Bloom: Bach Flower Remedies for Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond

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FOREWORD

Welcome to Esoteric Remedies?mini guide on how to use

Bach Flower Remedies to help support you during and

after your pregnancy journey.

In this booklet , we have li sted the best f lower remedies

to turn to during this special t ime, which is often tinged

by an array of posit ive and negative feelings, thoughts

and emotions.

We hope that by equipping you the tools and knowledge

to address emotional imbalances during your pregnancy,

labour as well as after, you will be able to remain happy,

joyous, healthy and whole to fulf il l your role as a mother.

This booklet is for you if :

-You are looking for a gentle, all-natural means to keep

hormonal and thereby emotional mood swings in check.

-You prefer using natural remedies to help you through

pregnancy, birth and beyond.

-Your feel overwhelmed, and you need more support.

-You want to start on the best footing in your role as a

mother.

-You need to come to terms with an unwanted

pregnancy.

-You are pregnant again, but fear giving labour due to a

bad birth experience.

-You have just given birth and want to remain in the pink

of mental health.

Dr Edward Bach, the creator of Bach Flower

Remedies. A Harley Street medical

practit ioner, researcher and homeopath, he

grew disillusioned with conventional

medicine, and decided to develop a natural,

plant-based system to help i ndividuals

overcome despondency, anxiety and stress.


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PREGNANCY

The surge of hormones that envelops you during

pregnancy brings a tidal wave of conflicting

emotions. One day you wi ll be soaring high up in the

clouds, and the very next day you may well feel low

and down in the dumps.

Physical changes taking place during this time can

also take their toll on you ? morning sickness,

bloating, fatigue and weight gain may well make

you feel sad and despondent .

At the same time, fear and anxiety might engulf your

whole being, turning what should be a magical

period into one clouded by doubt , fear and worry.

Dr Bach's remedies ensure that your pregnancy gets

off to a good start by helping to regulate your

feelings, putting niggling fears and worries into

perspective before they even have a chance to

cement and grow out of hand.

Scienti f ic studies show that emotions can affect the

developing mind of the foetus. According to Dr

Thomas Verny, the founder of the Association for

Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health

(APPPAH) and Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal

Psychology and Health, everything the pregnant

mother feels and thinks is communicated through

neurohormones to her unborn child, just l ike alcohol

and nicotine.

Indeed, a pregnant woman?s thoughts ? about how

she perceives her pregnancy, marriage, work, health

or anything else ? are the very precursors for her

emotions, which in turn are the precursors for the

neurohormones that Dr Verny refers to.

Negative thoughts are often the root cause behind

stress responses. Stress activates the unborn chil d?s

endocrine system, influencing brain development.

Dr Verny quotes numerous separate studies that

report that mothers under extreme and constant

stress are more likely to have babies who are

premature, lower than average in weight,

hyperactive, irri table, and colicky. Conversely

positive maternal emotions are known to advance

the health of the unborn child.

Hence it is critical for mothers-to-be in the peak of

emotional heath during their pregnancy.

Bach Flower Remedies can help you achieve this,

alongside an understanding obstetrician, loving

partner and support ive f riends.

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The life of a mother is the

life of a child : you are two

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BACH

FLOWERS FOR

PREGNANCY

Aspen is the remedy for the

sort of fears that cannot be

pinpointed or defined ? a

sense of foreboding perhaps

that something untoward

might happen to you and

your unborn child. Mimulus

on the other hand, is for

known fears ? the fear of

childbirth or the fear of

something wrong with the

baby.

Cherry Plum should be

administered if you feel as if

you are losing control, and

possess a deep desire to lash

out at the people around you

or even yourself . The surge of

hormones coupled with

physical changes during your

pregnancy may make you feel

you are losing your rational

mind. This remedy will help

you regain your composure.

Crab Apple is recommended

if you loath your changing

body.

Elm is for times when you

begin to doubt your abil ity to

cope, feeling overwhelmed

by responsibility.

Mustard is for depression

that appears out of nowhere.

You know that you should be

happy, but you are fil led wi th

so much melancholy, all joy is

extinguished. It seems as if a

dark cloud has descended,

and you are unable to shake

off this unhappiness. This

mood often disappears as

fast as it appears ? and you

start feeling normal again.

Sceleranthus is

recommended if you

experience extreme mood

swings, happy and optimistic

one day, and despondent and

pessimistic the next, with or

without any logical cause.

Olive is the remedy for the

fatigue experienced during

pregnancy, especially during

the third t rimester. Pineis for

when you feel guilty,

believing you have harmed

your baby through your

actions. Star of Bethlehem

should be applied when you

are reeling from the shock of

discovering your pregnancy.

Rock Rose should be taken

whenever you feel sheer

terror and panic.

Walnut is a vital remedy to

have in your arsenal. It helps

you to adjust to the changes

happening to you as you wait

to welcome your bundle of

joy. It helps to smooth what is

arguably can be a

rollercoaster of emotions.

However, if the pregnancy

was unplanned, your partner

has left you in the lurch, or

you feel that a child is the

last thing you need right now,

you might want to add the

following remedies to your

list: Chicory for selfishness

and self-centredness. Holly

for feelings of hate, despise

and spite.

Rockwater if you find that

you keep reprimanding

yourself for making a ?stupid

mistake?, feeling that you

have let yourself down badly.

Sweet Chestnut if you are in

deep anguish and utter

despair, trapped with no

escape route in sight. Willow

for resentment, self-pity or

bitterness that life has been

cruel or unfair to you.

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CHILDBIRTH

Here comes the big day All that

preparation is now coming

together. You have packed your

labour bag, written a birth plan

and rehearsed your pain

management techniques over and

over again. Here in Singapore,

hospital births are the norm.

Being highly clinical in nature,

they can be intimidating places,

especially for first-time mums.

Sometimes just the thought of

going to hospital can fill

individuals with dread and

apprehension. Once admitted,

you may be strapped to strange

machines, and this can cause

anxiety to take hold. Five

remedies are of particular help at

this stage.

Aspen vague fears or just feelings

of dread. Mimulus which deals

with the fear of known things

such as the pain of childbirth and

hospitals. Use White Chestnut to

dispel worries that repeatedly

consume your mind, hindering

clear t hinking.

Emergency Elixir is needed the

most at this point in t ime, helping

you to remain placid and calm

despite the sudden onset of

labour. Put four drops in a glass of

water and sip at intervals, to ease

the rising panic and shock. Labour

will not be pain-free, but the

remedy will help you to stay

mentally in control. It will also

help kickstart your innate

self-healing mechanisms in your

body after the birth. Walnut is

helpful as well to help you adjust

into your new role as a mother,

and i f you are breastf eeding, your

baby wil l gain the benefit s of t his

remedy too.

Essential Oils and Bach

Flower Remedies During

Childbirth

If you like, you can diffuse

essential oils while taking Bach

Flower Remedies for a deeper

therapeutic effect. They work well

in tandem for those wanting a

wholly natural birth. We highly

recommend using a TENS machine

and hypnobirting as well for pain

management.

Aspencan be combined with Rose

Essent ial Oil (EO), which acts as a

tonic for the whole body and

promotes circulation, which in

turn encourages deep and calm

breathing. It is renowned for its

anti-depressant properties. Rose

has a lovely, uplifting aroma,

which helps to dispel nervous

feelings and severe anxiety.

Mimuluscan in turn, be used with

German Chamomile EO, to help

you cope with the pain of

contractions. Both remedies help

to keep you calm and relaxed

during labour

.

Any type of Chamomile EO should

only be used in the last two weeks

before your due date.

Clary Sage EO, which helps to

speed up and strengthen

contractions, should be used

together with White Chestnut

.

Please only use Clary Sage only

during labour, as using it during

pregnancy can bring on

premature birth.

Combine Lavender EO with the

Emergency Elixir to help you to

feel calm and relaxed throughout

the first two stages of labour.

Lavender EO is also known for its

pain-relieving properties.

Do not use Lavender EO until the

36th week of pregnancy. It is also

best avoided by hay fever, asthma

and allergy sufferers.

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POSTNATAL

RECOVERY AND

BEYOND

Once the euphoria of having a

new baby sett les, the rapid

decline of hormones naturall y

leads to the so-called ?baby

blues? This depression of spiri ts is

normal, though it can be quite

alarming. It varies from woman to

woman, but generall y this bout of

sadness usually l if ts in a week or

so .

But f or the unfortunate few, it can

persist, result ing in full-blown

clinical depression or in the worst

case scenario, postnatal psychosis

if lef t unchecked.

The Bach Remedies can certainly

be of great help during this

unsett ling period, and the earl ier

the remedies are taken, the

sooner it works to stabil ise your

emotions.

A recent Australian study

concluded that around one out of

three women suffer symptoms of

depression inked to their baby's

birth while pregnant and/or

during the f irst four years of the

child's li fe. The study was carried

out on 1,507 women from six

hospitals in Melbourne, Australia.

Mothers who are at greater risk of

depression are younger mothers

who feel they can't cope and

mothers living in situations of

adversity or deprivation or

partner violence.

Depression can stem from a

known or unknown cause. So for

instance, postnatal depression

can be associated wi th a

traumatic birt h experience, or an

unsupport ive partner. For other

women, the depression may just

come out of the blue, even

though they have a secure home

and a loving relationship. In this

case, Mustard is recommended to

li f t the sudden dark clouds that

appear, allowing happiness to

return.

Gentianis advised if you need to

get over a disappointing birth

experience, and need more

encouragement to see the

posit ive side of things. However, a

deeper state of depression

requires Sweet Chestnut . You

seem to have no escape from the

darkness enveloping your being,

you are heartbroken, feel deeply

anguished and you have lost all

hope that you wi ll feel happy

again. This is also for times when

you feel you are up against a brick

wall, and have no one to turn to

dig yourself out of your deep

sadness.

Red Chestnut wil l help you allay

any fears you have about your

newborn.

Star of Bethlehemwil l help you

recover f rom a traumatic birth by

easing the shock that has

reverberated through your body.

Walnut on the other hand, will

make your transit ion into your

new role easier. If you have had

sti tches, it is vital to keep the area

clean to prevent infection. You

may wish to add Emergency El ixi r

and Crab Appleto your bath

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water.

Six to seven drops of each remedy will do the

trick. Crab Appleis a natural cleanser which

ignites your own internal healing powers. If your

guilt of being unable to breastf eed overwhelms

you, Pinewi ll help you release this unhealthy

emotion. Larchwil l imbue with the confidence to

breastf eed and care for your newborn if you keep

being assailed by self -doubt.

Do continue taking Bach Flower Remedies to

support you during the tr ials and tribulations of

motherhood. They are li fesavers

If you feel li ke lashing out at your misbehaving

toddlers, Cherry Plum and Holly will assist in

keeping your temper at bay. Cherry Plum can also

be used on children to quel l t emper tantrums.

Elmis helpful when you have to juggle mult iple

responsibi li ties, and you are no longer able to

cope. Beechwi ll enable you become more

tolerant of your spouse or children, and less

critical of them.Oli veis administered when you

have just had about enough when carrying out

menial day to day tasks and are feeling

completely mentally and physicall y spent. It also

acts as a tonic to strengthen the body after a bout

of il lness.

HOW TO TAKE THE

REMEDIES

Simply drop two or three drops of your

desired essence in water and sip at intervals

throughout the day. Repeat i f desired. If you

are taking multiple essences at the same time

(up to a maximum of seven), place two drops

of each essence in water and again, sip at

intervals or make up a mixing bottl e as

demonstrated below. This method is

recommended if your emotional t ension and

anxieties are more chronic or deep-seated in

nature.

Take a steril ised 30ml bott le and f il l i t up with

stil l spring water. Place two drops of each

essence in. You may add a teaspoon of apple

cider vinegar to act as a preservative if you

wish. Subsequently, take four drops of t his

mixture at least four t imes a day. For the

Emergency Elixi r take four drops on your

tongue or into your glass of water and sip at

intervals. Alt ernatively add to a 30ml mixing

bott le containing sti ll spring water and take

four drops a minimum of f our t imes a day.

You may also take the essences undiluted

direct f rom the stock bott le. Just t ake two

drops on your tongue and repeat as necessary.

Alternatively, apply two drops on the l ips,

temples or pul se points. This is particularly

suitable for young children and infants.

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fact th at stress, anx iety

and chroni c fat igue have

reached pandemi c levels.

There's thus an urgent

need to ext end a helping

hand to all those suffering

from t hese modern

ailm ent s whi ch are

indubitably taking huge

tolls on our health .

Our pri mary m ission i s

thus t o educate and

enlighten others about

the natural remedies and

techniques th at can be

used to enh ance

emot ional and physical

health.

Know ledge is power and

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Natur e's ext raordin ary

cabinet of herbs and

f low ers possess proven

th erapeutic properti es to

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and t o boost m oods.

We have therefore chosen

to focus on Dr Bach's

f low er essences due to

th eir remarkable abilit y t o

directly address and

dispel emoti onal

blockages and traum a.

Use the remedies as

buildin g blocks to help

you forge a solid

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personality and psyche

wi th Bach flower

remedies, and m ake more

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enhance your overall

health and w ellbein g.

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