Is Homeopathy Safe During Pregnancy?

One of the most pressing questions for pregnant women seeking relief for common ailments throughout pregnancy. I am here to assure you that homeopathic medicine is safe, effective and gentle to the body and baby during this transformational time.

Homeopathy is based on the principle of "like cures like," meaning that a substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person can, in very small doses, treat similar symptoms in a sick person. Homeopathic remedies are prepared through a process of serial dilution and succussion, resulting in highly diluted solutions where the original substance is often undetectable.

Remedies derive from natural sources (plants, animals, minerals), and are highly diluted; so much so that the physical substance itself no longer remains. Instead, it retains an energetic essence of the initial substance, achieved through dilution and vigorous shaking, aimed at enhancing its effectiveness. What this means ultimately is that homeopathic remedies are not drugs.

Drugs contain multiple measurable amounts of active ingredients. From a scientific perspective, these highly diluted homeopathic solutions contain minuscule amounts of the original substance, often far below Avogadro's number, the point at which there is likely to be even a single molecule of the original substance remaining in the solution. Thus, according to conventional pharmacology, these solutions would be considered devoid of any active substance, therefore not harming baby.

What makes homeopathic remedies so appealing to holistic practitioners as well as mothers is its low toxicity, lack of side effects, cost effectiveness, and minimal reactivity with other medications. It is a medicine that dates all the way back to the 1700's and has been a favourite medicine for holistic practitioners for decades.

If fewer words, homeopathy is safe for mother and child as we are not prescribing drugs, it is devoid of side effects, and minimally reactive with other medications. Their safety and efficacy, combined with cost-effectiveness make it a simple and gentle choice for all mothers out there.

From nausea and vomiting to labour pains, homeopathy can help. A few examples of what homeopathy can aid in pregnancy and birth are:

Bladder Infections

• Staphysagria

• Cantharis

• Apis

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Constipation

• Aluminia

• Phytolaca

• Bryonia

• Nux-vomica

• Pulsatilla

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Edema

Water retention

• Apis

• Bryonia

• Belladonna

• Rhus-tox

• Nat-m

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False Labour

Labour that has begun but is no processing

• Caulophyllum

• Pulsatilla

• Cimicifuga

• Secale

• Gelsemium

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After Birth

• Arnica

• Hypericum

• Calendula

• Rhus-tox

• Sabina

• China

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Trembling Legs

• Cuprum metallum

• Zincum metallum

• Zincum phosphoricum

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Depression

• Chamomilla

• Sepia

• Ignatia

• Cimicifuga

• Aurum metallum

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There are plenty more things that homeopathy can assist with throughout this beautiful time. What is important to remember is homeopathy is there to support and encourage your bodies own abilities to heal and strengthen.

Unlike conventional drugs that contain measurable active ingredients, homeopathic remedies are so highly diluted that they are considered devoid of any harmful substances, thereby posing no risk to the fetus. This makes them favourable to holistic practitioners and mothers alike.

For more information and guidance for homeopathy and pregnancy, contact New Moon Homeopathic Clinic for a consultation today!