Homeopathy for babies: How homeopathy helps

What is the homeopathic dosage for babies?

Homeopathy knows many effective remedies for everyday ailments for your baby. The rule of thumb for the right treatment is: Newborns and infants with acute symptoms should be given two to three globules (beads) in the potency 6X three times a day on the first day of illness, depending on their condition.
Note: An initial worsening of symptoms is not uncommon when using homeopathic remedies. This can be a sign that the drug is working. However, if you are unsure or concerned, it is better not to wait, but to consult a doctor immediately.

Does homeopathy have side effects for your baby?

A prerequisite for an effective effect of homeopathy is the correct use of homeopathic remedies. This means that the right potency and a short application time of a few days are crucial. If possible, several homeopathic remedies should not be used at the same time. They could adversely affect the application. If you stick to these guidelines, there should generally not be any complications during use.

Homeopathy can be very helpful, but…

…You should only treat your baby yourself with homeopathy for short-lived, harmless illnesses. If the symptoms persist and you don’t see an improvement quickly – it’s better to see a doctor! This also applies if your baby’s general condition deteriorates or his fever rises rapidly. Even if you are generally unsure whether treatment with homeopathy is advisable for your baby, you should definitely consult a doctor.

How can homeopathy help your baby?

You can help your baby with many of his ailments with homeopathy. We have listed below which diseases and complaints frequently occur in a baby and how you can use homeopathy to combat them.

Homeopathy for Babies in Delayed Childhood Speech

“Kindspech” is a gloomy name for an actually quite harmless thing. Bad luck doesn’t mean your baby is cursed, bad luck simply refers to the dark coloration of the first bowel movement. This usually occurs 24 to 48 hours after birth. Only then does your baby’s stool have the typical golden yellow color. Sometimes, however, it can happen that the child spech is longer or too long in coming. This could be a sign of a bowel obstruction and you should see your pediatrician immediately. In the meantime, you can use homeopathy on your baby. If there is constipation, the following homeopathic remedies will help:

• Spastic constipation with colic: Your baby pushes and struggles, nothing happens. It cries out in anger and pain and is restless and sleepless.
  Means: Nux vomica, potency D12*, 1 globule 3 times a day
• Dry constipation: Your child’s stool is very dry, they have dry lips.
  Medium: Bryonia, potency D12*, 3x daily 1 globulus
• Constipation and skin problems: pimples or red, inflamed skin, such as the anus.
  Medium: Sulfur, potency D12*, 1 globule 3 times a day

Homeopathy for babies with flatulence, (three-month) colic

Your baby’s digestive tract has to get used to it in the first months of life, which is why it often suffers from flatulence and abdominal pain. A gentle abdominal massage with essential oils often helps. Unsweetened fennel tea can also help. As a homeopathic remedy, you can also put one or two globules in your baby’s cheek pouch. The following is a list of digestive tract complaints with appropriate homeopathic remedies for your baby:

• Digestive disorders: general complaints caused by a change in diet, supplementary feeding or weaning.
  Medium: Okoubaka D2* (in acute cases every 1-2 hours, after one day every 3-6 hours)
• Your baby doesn’t want to be touched but constantly carried or rocked: hot sweaty red face; angry, restless; greenish, fetid diarrhea.
  Medium: Chamomilla D12* (in acute cases every 1-2 hours, after one day every 3-6 hours)
• Your baby wants to be carried or rocked and demands constant variety: it does not tolerate (mother’s) milk; foul-smelling gas colic; greenish diarrhea; thin, delicate child.
  Medium: Calcium phosphoricum D12* (in acute cases every 1-2 hours, after one day every 3-6 hours)

Homeopathy for navel care in your baby

Your baby’s navel is very delicate and needs proper care. But even if you do everything right, inflammation can still occur. An inflamed, bleeding or foul-smelling navel is never to be trifled with and should be treated by your pediatrician. You can also try some homeopathic remedies for relief.

• Umbilical bleeding: Inform your midwife or pediatrician immediately and check whether the umbilical clamp is properly closed around the umbilical stump. See a doctor even if the bleeding doesn’t stop after the first dose of Arnica.
  Medium: Arnica, potency C30**, once 1 globulus for 1 day
• Externally for wound healing: dab with diluted tincture (10 drops in 100 ml sterile, boiled water).
  Medium: Calendula tincture
• Inflammation of the umbilicus : the navel is red, it may be weeping or begin to fester.
  Medium: Calendula, potency D6*, 1 globule 3 times a day
• Persistent inflammation or suppuration, also with umbilical hernia: pus and wetness.
  Medium: Silicea, potency D12*, 1 globule 3 times a day

Homeopathy for babies with cradle cap or cradle cap

The two skin diseases, cradle cap and cranial cradle cap, are very common in infants, with cradle cap the skin tending to be weeping and red, and cranial cradle cap more greasy and scaly. Cradle cap usually occurs in the second month of life and can go away on its own. However, it can also develop into a chronic neurodermatitis disease that needs to be treated by a doctor. Nowadays head gneiss is classified as quite normal. If you want to remove your baby’s dandruff, you can massage olive oil into the scalp and then carefully comb it out. If the scalp becomes very wet and red, seek medical advice. Otherwise you can also help your baby with homeopathy. There are the following means for this:

• Head sweats at night, yellow scales and scabs mainly on the back of the head: the child has a large head, is a bundle of joy, cannot tolerate milk and has newborn acne.
  Medium: Calcium carbonicum D12* (1-3 globules three times a day)
• Crusts with thick yellow secretion, greasy, greasy scalp: the child sleeps a lot, is quiet, constantly hungry and constipated.
  Medium: Graphites D12* (1-3 globules three times a day)
• Weeping, purulent, yellow crusty rash on head: rash is severely itchy and causes hair to become matted.
  Medium: Viola tricolor D3* (1-3 globules three times a day)
• Dry, severely flaky scalp: itchy scalp.
  Medium: Sulfur D12* (1-3 globules three times a day)