BF A Beautiful Baby Girl with Down Syndrome

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Namaste,

 

My friend gave birth to beautiful baby girl with down syndrome - the

most sattvic expression of kapha I have seen manifested in a human.

 

After a powerful home birth and 15 hours of bonding at home, this

family has been having a lot of challenges with the medical system.

Baby is doing well, but two holes in her heart have been found. Mom

was told that BF will need to eventually be supplemented with

formula, which greatly saddens her. At five weeks of age, baby is

gaining weight well through BF alone.

 

Mom has never heard of ayurveda, but has been asking me for a

kitchidi recipe that I brought to a potluck a while back - thought

this would be a good opportunity to share some wisdom. Is it

possible that a ayurvedic diet with lots of ghee would help baby

continue to gain weight? Any specific foods/herbs that would help

with baby's heart?

 

Om Shanti,

 

Tanya