Pls help - constitution of 6 m old baby

its difficult to know the constitution at this of a child as his mentals are not developed yet.

generally,infants show characteristics of calc carb and pulsatilla, however, it changes to other remedies like phosphorus, sulphur, nat mur, lycopodium and some other polychrest as they grow to the age of 5 or 7. thats the right time one should try to know their constitution.

Thank you Dr. Rishimba (this is Dev10, here..this User ID was somehow not working, hence writing as Indu04)

I am seeking help so that my daughter is able to sleep better.. she has extremely broken sleep. e.g. last night she woke up every 30min - 45min..on waking up if she sees me around she wouldnot cry/ scream. As soon as I start patting her, she would close her eyes but she takes a long time to fall under deep sleep. I need to pat her for atleast 20min..

I have tried pulsatilla as well as calc carb but not sure if they have had the desired effect. Nights when she is able to sleep 90min - 2hrs at a stretch are not often..(2 hrs is the longest she has slept..and she is not waking due to hunger..)

PLs read my earlier post..
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/217092/

Iknow there are many seeking help on this forum and this problem may seem trivial..but I do hope to get some help as such sleepless nights have begun to take a toll on my mental as well physical well being.

Please help me!

Kind Regards

Thank you Dr Rishimba, (this is Dev10 here, this ID is not working hence replying with Indu04).

I am here to seek help so that my daughter is able to sleep better at night. e.g. last night she was up every 30min - 45 mins. She does not cry/ scream when she wakes so long as she sees someone is around. As soon as I begun to start patting she closes her eyes but it takes her a long time to fall into a deep sleep..we need to pat her atleast 20 mins.

nights when sleeps for 90min - 2hrs are not so frequent. I have attempted to give her pulsatilla and calc carb, but with no result. http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/217092/

Would be great if someone can pls help..such sleepless nights are now taking a toll on my emotional as well as physical health. (i am a working mom).

I appreciate there are many seeking help on this forum..hopefully we can also be amongst the lucky ones

Kind Regards
Indu04/ Dev10

how is her stool now? please check for any worm infection?

also, if pulsatilla doesnt work, you can try CINA 12C every 6 hours for some 3 to 4 days.

come back after a week to report your observations.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Her stools have reverted to normal now. ..formed, but whitish yellow in colour?? Also now she seems slightly constipated as she passes gas, sometimes quite foul, but now motion is not accompanied with it,(earlier she would pass some stool with gas)

Prickly heat kind of eruptions continue to appear though..around the neck and upper part of the back...can something be done to check this?

Is CINA complementary with pulsatilla...her sleep to be somewhat better with pulsatilla..in sense that she on and off sleeps for half the night (either till 2.a.m. or after 2 .a.m) and is restless for the other half ...though this is again erratic e.g. day before she was restless the entire night while yesterday she slept half the night (not more than 2 hr stretches though). Will CINA undo this little progress? If you consider CINA to be correct medicine, would start with it.

Her father has a sulphur constitution,,can we try sulphur with her ? does it make sense.

I am been running with a cold on and off (largely due to sleepless nights and accompanied emotional distress)..a dose of pulsatilla 30 c has helped me..can I repeat the dose. I have been afraid to do so as i thought my daughter been suffering from pulsatila overdose..PLs guide.

Thanks a lot for your guidance.

Kind regards
Dev10/Indu04

you can repeat pulsatilla 30c at intervals of 6 to 8 hours as long as the symptoms persist.

if your daughter has responded to pulsatilla, no need to go for cina.

give her one dose again if the symptoms come back in her. if one dose of 30c has produced a reaction in her, then wait for further improvement.

dont try sulphur now.

Thank you Dr Rishimba,

I would monitor her progress on Pulsatilla for another week and would keep you posted. If her sleep doesnot improve, would seek your guidance again.

Her stools though keep changing..today they were extremely mucoid to the extent of being frothy..

Regards

Dr Rishimba,

Thank you for helping me so long. Seek your guidance.

My daughter's stools continue to be erratic in texture/ appearance - slimy/ mucoid at one time and almost white and formed on the other (when they are whitish in colour, they are always formed) , with associated gas issues...sleeps continues to be quite disturbed..she twitches her limbs a lot in sleep. One another I have noticed recently is that she tries to lay her head down suddenly while sitting or even while being carried (as if she is tired?)

I has given her pulsatilla more than 10 days ago..and after probably an initial aggravation (not sure of this either) there has been no significant improvement. sleeping pattern is quite erratic..

Can I proceed with CINA as you had suggested. Her varying stools are concerning me..

Please reply to this post.

Kind Regards
Indu.

Further to my post Dr Rishimba, I have managed to procure CINA 30c and not in 12c potency.

Can 30c be given?

(I know my posts appear random...after mentioning an intital improvement with pulsatilla, I appear to be leaving Pulsatilla..but the fact is that sleep patterns are very random to really mention a progress..initially wanted to wait to just confirm this....)

One thing more, her urine has become more yellow over the past some days..

if urine has become yellow, try to give more water and then check its colour after..

give limited protiens till you know the reason why..

you can try cina 30c one dose a day for three days and then wait for response.

Thank you Dr Rishimba,

Would proceed as you have suggested and would update you of the progress.

Regards
Indu04

Dr Rishimba,

I had administered one dose of CINA 30c on 3 days ago to my daughter ..her stools are perfectly ok / have returned to normal.

Her sleep though remains a concern..she continues to wake up atleast 4 times in the night....sometimes only patting her puts her to sleep, more often she needs to suck at the breast to fall asleep (not out of hunger..she is hunger towards early morning..). ...will CINA help her sleep also?

Thanks for your guidance.

Kind regards

yes, CINA should help. please give her one dose just before she sleeps at night.

Dr Rishimba, I gave her CINA for two days:
- Day before - before going to bed. she slept better. Woke up (perhaps due to habit) every two hours but went to sleep very easily.
- Yesterday, I did not give her CINA. But when she woke up at 11, she wasn't able to go to sleep. Gave her CINA again. Finally slept by 12 and slept better.

Should I give her CINA again today..for how long do I need to give her the medicine.

Thanks for your guidance.

Pls also advice medicine for me...tool pulsatilla as you had suggested but after the initial improvement, I am back to where I started blocked right ear, cold - runny white discharge only in the night/ early morning, general stuffy feeling across nostrils and forehead. Pulsatilla has helped my sleep - earlier cdn't go to sleep easily after being woken up in the night. this has improved,

thank you.

you can repeat CINA for some days till your baby has overcome her sleep problems.

you should go for a constitutional dose of PULSATILLA 1M initially

take 3 doses, 12 hours apart.

after about a month, depending on your condition, you may repeat one dose.

Thank you Dr Rishimba,

I had given her CINA again yesterday night.

But everytime she woke up..she took time to go to sleep. Though slept 2-3 hr stretches..

Is this an indication of overdose, or this is nothing to worry and I should again give a dose today?

Further i give her a spoon from a 4-5 ounces of successed solution (4 drops liquid CINA in water). Is this the right way?

no problems..please give for some 2 to 3 days more and then stop.

Dr Rishimba,
I had taken 1M pulsatilla 3 doses as you had suggested..however i still have cold/ runny nose (white frothy cough) in the early morning and my right ear continues to be blocked. The severity of the cold has reduced. The cold always comes back early mornings only, it trickes down at the back of nostrils in the throat. I had a small patch of skin eczema on the middle finger (developed as allergy to silver ring but never cured completed..) which has begun to heal!

Pls advise.

I gave CINA to my daughter for 3-4 days more as you had suggested. her sleep is better though the longest she sleeps is 3 hrs. I have stopped the medication now. Do I need to give something again ...for her cradle cap??

Pls advice.

Regards
Indu04

please wait for about 7 days and tell me about your and your baby's condition.

Dr Rishimba, since yesterday night my right ear has been paining on and off (was significantly bad at night though milder since morning) and my forehead & temples feels extremely heavy (as if full from inside)...its been a week since we took the medication as we had taken the day you had recommended. Would wait further as you have suggested and would revert.

Thank you
Indu04

please take pulsatilla 200C some doses every 6 hours. take just 5 to 6 doses based on symptoms and then stop.

My Mother-in -law had not been keeping well for sometime now - digestive disorders, headaches etc. Yesterday, all of a sudden her ECG shows her heart working only 20%. Has now been placed on bed-rest with medication, to be followed with angiography to determine future course of action.

This has come as a shock to us. Can Homeopathy help her. I came across the foll medicines on this forum/ net:

CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA - Q ARJUNA - Q (my mother has recommended arjuna in the ayurvedic form, which is better?)
STROPHANTHUS HISPIDUS
COMMIPHORA MUKUL.

what do you suggest, Pls help. DO you want to start a different thread for this?