Postpartum after 26 weeks gestation

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Dearest Jahmanna;

 

It is not easy to give birth to a baby who we know has already passed

back through the veil. I also did it at 7 months, though not with

private room - 6 or 7 people lined up, and under the unrelenting

unnatural pressures of the pitocin, so difficult. What a blessing for

you and your husband to usher her body through in privacy and prayer.

I " m sure amongst the members there will be much valuable support. Do

you have support to just rest and be cared for?

 

Starting with the breast milk supply, definitely address it

proactively, you have probably discovered. If you have sage or

turmeric in your kitchen I'd be favoring the turmeric, 1 tsp combined

with either ginger, pippali or clove, about 1/3 tsp in a large cup

(12-16 oz) 3X daily to help dry the supply. If a pump can be borrowed

short term, it may help, but just standing in the shower and

expressing is a good idea, to relieve the engorgement. Cool cabbage

leaves also help soften the engorgement and breast tissue, as you

probably know.

 

Official Ayurvedic protocol for either miscarriages or loss of the

baby has not been my gift of mother wisdom here so I ask if one of the

Vaidyas may help. Certainly you need the agni supports and vata

reducing foods, but my guess is the really nurturing rejuvenatives

should wait a few days till milk is drying up; not sure how to

approach the diet in short term, long term more similar.

 

Agni supports to help also cleanse the womb and restart your digestive

enzymes are wise, hence addition of one in the turmeric tea. Consider

also Something on the order of the panchaloka discussed on previous

post, or a version as below. YOu would want to avoid fenugreek and

fennel,dill, basil, caraway which encourage lactation. Sage is used

in western herbology like the turmeric, but is more vata increasing

best I can tell.

 

Do you have any essential oils to support your emotions, immune system

and hormones right now?

 

For your agni -

First Day Black Pepper Ghee and Panchaloka Variations

Right after delivery, it is traditional in Nepal to give the mother a

Tablespoon or two of strongly spiced ghee, and then to wait until her

appetite comes up before feeding her a rice congee. This recipe is an

easy to make for westerners variation on this energetic support for

the mother. The ghee is very soothing and carries the influences into

deep tissues. The pepper is said to tone the uterus by some

grandmothers; vaidya Dr. Shresta explains spices such as ginger,

clove, pepper, and/or pippali help start the digestive " fires " back

up which get shut down by labor and birth re-prioritization of body

energies. Ghee helps balance the sharpness of pepper, as does the rice.

 

2 T Hot, freshly prepared basmati rice

1-2 t ghee

1/2 t ground black pepper

1 pinch salt

 

1) Right after delivery and at the beginning of lunch and dinner, mix

all ingredients and serve very warm to the postpartum mother for

several days.

2) The traditional Nepali method is to make a decoction of the herbs

of ginger, pippali (long pepper), and at least one other strong agni

enhancing spice. Decoctions and then herbalizing the ghee take a long

time to make, boiling herbs in considerable water with ghee until the

moisture is gone. This is the herbalized ghee most officially used.

3) Other herbs suitable for just that first day are chitrak (very

warming with very little taste, but especial agni support) and bala,

(enhancing for strength, calm and balance, reducing pain and vata).

 

Cooking Tips

• Dr. Rucha Kelkar gives just pippali mixed with aloe gel 1-2 T twice

daily, with meals.

• Dr. Maneesh Thite uses the traditional Panchaloka, equal parts

ginger, pippali, pippalimul (root), black pepper root, and chitrak.

We can gain benefit using American kitchen familiars, even just

ginger, black pepper, mixed with some clove powder, similarly.

• Many Krishna community mothers in Florida have been taught by their

Indian friends to take a t mixed of ginger, pepper and nutmeg or clove

before meals - in honey or ghee.

 

Jahmanna, I know you have other children. But allow yourself to

grieve, rest, and rejuvenate, and consider the process may take longer

than normal postpartum, even though you don't have all the demands on

your system a live/term newborn gives, it is a big stressor to honor.

 

Wishing you the embrace and support of Mother Divine through close

women friends as well as your dear husband, who will have extra

responsibilities with the other children and household now. Confusion

is a natural experience with all the fatigue, grief, and all that

change and newness of it. Remember to address your vata - warm baths

as soon as you are allowed, hot water bottles, drink and eat warm and

freshly cooked foods favoring soups and extra moisture for a while,

and please eat extra butterfat and sesame oil.

 

Love and Light;

Ysha

 

> Greetings,

> This is Jahmanna I had to birth my baby who passed

> away just this past Saturday. It was the hardest thing I have ever

> done. My practioner has no clue as to why my baby passed as all