A natural approach to medicine for Mom and Baby

Choosing a natural approach to medicine for you and your baby One of the biggest challenges faced by pregnant mums, is the lack of product options you can find for dealing with health issues during your pregnancy. Your GP, Midwife, Pharmacist or clinic sister may shrug their shoulders and shake their heads, “Sorry,” they’ll say, “there isn’t much I can do for you while you’re pregnant.” Well, you’ll be relieved to know that Homoeopathic remedies have been used to help treat many manners of health concerns during pregnancy, breastfeeding and even new born babies for over 200 years.

• • Homeopathy is built on the philosophy that the body has an innate ability to heal itself, and with the right assistance should be encouraged to do just that.
  • When it comes to a new-born baby, Homoeopathy uses a holistic and gentle approach to medicine which respects that your baby is a perfect new creation.

Their little bodies meet many health challenges as they grow and as they begin to develop their own immune systems, and Homoeopathy seeks to stimulate the body’s own healing power to overcome these challenges.

• • Babies commonly suffer with all sorts of niggles such as runny tummies, difficulty teething, irregular sleeping patterns, constipation, runny noses and coughs, to mention just a few, and moms and dads end up frustrate and anxious and tend to want to try and steer clear of antibiotics or any form of harsh medication when baby is still so little, so looking for a gentle approach is often top-of-mind.

How are homeopathic remedies different from conventional drugs?

• • Homeopathic medicines are chosen for their ability to enhance natural healing processes by closely mimicking the ways the body is trying to heal itself. This principle, called ‘Like cures Like’ is the basis of all homeopathic treatments.
  • Each remedy is chosen for how closely it matches the individual way a person’s body chooses to express itself when unwell. For example, there are lots of ways a person can experience nausea or vomiting and the best remedies that match the common ways this is experienced by pregnant women are all included in Moton for morning sickness.
  • Because homoeopathic remedies are encouraging improvement in health by enhancing natural function rather than suppressing symptoms, it is a more gentle and less invasive approach, respecting the natural healing power in all of us.
  • With the homeopathic approach, symptoms are not viewed as negative signs that must be removed at all cost, but rather signs that the body is unhappy and trying to resolve the problem.
  • In a homeopathic approach to illness, the normal responses from our immune system are to be respected and encouraged.
  • Homeopathic remedies may be used without worrying about negative side effects and may be used without worry of overdosing
  • The remedies may be taken with conventional medicine without affecting that drug absorption or metabolism.

Natura’s Mom and Baby range:

• • Natura has developed a comprehensive range of 13 homoeopathic remedies designed specifically to assist pregnant women, babies, breastfeeding mums and new parents.
  • Mom and Baby by Natura is a range of remedies for everyday parenting challenges designed by homeopaths with decades of experience treating pregnant women, babies and breastfeeding mums.
  • The range is regularly recommended by homoeopaths in private practice
  • The remedies are for common complaints experienced from conception throughout the pregnancy and for both mom and baby going forward.
  • The remedies are easy to administer as they are made in a clever, quick-dissolving Melts format which dissolve in baby’s mouth in 9 seconds

Natura Mom & Baby Melts: No mess, less fuss, and no guilt over upset little faces. A gentle, sensible choice for you and your baby Tips for using the Natura Melts:

• • With new born babies you can dissolve the melt between your fingers and rub it on baby’s tongue.
  • If/when your baby switches from breastfeeding to bottle feeding, watch out for constipation and try Natura’s Kronolax as soon as it starts.
  • When using Dental melts for difficult teething, rub the dissolved melts on the gum area wherever swollen.
  • Snappy Nappy and Danon work well together – treat the runny tummy and the nappy rash it may have caused.

 Some ways in which the Natura Mom and Baby range can help you and your baby: When It comes to insomnia or sleeplessness

• • This is when a someone struggles to fall asleep or to stay sleeping and wakes often in the night or stays awake after waking.
  • Babies with disturbed sleep patterns affect the entire household, finding a solution becomes a focus for the whole family.

What causes this in babies:

• • Changes in routine or environment
  • Teething
  • Being unwell
  • Lack of routine
  • Hunger
  • Overstimulation

How can Natura help you to help your baby to sleep better?

• • Karma sleep is a homoeopathic remedy which encourages restful sleep.
  • This remedy is for sleeplessness due to teething, overstimulation, anxiety and also for babies experiencing disturbed sleep with frequent waking.

In addition to Natura Karma Sleep,  try the following tips to help your baby ease into a restful sleep  routine:

• • Encourage a consistent bedtime routine for young children helps to establish healthy sleep/wake cycles. (Reference 1)
  • Have a soothing and calm sleep environment: A mild temperature (reference 2), No loud noises (reference 3) and dimmed lights (reference 4)
  • Schedule bath time just before bedtime using Natura Double Bubble body wash, shampoo and bubble bath with calming calendula and chamomile
  • Give your baby a gentle massage using Natura Calicalm bath and massage oil

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2. Harding, E. C., Franks, N. P., & Wisden, W. (2019). The temperature dependence of sleep. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13, 336.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31105512/
3. Halperin, D. (2014). Environmental noise and sleep disturbances: A threat to health. Sleep Science, 7(4), 209–212.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26483931/
4. Burgess, H. J., & Molina, T. A. (2014). Home lighting before usual bedtime impacts circadian timing: A field study. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 90(3), 723–726.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24918238/