Homeopathy for babies & children

A baby and child’s development is amazingly fast and full of magical moments!

As they grow their unique personalities develop – some face life confident and bold, others with a degree of caution and shyness. Some get ill from time to time and others seem to “a catch-all that is going around”.

With concern about making the right decision to help your child’s development, Homeopathy is well placed to offer safe, gentle and effective solutions for your child’s health – physically, mentally and emotionally.

Childhood is the ideal time to introduce your child to homeopathy as the immune system is developing. Not only can it help when your child is ill, it can also help boost their immune system making them less susceptible to illness and infection. All children are continuously exposed to bacteria and viruses, but a child with a strong immune the system tends to “bounce back” quickly after an illness. Conversely, a child with a weakened immune system can be more vulnerable to colds, flu or more serious illnesses.

Early life problems such as colic, teething, nappy rash and sleeplessness all respond well to homeopathic medicines. It can also help with demanding babies who appear to be clingy, discontented, bad tempered or nervous.

Later childhood illnesses such as allergies, ear, nose, and throat infections or worrying emotional states like anxiety, temper tantrums, phobias or low confidence respond well to homeopathy. It can also help with situations where a child faces stress or upheaval. For example the the arrival of a new baby in the family, the first day at school, moving house, grief, or divorce.

Related articles – Homeopathy for Babies and Children

• Homeopathy for sick Child
• Homeopathy for Teething
• Homeopathy for Coughs and Colds
• Homeopathy for Skin Conditions
• Homeopathy for Temper Tantrums
• Homeopathy for Relief of Colic
• Homeopathy for Anxiety and Confidence Issues
• Homeopathy for Concentration and Learning Difficulties
• Homeopathy for Bedwetting
• Homeopathy for Allergies

IF YOUR CHILD IS SICK – TWO WAYS HOMEOPATHY CAN IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH –

Is your child repeatedly suffering from coughs and colds they just can’t seem to shake off? Are they constantly picking up another bug or virus, or a chest infection that recurs more frequently and lasts much longer each time?

This cycle of illness can seem to be continuous with endless visits to the doctor, repeat prescriptions of antibiotics and more time off school or crèche.

The impact extends also to the parents. As well as the worries of caring for a sick child, they now have the added pressure of juggling time off work or organizing alternative childcare, while still meeting the needs of the rest of the family.

The good news is that Homeopathy has two ways to help your child both short and long term in a gentle and powerful way.

1. By boosting your child’s immune system naturally and strengthening their natural resistance
2. Supporting your child when they are ill

Homeopathy is easy to administer to babies and children

Homeopathy is an ideal way to boost your child’s immune system naturally, as they grow. It is gentle, safe and powerful and the remedies in sweet pill form, powders or liquids are easy for kids to take.

If you would like to boost your child’s immune system and improve your child’s health, contact Eileen for an appointment now.

By boosting your child’s immune system naturally and strengthening their natural resistance

After a detailed case history of your child’s health, a homeopathic remedy specific to their individual needs is prescribed. This remedy stimulates their body’s natural healing ability and encourages the immune system to get back to its job – of protecting against infections of all descriptions!

As your child’s immune response becomes stronger, their natural resistance increases so they become less prone to picking up “all that is going around”. At the same time, if and when they do fall ill, they can throw off infections much more quickly and easily.

Supporting your child when they are ill

As the immune system becomes more effective, on occasion when your the child does become ill, homeopathic remedies can be used to help your child bounce back more quickly. With this extra boost from homeopathy, remedies are given at the onset of an illness can support the immune system helping your child through the ailment in the shortest possible time.

This means less stress for both child and parents and less time off work and school. A great result for all.

If you would like to boost your child’s immune system and improve your child’s health, contact Dr. Ajay Hanmane for an appointment now.

Teething is such a pain! Natural Relief with Homeopathy

While teething is a natural process it can often be very distressful and exhausting for both the baby and the parents.

Some babies will sail through teething with little or no difficulty while others will struggle with every painful tooth eruption which can often be accompanied by a myriad of other symptoms.

For anyone who has listened to their baby screaming in pain, homeopathy is a welcomed effective relief against the pain and the discomfort of teething. In addition to helping with the pain, it can also help improve your child’s vitality, mood, and sleep.

Babies generally cut their first teeth between 4 to 6 months and the the process occurs at intervals until age 2 or 3 when all 20 milk teeth are through. The first teeth to appear are the lower center teeth, followed by the upper front pair at around 7 months. By the end of the first year 6-8 teeth are through, with canine teeth appearing
between 15-18 months followed by the back molars.

Symptoms of Teething

Symptoms of teething can include red swollen cheeks and gums, increased drooling, biting, refusing to eat, irritability, crying and sleeplessness. Prolonged stress of teething may lower resistance to infection and there may be other signs that the baby is struggling with constant runny noses, colds that won’t go or just knowing your baby is out of sorts.

Homeopathic Remedies for Teething

When prescribing a remedy for a teething child, in addition to physical symptoms, how the child reacts during teething is very important. There are many remedies suitable for teething.

To make an appointment
Contact Dr. Ajay Hanmane, Registered Homeopath on Tel: 7738667123 or
Email: chaitanyahomeo@gmail.com

Homeopathy for Colds, Coughs, and Flu

Homeopathy provides a safe and natural way to treat the symptoms of colds, coughs, and flu in addition to building up your body’s own natural defenses during the autumn and winter months.

Become less susceptible to illness

Homeopathy is a natural system of medicine that uses remedies from the plant animal and mineral kingdom to stimulate the body’s natural ability to overcome illness. Not only can homeopathy help treat colds, coughs and flu when they are in full stream, but it can also be used as a preventative to help boost your immune system and improve your general health so that you become less susceptible to picking up “all that is going around”.

Homeopathy takes an individualist approach to each person’s experience of the symptoms of colds, coughs and flu and a remedy is prescribed specific to each person’s needs. When your body produces these symptoms it is trying its best to restore itself back to health. So rather than try to suppress things further, we prescribe a remedy that matches your symptoms which in turn stimulates your body’s own natural healing ability to help move and clear the symptoms out of your system.

There are many remedies suitable for Cold, Cough & Flu

Benefits of Homeopathy

• It is suitable for everyone – children, teenagers, adults and even babies, pregnant and nursing mothers.
• Professionally prescribed homeopathic remedies can safely be used in conjunction with conventional medication.
• Homeopathic remedies have no side effects, are non-addictive, are not tested on animals, and are eco-friendly.

Self-help tips and support

Other supports that can be used to boost your immune response during the winter months include a healthy diet, Vitamin C daily to help your body build white blood cells which help fight against invading germs and fresh air – step out of the heated offices, homes, and cars and get some fresh air into your lungs.

“An article recently published by US Journal Dermatology Times (Oct 2012) discusses favorably how individualized Homeopathic treatment can help with skin challenges in a safe and effective way.”

“For common dermatologic conditions such as acne, warts and eczema, classic individualized homeopathic medicine can provide a safe, inexpensive and nontoxic alternative or adjunctive treatment……

We should be proud of what we can do with conventional dermatology, but homeopathic medicine can help sometimes when we have patients who don’t seem to be getting better with the best conventional medicine…..

Three studies have suggested that classic homeopathic medicine can help reduce utilization of the usual conventional dermatological therapies that we prescribe”,[Dermatology Times October 2012 ].

Homeopathy prescription is individualized

In the treatment of skin conditions in homeopathy, all prescriptions are individualized whether it be for dermatitis, psoriasis, allergy rashes, acne, or eczema.

We look at how the skin condition affects the person physically and emotionally, how it restricts their life and we also include an overview of the person’s general health and family history.

A remedy is prescribed using the minimum amount of stimulus to provoke a healing response allowing the body to resolve the internal disorder.

How you experience eczema/skin conditions is important. To help prescribe a suitable remedy, a homeopath wants to know:

1. The effects and influences such as air, exertion, heat, work, seasons, touch, sleep, perspiration, and foods on the skin.
2. The character of the eruption. It is dry, moist, discharging, bloody, sticky, watery, or offensive. Are the cracks/ fissures superficial or deep and bloody?
3. Sensations felt in the skin – is it burning, itching, prickling, stinging or crawling for example?
4. Location of the eruption – is it restricted to one area or many parts of the body? For example, it may be located only behind the ears or in the bends of the joints. Or is it a bilateral symmetric eruption where eczema occurs on both sides of the body at the same time?
5. What is the emotional response when the skin is at its worst and how does the person deal with the condition on a day to day basis?
6. The cause of the skin condition was known, when it started or what preceded it, is key in Homeopathy. For example the condition happened after grief, after an illness or a few weeks after birth, will help the prescriber to find a closer fitting remedy for the person’s condition.

Treatment of skin conditions is a process and length of treatment varies from person to person.

Homeopathy can be safely used by both young and old. It is also suitable for use by vulnerable groups such as babies and pregnant mums.