Bloom: Bach Flower Remedies for Pregnancy, Childbirth & Beyond

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FOREWORD Welcome to Esoteric Remedies?mini guide on how to use Bach Flower Remedies to help support you during and after your pregnancy journey.

In this booklet, we have listed the best flower remedies to turn to during this special time, which is often tinged by an array of positive and negative feelings, thoughts and emotions.

We hope that by equipping you the tools and knowledge to address emotional imbalances during your pregnancy, labour as well as after, you will be able to remain happy, joyous, healthy and whole to fulfill your role as a mother.

This booklet is for you if:

Dr Edward Bach, the creator of Bach Flower Remedies. A Harley Street medical practitioner, researcher and homeopath, he grew disillusioned with conventional medicine, and decided to develop a natural, plant-based system to help individuals overcome despondency, anxiety and stress.

-You are looking for a gentle, all-natural means to keep hormonal and thereby emotional mood swings in check.

-You prefer using natural remedies to help you through pregnancy, birth and beyond.

-Your feel overwhelmed, and you need more support.

-You want to start on the best footing in your role as a mother.

-You need to come to terms with an unwanted pregnancy.

-You are pregnant again, but fear giving labour due to a bad birth experience.

-You have just given birth and want to remain in the pink of mental health.

PREGNANCY

emotions, which in turn are the precursors for the neurohormones that Dr Verny refers to.

The surge of hormones that envelops you during pregnancy brings a tidal wave of conflicting emotions. One day you will be soaring high up in the clouds, and the very next day you may well feel low and down in the dumps.

Negative thoughts are often the root cause behind stress responses. Stress activates the unborn child?s endocrine system, influencing brain development.

Dr Verny quotes numerous separate studies that report that mothers under extreme and constant stress are more likely to have babies who are premature, lower than average in weight, hyperactive, irritable, and colicky. Conversely positive maternal emotions are known to advance the health of the unborn child.

Physical changes taking place during this time can also take their toll on you ? morning sickness, bloating, fatigue and weight gain may well make you feel sad and despondent.

At the same time, fear and anxiety might engulf your whole being, turning what should be a magical Hence it is critical for mothers-to-be in the peak of emotional heath during their pregnancy. period into one clouded by doubt, fear and worry.

Dr Bach's remedies ensure that your pregnancy gets Bach Flower Remedies can help you achieve this, off to a good start by helping to regulate your alongside an understanding obstetrician, loving feelings, putting niggling fears and worries into partner and supportive friends. perspective before they even have a chance to cement and grow out of hand.

Scientific studies show that emotions can affect the developing mind of the foetus. According to Dr Thomas Verny, the founder of the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH) and Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, everything the pregnant mother feels and thinks is communicated through neurohormones to her unborn child, just like alcohol and nicotine.

Indeed, a pregnant woman?s thoughts ? about how she perceives her pregnancy, marriage, work, health or anything else ? are the very precursors for her

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"The life of a mother is the life of a child : you are two blossoms on a single branch."

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BACH FLOWERS FOR PREGNANCY Aspen is the remedy for the sort of fears that cannot be pinpointed or defined ? a sense of foreboding perhaps that something untoward might happen to you and your unborn child. Mimul us on the other hand, is for known fears ? the fear of childbirth or the fear of something wrong with the baby.

swings, happy and optimistic one day, and despondent and pessimistic the next, with or without any logical cause.

Ol ive is the remedy for the fatigue experienced during pregnancy, especially during the third trimester. Pine is for when you feel guilty, believing you have harmed your baby through your actions. St ar of Bet hl ehem should be applied when you are reeling from the shock of discovering your pregnancy.

Rock Rose should be taken whenever you feel sheer terror and panic.

Wal nut is a vital remedy to have in your arsenal. It helps you to adjust to the changes happening to you as you wait to welcome your bundle of joy. It helps to smooth what is arguably can be a rollercoaster of emotions.

However, if the pregnancy was unplanned, your partner has left you in the lurch, or you feel that a child is the last thing you need right now, you might want to add the following remedies to your El m is for times when you list: Chicory for selfishness begin to doubt your ability to and self-centredness. Hol l y cope, feeling overwhelmed for feelings of hate, despise and spite. by responsibility.

Cherry Pl um should be administered if you feel as if you are losing control, and possess a deep desire to lash out at the people around you or even yourself. The surge of hormones coupled with physical changes during your pregnancy may make you feel you are losing your rational mind. This remedy will help you regain your composure.

Crab Appl e is recommended if you loath your changing body.

Must ard is for depression that appears out of nowhere.

You know that you should be happy, but you are filled with so much melancholy, all joy is extinguished. It seems as if a dark cloud has descended, and you are unable to shake off this unhappiness. This mood often disappears as fast as it appears ? and you start feeling normal again.

Scel erant hus is recommended if you experience extreme mood

Rockwat er if you find that you keep reprimanding yourself for making a ?stupid mistake?, feeling that you have let yourself down badly.

Sweet Chest nut if you are in deep anguish and utter despair, trapped with no escape route in sight. Wil l ow for resentment, self-pity or bitterness that life has been cruel or unfair to you.

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CHI LDBI RTH Here comes the big day! All that preparation is now coming together. You have packed your labour bag, written a birth plan and rehearsed your pain management techniques over and over again. Here in Singapore, hospital births are the norm.

Essent ial Oil s and Bach Fl ower Remedies During Chil dbirt h

If you like, you can diffuse essential oils while taking Bach Flower Remedies for a deeper therapeutic effect. They work well in tandem for those wanting a wholly natural birth. We highly recommend using a TENS machine Being highly clinical in nature, and hypnobirting as well for pain they can be intimidating places, management. especially for first-time mums.

Sometimes just the thought of Aspen can be combined with Rose going to hospital can fill Essent ial Oil (EO), which acts as a individuals with dread and tonic for the whole body and apprehension. Once admitted, promotes circulation, which in you may be strapped to strange turn encourages deep and calm machines, and this can cause breathing. It is renowned for its anxiety to take hold. Five anti-depressant properties. Rose remedies are of particular help at has a lovely, uplifting aroma, which helps to dispel nervous this stage. feelings and severe anxiety.

Aspen vague fears or just feelings Mimul us can in turn, be used with of dread. Mimul us which deals German Chamomil e EO, to help with the fear of known things you cope with the pain of such as the pain of childbirth and contractions. Both remedies help hospitals. Use Whit e Chest nut to to keep you calm and relaxed dispel worries that repeatedly during labour. consume your mind, hindering Any type of Chamomile EO should clear thinking.

Emergency El ixir is needed the only be used in the last two weeks most at this point in time, helping before your due date.

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you to remain placid and calm despite the sudden onset of labour. Put four drops in a glass of water and sip at intervals, to ease the rising panic and shock. Labour will not be pain-free, but the remedy will help you to stay mentally in control. It will also help kickstart your innate self-healing mechanisms in your body after the birth. Wal nut is helpful as well to help you adjust into your new role as a mother, and if you are breastfeeding, your baby will gain the benefits of this remedy too.

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Cl ary Sage EO, which helps to speed up and strengthen contractions, should be used together with Whit e Chest nut .

Please only use Clary Sage only during labour, as using it during pregnancy can bring on premature birth.

Combine Lavender EO with the Emergency El ixir to help you to feel calm and relaxed throughout the first two stages of labour.

Lavender EO is also known for its pain-relieving properties.

Do not use Lavender EO until the 36th week of pregnancy. It is also best avoided by hay fever, asthma and allergy sufferers.

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three women suffer symptoms of depression inked to their baby's birth while pregnant and/ or during the first four years of the child's life. The study was carried out on 1,507 women from six hospitals in Melbourne, Australia.

Once the euphoria of having a Mothers who are at greater risk of new baby settles, the rapid depression are younger mothers decline of hormones naturally who feel they can't cope and leads to the so-called ?baby blues? This depression of spirits is mothers living in situations of adversity or deprivation or normal, though it can be quite alarming. It varies from woman to partner violence. woman, but generally this bout of Depression can stem from a sadness usually lifts in a week or known or unknown cause. So for so . instance, postnatal depression

POSTNATAL RECOVERY AND BEYOND

The Bach Remedies can certainly be of great help during this unsettling period, and the earlier the remedies are taken, the sooner it works to stabilise your emotions.

can be associated with a traumatic birth experience, or an unsupportive partner. For other women, the depression may just come out of the blue, even though they have a secure home and a loving relationship. In this case, Must ard is recommended to lift the sudden dark clouds that appear, allowing happiness to return.

A recent Australian study concluded that around one out of

Gent ian is advised if you need to get over a disappointing birth

But for the unfortunate few, it can persist, resulting in full-blown clinical depression or in the worst case scenario, postnatal psychosis if left unchecked.

experience, and need more encouragement to see the positive side of things. However, a deeper state of depression requires Sweet Chest nut . You seem to have no escape from the darkness enveloping your being, you are heartbroken, feel deeply anguished and you have lost all hope that you will feel happy again. This is also for times when you feel you are up against a brick wall, and have no one to turn to dig yourself out of your deep sadness.

Red Chest nut will help you allay any fears you have about your newborn.

St ar of Bet hl ehem will help you recover from a traumatic birth by easing the shock that has reverberated through your body.

Wal nut on the other hand, will make your transition into your new role easier. If you have had stitches, it is vital to keep the area clean to prevent infection. You may wish to add Emergency El ixir and Crab Appl e to your bath 6

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Six to seven drops of each remedy will do the trick. Crab Appl e is a natural cleanser which ignites your own internal healing powers. If your guilt of being unable to breastfeed overwhelms you, Pine will help you release this unhealthy emotion. Larch will imbue with the confidence to breastfeed and care for your newborn if you keep being assailed by self-doubt.

Do continue taking Bach Flower Remedies to support you during the trials and tribulations of motherhood. They are lifesavers!

If you feel like lashing out at your misbehaving

toddlers, Cherry Pl um and Hol l y will assist in keeping your temper at bay. Cherry Plum can also be used on children to quell temper tantrums.

El m is helpful when you have to juggle multiple responsibilities, and you are no longer able to cope. Beech will enable you become more tolerant of your spouse or children, and less critical of them. Ol ive is administered when you have just had about enough when carrying out menial day to day tasks and are feeling completely mentally and physically spent. It also acts as a tonic to strengthen the body after a bout of illness.

HOW TO TAKE THE REMEDIES Simply drop two or three drops of your desired essence in water and sip at intervals throughout the day. Repeat if desired. If you are taking multiple essences at the same time (up to a maximum of seven), place two drops of each essence in water and again, sip at intervals or make up a mixing bottle as demonstrated below. This method is recommended if your emotional tension and anxieties are more chronic or deep-seated in nature.

Take a sterilised 30ml bottle and fill it up with still spring water. Place two drops of each essence in. You may add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to act as a preservative if you wish. Subsequently, take four drops of this mixture at least four times a day. For the Emergency Elixir take four drops on your tongue or into your glass of water and sip at intervals. Alternatively add to a 30ml mixing bottle containing still spring water and take four drops a minimum of four times a day.

You may also take the essences undiluted direct from the stock bottle. Just take two drops on your tongue and repeat as necessary.

Alternatively, apply two drops on the lips, temples or pulse points. This is particularly suitable for young children and infants.

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