bilirubin and Jaundice reversal incl eoils

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Dear Sonya -

Undoubtedbly you are doing better with this client now? Forgive, I've

been out of town with son's graduation etc for 9 days offline. I

agree, something is not right in this kind of situation and needs

attention. I also agree with Vicki (what a wealth of great

information, thanks so much for posting!) that she needs to be nursing

mor often based just on the wet diaper count, and watching to get her

enough fat (hind milk, as well as mom's dieatery).

 

In spite of what the docs may say, three days without poopiong, even 2

on any regularity, is not healthy in my opionion, and as Vicki

mentioned, means reabsorbed bodily wastes. Is the poop brown, or was

there ever the tarry black meconium?

 

In any case, here is a piece you may have forgotten about on one

family's story with VERY high bilirubin at 10 days postpartum. You

have it in your essential oils notes. The story is from

aromatherapist Jessica Wild (better titled, Aroma Warrior!) The

essential oils support among other things by rapidly and gently

facilitating oxygenation and free radical reduction, enhancing Baby's

body's natural self-restoring mechanisms in many ways including also

the individual plant properties. Thought you all would enjoy ... Martha

 

Jaundice – Newborn Story

 

Hello, all! Brace yourselves, this one is cool! (to a young mother at

least! *grin*)

I had one of those " now no one can tell me that EOs don't work "

experiences, and just had to share. Please note, this might be long,

and there will be reference to prayer, so read on knowing that! *grin*

One of my college room-mates had a baby (her fifth) the Friday of

convention. (that makes her two weeks old tomorrow, kind of important

to know that.) On Friday of last week, she came into town (she lives

in a small town an hour away from here,) to have her " well baby "

visit. *note* This is not a natural woman. She and I are really

like oil and water when it comes to...well almost everything. We are,

amazingly, the best of friends despite our vast differences, so she

patiently puts up with my 'radical ramblings'. We share religions and

both are very spiritual.

(I was supposed to act as doula for her at the birth, but she

allowed the Dr. to induce her under the contrived thought that she has

fast labors and she lives an hour away from the hospital...*sigh*)

Rebekah (the baby) was horribly jaundiced at this one-week visit.

Her bilirubin level was 21.6. The Dr. told Kris (the mom) that brain

damage occurs at 25 and that she would have to leave her baby at the

hospital. They then told her that while they had room for the baby,

that there was not room for her to stay, and that she would have to

leave her baby. She adamantly refused, reminding them that she was

breastfeeding, and told them that there must be another way.

The hospital staff finally relented and agreed that if she would stay

in town, that they would loan her a bilirubin light and blanket. She

took it and went immediately to her sister's house a few miles from

the hospital and plugged it in to see if it would help.

She called me in a panic. I went over with my Peace and Calming and

my White Angelica. I am out of Trauma Life, or would have taken that

too. I got there and listened while she cried and stressed over her

new angel. (I put P & C on before I walked in, under the thought that

she might not let me put any of the oils ON her, so at least she could

smell it. I was right.) She refused all offers of oils because they

might make Rebekah not want to nurse. I didn't argue.

She asked me for advice, and I said that what I would do would be to

pray and ask Heavenly Father to tell her what to do to help Rebekah,

and reminded her that as a mother, she is ENTITLED to Divine guidance,

because they are HIS children too.

She thanked me and said that just talking had made her much

calmer, and that she felt better.(P & C, anyone? *grin*)

The next morning, Rebekah's bilirubin count had climbed to 22, despite

staying in the blanket except while nursing. Kris commented that she

was looking sicker.

I asked if she had prayed and she said 'yes, but nothing is

coming'. I told her to listen, and accept the answer, even if it was

confusing to her. (She had felt for a few days that Rebekah needed a

chiropractic adjustment, but her DH REFUSED to allow it, so now she

was desperate.)

My phone rang at 10:30 that night. Kris said: " I have an

embarrassing question to ask. " . I said. " shoot! " After hemming and

hawing for a minute and me assuring her that we had gone thru enough

together that I would not be offended at whatever it was...*smile* she

finally asked: " Do you know what an enema is? " . I about died

laughing! I said. " Of course I know what an enema is, my whole family

uses them when we are sick! " " Oh, then you know how to give one? " " Of

course! " " To a baby? " " Of course! " , I said.

Quiet on the line... " well, that is my answer and I have no idea

what to do. " I then told her how to give a baby an enema with a nasal

aspiration bulb and she asked if I would come over after church the

next day and help her if she didn't have the courage to do it that

night. I said " of course! "

After church, (I broke the Sabbath, but it was a case of " ox in

a mire " in my opinion) I went to a drug store and got the best enema

bag I could find and headed over. (with every oil I have and my EODR

in hand...and a prayer in my heart that she would let me use them. I

got there and she started gushing... " I did it, and she felt better, I

could tell! " " She was so patient, and felt such relief, I am so glad

I did it! "

I asked her what Rebakah's poop had looked like and she told me

it was still meconium. AT TEN DAYS OLD!!! My babies are pooping

mustardy, breast milk poop at 48 hours old at the most! We talked

about it and she agreed that her others had cleared their meconium a

lot sooner, and that this might be 'part of the problem'.

I asked if she wanted me to help her do another enema and she

agreed. I then asked if she cared if I used some EO on Rebekah, and

she (much to my surprise) said " Sure, if you think it will help. "

• I was so happy! I suggested that we start with a prayer so that we

would have guidance and know what to do to help she and Rebekah get

home sooner. We did.

• I rubbed P & C all over both of us moms first. *grin*

• I put Valor on Rebekah's feet and then opened my Lavender. I rubbed

Lavender on her head and down the bridge of her nose (I had no idea

why, it just felt right.) Bu the time I could get the cap back on my

Lavender, Rebekah's eyes were FLOWING yellow goop. (I mean flowing,

like tears!) Kris said, " wait, this is making her sick, it is

bothering her eyes. " I said " NO!!! That is the bilirubin! Look! "

And sure enough, it was...just yellow gunk, pouring out the closest

outlet it could. It ran for a few minutes (while Rebekah laid there

totally content and cooing, BTW.) then slowed down. I suggested we do

another enema to see if that would help.

• We got our distilled water warm and I out a few drops of Endo Flex

(I was out of Juva Flex, and EF was recommended in the EODR) in the

water. We sucked up the oil and did another baby enema. She was

still passing almost straight meconium.

• While she worked the water out, I rubbed a few drops of Frankincense

down her spine then added some Cederwood. I then did a RDT like

motion with the feathering and pulling away from the spine (Super

gently, no one attack me!)

• We then put Release on her liver and Lavender all over her belly.

(two or three drops of each)

• We put Endo Flex on her feet and Rosemary on her back.

 

When we took that diaper off, she had urinated so much that the whole

diaper was almost orange! The bilirubin was just FLOWING out of this

tiny body!

• We did one more enema and that one almost looked green instead of

like black tar.

• I asked her what oils she wanted to keep, and she choose Rosemary

and Endo Flex and Lavender. She rubbed them on Rebekah all evening

and whenever she woke to nurse.

• Okay, really long story...but the next morning, Kris took Rebekah

top the Dr. to check her levels and they were down to 15! He told her

that if she stabilized there, that she could go home the next day.

• On Tuesday morning, her levels were DOWN again, (to 14) and she got

to go home on Tuesday!.

 

Kris is now a devoted EO user, (at least for jaundice! *grin) Thanks

for reading, it is so good to know that I can share here! (joygroup

online eoils group)

 

Jessica Wild (Mesa, AZ)

Mom to 3 great kids.

Witt 4, Leah 2 and Abel, ONE (where does the time go!?

 

> Martha, I am working with a family whose baby has a bilirubin count of

> 15 and has only pooped brown poop. She is 2 weeks old. She poops

> some days and goes for about 3 without. I am teaching the mom infant

> massage tomorrow and have been giving advice about her diet (although

> I am not cooking for her) and options for the baby to have bowel

> movements. She is exclusively breastfeeding and it is going well the

> baby has a good latch and has at least 6 wet diapers a day. I know

> that if the baby could poop more her bilirubin count will probably go

> down. Is there anything you might add to this? Thank you, Sonya