okay, time for birthing....

[Guest guest]

well, not quite. I'm a little over halfway through the pregnancy. This will be

my 3rd. Our second was a lovely homebirth. We plan on doing the same for this

one. But right now, I'm trying to get my herbal and aroma therepy kit together

for the birth (and anything else I might need, for that matter). My midwife will

have some things in her birth kit for emergencies (like the cohashes, shepards

purse, angelica and maybe even birthroot/bethroot) but I'd like to have some

supplies on hand that I will have a good chance of actually using and using

again long after birth (on a budget!) So, here is what I was thinking...perhaps

some of you could comment to what you would add or subtract from the list and

why.

 

Thanks everybody.

 

Rivkah

 

Herbal Tincture:

Skullcap

Valerian

Motherwort

 

EO:

St. John's Wort (do any of you carry this?!)

Clary Sage

Lavendar

Chamomile

Etrog (Citron...again, do any of you carry this?)

 

Homeopathy:

Arnica

Hypericum 30c (if I can't find the st. johns wort eo)

Aconite

 

I want to add for those in the know about homeopathy, my friend recommends

taking a mix of:

 

cimicifuga 12c

caulophyllum 12c

arnica 12c or 30c

 

each one one day per week (not on the same day, spreading them out) for a fast

an easy labor. Homeopathy isn't exactly my thing...I've seen it do wonders. I've

also seen it not work at all. But what do you think?

 

Thanks all!

[Guest guest]

When I got stuck, my midwife put ylang ylang essential oil in the water, and

that got me going right away again. Also, YL sells a " gentle baby " EO that my

sister in law recreated using the oils that it said on the bottle, and she said

that worked wonders for her when applied to the perineum every day for the last

couple weeks of the pregnancy (diluted, of course).