| Being a nurse I have had the common habit of having | | | | waiting for the child to 'grow out of it' or mum and |
| 'every' drug in the cupboard for health problems or | | | | dad to go insane and send the child off to boarding |
| emergencies! However, in the last few years I've | | | | school! Many children are reportedly reacting to the |
| become aware of alternate ways of dealing with | | | | preservatives in the bread they are eating or the |
| symptoms and problems and I'm now more likely to | | | | salicylates, amines and yeast etc even in the fruits, |
| 'think outside the square' and search for a 'natural' | | | | vegetables and salads they are eating or not |
| alternative such as chiropractic, Cranio-sacral therapy, | | | | receiving the right amounts of vitamins or minerals in |
| herbal, Bach flowers, food intolerances, vitamins and | | | | their diet. Yes they are healthy foods! |
| minerals rather than an over the counter drug. | | | | Mums, if you are feeling that your body isn't feeling |
| I love the nature of my work and the individual | | | | 'normal' or you suspect that you may be going |
| challenge that each baby presents to me. While | | | | through early menopause due to your symptoms, |
| common issues and problems appear consistently in | | | | have your hormone levels checked and do some |
| general age/ developmental stages, I still look at each | | | | research. |
| baby in as an individual and make sure that I am | | | | Anxious, stressed or emotional babies. |
| dealing with a routine or strategy issue and not a | | | | For the babies who are anxious and appear stressed |
| health problem. Sometimes parents want me to solve | | | | or have unusual separation anxiety (remembering |
| the sleeping issue when there is a genuine medical | | | | that children reflect the parent's emotions) I refer |
| reason for the problem but more often the child | | | | mothers and babies to a Cranio-sacral therapist or a |
| presents with a history of 'survival' strategies that | | | | homeopath. Cranio-sacral therapy is a gentle |
| mum and dad put in place and we need to work on a | | | | light-touch therapy to align the malleable bones of the |
| new plan that "gives mum and dad their life back". | | | | cranium (skull) with the rest of the spine down to |
| Let's look at some common issues and how we can | | | | the sacrum and pelvis. This therapy encourages the |
| deal with them. | | | | body's natural healing mechanisms to improve the |
| Pain, Reflux, Colic, Bedwetting. | | | | function of the central nervous system and deepen |
| I am often referring the generally unsettled, reflux, | | | | the sense of relaxation. |
| colicky babies, babies who protest at floor play, | | | | A homeopath offers Bach flower remedies to |
| babies unable to hold their head up independently and | | | | counteract your symptoms and help your health |
| older children who are bed-wetter's to a paediatric | | | | return to a state of balance. Looking at the cause of |
| chiropractor for spinal checks. Remember that the | | | | your ill health rather than just treating the symptoms. |
| spine channels the nerves around the body to the | | | | Tip: |
| organs, so it makes sense that if the spine is out of | | | | Handy Natural 'alternatives' that I recommend |
| alignment (from the birth process, a fall or physical | | | | To stop a dry cough in babies and adults |
| trauma) that there may be a nerve being pinched | | | | For babies over three months Rub INFANT Vicks |
| that is causing pain or unwelcome sensations in the | | | | Vapour Rub generously on the soles of your babies |
| body (hence the reflux, colic, headache, sore neck, | | | | feet and cover with socks. For children over two |
| unstable bladder etc). | | | | years and adults rub the normal Vicks Vapour Rub |
| This group also respond well to homeopathic | | | | generously on the soles of your feet and cover with |
| remedies such as Brauer's 'colic relief' and 'stomach | | | | socks. Reapply when you feel it has worn off. Don't |
| calm'. | | | | know how it works but it does. (Remember that |
| Unexplained night time alertness and food reactions. | | | | some coughs are due to a runny nose running down |
| Then there is the increasing number of children who | | | | the back of the throat and this is difficult to stop |
| are in a fantastic, organized daily routine, eating and | | | | until the nose stops running). |
| playing well, consistent parenting and communication | | | | Anxious, Unable to sleep, In pain, Injured?? |
| but they are waking up in the middle of the night, | | | | Rescue Remedy is a 'Bach Flower' homeopathic |
| looking and acting like they have had 12 hours sleep! | | | | preparation widely used as a spray or a dropper |
| Or the children with eczema, skin rashes and other | | | | bottle and applied under the tongue or rubbed on the |
| reactions after eating. | | | | wrist. Use on any age. It works by instantly relaxing |
| I refer all of these children to an immunologist for | | | | the nerves and calming the mind. No Maximum doses, |
| allergy testing. While this may seem extreme or | | | | use as needed. I keep a spray bottle in my medicine |
| unusual, with the changes to our food sources and | | | | cabinet and in my handbag. |
| the colouring, preservatives and additives in our | | | | Want to keep mozquitoes away? |
| foods a lot of our children are not coping. | | | | Listerine mouthwash! Purchase a spray bottle from |
| Unfortunately the usual treatment for eczema is a | | | | the gardening section of your supermarket and pour |
| prescription cream and bucket loads of expensive | | | | in the Listerine straight, not diluted. Mozzies hate it |
| lotions for during and after the bath. But doesn't it | | | | apparently and it's safe to spray everywhere. |
| make sense to look for the source of the eczema or | | | | (C) 2008 Natalie Ebrill All Rights Reserved Worldwide. |
| the possible diet related night waking rather than | | | | |