I wonder if anyone out there could give me some advice with regard to my children and homeopathy - you all seem to know what you are talking about - i think it will be easier if I just deal with one child first.

Louis is 20 months old and unvaccinated he seems to have a lot of trouble teething, he appears to his cheeks are constantly bright pink and sore and the skin is patchy and dry. He dribbles constantly and this can also make his neck sore. His skin is generally very dry. His nappies are still very soft and extremely smelly (with no solid pieces at all) - just like a very young baby. He drinks a lot of cows milk but for the last three months he has hardly eaten anything at all - maybe a yoghurt and 1 piece of toast or biscuit all day and appears to have lost weight. As a baby he had a very good appetite. He is quite tall for his age but has very long skinny legs and a skinny neck. He often has smelly sweaty feet. When he does eat he likes pasta, potato or rice. He seems to constantly suffer from colds or be run down, or stomach bugs - there is literally only 1 - 2 days good health before the next thing. This has been going on for around 7 months. Last week he had a temperature of 102 for around 2/3 days and a green runny nose. He doesn't speak at all and walked just before his 1st birthday). He was a very poor sleeper as a baby and I had to swaddle him tightly and he loved this. I also slept him on his stomach (I know this seems to be a definite no no at the moment but he was happier this way). I work three days a week and he is with a childminder and his sister who is 4. He usually cries when I leave him but normally settles down straight away. One of the problems is that as soon as he returns home to either myself or my husband he usually bursts into tears it is as if the relief of being reunited is too much for him and instead of being happy and smiling he is clingly, whingy and miserable (even if he has been happy all day). This will usually go on all evening until bedtime. I had to carry him everywhere as a baby and he was very clingly and often slept with me. He was breastfed until I went back to work at around 5 months when I fed him at night and morning and also on my days off but he started preferring the bottle at around 7 months. If I leave him with a friend of mine who he knows well he will usually be fine but then all of a sudden he will burst into tears for no apparent reason (i.e he hasn't fallen over or got into a squabble over a toy) and it amazes people that one minute he is fine and the next he is sobbing his heart out. On the days I am home with him he is whingy for most of the day - especially if his sister is at playschool and he just follows me and cries. Even if I pick him up and cuddle him he seems very frustrated that he can't talk but doesn't seem to know what he wants - I ask him to show me and he can do this when he wants something specific but a lot of the time he doesn't seen to know what he wants. He wakes up at night and I usually put him in my bed (although I am trying to stop this). He can get very spiteful when he plays and will often attack his sister if he doesn't get his own way. He seems to be very unpredictable with mood swings.

My homeopath prescribed calc.carb 200 but this didn't seem to work - she also prescribed Belladonna which didn't seen to work (it seems to work for about 1 - 2 days but then stops). I don't want to give up on homeopathy so would be grateful for any suggestions.

Thanks
LindaW

no wonder it dont work, cause this is mercurius symptomes, I would Use one dose mercurius sol 200., But i reconsiddeer that, caus the picture is mixed with symptomes from wrong remedy. I would now use Silicea 200 one dose, and if this dont bring big changes in a month i would use camphora 30 one dose to clear the picture, then give sulphur 200 one dose.
PS saw that there was no vax given..well. merc could cover, but sil seems far more likely..now..since ive realized that..
[This message has been edited by GM (edited 19 June 2000).]

[This message has been edited by GM (edited 19 June 2000).]

I keep thinking of Pulsatilla with all the mood swings, capriciousness, clinging and green snot.

No pediatrician can help if its from the cowsmilk, and i do think it is, silicea will fix that.
If not get soymilk, remove the cowsmilk.

There has been alot of controversy about using soy milk for children. I'll try to look up some of the info and post it here. At 20 months old, this child could benefit from solid food and all it's benefits. Any help might help this mother

GM, I remembered Silica is the chronic of Pulsatilla so makes lot of sense.

Well I didn't expect a response this quickly - thank you all very much.

GM: I will try Silica 200 one dose and leave for a month -

Frank: I forgot to mention that I tried Pulsatilla and Chamomilla already and was going to try Pulsatilla again as it seemed to fit before I wrote to BB.

herb2451 I thought maybe cows milk had something to do with it - my friend's child had the same rash on face and lots of health problems (wish she would consult homeopath but I think she is too scared) and changed to goats milk and skin is beautiful and health good - what do you think about goats milk - soya milk is a bit difficult for some children as it tastes yukky.

I am not unduly worried about not eating as I think that GM's advice about Silica will fix this - and he does drink a lot of milk so does have calcium, he does have some meat but will not eat it every day and although he seems to always be coming down with something I wouldn't describe him as a sickly child and he also understands everything I say - so will not take him to doctor as all they do is measure and weigh him, maybe try and make me vaccinate and give vitamin drops - never been very impressed with them.

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I would now like to seek advice on my daughter Olivia who is nearly 5 and unvaccinated. I had a difficult birth with her - 23 hours labour and had pethidine and an epidural and she was forced out with ventouse - from the word go she was very clingy, couldn't sleep unless rocked or held/car/pram - was breastfed - hungry every 1-2 hours and vomited every day - maybe I was giving her too much milk as this settled her or maybe she was hungry because she kept vomiting. She still has a delicate stomach and vomits at the slightest thing - even if she doesn't particularly feel ill and there is nothing wrong with her she will vomit - poor thing is so used to it from a young age that she doesn't even cry or get upset, just sticks her head down toilet, vomits and then tells me and carries on playing like nothing has happend - this is not so much of a problem now she is older but still main sympton of anything not quite right with her.
The only way I can describe her as a child is very discontented, all she wanted to do was be held, I don't exaggerate when I say that she would not even look at a toy, let alone play with one until she was around 3 years old, She would not sit in a high chair or be put down for more than about 3 minutes, she walked at 14 months but started talking at around 6 months and was fluent by 2 years old though could not do much else, i.e dress, feed herself (didn't eat much anyway) - the main problem though was sleep she would fall asleep but then would wake up very soon and be full of tremendous anger, she did not want to be cuddled, rocked, she was not hungry, did not want to play, did not seem to be scared - it seemed that all she wanted was to be was asleep but could not fall asleep - she would not let me come near her she was so angry and unconsolable - it would happen during the night and when she woke from a nap in the pram - i used to dread her waking up - every single morning she would wake up and cry immediately - never once did she wake up and not cry - and when she could walk at around 14 months she would run away from me when she woke, stamp her feet and bash doors and throw things - I have never seen such pure anger it was frightening and the best way do deal with her was to ignore it - it was not temper as it only happened when she woke up (which was frequently) she does not lose her temper if she does not get her own way or is told off, she is not sulky.
She does sleep all night now (thank heavens)
Her feet are clammy and smelly and her head very hot and sweaty with a strong sweet stinky smell at night - she has to go to bed in pyjamas and socks and duvet up to her ears. SHe is thirsty and drinks a lot of water. Her breath is also very bad (not just morning breath). She teethed easily and has lovely teeth.

When she was 2 years old she reacted very badly to bites - she had one on her leg which I treated her with Apis and then tried Ledum and it burst with green poison coming out -this was fine. She then had one on her stomach which was turning into an abscess, Apis or Ledum did not work - I took her to doctor who gave antibiotics but took her back again 2 days later as it was getting worse and he gave he a stronger dose - on the fifth day it was the size of an egg so she had it lanced in hosital - nasty experience - it was full of poison.

From the age of about 3 months she has suffered from ear infections I have given her antibiotics for some but not all of them and it is hard to tell with a baby how severe it is - she is not the sort to cry when she is ill or make a fuss, and she very very rarely has fevers - over 5 years perhaps only once/twice.

I took her to a homeopath who tried calc. carb, pulsatilla, chamomilla, and various other remedies which I can't remember - some seemed to help temporarily but would never hold. I also tried a cranial osteopath.

2 winters ago after a cold she couldn't hear very well and I took her for a hearing test - she had glue ear and had deafness in both ears - the only treatment they could offer was grommets - I said no way and took her to a homeopath who prescribed calc.carb - she took one dose and I felt it had cleared in a week so I took her back for a hearing test to confirm this - doctor said amazing, yes completely clear what did I give her etc - He said he was glad as although he prescribes grommets for children he would never let his own have them! (bet he wouldn't say that if she didn't get better). She was ok through the summer but in winter caught another cold and got glue ear again - this time calc.carb did not work and she still has hearing problems and is due to start school in September so I am a bit worried - although it is hard to tell extent of hearing loss as she sometimes does it on purpose with me and her dad. I have asked her playgroup leader to try and assess her but they think she is fine but I am not convinced. Whenever she gets a cold she gets earache. I changed homeopaths when we moved so glue ear has been treated by a different one but she has prescribed exactly the same as the previous homeopath - but they are obviously missing something vital.

For last few weeks she is quite tearful, still hot smelly head, clammy feet and hands(although I have persuaded her to keep socks off in bed), thirsty for water, angry when she wakes especially if I have to wake her up early. She is afraid of dark, has to sleep on top bunk with light on and hall light on. Afraid of noisy games i.e children playing lions - even her best friends playing it upsets her and she sits on teachers lap at playschool when they get loud. I work three days and she would prefer me to stay at home. Was very very jealous of baby brother when born 20 months ago though does try extremely hard to tolerate him and play with him.

Sorry to waffle on so much but whinginess of baby and deaf stroppy angry daughter is getting a bit too much for me.

Thank you all for reading.

Linda W

Think this has to be cleared with tuberculinum one M one dose, then retake it.

Many thanks GM - have tried Tuberculinum before but probably not 1m dose but will try this.

After giving 1 dose how long do I wait before repeating.

Linda W

it work 14 days, take down appearing symptomes, and leftovers, and post before we dcide that.