Fw: [wildbeachdoulas] Postpartum puzzler - follow-up

[Guest guest]

Hi Ade;

You know, I had to make that advice ... even while gritting my teeth

so to speak. But it is VERY interesting how they sent her home

without the urine test, and with such advise. Postpartum, exercise

ain't appropriate those first 5 -8 weeks really, not how he intended

it. Some gentle stretching after a few weeks within certain

perameters only, not pulling the joints or midline stretch

particularly. So yes, the gentle ayurvedic postpartum massage as we

are not calling it, warm oil home spa care, is the ancient solution

most appropriate. A more than lymphatic massage, but does that job too.

What is the Brat diet? I sure hope they look at the ayurvedic

postpartum dietary keys! (those unfamiliar can look in the files here.

 

Yes!

demand to be taken seriously when she said something wasn't right.

 

I don't follow the medical abbreviations enough to grok the blood

pressure picture - it would be intersting discussion why with the

other symptoms it is not at issue now though ...?

 

My warm greetings to at Shekina birthing there in Charleston.

She is definitely a longstanding wisewoman!

Love,

Ysha

[Guest guest]

I'm so glad to hear that this woman is feeling better! I was very

worried about her. Big sigh of relief!!! Horray for Homeopathy!

Homeopathy can really work wonders sometimes, and fast. This woman

was incredibly fortunate to have such a resourceful doula!

 

Of course, we don't know the whole story, and we did not know what

the physicians' care plan was. My opinion, knowing what we DO know

about this woman, is that other blood tests were in order, but that's

another discussio- and not an ayurvedic one.

 

The tragic part of this story is that the woman felt ill, and those

around her identified her as ill, and yet she did not receive any

HELP or treatment from her main care providers. A diagnostic workup,

eg, blood tests, the echocardiogram, etc., is only a PART of the

treatment she should have receieved from her allopathic physicians.

Sadly, they failed her and they are extremely fortunate her health

took a turn for the better.

 

Having said all that, and while completely supporting the doula's

decision to facilitate giving a homeopathic remedy, this woman could

just as easily have taken a turn for the worse. She could have become

eclamptic, developing full blown seizures, she could have been

experiencing liver or kidney failure, she could have had pulmonary

edema, or worse. I just think it is important for people to realize

that any severity of preeclampsia can progress extremely rapidly, in

a matter of hours.

 

Warmly,

~Erin

[Guest guest]

This was my concern also, although not given the training you have as

a clinical midwife, Erin, to know this it seemed apparent.

 

Sometimes homeopathy totally amazes me, other times it seems pretty so

so, and usually with the level of client concerns I work with

postpartum, it is not the preferred option as it does not usually seem

to address the physical levl needs as much.

 

My behind the scenes on this client now is wondering how many of the

causative conditions are still needing attention. Not that the

homeopathy doesn't facilitate the body's intelligence to self heal in

very specific ways, of course. But knowing the postpartum needs and

naturally imballanced conditions, it would be ideal time to now address

these with the crisis abated. She is still certainly very fragile.

Ysha

 

> she could have been

> experiencing liver or kidney failure, she could have had pulmonary

> edema, or worse. I just think it is important for people to realize

> that any severity of preeclampsia can progress extremely rapidly, in

> a matter of hours.

>

> Warmly,

> ~Erin

>