Guest guest Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Hi, I'm so curious about this I have to ask although it is off topic of the herbs/aromatherapy question. Regarding home births, do you have any provisions in place for an emergency that may arise? I have 4 who were all born in hospitals and originally the thought of homebirth was very appealing but the thought of something happening and needing emergency care scared me too much to seriously consider it. Susan , " rivkah511 " <j.rivkah wrote: > > 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Hi Susan, My midwife totally had a plan in place for emergencies including having a working relationship/communication with the local hospital and if the need did arise arrangements for immediate ambulance transport would have be made. My home/water birth was a wonderful experience *Smile* Chris http://alittleolfactory.blogspot.com , " SusanP " <ripple95 wrote: > > Hi, I'm so curious about this I have to ask although it is off topic of the herbs/aromatherapy question. Regarding home births, do you have any provisions in place for an emergency that may arise? I have 4 who were all born in hospitals and originally the thought of homebirth was very appealing but the thought of something happening and needing emergency care scared me too much to seriously consider it. Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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