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Night 2: He slept for 5 hours straight! This has never happened before. Then after that, he only woke 2 more times, and those could have been my fault (I was reading with a low light for several hours in the middle of the night, as tends to happen if I ever get more than 3 hours sleep in a row). His sleep was quieter and more calm than usual as well.

His eczema it still looking very good; I can hardly tell it is there at all. I noticed it looking good like this before we started the Cham 30x, and it has stayed the same so far.

I'll let you know again tomorrow.

A few questions:
1. Should I order the 1M, or wait?
2. When the right potency is found (like maybe the 200c we're using now), would I still need to periodically give him a dose? Or at some point, would the results be expected to stay indefinitely with no further doses? I'm just trying to understand a bit more about how this works.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Well you can order the 1M so IF we need it we don't need to wait. There is no telling if that will happen though.

The remedy should cure him. Cure means you don't need to keep redosing him. If he constantly needs that, then it would be a sign that the remedy is not exactly right.

In the beginning, until cure has occurred, more doses will be needed. As time goes on he would need it less and less until he needs it not at all.

Chamomilla children are very sensitive to teething though, so until that is over for him, he may always need more Chamomilla to get through those times. Even then, I would expect him to need less of it, and to be dealing better with teething.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Night 3: He went back to waking frequently. But, he was not flailing or talking while asleep.

He is still teething now, though, so maybe that is affecting things.

Thanks for your explanations about dosing and curing.

Should give another dose of the 200c, or wait longer?
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Wait. Too much would be worse for him than not enough.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Night 4: still woke frequently, but still much less flailing and talking while asleep.

He also did not wake in the middle of his nap yesterday like he typically does. This isn't completely unheard of, but it doesn't happen very often at all (maybe once a month).

He is definitely still teething, though, and was fairly fussy the last half of the day yesterday.

I'll update again tomorrow.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Not sure if this is related or not, but my son is definitely seeming a bit more sensitive to pain today and yesterday evening as well. He keeps saying 'owee' over seemingly trivial things like pulling up his pants and putting his diaper on. And he is crying more when he falls down (whereas usually he just shakes it off more). Maybe it is all related to teething, but I thought I should mention it...

It also seems like his fixations are much less since we started the Cham. He hasn't asked me to get out the vacuum in days!

One question: is it okay to still use arnica for particularly bad falls, or should I not use it right now? We haven't used it at all since we started the Cham, but I just thought to ask. When we do use it, I've been dissolving 2 pellets of 30x in 1/2 cup water, and then giving a teaspoon from that. Is it better to mix up a dose with alcohol and always have it available that way?
[message edited by Sarah3NN on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:53:46 GMT]
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Don't mix remedies. That is very important. Chamomilla and Arnica belong to the same group of remedies, the Compositae plant group. This whole group is used for injuries, falls, blows, contusions.

Stop the 30x. Wait at least 24 hours then we can look at using the 200c.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Okay, I won't use any arnica (and I have not used any since we started Cham anyway).

I have already given the 200c Cham, one dose, 5 nights ago (after you said it was time to switch because he was relapsing with the 30x). If it makes it easier, here is a summary of what has happened since we started the 200c:

Night 1: sleep was pretty much like his usual, Maybe a little less flailing.

Night 2: He slept for 5 hours straight! This has never happened before. Then after that, he only woke 2 more times, and those could have been my fault (I was reading with a low light for several hours in the middle of the night, as tends to happen if I ever get more than 3 hours sleep in a row). His sleep was quieter and more calm than usual as well.

His eczema it still looking very good; I can hardly tell it is there at all. I noticed it looking good like this before we started the Cham 30x, and it has stayed the same so far.

Night 3: He went back to waking frequently. But, he was not flailing or talking while asleep.

Night 4: still woke frequently, but still much less flailing and talking while asleep.

He also did not wake in the middle of his nap yesterday like he typically does. This isn't completely unheard of, but it doesn't happen very often at all (maybe once a month).

He is definitely still teething, though, and was fairly fussy the last half of the day yesterday.

Not sure if this is related or not, but my son is definitely seeming a bit more sensitive to pain today and yesterday evening as well. He keeps saying 'owee' over seemingly trivial things like pulling up his pants and putting his diaper on. And he is crying more when he falls down (whereas usually he just shakes it off more). Maybe it is all related to teething, but I thought I should mention it...

It also seems like his fixations are much less since we started the Cham. He hasn't asked me to get out the vacuum in days!
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Right I misunderstood, I thought you were still using the 30x.

In that case, just repeat the 200c now, but I want you to use more water. Use a full cup instead of 1/2 (250mls).

Are you able to make a dosing bottle up if you haven't already?
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Yes, it is already in a dosing bottle. I will give him another dose of 200c (with 2 hits first and then a full cup of water). Thank you.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
2nd dose of Cham 200c was given last night.

Night 1: still woke very frequently (like usual). Less flailing and talking during first half of night. Very wakeful during 2nd half of night.

I'll update again tomorrow.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Night 2: Frequent waking (every 1-2 hours just as usual). Less flailing and talking than normal.

He is still complaining a lot that things are hurting. Simple things like pulling up pants, and almost any sort of contact with objects. This has never happened before, and has been going on for a couple days. The last few days, he has also been fussier than usual, and wanting me to carry him around more.

Still teething as well.

Eczema has started coming back (I expected that would probably happen since it comes and goes anyway).

Am I giving you enough info, or should I be giving more?
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Night 3: Less frequent waking during first half of night. Still much less flailing and talking while asleep. Wakeful towards morning, though (probably starting around 4am).

He is still complaining a lot that things are hurting. Simple things like pulling up pants, and almost any sort of contact with objects. This has never happened before, and has been going on for a couple days. The last few days, he has also been fussier than usual, and wanting me to carry him around more.

Still teething as well.

Eczema has started coming back (I expected that would probably happen since it comes and goes anyway).

Am I giving you enough info, or should I be giving more?
[message edited by Sarah3NN on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:47:35 GMT]
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Night 4: waking every 1-2 hours first half of night, with minimal flailing and talking. Starting around 3:30am, waking frequently and having a hard time going back to sleep.

Still complaining of things hurting more than usual.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
His aggravation does seem like it has gone on awhile longer than I would have expected. How is he now?
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Welcome back! I was glad to see you take a little break from the forums as I bet you are SO busy answering everyone's questions. It seems like it could be a bit overwhelming.

My son is still saying things hurt some, but not as much as he was. Actually, I think today he has hardly said it at all, and does seem to be tapering off on wanting me to hold him so much too.

Eczema is barely there. It was worse a couple days ago when I had him wearing potty training pants; contact with his urine always seems to make things much worse, so it aggravates things when I pull down his wet pants over his legs. He's been back in diapers the last couple days, so it has gone back to being barely there.

With the exception of one day, his naps have been just like usual (waking after an hour and needing to be nursed back to sleep).

I'll let you know how he sleeps tonight.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Night 5 after 2nd dose of 200c Cham:
still woke frequently, throughout the night. But, while asleep, he was quiet and not flailing around. Did not have wakefulness towards morning like he had the previous nights.

I am curious: is his sleeping progress what you would expect with the correct remedy? I don't know how these things work, so I was just wondering if it seems like you expect, or slower than expected. It is definitely better than before we started the Cham, even though he is still waking frequently.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Night 6:
I *think* he slept for 3 hours straight at the beginning of the night. After that, he did his usual waking up every 1-2 hours. All night, he was moving around quite a bit, but was quiet while asleep.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Night 7:
He slept very poorly first half of the night. Waking frequently, flailing around, talking/whining. 2nd half of night, still woke frequently, but not much moving around or talking.

Do you think I should give him another dose of Cham 200C? Is the progress as you would expect with the correct remedy?
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Night 8: woke frequently (as usual) but no flailing or talking in sleep.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Night 9: same as night 8. Woke frequently (as usual) but no flailing or talking in sleep.

He's been a bit fussier than usual the last couple days, but we are still waiting for those pesky teeth to pop through.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Night 10: about the same, perhaps a little more flailing and talking last night.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Night 11: about the same again. A little more talking & flailing towards the morning.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Night 12: still waking frequently. More talking and flailing around throughout the night (and even sitting up in bed a bit and trying to get out of bed).

Since he has been getting worse over the last few nights, I am giving him another dose of the 200c Cham today.
 
Sarah3NN last decade
Chamomilla appears to be the wrong remedy. Since I am quite ill, analyzing cases here has become very difficult. I will try to make a suggestion for another remedy if I can.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that you are ill!! Please don't bother with trying to find another remedy for my son until you are feeling better. I already gave another dose of the Cham, so I will just keep updating as I have been so that we have a record for when you are better. I hope you feel better soon.
 
Sarah3NN last decade

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