Help for a New Mother.

Dear Susan,  My baby was born 3lb 2oz at 8 1/2 months.  The Dr.s discovered (after his birth) that I had severe preeclampsia and treated me for 24 hrs with magnesium sulfate.  Now I have terrible migraines that they say is from the treatment and the excess protein in my body that my liver and kidneys are not processing adequately.  I am breastfeeding and don't want to take any heavy duty pain killers for the migraines, but I NEED some relief from this debillitating pain.  Please what can I do naturally to help my body recover it's balance?
Lovingly, J

Greetings J,
 
I know that feverfew has been used sucessfully in the treatment of migraines. I am also including links to some articles that you may find of use:
 
http://www.susunweed.com/herbal_ezine/January05/menopausal.htm
 
http://www.susunweed.com/herbal_ezine/November05/empower.htm
 
Also very important to work on supporting your kidney and liver functions: I would incorporate burdock root - tincture or fresh root infusion; stinging nettle infusions, chickweed infusions, dandelion root tincture into your daily routinue.
 
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Comments

[Carly Franklin]

By the way after taking him out of the bili lights and feeding him his bili count had come down to 8 and he had only lost 7.8 oz total during the 3 days after coming into the world. I was told he lost 11 oz in less then 24 hrs.

Gratefully yours,
C

[Carly Franklin]

Dear Susun,

I recently gave birth to a 7lb 3 1/2oz baby boy. My milk took 3 days to come in, in the mean time the doctors were pushing me to bottle feed my son. I am a young mother, 15 yrs old.

His bilirubin count was 9 and they wanted to put him under the bili lights. I was still trying to feed him breast milk but he just wouldn't stay awake. I was told that his bili count was so high because of my lack of milk. At the end of the day his bili count was 15. He spent 24 hrs under the lights. I finally took him out and after a while he woke up and started suckling again.

The day after being released from the hospital he had another appointment for a weight check they said he weighed 6lb 5oz. So I have to go in over the weekend to have him weighed and his biliruben checked (he has 8 pokes on the bottom of his feet)and if it has not come down then they want him under the bili lights.

Is there anything I can do in order to help my son decrease the amount of biliruben in his system, besides give him a bottle of formula?

Gratefully yours,
C