Herbs
Helpful Herbs During Pregnancy
Red Raspberry Tea is high in Iron and calcium and helps with nausea, and tones the uterine muscles to allow it to contract more effectively. It can be consumed throughout the pregnancy, in tea or capsule form.
Alfalfa is high in iron, protein,vitamin K.and is a good blood cleanser. Nourishing.
Dandelion and Kelp are high in natural vitamins and minerals that help prevent birth defects.
Psyllium is a good fiber supplement to take safely to relieve constipation.
White Oak Bark works with pregnancy hemorrhoids.
Butcher's Broom helps prevent and reduce varicose veins.
Ginger is essential for the reduction and frequency of morning sickness.
Oatstraw Grass and Horsetail Grass are great forms of natural assimilable calcium.
Morning Sickness:
Nausea and mild vomiting in the morning during the first and sometimes second trimester of pregnancy. Often occurs because of low blood sugar, build up of a by-product from increased hormonal activity, a vitamin B6 deficiency (which may cause low blood sugar problems), and/or a calcium deficiency.
Natural Remedies:Walking at least a mile a day in the fresh air, if weather permits, is a wonderful way to get your circulation going and to get rid of the hormonal by- products.
Increase the amounts of the B-complex vitamins and iron in your diet.
Avoid spicy and greasy foods; cooking, eating or smelling.
Drink plenty of Raspberry leaf tea each day, it supplies plenty of B vitamins and needed minerals to balance your body's needs. You can drink one cup of tea everyday through out the pregnancy to tone and prepare the uterus as well as relieve nausea.
Homeopathic Remedies: Ipecac 30x, nux nomica 6x, or Cannabis 30x (take as directed) Drink peppermint or spearmint tea first thing in the morning