Babies and Infants Treatment

Homeopathy is ideal for the treatment of babies and infants. Not only is it completely safe, but it is also tasteless and low dose. Parents are often amazed at how quickly a young baby learns to open its mouth as soon as he or she sees the bottle.

An indicated homeopathic remedy can be given as soon as the baby is born, particularly for birth trauma, where the medicine Arnica is often appropriate: just one or two drops moistened on the baby's lips.

Some of the conditions that homeopathy can treat in the newborn and infant include:

• Sleeping difficulties,
• Colic and reflux,
• Jaundice,
• Intolerance of mother's milk,
• Cradle cap (seborrhoea dermatitis),
• Nose obstruction and "snuffles",
• "Milk rash" (milia),
• Unexplained crying and inability to settle,
• Eczema,
• Hives and other allergy reactions,
• Teething (dentition problems),
• Frequent colds,
• Bronchitis,
• Bronchiolitis,
• Asthma,
• Ear infections,
• Constipation and diarrhoea,
• Fevers and convulsions.

Homeopathy is an ideal treatment for babies and infants because it stimulates the child's immune system to work on the underlying problem. Under the influence of a homeopathic medicine, it is the child's life force itself that is doing the healing, so next time the problem comes along, the body is better able to deal with the problem.

Homeopathy is very effective for children's ear infections. Studies have shown that those treated with these remedies have fewer recurrences over a period of time than those treated with antibiotics. Antibiotics suppress the immune system, especially in children under one year of age.

Homeopathy deals very quickly with the symptoms of fever and pain, while it works effectively on the underlying problem.

As a result of antibiotics given early, a child is also more likely to get eczema, asthma and other problems as they get older.

(Illustrated: Chamomilla, a frequently indicated remedy for acute conditions in babies)

For any chronic problem in babies or young children, such as eczema or asthma, homeopathy does not suppress the symptoms; it works towards resolving the problem. In any case of atopic disease like this, the homeopath views the problem as the tip of the iceberg. Just suppressing the symptoms with cortisone weakens the system further. It is our belief, verified by experience, that this suppression results in more serious problems later in life.

Suppression of eczema with steroids and the antibiotic treatment of infections can later result in asthma, hay fever and migraines, as a direct result.

For any chronic problem in children and babies, the approach of homeopathy is to treat the patient as a whole. A constitutional remedy is given to treat the patient on all levels, both emotionally and physically.

(Illustrated: oyster shell, the source of the medicine Calcarea carbonica, a frequently indicated constitutional remedy in babies).