Hi
My daughter (aged 30 - fair, blond getting anxious) is 12 days late producing her first baby. I have given caul30 last week every four hours for a day. Puls 30 at different times (when she was air hungry, weepy and anxious) and now am planning to give Puls 200 every four hours for next few days. Sto try and bring on her labour. Today at the hospital they say the baby's head is not engaged and they want her to have a caesarian in four days time. Otherwise she is well, baby is moving and heart beats are normal. Does anyone have any ideas -

Given limited info Puls 200c seems reasonable. See if there is any emotional stuff in the way that needs clearing. Mums are not factories and babies have their own timetables so do not worry too much if baby is not distressd. Bear in mind baby may not have room to turn at this late stage and repeatiion of the Puls is not advised.

Thanks Frank for your comment. I read in Lilliental under Labor - puls that "it corrects malposition of the foetus by stimulating the action of the muscular walls of the womb" therefore your comment about not repeating Puls because foetus may not have room to move at this late stage puzzles me. Still you're here and Mr Lilliental is not! so maybe I'll give another dose of caul. instead. Miranda Castro advises this in her Mother and Baby book (Caul 30 four hourly to induce contractions in the uterus in last two or three weeks of pregnancy.

My apologies for not reading your first post properly when you said the head was not engaged. Got it into my head dealing with a malpresentation somehow.

Least intervention possible with remedies or otherwise is always the aim.

Labour should only be induced where the saftey of the mother and baby is at risk. Ananda Zaren gives the following reasons to induce:
a post-due large babies
b hypertension in mother (saftey)
c psychological problems in mother (holding back process)
d long prodormal first stage (saftey)
e ruptured waters before cervix is ripe (saftey)

As regards time:
"At 41 weeks there is concern regarding the healthy functioning of the placenta, the organ responsible for nourishing the baby in utero" Betty Idarius. An Non-stress test or biophysical profile can be conducted weekly after 41st week.

Caul,cimic, gels, kali-c, nat-m, op, puls, sec, bell, cham, nux-v, sep, stann and sabina all listed by Zaren as remedies for initiating labour. There are no posted symptoms on which to differentiate.

Idarius uses the following protocol:
"Caulophyllum 30c or 200c alternating with cimicifuga 30c or 200c every 2 hours for 6 total doses in 24 hours. No remedy the next day. Repeat the same protocol on day three if needed.
This protocol is very powerful, but will only work if the pregnant woman's body and the baby are ready for birth. Otherwise, it will help tone her uterus and prepare her for the upcoming birth. No harm done!"

She lists other measures but hopefully shouldn't come to that!

Ma57

Does your daughter live in the UK - if so could encounter problems if she doesn't want to be induced - they don't like to leave a baby more than 2 weeks overdue (especially if it means possible labour at weekends as they are out playing golf then!) - if every thing is ok and she really doesn't want to be induced then you may have to fight for her right not to be -

If she is induced I think Miranda Castro's Mother and Baby book does advice how to deal with this.

Good luck to mother and baby.

Linda W

I'd advise Puls 200 as you first thought, and if that doesn't do it, try Puls 1M.

I have another apology to make. It has been pointed out quite correctly to me that routine homeopathy like the Idarius protocol I posted is no replacement for the simillimum. Sorry.

Dear Frank
Apology accepted and learnt from! I have given her Gels 200 now based on her anticipation at this time - seems like a good idea I'll let you know

Shalom,
If there is still any obstcle to natural delivery in time and in process it is highly recomended to take her case: her mental state, general modlities and any particulars and give a remedy acordingly. My experience shows that when taking the case pofoundly and understanding the state of the pregnant woman and giving the right remedy accordingly will remove any obsticle and even mal position of the fetus and will start a birth. I had few cases of the above situation each one was a different core, and when giving the right remedy birth started from few hours to few days and ended in natural uncomplicated birth. And it can be any remedy, it can be as an acute state or it can bring up her constitutional remedy.
Good Luck


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Levanon Dafna RCHom
Israel

Dear Everyone
I'm now a GRANNY! The remedy which worked best was the Gels 200 ( she has been a Puls constitution all her life) but the beauty of homeopathy is that you can only respond to what's in front of you.
She did it all without any pain killers unless you call Arnica 200 one. The midwives were impressed and wanted to know more about our beloved science. YEAH! BINGO