Re: [Everything doTERRA] Re: post labor...bleeding and fundal checks

Stinging nettle is really good. It actually has iron in it, s therefore slow bleeding. Sounds like this is a good regiment. I am learning so much that I want another baby... but we are done... guess I will help others.

Heather

Jess <jesscollins.doterra@gmail.com> wrote:

>I had my 5th child at home last summer. Here's a quick run down of
>what I do:
>I typically take black current seed oil before labor & drink a tea my
>midwives make. It's main ingredient is stinging nettle.
>I take lots of baths & usually deliver in the water.
>I drink a couple of drops of liquid chlorophyll after the birth.
>I used oils for the first time with the last child. I used basil,
>clary sage, helichrysum, & geranuim. I put them on my belly & perinium
>everyday for the last 2 weeks before delivery.
>I use homeopathic arnica tabs after delivery while nursing because the
>cramping is so bad when I begin to nurse. I'm told that it is common
>for the cramps to become harder with each child. The arnica tabs work
>wonders & take all the pain away for me.
>I also drink the stinging nettle tea a few weeks afterward. It tastes
>nasty to me but I do it because it is good for me.
>
>I do not do the fundal massage. My cramping after the birth is worse
>than the contractions during labor so needless to say it is very
>difficult for anyone to get near me to mash on my uterus. They would
>endanger their lives if they tried.
>The most interesting thing this birth is that I only bled for 2 weeks
>after the birth. My midwives think it may be due to the geranuim oil.
>
>I also used oils on my baby boy this time too. I used what was
>suggested in the Modern Essentials book.
>
>Best of luck to you & God Bless,
>Jess
>
>
>
>On Apr 29, 2:49 pm, srsioajn <srsio...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> So I'm new, and 38 weeks pregnant.  My most negative experience with
>> my last baby was the fundal checks and massage.  This is my 6th baby,
>> and I was told last time that after this many it's harder for the
>> uterus to get back to size....higher risk for blood clots and
>> hemorrhaging.  Thus, excruciating fundal massage....kneading to the
>> spine.
>>
>> I was wondering what I might try that would help alleviate "after
>> pains" in general.  Also, post labor bleeding.  Maybe that would
>> lessen the need for hospital staff to do so much of this fundal
>> massage stuff?
>
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