Give me a primer on labor/pp herbs and natural remedies!

[marytheresa]

I'm due in May with my 3rd...second homebirth. This time I'd really like to try some more natural remedies to help with labor and speed up pp healing. Trouble is, I'm clueless (but open!) when it comes to this stuff. I've been trying to read up on the board and make lists but I'm wondering if anyone has a comprehensive list or link of herbs/supplements/etc. that can help me. I want to have the supplies on hand now and (more importantly) know what they are for

Any help is greatly appreciated!!

Mary

[ShwarmaQueen]

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[Overthemoon]

Not sure if this is something you'd be interested in, but my midwife advised me to get a homeopathic childbirth kit. (I've been using some of the items now for headaches, back pain and sleeplessness). It came with a booklet of when to use the items. It has 18 remedies and I got it here: http://www.homeopathyworld.com/childbirth_general.htm

Good luck to you!

[ktmama]

I've never used any herbs besides the right-after-birth herbal bath (ahhhhhhh!), but I HIGHLY recommend having your placenta encapsultated to take as a supplement for PP healing and depression prevention. I cannot tell you how much this one thing helped me avoid some things I experienced after the birth of my 1st baby. Your midwife either offers this service or knows another m/w who does. My m/w also recommends arnica for pp healing.