Guest guest Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 hi ysha, i just want to respond to say that i work with this population. i have been a pp doula for over 13 years and have seen an increase in c sections, not so much low birth weight, but often times c-sec and inductions done too early. i see babies with a lot of issues, extreme fussiness, cant settle, nursing issues. on the mother's side, i see a lot of emotional issues from traumatic births, lack of confidence in her mothering abilities, nursing issues, etc. any suggestions that you or anyone on this list has to helping would be great. i tend to do baby massage and show moms some techniques. i work with essential oils when they are open to it. i would love to learn more about how to help a woman heal from the csec from an ayurvedic perspective, as i see more and more women have these types of births. thanks, mavis www.gentlecaredoulaservice.com www.sacredmotherarts.com ______________________________\ ____ Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail beta. http://new.mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Dear Mavis; By my experience and tool set, the maternal dietary and support systems for rest as well as herbals and essential oils are all really important, along with warm oily gentle repetitive massage for both of them. Avoiding cold foods and drinks, leftovers, all those things, extra ghee are tremendously valuable for the mothers, with EXTRA attention to babying her digestive system for longer time. I was taught to consider her focus window for rejuvenation, rest and more inward/privte time as 8 weeks instead of 6 after surgery. > i see babies with a lot of issues, extreme fussiness, cant settle, nursing issues. Be sure bathroom, oil etc context is extra warm and things kept very simple in the household, even if it means mom and baby hanging out in one or two rooms. Not to think of as sequestered - and she won't feel this if she is well fed, warm tub soaks or heat treatments and showers as soon as ok, well oiled, daily massaged, and rested. It is her sacred space and time. But the various therapies assist the attention to go inward instead of outward, this is key for mother and baby. Baby can receive two warm oil massages daily, no bath after second and less strokes, more gentle/soothing. > mother's side, i see a lot of emotional issues from > traumatic births, lack of confidence in her mothering > abilities, nursing issues, etc. any suggestions that > you or anyone on this list has to helping would be > great. Again, remember the emotional issues are not just from feeling maybe she didn't " perform " well. It is very much a product of her physiology at this time, and the delicacy of her system in bonding iin subtlety as well as derangements from all the sudden changes. TAke the burden off the psychology as much as you can this way, it is the truth of the matter that attending to her own care will help both her ability to mother spontaneously well, and to her baby feeling more at ease. In that context, the essential oils then serve to support her emotional balance to more permanently improve best when she understands this. They serve as a powerful reminder to the physiology, but when she feels self-blame and other such emotions, it can undo itself. Let me know if this helps; Warm regards; Ysha > i would love to learn more about how to help a woman > heal from the csec from an ayurvedic perspective, as i > see more and more women have these types of births. > thanks, > mavis ______________________________\ _ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Hi Mavis; This evening I have been following up on another forum's posts in response to my request for research reports for some work I want to do. In the process, reminded of significant factors you may want to make a note of with your clients, for the record as well as helping to understand cause/effect/support relationships with the following highly correlated in addition to the surgery effects to infant problems immediate postpartum - SSRI use during pregnancy, particularly last trimester the incidence goes high. Many articles here - http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ssri+seizures+ & qt_s=Search circumcision I had to quit reading for time http://groups.google.commisc.activism.progressive/search?q=ssri+pregnancy\ & start=20 & sa=N & > i see babies with a lot of issues, extreme fussiness, cant settle, nursing issues. on the mother's side, i see a lot of emotional issues from traumatic births, lack of confidence in her mothering abilities, nursing issues, etc. any suggestions that you or anyone on this list has to helping would be In addition to Janel's work which surely is significant, support with essential oils and I expect flower essences also for the emotional stressors is significant. Note that in addition, essential oils (organic only again I must say for first time readers, please see basics at www.sacredwindow.com/EO-basics)help the body clean and digest the system clogging accumulations (around glands, nerves, etc) oils like lemon and the digestives come most to mind here. Noticably also, the amygdala gland, where record of traumatic effects is stored and throws it's patterns systemically, this gland is most easily influenced by the sense of smell. Direct inhilation is very directly supportive. Thanks to Rich Winkler for some amazingly responsible attention, collecting of reports and activism in the field. I hope this begins to help; Ysha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 thanks for all your information, ysha. i love the essential oils, i use a lot of them(young living) in my home. mavis www.gentlecaredoulaservice.com www.sacredmotherarts.com ______________________________\ ____ Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music./unlimited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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