Spider hallucinations, ayurvedic support and birth story FROM REGULA

[Guest guest]

This woman's presenting concern was severe spider dreams and daytime

phobias, caused by vata toxicity from severe constipation (every few

days!). The unfolding of her story (backwards here) is a valuable

education in how we work, and why we take so many hours in training

and internship requirements. It was a simple deduction, but years of

experience went into this consult.

Martha

 

Dear Martha,

I gave birth on Monday 14, Nov at 7:33 am.

Labour started on Saturday evening going on through for 24hours with

distances inbetween ranging from 1hour down to 4 minutes. Because I

did not look at my e-mails after the one I sent you on Saturday 12, I

did not do what you suggested. (small oil Basti last 2 weeks, Castor

oil late delivery and fenugreek tea for support to apana vata, and

bringing higher temperatures down).

 

By Sunday night I took a hot bath - suggested by my midwife - that

speeded up the labour and I stayed with 4 minutes intervals until 4:30

am on Monday morning. At 1 am Benoit and me we went to the hospital

and at that time I was only dilated for 3 cm. The same at 4:30am. We

decided to speed up labour by breaking the water: and then it really

started!

 

After an hour I was at 5 cm and allowed to go into the tub. Which

helped me a lot! Maybe after another hour or even less (cannot

remember) I was fully dilated and the pushing phase started.

Our baby boy - we call him Noah Jan - was breathing from the

beginning, but had mucus or other fluids in his right lung, got

stressed with breathing and did not get enough oxygen.

 

About 40 minutes after birth a pediatrician had a look at him, they

took him away, gave him more oxygen, took a chest x-ray, started with

antibiotics (IV) and he had to be in an incubator for the next

24hours. Of course I was concerned but trusted that everything would

be alright. I called a friend in Switzerland who did some healing

sessions for him and me.

 

On Tuesday I was allowed to start to breastfeed him, but he was very

tired from everything that was done to him and did not really latch

on. But he did not need any more oxygen and was allowed to be with Ben

and me in my room. By Wednesday he was off antibiotics but a jaundice

started to develop. So he had to be put under the light in the

incubator again - luckily in my room.

 

On Friday morning we were finally allowed to take him home with us.

My ayurvedic postpartum time only started by Saturday, especially what

food and rest was concerned. I felt my high Vata in me and Noah. By

now we both settled down a little bit, but not fully.

 

My digestion went through diarrhea and has arrived now at a greenish

colored stool. I feel like Noah with the meconium. His stool is yellow

brownish since Saturday but very watery/liquid. The first few nights

especially he had some heavy belly cramps. That is better but not well

yet.

 

His rest during the day is pretty fine, he drinks around every 2 to 3

1/2 hours. But at night from 11pm to 1 am he gets very active ( in

late pregnancy he had the same active time in my belly) and nothing is

soothing him. Afterwards he wants to be fed every hour to hour and a

half until early morning.This so far - is there something special I

could do?

 

The herbs have not arrived yet - I hope they will by beginning of next

week, I still have from the first supply.

 

Of course you can put my " story " in the net for group discussions or

whatever. You do not need to change my name.

 

The water birth is very helpful and soothing with high Vata, I think.

Or maybe it just helped me a lot.

 

Please let me know again, how much money I owe you by now, meaning

after your answer to this mail.

 

Thanks for all your support and best regards

Regula

 

>Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:48:51 -0600

> Regula, Basti now would be also good to support smooth labor and

delivery.

>Martha

 

>Saturday, November 12, 2005 5:06 PM

>Dear Martha,

>I feel more calm and less anxious, more grounded.

>But I feel quite warm almost too warm (hot feet, sweating easily)

sometimes. But I felt warm before even with the Vata imbalance.

>My bowels are moving but still irregularly, meaning about every

second day,>but now going to the toilet is easy. I only did 2 basti so

far, but >felt it helped softening.About an hour ago, my mucus came

out, smeared with blood. But within >the last 24hours I only had about

3 contractions and rather light ones. I hope it will start within the

next 24hours now. So I am quite close to delivery it seems.

 

>I slept much better lately, no more spider dreams. Only last night I

>felt very nervous and energetic, but I guess it was connected with

the >labour approaching and the mucus coming out.>I do feel alright

with my weight, rather sometimes leaning to the

>heavier side.>I feel good and strong.>I hope this information helps.

>

>I would like the full 6 weeks Dashmool postpartum.

>

>I have enough ghee and sesame oil ready and a lot of different spices

>and ingredients, so that Benoit can cook some delicious ayurvedic

food >for me.

>

>Thanks and best regards,

>Regula

 

>>RE: Order for more herbs as well as tea

>>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:16:58 -0600

>>

>>Dear Regula,

>>It is good to hear back from you. Please tell me how you feel with

>>this current formula, and how your bowels are doing. Are you

feeling>>warm enough or too warm? Grounded, alert enough, sleeping

well >>enough,>more calm and less anxious? How does your belly and

baby feel ... Do>>you feel close>to>>delivery? And how is your

overall weight ... You are not feeling too>thin or heavy?

>>

>>Also, Do you want to order the full 6 weeks dashmool for your

postpartum?>> I>>certainly would recommend it after the challenges you

have experienced>and>>the chronic constipation. Keep a good supply of

fennel and fenugreek,>>almonds, and other such ingredients as listed

on the herbal page too?>We will get this together for you next week so

you have it in time.

>>Kind Regards,

>>Martha

 

>>Friday, November 11, 2005 6:05 PM

>>Order for more herbs as well as tea

>>

>>Dear Martha

>>I would like to order an updated formula of herbal supplement as

well>>as Dashmool Tea.