So, I need help narrowing down my oil selection. I > can only choose > >five! I have my ideas, but I'd love everyone's > help and feedback on > >the oils they would choose for this population and > why. > > > >Thanks so much! I appreciate everyone's time. I'm > really glad this > >group is back! > > > Over 10 years online supplying Aromatherapy and > Healthcare Professionals > Essential Oils, Hydrosols, Accessories, Hard to > find Books and Videos > <http://www.naturesgift.com> > > > ______________________________\ ____ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545433 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hi Kamron Before you make your final choice... Geranium may be a bit *too much* for some pregnant women. The ones I've worked with have found it heavy and cloying. Don't forget the sense of smell is heightened during pregnancy, so that could be why. :-) Can you stretch to Rose? A bit much I know, but its softer, gentler and more comforting. If not Rose perhaps a good Rose hydrosol? Lime and lemon make a great lifting up blend (lemon also helped my g'daughter sleep when she was young.) Its also a super air disinfectant. One thing to keep in mind tho, is that it may stimulate the salivary glands (again, heightened smell) and I'm not sure how that would affect nausea (or if it would..) I know I keep mentioning the heightened sence of smell, but it can be a real issue for some women during pregnancy. As your going to be using direct inhalation it could be a good idea to think about diluting any of the oils (except, perhaps, the peppermint for nausea) you decide on. LLx On 19/08/07, Kamron Keep <kamronkeep wrote: > Thanks for the responses so far! I haven't made my > final decision, but my choices are probably going to > be between: > > * Lavender > * Peppermint- I have taken Martin's course and I have > his monographs and safety manuel. I don't see that > there would be any contraindication. > * Mandarin, Red > * Lemon or Sweet Orange (Actually haven't experienced > Blood Orange, for some reason, what's it like? I have > a Wild Orange, a bit too much for this population, I'm > thinking). > * Frankincense > * Geranium > * Roman Chamomile > * Neroli, I would love. May see if the hospital would > reimburse a diluted version. > > It's very hard to narrow it down! I always like to > hear what other people would choose and why. And, it > is helpful to hear about your experiences. So, thank > you! > > I will definitely be keeping records. Also, if anyone > has any experience offering aromatherapy in a clinical > setting, please contact me. I would enjoy sharing > experiences and protocols/processes. So far, I have > been working in an outpatient cancer treatment center, > so working inpatient is a new experience for me. > > Have a great day! > Kamron > > --- Marge Clark <marge wrote: > > > At 03:44 AM 8/19/2007, you wrote: > > >The Antepartum unit at the hospital where I work > > has asked me to extend > > >my aromatherapy services to their unit. Yeah! > > This floor cares for > > >pregnant women who are having various medical > > issues and must be on bed > > >rest and monitored, sometimes for months. I will > > be offering > > >aromatherapy by inhalation only, no skin > > application. I won't have > > >diffusers, just personal inhalers, cotton balls, > > tissues. Simple, > > >inexpensive methods. The symptoms I will likely > > encounter are: nausea, > > >insomnia, stress, anxiety, depression, etc. > > > > okay...for nausea, the hands down winner is > > Peppermint (double check with > > Martin about it's safety.) > > > > for insomnia... lavender, second choice red > > Mandarine (which might help as > > well with depression/stress/anxiety) > > > > for stress, anxiety, and depression... I wish you > > could afford a blend > > containing Neroli for the anxiety, it truly is the > > best... but if that > > can't be in the budget, I'd look at the citrus > > oils... first choices would > > be mandarine/clementine/tangerine... sweet or blood > > orange... they are > > guaranteed mood elevators (and legal at that!) > > > > I hope you are keeping records... I can see some > > case studies and or a > > research paper in all this, Kamron. > > > > > > >So, I need help narrowing down my oil selection. I > > can only choose > > >five! I have my ideas, but I'd love everyone's > > help and feedback on > > >the oils they would choose for this population and > > why. > > > > > >Thanks so much! I appreciate everyone's time. I'm > > really glad this > > >group is back! > > > > > > Over 10 years online supplying Aromatherapy and > > Healthcare Professionals > > Essential Oils, Hydrosols, Accessories, Hard to > > find Books and Videos > > <http://www.naturesgift.com> > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________\ ____ > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. > http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545433 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hi Kamron, What a great thing to be doing. We once had a lovely member, Paula, who was using oils in a Michigan Hospital. Does anyone remember her?? It would be great to reconnect. My choices would be: - * Lavender * Neroli – I have found this wonderful for depression * One other citrus oil, maybe red mandarin, as it is soft and gentle * Spearmint or peppermint – I prefer spearmint for nausea * Geranium as it is so balancing Gosh it is really hard to make choices but I would always go for gentle oils in pregnancy. Kind regards Jeanine ATFE2 [ATFE2 ]On Behalf Of Kamron Keep Monday, 20 August 2007 5:28 a.m. ATFE2 Re: [ATFE2] Re: What Oils Would You Choose? Thanks for the responses so far! I haven't made my final decision, but my choices are probably going to be between: * Lavender * Peppermint- I have taken Martin's course and I have his monographs and safety manuel. I don't see that there would be any contraindication. * Mandarin, Red * Lemon or Sweet Orange (Actually haven't experienced Blood Orange, for some reason, what's it like? I have a Wild Orange, a bit too much for this population, I'm thinking). * Frankincense * Geranium * Roman Chamomile * Neroli, I would love. May see if the hospital would reimburse a diluted version. It's very hard to narrow it down! I always like to hear what other people would choose and why. And, it is helpful to hear about your experiences. So, thank you! I will definitely be keeping records. Also, if anyone has any experience offering aromatherapy in a clinical setting, please contact me. I would enjoy sharing experiences and protocols/processes. So far, I have been working in an outpatient cancer treatment center, so working inpatient is a new experience for me. Have a great day! Kamron --- Marge Clark < marge <marge%40naturesgift.com> > wrote: > At 03:44 AM 8/19/2007, you wrote: > >The Antepartum unit at the hospital where I work > has asked me to extend > >my aromatherapy services to their unit. Yeah! > This floor cares for > >pregnant women who are having various medical > issues and must be on bed > >rest and monitored, sometimes for months. I will > be offering > >aromatherapy by inhalation only, no skin > application. I won't have > >diffusers, just personal inhalers, cotton balls, > tissues. Simple, > >inexpensive methods. The symptoms I will likely > encounter are: nausea, > >insomnia, stress, anxiety, depression, etc. > > okay...for nausea, the hands down winner is > Peppermint (double check with > Martin about it's safety.) > > for insomnia... lavender, second choice red > Mandarine (which might help as > well with depression/stress/anxiety) > > for stress, anxiety, and depression... I wish you > could afford a blend > containing Neroli for the anxiety, it truly is the > best... but if that > can't be in the budget, I'd look at the citrus > oils... first choices would > be mandarine/clementine/tangerine... sweet or blood > orange... they are > guaranteed mood elevators (and legal at that!) > > I hope you are keeping records... I can see some > case studies and or a > research paper in all this, Kamron. > > > >So, I need help narrowing down my oil selection. I > can only choose > >five! I have my ideas, but I'd love everyone's > help and feedback on > >the oils they would choose for this population and > why. > > > >Thanks so much! I appreciate everyone's time. I'm > really glad this > >group is back! > > > Over 10 years online supplying Aromatherapy and > Healthcare Professionals > Essential Oils, Hydrosols, Accessories, Hard to > find Books and Videos > < http://www.naturesgift.com <http://www.naturesgift.com> > > > > ________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545433 <http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545433> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 First, I want to thank Liz and Stacey for their very kind and generous offer of the Neroli. It really meant a lot that you would even consider that! My plan is to prepare an estimate for the hospital, including my 'wish list oils' and see what they say. Hopefully, they will trust my judgement and move forward with it. A diluted Neroli is the best choice anyway, especially since the director of the unit primarily wants me to use the personal inhalers. That would use too much oil, a waste really and way too potent. I agree Liz, that it might not be a bad idea to dilute the oils I use for emotional balancing. Also, thank you for the feedback on the Geranium. It is actually not one of my favorite oils, for that reason. So, it was a good reminder. And, I understand your concern over the increased sense of smell during pregnancy. I work with cancer patients now and they also have a very heightened sense of smell and strong aroma associations. I will be very sensitive to this when I start working on Antepartum. I did want to share that I have had some positive feedback on the citrus oils for managing nausea. I think some of it is just having a positive aroma to focus on when they are being bombarded with negative smells. So, thank you again for the offer on the Neroli and the suggestions. I am truly grateful. I will keep you posted on what happens! Kamron --- Liz <liztams wrote: > Hi Kamron > Before you make your final choice... > Geranium may be a bit *too much* for some pregnant > women. The ones > I've worked with have found it heavy and cloying. > Don't forget the > sense of smell is heightened during pregnancy, so > that could be why. > :-) Can you stretch to Rose? A bit much I know, but > its softer, > gentler and more comforting. If not Rose perhaps a > good Rose hydrosol? > Lime and lemon make a great lifting up blend (lemon > also helped my > g'daughter sleep when she was young.) Its also a > super air > disinfectant. One thing to keep in mind tho, is that > it may stimulate > the salivary glands (again, heightened smell) and > I'm not sure how > that would affect nausea (or if it would..) > I know I keep mentioning the heightened sence of > smell, but it can be > a real issue for some women during pregnancy. As > your going to be > using direct inhalation it could be a good idea to > think about > diluting any of the oils (except, perhaps, the > peppermint for nausea) > you decide on. > LLx > > > > On 19/08/07, Kamron Keep <kamronkeep > wrote: > > Thanks for the responses so far! I haven't made > my > > final decision, but my choices are probably going > to > > be between: > > > > * Lavender > > * Peppermint- I have taken Martin's course and I > have > > his monographs and safety manuel. I don't see > that > > there would be any contraindication. > > * Mandarin, Red > > * Lemon or Sweet Orange (Actually haven't > experienced > > Blood Orange, for some reason, what's it like? I > have > > a Wild Orange, a bit too much for this population, > I'm > > thinking). > > * Frankincense > > * Geranium > > * Roman Chamomile > > * Neroli, I would love. May see if the hospital > would > > reimburse a diluted version. > > > > It's very hard to narrow it down! I always like > to > > hear what other people would choose and why. And, > it > > is helpful to hear about your experiences. So, > thank > > you! > > > > I will definitely be keeping records. Also, if > anyone > > has any experience offering aromatherapy in a > clinical > > setting, please contact me. I would enjoy sharing > > experiences and protocols/processes. So far, I > have > > been working in an outpatient cancer treatment > center, > > so working inpatient is a new experience for me. > > > > Have a great day! > > Kamron > > > > --- Marge Clark <marge wrote: > > > > > At 03:44 AM 8/19/2007, you wrote: > > > >The Antepartum unit at the hospital where I > work > > > has asked me to extend > > > >my aromatherapy services to their unit. Yeah! > > > This floor cares for > > > >pregnant women who are having various medical > > > issues and must be on bed > > > >rest and monitored, sometimes for months. I > will > > > be offering > > > >aromatherapy by inhalation only, no skin > > > application. I won't have > > > >diffusers, just personal inhalers, cotton > balls, > > > tissues. Simple, > > > >inexpensive methods. The symptoms I will > likely > > > encounter are: nausea, > > > >insomnia, stress, anxiety, depression, etc. > > > > > > okay...for nausea, the hands down winner is > > > Peppermint (double check with > > > Martin about it's safety.) > > > > > > for insomnia... lavender, second choice red > > > Mandarine (which might help as > > > well with depression/stress/anxiety) > > > > > > for stress, anxiety, and depression... I wish > you > > > could afford a blend > > > containing Neroli for the anxiety, it truly is > the > > > best... but if that > > > can't be in the budget, I'd look at the citrus > > > oils... first choices would > > > be mandarine/clementine/tangerine... sweet or > blood > > > orange... they are > > > guaranteed mood elevators (and legal at that!) > > > > > > I hope you are keeping records... I can see some > > > case studies and or a > > > research paper in all this, Kamron. > > > > > > > > > >So, I need help narrowing down my oil > selection. I > > > can only choose > > > >five! I have my ideas, but I'd love everyone's > > > help and feedback on > > > >the oils they would choose for this population > and > > > why. > > > > > > > >Thanks so much! I appreciate everyone's time. > I'm > > > really glad this > > > >group is back! > > > > > > > > > Over 10 years online supplying Aromatherapy and > > > Healthcare Professionals > > > Essential Oils, Hydrosols, Accessories, Hard > to > > > find Books and Videos > > > <http://www.naturesgift.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________\ ____ > > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship > answers from someone who knows. Answers - > Check it out. > > > http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545433 > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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