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Homeopathy for Babies and ChildrenHomeopathy is ideal for babies and children. The mildly sweet pills, powders or liquids are easy to dispense and are more palatable than many conventional medicines. The highly diluted natural substances that form homeopathic remedies mean that they are safe to use in the very young, including newborn babies. More than that, homeopathy may raise the immunity of your children to help deal with illness throughout their childhood.
Homeopathy not only helps when your child is ill. It can also help prevent illness and give support through difficult periods of their life.
What is homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a system of medicine that has been practised all over the world for almost 250 years. Homeopathic remedies are made from plants, animal substances, minerals and salts and are diluted to such a high extent that few or no molecules remain in the medicine. They work at an energetic level, stimulating the body's own healing abilities rather like a message to the immune system and are prescribed on the principle of like cures like'. A good example is where the remedy Allium cepa (onion) is prescribed for hayfever when the eyes are stinging and hot, which is similar to what happens when you cut up an onion!
What complaints can you safely treat at home?
Homeopathy can work fast with children for their simple ailments. Acute conditions such as ear ache, sore throasts and colds, can be resolved rapidly using the right remedies, often avoiding the need for conventional medicines. Babies also tend to respond quickly to homeopathic treatment there are remedies for colic, teething and nappy rash, for example.
The suggestions below are for minor complaints; if your child's symptoms are severe or chronic (on-going or recurrent), consult your GP. If your child is already undergoing homeopathic treatment, it is best to check with their homeopath before prescribing at home.
These remedies can be purchased over the counter in most chemists, health shops, as well as some supermarket chains.
- Teething -
- Chamomilla 30c inconsolable and angry child
- Colic -
- Magnesium phos 30c baby doubles up in pain
- Nappy-rash -
- Calendula 30c and Calendula cream soothing and antiseptic
- Earache -
- Pulsatilla 30c clingy child,
- Fever -
- Aconite 30c sudden fevers after getting chilled
- Belladonna 30c very high temperatures with a red face
- Gelsemium 30c slow fevers with chills, bone pain and fatigue
- Coughs and colds -
- Bryonia 30c miserable, irritable, better for keeping still
- Pulsatilla 30c plenty of yellow/green mucous; clingy and upset
- Vomiting Nux vomica 30c bilious and bad tempered
- Arsenicum album 30c after bad food, with diarrhoea and restlessness
- Bumps and bruises - Arnica 30c also for shock and exhaustion
If in doubt and espcially for skin rashes and cases where the child cant keep fluids down contact NHS direct.
When to consult a professional Homeopath
Complaints that need professional treatment include cradle-cap, recurrent vomiting, sleep problems, digestive trouble, pain, recurrent infections, asthma and eczema, menstrual problems and acne in teenagers, as well as developmental and behavioural problems such as attention deficit disorder, temper tantrums, severe shyness and anxiety. In children with such complaints, a full case history is needed for the homeopath to select an individual treatment for your child.
Homeopaths do work with children who are also on long-term medication. There is no doubt that asthma is on the increase. A cough with wheezing that will not go away may be diagnosed as asthma and all too quickly, your child is put on medication. Your homeopath, (only with the support of your GP) may help your child reduce or come off their conventional drugs.
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