Childbearing Year

Healing the Uterus After A Biopsy

Hello! I was wondering if you could give some advice on how to heal from an endometrial biopsy. I am still in a lot of pain over 24 hours after the procedure. Is there anything I can do to nourish my uterus, so it can heal. I take chaste tree, but I am not sure that is enough.

Hello,

I would continue with the chasteberry. Red raspberry leaf infusions are the first thing that I think of when it comes to nourishing and toning the uterus. It can also help counter any inflammation. Perhaps homeopathic arnica and comfrey leaf infusions to help with internal healing. I would also do castor oil packs. These are made by soaking a piece of flannel in castor oil and placing it on the skin. The flannel is covered with a sheet of plastic, and then a hot water bottle is placed over the plastic to heat the pack.

 

Scullcap tincture, A dropperful of the tincture every 4 hour, to help with the pain. You will want to keep an eye out for infection - not something that usually happens with this procedure, but always a possibility. You can take 30-60 drops of echinacea tincture several times a day to head off any infection and keep your immune system strong. 

 

Also, so often when we are dealing with situations like this, our emotions can become very tied up into everything as well. Rest, put on a castor oil pack and use the time to send positive affirmations and lots of loving thoughts to your uterus.

 

You may want to call Susun during her free health hotline on blogtalkradio, Tuesday nights 7:30-9:30 pm EST. Call in with your questions 1-646-929-2463. Visit the link for more info: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/susunweed

or post at our forum: www.healingwiseforum.com in case someone there has further advice as well.

 

 

 

blessings,

Kim

Wise Woman Team

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www.wisewomanuniversity.org

 

Red Clover - Supportive Ally in Pregnancy

...I have all Susun's books and since I have tried for a long time to get pregnant, I bought LOTS of red clover.

I am now pregnant and I am wondering if I can still drink red clover infusions during pregnancy??

 I don´t really find anything about this in Susun's books...

Thank you in advance.

Hello,

Congratulations on your pregnancy! Red clover is not on Susun's list of herbs to avoid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kINxqaNW4HY

From Susun: "Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)  

As a keeper of dairy animals, I was introduced to this herb as an ally to keep my goats' fertility high and their milk production generous. It took only a little imagination for me to begin to use it for women, too. Red clover blossoms are best taken as a strong infusion (one ounce of dried blossoms brewed overnight in a quart of boiling water). The tincture is a sedative; pills and capsules have very little effect.

To date, I know of dozens of women who, unable to conceive, have found success after drinking up to a quart of red clover infusion every day for at least six weeks. The generous amounts of minerals, proteins, antioxidants, and phytoestrogens in red clover restore health to the entire reproductive system. It's great for men, too. Most notable are the amounts of vitamin E and the presence of selenium and zinc. Red clover has ten times more plant hormones than soy.

Don't stop drinking red clover infusion once you get pregnant though. The infusion prevents and eases the constipation so common during pregnancy. It also strengthens the liver and improves appetite, especially when morning sickness is a problem. And it relieves anxiety.

And keep on drinking red clover once your child is born. There is no more valuable herb to keep breast milk rich and the breasts healthy then red clover. In fact, it is the world's most respected anti-cancer herb, acting not only to eliminate cancer but to stop its occurrence as well."

 As with anything, always listen to your body, especially since sometimes our reactions can change during pregnancy. Try a little, see how you feel. I drank red clover throughout pregnancy without problems. 

 

blessings,

Kim

Wise Woman Team

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www.wisewomanuniversity.org

Avoiding Cleanses While Breastfeeding

Susun,

I've been interested in doing a cleanse by Dr. Clarke (parasite cleanse) with Black Walnut Hull, Wormwood and clove. According to Dr. Clark, you can give this remedy to a child at six months. But, online there are repeted warnings about using these herbs while breast feeding.

 

My Naturpathic doctor said that doing a cleanse would release lots of toxins in the body that may go to the blooodstream and then to the baby. But, my midwife says that this cleanse is safe and even good to do while nursing.

 

What are your thoughts?

Hello,

We strongly advocate agains cleansing, at any time, and especially when pregnant, nursing, or when ill. Cleansing is extremely hard on the body, especially on the organs that naturally keep your body healthy and clean, such as your liver and kidneys.

Instead, we advocate for nourishing your body, so the body can do its work in a supporting environment. Our bodies are not places of filth, they are naturally clean, and the body is naturally designed to keep itself in optimal health, if supported with nourishment and love.

The best and easiest way to nourish your body is to eat a whole foods diet, exercise a different way each day, get plenty of rest, clean water for bathing and drinking, avoiding toxins (such as essential oils in body products, toxic home “cleaning” products, fabric softeners, and highly processed foods). The most nourishing herbs we can use to support our body is in the form of nourishing herbal infusions, safe enough to be considered food, and to be taken daily, at least two cups per day and even up to eight cups per day.

Personally, I have been drinking upwards of six cups of nourishing infusion for decades, through pregnancy and lactation, and my daughter started drinking infusions at four months as soon as she showed interest in mealtime at the table. Now, two and a half, she is a strong advocate for infusions like her mother and grandmother.

Learn more about nourishing herbal infusions at these links below:

http://www.susunweed.com/How_to_make_Infusions.htm

to properly benefit from infusions, buy your herb in bulk, at local store or online.

 

Sending you love and blessings,

Justine

www.wisewomanweb.com

 

 

You can get your health questions answered by Susun in one of two ways. Call our free herbal/health hot line on blogtalkradio, Tuesday nights 7:30-9:30 pm EST. Call in with your questions 1-646-929-2463. Visit the link for more info: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/susunweed. You can also join the free women's health forum where hundreds of wise woman can help you. Sign up for the free herbal healing ezine, filled with wise woman wit and wisdom. Visit the Wise Woman Bookshop for online university, gift shop, bookshop, digital downloads, and more. Go to www.susunweed.com for a complete list of offerings including radio show and free videos.

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Review of The Childbearing Year

The Childbearing Year

review by Maria - Blogger at Life, Loss and Other Things Worth Mentioning

www.lifelossandotherthings.com

 

According to The Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year, Red Clover is the "single most useful herb for establishing fertility." That is not only good to know, it is great news because of all of the greenery surrounding my house, red clover is one of them. It is everywhere! Actually we have planted some as is is a great pasture legume for our cows. Who knew it would be a great herb for women too!

Before I go on, I want to say a few words about The Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing year. This is the book (e-book) that I was so thrilled to get to read and review. I am so excited about all of the information that is packed into this 192 page book! In this book there is all that you would need to know about herbs that promote fertility, are beneficial for pregnancy, and even herbs that are known to help with your newborn, breastfeeding, and postpartum concerns including depression. There are instructions on making tinctures, infusions, and salves. There is also information on herbs that help prevent pregnancy. I really can't even put into words how much I am going to be using this book in the coming weeks and hopefully years....

Read the rest of the review at Maria's Weblog: www.lifelossandotherthings.com

 

The Childbearing Year
by Susun Weed
Foreword by Jeanine Parvati Baker.
Paperback - 192 pages (1986)
Available at www.wisewomanbookshop.com

Now in its 24th printing. A confirmed favorite with pregnant women, midwives, childbirth educators, and new parents. Packed with clear, comforting, and superbly helpful information.

Healing Ruptured Membranes

Dear Susun,

I am a huge fan of yours. I am an aspireing herbalist/healer myself.

I am 29 weeks pregnant and my waters broke on thursday. I am on strict bedrest in the hospital currently. I have not had any contractions or infection so far.  This was so unexpected, far from anything I was anticipateing.  Can you recommend anything to help heal the membrane? I have leaked very little fluid since the rupture...I am visualizing them resealing themselves. Baby is Not ready to come out.

(with this pregnancy I have been drinking yellow dock, which helped me immensely with iron/energy. But now we are hours away from home in a high tech hospital so anything I take has to be on the downlow. I hope to be out of here in a couple weeks and continue bedrest at home!!!?

Thanks...

Hello,

Some things that are recommended to help heal the membranes would be nettle, comfrey leaf and violet leaf infusions. You are absolutely on the right track with visualizations as truly the power of our thoughts can make a huge difference in our healing. Susun recommends that you focus on the sensation of the membranes, visualize the torn edges merged together, your amniotic fluid and baby safely contained.

 

Take 5-10 drops of echinacea tincture 2-3 times daily to help against any infection. Be extremely vigilant about hygiene. No intercourse, nothing put inside vagina, no baths, after toilet use, rinse off with squirts of water. Vitamin C and E are helpful in regards to preventing infection and bleeding. Right now, know you are where you need to be, get plenty of rest, do your visualizations...

 

Susun doesn't do email but she does offer a free health hotline on blogtalkradio, Tuesday nights 7:30-9:30 pm EST. Call in with your questions 1-646-929-2463. Visit the link for more info: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/susunweed and you may wish to also post at our forum, in case any of the wise women there have further advice: www.healingwiseforum.com

 

Best wishes and healing to you.

 

blessings,

 

Kim

Wise Woman Team

www.wisewomanweb.com

www.wisewomanbookshop.com

www.wisewomanuniversity.org

 

You can get your health questions answered by Susun in one of two ways. Call our free herbal/health hot line on blogtalkradio, Tuesday nights 7:30-9:30 pm EST. Call in with your questions 1-646-929-2463. Visit the link for more info: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/susunweed. You can also join the free women's health forum where hundreds of wise woman can help you. Sign up for the free herbal healing ezine, filled with wise woman wit and wisdom. Visit the Wise Woman Bookshop for online university, gift shop, bookshop, digital downloads, and more. Go to www.susunweed.com for a complete list of offerings including radio show and free videos.

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Herbal Supplement Safety During Pregnancy

Hello,

I came across an article from your website that was very informative about Red Raspberry leaf. I was curious what your advise is about an herbal supplement that has Red raspberry leaf, red clover blossoms,
nettles leaf and yellow dock root. I've read that pregnant women should not take yellow dock root?

In your opinion is this a safe blend for a pregnant women to be taking daily?

Thank you for your time...

Hi,

The herbs that you listed are wonderful for pregnancy - would use the red clover, nettle and red raspberry leaf-, but in the form of infusions as opposed to a pill. If you are unfamiliar with infusions, I've included a link for you:

 

Learn How to Make Nourishing Herbal Infusions

As for yellow dock, Susun recommends its use during pregnancy if you are suffering from low iron. I have a tendency towards anemia, always have and I used it during my pregnancy with no ill effects. Usually it is made into a syrup or decoction.

Susun's book Herbal for the Childbearing Year goes into greater detail and you can find some articles at our website: http://www.childbearing-year.com/

 

Just let us know if you need any further assistance.

 

many thanks,

 

Kim

Wise Woman Team

www.wisewomanweb.com

www.wisewomanuniversity.org

www.wisewomanbookshop.com

 

You can get your health questions answered by Susun in one of two ways. Call our free herbal/health hot line on blogtalkradio, Tuesday nights 7:30-9:30 pm EST. Call in with your questions 1-646-929-2463. Visit the link for more info: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/susunweed. You can also join the free women's health forum where hundreds of wise woman can help you. Sign up for the free herbal healing ezine, filled with wise woman wit and wisdom. Visit the Wise Woman Bookshop for online university, gift shop, bookshop, digital downloads, and more. Go to www.susunweed.com for a complete list of offerings including radio show and free videos.

Birth Into Being - Limbic Imprint Re-Coding Birthshop with Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova

Birth Into Being - Limbic Imprint Re-Coding Birthshop

with

Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova

This is an amazing workshop offered by Russian Conscious Birth pioneer, Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova. Our lives are greatly impacted by how we are birthed into the world.
 

Any trauma that may have occurred while in utero or during birth sets an indelible imprint that lasts the rest of our lives.
 

....Through regression into the womb and birth experience, Elena helps unlock our state of 'bliss' and creates healing.

Birth Into Being - Limbic Imprint Re-Coding Birthshop with Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova:

Limbic Imprint Re-coding invokes our physical and emotional memory of Bliss...unlocking the mysteries of our behaviors, re-aligning our emotions and desires with our actions. This experiential workshop is a combination of lecture, specific movement, specific breath work, hands-on exercises, role-playing, sharing in the most amazing group dynamic (this work attracts remarkable individuals), - all effectively woven together through Elena's experience from 28 years of communing with the Birthing field.

For more info: www.letsbirthcalmly.com or call 203-550-6791

To register by mail, please send your 50% deposit to hold your space(s) or payment in full to:

Muneeza Akhtar Ahmed
1450 Washington Blvd Apt 311S
Stamford CT 06902

Also acceptable are Visa or MasterCard, or payments via PayPal. Please, email to ask for payment details.

You can watch a 10 min. video clip of 'Birth As We Know It': http://www.birthasweknowit.com/10_minute_promo.html

Here is more coverage of Elena's workshop on her website, particularly great is the interview in 6 parts by Matt Monarch and Angela Stokes-Monarch, the owners of www.rawfoodworld.com who did her workshop last year!http://www.birthintobeing.com/media.html (scroll to the bottom, there are interviews in 6 parts)..

Film Screening of her movie Birth As We Know it: June 17th @ 7 pm
Location: 1450 Washington Blvd Stamford 06902

(Film Screening is free of charge)

Limbic Recoding Workshop:
Dates: June 18th & 19th
From: 10 am - 6 pm
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Cost: $400 normally, bring a participant and BOTH get $50 off.
Lunch: Organic lunch included for small extra fee.
To bring: A yoga mat, pillow & blanket

Elena has not had a workshop on the East Coast in a long time. This is a great, wonderful opportunity to come and meet her personally and work with her on re-coding your Limbic brain.

Please contact me (Muneeza) via e-mail: [email protected] or phone: 203 550 6791 to book yourself for the event.

Herbal Ally Red Clover and Tubal Ligation

I read your fertility article and how it can help scarred fallopian tubes. I hope that is good news for me. I had a tubal ligation in 2002 after having an excrutiating C-section with my daughter. It was terrifying and it worried me to get pregnant again, so I had the tubal. Well the fear finally went away and
for the past 3 years all I have wanted is to have another child but I really do not want to go through surgery to get pregnant.

Can you please tell me if you know or if you have heard any success stories about getting pregnant because of the red clover herb after a tubal ligation?

Hi,

I don't know directly of any stories in regards to red clover and tubal ligation, but I have heard of success stories of reversing ligations with its use. I can tell you that red clover is a wonderful ally with regards to fertility and is especially useful with situations such as scarring of fallopian tubes, etc.

 

Now I do know of many women who have struggled for years with fertility and found success with red clover infusions, myself included. Our bodies do have an amazing ability to recover and repair itself and this along with red clover infusions and positive visualization can create miraculous results.

 

Take the steps to create as healthy a lifestyle as possible, eating wholesome foods, organic when possible, reducing stress, drinking infusions such as red clover, nettle and red raspberry leaf. I've seen fertility based massages as well, which would work on increasing circulation and breaking up scar tissue in the area. Here is a little information about one technique here:

 

http://www.susunweed.com/herbal_ezine/April10/body-soul.htm

I am also including a links to some of Susun's articles that gives more information in general on fertility.

 

http://www.susunweed.com/Weed_letter_Jan-02.htm#article

http://www.susunweed.com/Article_Fertility_After_Forty.htm

 

How to make infusions: http://www.childbearing-year.com/articles-Nourishing_Infusions.php

 

You may also find some good information here: http://magicalbeginningsforbaby.com/

You are also welcome to call into the health hotline and discuss it further with Susun directly. She holds the hotline each Tuesday from 7:30pm-9pm Eastern, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/susunweed, (646) 929-2463

Another great place to ask your question in case a member can offer you help is the Wise Woman Forum :  www.susunweed.com/wisewomanforum.htm. 

 

If you have the time to approach this gently, I would try some of these measures for at least a year and see what happens. Just let us know if you need any further assistance.

blessings,

Kim

Wise Woman Team

www.wisewomanweb.com

www.wisewomanuniversity.org

www.wisewomanbookshop.com

 

You can get your health questions answered by Susun in one of two ways. Join the health hotline teleseminar on Monday and Thursday evenings 8pm EST, through the winter months. Or you may register for a private telephone consultation. You can also join the free women's health forum where hundreds of wise woman can help you. Sign up for the free herbal healing ezine, filled with wise woman wit and wisdom. Visit the Wise Woman Bookshop for online university, gift shop, bookshop, digital downloads, and more. Go to www.susunweed.com for a complete list of offerings including radio show and free videos.