Shreya

[Guest guest]

Dear Ayurdoulas and Dr.Thite

 

My daughter Shreya is now 7 weeks old and so far by Goddess

Lakshmi's grace and my mother-in-law's meticulous care and tireless

efforts everything is going well.

 

I would like to share some knowledge my wonderful mother-in-law has

been applying for several years.

 

Shreya was constipated and was being very fussy, not drinking enough

milk and crying all the time. My mother-in-law asked me to get some

betel leaves.Luckily there were some available at Fiesta ( A grocery

chain in Texas which also sells Indian vegetables and groceries) She

evenly spready castor oil on a couple of betel leaves. She then made

a castor oil lamp ( you can buy these along with cotton wicks at

your local Indian grocery store ) The betel leaves coated with

castor oil were made warm by placing 2 inches over the flame evenly

distributing the heat. Now this betel leaf is placed on baby's navel

for about 10 seconds. Meanwhile she gets ready with another betel

leaf and repeats the process about 6 times. After an hour, I see

Shreya pooping like there was no tomorrow!

 

Another herb my mother-in-law is using is called " Baje beru " (

pronounced as (Ba-jay bay-roo ) in Kannada ( South Indian

language ). Sorry I do not know the name in English. Its a wonder

herb for babies in my opinion.A small portion of the root is ground

on a stone and is given along with a few drops of mothers milk. It's

supposed to calm the baby and acts as a natural sleep aid.

 

Daily oil bath : Coconut oil is heated with a 1/2 tsp of Ajwain

seeds ( readily available at your Indian grocery store ) and applied

to baby all over before bathing.

 

Sun bathing the baby in the morning when the Sun comes out is also

another good tip I came to know.

 

Mommy's diet : Organic Milk before breakfast and in the evening.

Soupy dal or mixed vegetable Sambhar, Rice, baby dill curry or

fenugreek leaf curry with lots of garlic and fenugreek seeds. A

laddoo made out of whole wheat flour, mung bean flour, fenugreek

seed flour and edible gum known as gondh-ke-laddoo as snack.

 

Best regards,

DT