Katrina is over the moon. She and her husband are expecting their first child. She’s nesting, readying the nursery, reading “How to Raise a Healthy Child … In Spite of Your Doctor” by Dr. Robert S. Mendelsohn and eating well. However, Katrina is still in her first trimester, and the morning sickness is taking all the fun out of her pregnancy.
Adding insult to injury, apparently, Katrina’s pregnancy can’t read the clock. If only her nausea were confined to the “morning.” Much to her dismay, she can be hit with severe nausea at any time of the day.
Morning Sickness by Any Other Name …
Whether one calls this condition morning sickness, nausea or by its medical name, hyperemesis gravidarum, it can result in dehydration, weight loss, fatigue and even depression.
In pregnancies plagued by this, homeopathy can be an expectant mother’s best friend. Here are six homeopathic medicines that can help. Some are our more common remedies for nausea — our usual suspects; some are not quite as well known.
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These medicines are not listed in order of most effective. However, they are listed in the order they might be considered. I have used the first three in my practice for years. Consequently, I would naturally turn to them first. They are easier for the sufferer to procure, and, in my experience, once the correct medicine is chosen, these usually act well.
The last three medicines are not generally included in homeopathic kits or widely available in local stores. For this reason, they are not my initial go-tos. However, they are equally valuable. If, like Katrina, one is struggling and the first three medicines have not met one’s expectations, by all means consider moving to the others.
6 Homeopathic Medicines for First Trimester Nausea
1. Sepia 30C
Women in need of Sepia may experience nausea that is worse from the smell of food as it’s cooking, so she often can’t prepare meals for her family. But it can also be plaguing enough that even just the thought of food can trigger nausea. These expectant mothers may also exhibit revulsion to previously enjoyed bread and certain dairy products, such as cheese or milk. They may complain that everything tastes too salty. Sepia is also associated with headaches, allowing it to be a win-win for those experiencing headaches and nausea. I might also add that Sepia is sometimes associated with a history of synthetic hormones such as birth control pills.
2. Ipecac 30C
Ipecac (Ipecacuanha) is another homeopathic medicine that addresses both nausea and headache. Ipecac would be especially worth considering if vomiting occurs, most often triggered by the smell of food.
3. Tabacum 30C
Tabacum lends itself well to relentless nausea, especially those in which smells become terribly bothersome. Because Tabacum is homeopathically prepared tobacco, we can compare the sufferer’s symptoms to the overwhelming nausea that smoking one’s first cigarette can trigger — that same “makes you turn green,” sickening feeling.
4. Symphoricarpus racemosus 30C
What if persistent vomiting is the sufferer’s issue, sometimes accompanied by violent retching? What should the expectant mother do when the smell — and even the thought of food — is repulsive? Symphoricarpus racemosus is a lesser-known homeopathic that can aid in these cases. Additional symptoms can be a residual unpleasant bitter taste in the mouth or worsening when she lies on her back.
5. Gossypium herbaceum 30C
Another perhaps unfamiliar homeopathic medicine, Gossypium herbaceum, might be considered when the mother experiences an inclination to vomit upon waking in the morning, usually before breakfast. The nausea may persist, accompanied by unusually heavy salivation.
6. Amygdalus persica 30C
Worst of all is the expectant mother who experiences near-constant nausea and vomiting. She may also suffer the resulting gastric irritation caused by this level of stomach upset. This would be a consideration for Amygdalus persica. It can also address a total intolerance of food.
How to Employ Your Chosen Homeopathic Medicine for Morning Sickness and Nausea
I think one of the problems in addressing nausea during pregnancy is that sufferers expect it to take only a dose or two, and with a snap of the fingers, they can call it a day! Instead, it may take a more diligent approach.
We might consider utilizing a priming schedule — what some folks call a loading dose. In other words, use the chosen medicine every 15 minutes for the first hour, and, after that, maybe every few hours. (Scroll down to receive your free Remedy Cards for more specific details regarding each medicine discussed in this post.)
One caveat: Sepia is known to be problematic when overused. Consequently, we should avoid using it for more than a day or two if no improvement results while we determine whether it is the correct medicine. If it doesn’t act — even in a small measure — within that shortened time frame, don’t increase the potency. Instead, move on to a different medicine.
Now, I know I’ll get questions asking me what to use if the nausea occurs in the second trimester, rather than the first. My friend, the medicines would be the same. Generally, however, nausea and morning sickness are more prevalent during the first trimester, which is why I worded my blog post thusly.
You see, I want to make sure that expectant moms (most in their first trimester) can successfully Google to find this article and discover the power of homeopathy. However, should the nausea continue into the pregnancy, this information remains the same.
In fact, let me leave you with a success story involving lengthy nausea. A client from earlier in my practice came to me after having already given birth to seven children. In each of those pregnancies, she experienced severe nausea … and I do mean severe.
She was hospitalized with hyperemesis gravidarum during all seven of those pregnancies because she simply couldn’t accept food orally. Frustratingly, she had to be on an IV for months — way past the first trimester — continuing many months into the pregnancy.
When she found herself expecting her eighth child, she came to me. I directed her towards Sepia, and she never had to be admitted into the hospital for that pregnancy. She still had slight nausea, but it was nothing like what it had been in the previous situations.
Believe it or not, I heard from her much later on that she went on to have a ninth child. She utilized Sepia again, and it worked just as well.
Come on!
That’s one of those cases where the results speak for themselves.
She experienced seven pregnancies with seven hospitalizations, but once she discovered homeopathy, the pattern was broken. Sepia enabled her to keep down food and kept her out of a hospital bed. That speaks rather loudly!
Do you see why I can’t stop!
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Warmly,
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