Congested baby and ongoing sleep problems

Dear
Please give Calc carb 200 weekly one dose only.
dr.deoshlok sharma

Our baby is going thru something similar. Have you found any answers? I am wondering if the low tone is contributing to the congestion.

I would have said Calc Carb too but since that is not helping, I would try Pulsatilla. 30c. Put 3 pellets in baby bottle with 4 oz. of spring water. Let baby drink a few sips of the bottle after pellets have dissolved. Tape a piece of paper with Pulsatilla written on it to bottle and keep it in the fridge.
If it helps right away, the baby should drift off nicely. If not, give another dose in an hour or 2. Stop after 3-4 doses if baby does not improve. If baby improves right away, stop dosing altogether but keep bottle in fridge in case it happens again.

Pulsatilla covers clingy, wanting to be held, stuffed up nose, profuse discharge, anxious at night, insomnia, sleep restless, frequent waking, and teething.

Calc carb should help long term to push those teeth out.

Is baby vaccinated? Hypotonia (low tone) could be result. I would contact homeopath for vaccine nosodes.

If Pulsatilla does not help, write again as there are several others you can try.
Good luck!
P.S. If cheeks are noticeably red and hot, or opposite - pale and cold and baby is angry, try Chamomilla, same dosing as described.

Oh good - glad the congestion is cleared up... perhaps the calc carb helped him clear up.

As for the sleep. I would still try Pulsatilla.

How much camilia are you giving?
It only has Chamomilla 9C plus Belladonna and Ferrum Phos - is it possible he is proving the remedy? I would stop this and try the Pulsatilla.

Let us know how it goes.

Smart mommy - re: vax. :)

If Pulsatilla does not work, (give it 48 hours), try Chamomilla 30c.

Hi Rena,
No problem - I'm more than happy to help. My 3rd is now 13 months. I did not have homeopathy with the first one, second one is recovered from autism - mostly due to homeopathy, 3rd is my remedy kid! I experienced the same thing you are going through beginning at about 5 months. She goes through a routine ... started with calc carb but she has a distinctive sour smell when she needs this and sour diapers.

You may want to pick up Sulphur too as you mentioned the spot of eczema. This helped her when she started getting eczema and was also restless and not sleeping well.

Borax also helped but she had terrible yeast. This fits if they are anxious and don't like being thrown up in the air or downward motion. Can have thrush and/or diaper rash.

Sometimes with babies it takes a little trial and error as it is harder to 'get a picture' of them.

But don't give up because when you get the right one, your little guy will be a happy camper and sleep, sleep, sleep. When we finally hit the nail on the head, she started sleeping 6 hours at a stretch and then boom - sleeping through the night. She now sleeps 7p.m. - 6:30 a.m. with two 1.5 hour naps! Can't beat that! :) And she's happy, happy, happy. She still needs a dose now and again but I can now tell what remedy she is fairly quickly. Such a change from the 45 minute to 1.5 hours at a time and always crying we were doing back at 5 months! I thought I would lose my mind from sleep deprivation!

Good luck! Keep us posted.

Hi,
We are new to this homeopathic stuff. We are now on day 27 of my 5 month old being congested. He is also sleeping in 90 minute intervals. We are so tired. I would like to heal his congestion first, and then hopefully work on his sleep training. I have been nursing and/or soothing him every time he cries because he is miserable, but now he doesnt know how to self sooth.

I read thru the posts and I am a bit confused but it sounds like there is a solution out there! Should I try the Pulsatilla stuff? Which one? It lists two on this website. Also, interestingly he was vaccinated at 4 months. He got sick 3 days later. Do you think the vaccinations cause this? I am wondering if his immune system is just not working. Please help. I am so worried and tired.

Please give pulsatilla 30 and nux vomica30 alternating 2doses each . you can give in pellet form. Nux vom should be last dose . Congested meaning -running nose, nose blocked ?

Robina,
My son's congestion his nose is blocked. In the 27 days it has only run perhaps 1 or 2x. We have not been able to suction either. In the last two days he is sneezing more which is producing a clear liquid, but at night he is just totally stuffed up. He is probably not nursing as well as he could be. Where do I buy the remedies you mention? Thanks

Rena,
Any improvements?

Only give a few sips once every 2-4 hours. STOP as soon as he improves.

JonahandJacksmom,
Yes, I don't think it is coincidence it was following vaccination. Email if you want to read more links regarding that and immune system.

Oh! That stinks! These times are so hard to see him suffering and hard on you too!

Let's see if we can get a good match. Can you describe the mucus -
Is his nose running or plugged?
If running, what color?
How much (often, off and on)... Is he sneezing a lot?
When is it worse?
When is it better?
Does heat or warmth improve or make worse?
Does fresh air make better or worse?
Is he thirsty/asking to nurse?
Is he not thirsty?
What color is his tongue?
Is his face red or pale? If red, are both cheeks or one?

Describe his cough...wet, dry, better or worse at certain times?

Any other symptoms? BMs? Constipation? or diarrhea? Diaper rash?

Is he clingy? Whiny?

Did you give him nux vomica 30. This helps after dose of Pulsatilla 30 to clear his phelgm through stool since babies cannot take out from nose. Gibe hom one dose of Belladonna 30 once every morning. This will also help if his throat is red. Then give puls30 and nux 30 alternate three hours -two doses each. Belladonna 30 will help him with cough also.

i have been following this post for the last few days as my 5month old had the same symptoms. i tried puslitilla and he got thouroughly congested. i mean badly, stuffed nose and it seemed that the mucus went to the chest....his coughs were deep and hoarse.

what i have always observed with my 2 kids is what i am gonna write here. Antimonium tartaricum 6c works like a charm for them when they cough and have congestion. try giving the baby 2-3pills diluted in 1-2 teaspoon of water. and wait for response.

nux vomica is also a very good choice and can be given at the same time, atleast i give it to my baby. what robina wrote is true, it helps baby take out the mucus thru the stool.

i am a mother, not a doctor, but believe in homeopathy with all my heart. it is bound to work provided you give the right medicine. have faith and hold on. it has no side effect and you can always antidote a medicine if things go wrong.

hope this helps.

Hi Rena,
You're probably just waking up there... or rather ... not gone to sleep!

I would do as Robina suggests. Give him one dose of Nux Vomica, 30c. Put 3 pellets in baby bottle with 4 oz. spring water. Let dissolve. Bang bottle on palm of hand 5 times. Give 1 T. or let him take one big sip. Wait. See how he responds today. Keep the bottle (labeled) in the fridge as you may need it again and this way you can succuss (bang the bottle on your palm) before dosing and it will gradually increase the potency each time.

Has he been congested off and on since July or did he have some amelioration since your first post? Has he cut any teeth since your first post? How frequently were you giving him the Camillia? I think it may be possible he is proving the remedy (has developed those symptoms).

I am going to respectfully disagree with Robina about the alt. doses of Belladonna and Pulsatilla, and Nux. That, in my opinion, is too much remedy at any given time. One remedy should cover all the symptoms and that is an awful lot of remedy for a baby (or anybody).

Don't fret about the nursing v. solids just yet. Some babies are slow to warm up to solids and each has his/her own time table. However, it is important that you are getting nourishment otherwise you will not be well (and you're already not sleeping). If you aren't well, he won't be well either. Big cycle... I know it's easy for me to say. But you need to take care of yourself in order to take care of him. EAT!

Do you have a sling? This would make your life a whole lot easier. And he may be comforted enough to go to sleep. If not, I can recommend the kinds I liked the most.

I'm going to think more on what should be the next step. He may need a little bit to rest and get rid of all the remedy so that a clear picture can emerge. At this point we are treating the cold symptoms as an 'acute' with the Nux. I think as a 'chronic' he is probably a Pulsatilla given his sweet, happy nature otherwise.

If you don't mind, a few more questions.

Has he cut any teeth yet? I know delayed but with difficulty?
Does his head have a sour smell?
Does/did he have cradle cap?

Have you tried eliminating dairy from your diet yet? If not, please try to do this for at least 48 hours if you can and see if that makes a difference. A week is best but I realize sometimes that can be hard. He may be reacting to something in your milk.
When he wakes at night, is he playful? Does he want to wake up and be busy or is he waking and just irritable and not wanting to sleep?

Was he born in the hospital or at home? Are you 100% sure they did not give him HepB at birth (as is routine in most major hospitals) along with the Vitamin K. If he was born at the hospital, you may want to call and ask if they give HepB at birth as routine or even look it up on their website. Our son was given it even though we asked he not receive it. And I have talked to so so many parents who believe their child wasn't vaccinated only to find out they received HepB at birth either against their will or without their knowledge.

Also, next time you go to the Healthfood store, pick up some Bach Olive flower essence. It is in the remedy section. This will help with the exhaustion.

P.S. You may want to give yourself one dose of Nux Vomica, 30c. (3 dry pellets under the tongue). This will help with exhaustion - caused by loss of sleep (broken nights).

Nine clouds has made a good suggestion. Antimonium Tartaricum may be a good fit here if the Nux does not work. However, I caution you. Homeopathy is not a 'one size fits all' medicine. Each and every cold, illness, etc. may require a different remedy. Even if every person in your house has the same cold, they may require a different remedy as they may experience it differently.

Antimonium Tart has as general symptoms, exhaustion, face pale, sweat cold, profuse, thirstless, tongue white coated. Irritable, angry babies, apathetic, clingy, screaming if touched. They are drowsy, whine, complain and are clingy. They do not want to be examined and scream if touched in a way they don't like. Cough is loud, rattling, whooping, breathing is asthmatic. Mucus is difficult to expel. Chest rattling which can be heard upon entering the room.It also has vomiting as a key symptom.

It didn't appear your son was this severe. It aso seemed he wasn't quite so irritable or angry. However, a low dose might work. I would not repeat this remedy frequently.

It is more likely the Pulsatilla for nineclouds' baby did nothing but the cold progressed to the next stage. A remedy is less likely to make symptoms worse and more likely to just not work if it isn't the right fit. Although it is not impossible.

Lastly, I never mix remedies. It confuses the picture, confuses the vital force, and if the situation improves, you will not know which one worked. But that is just me.

If you look at what homeopathy does, it is not allopathic medicine. It is not a this for that approach. It's principle is 'like cures like.' So a remedy that has similar symptoms as the person is given so that the person's own immune system can respond. This is why a good picture is necessary. Sometimes it takes some good trial and error to find the right remedy and the right dose, but when you do, the results can be miraculous.

Sometimes, if caught early enough, a remedy can completely ward off an illness. But sometimes, no matter what the fit, a cold will just have to play itself out and hopefully the remedies will make the suffering a bit more tolerable and the symptoms shorter and will not progress to a worse scenario.

With all that said, I think there is a constitutional remedy which can help 'cure' your son's propensity to get the colds in the first place and ease his clinginess and sleep issues. If you can hang in there with us, we can help you get there!

One more thought... if you are going to the healthfood store anyway, pick up Dulcamara which can come on after the weather turns cool or moist and if there aren't enough symptoms to indicate another remedy.

Also get Kali Bichromicum which is for later stages in a cold (like the Ant Tart). This is for when the mucus gets thick, stringy, and yellow. The Ant Tart is more for when there is a rattling chest full of mucus.

Ipecac is indicated when a head cold goes to the chest fairly rapidly and quickly turns to bronchitis. Coughing ends in retching, gagging, and/or vomiting. It doesn't appear your baby is this ill though.

Do you think his cold symptoms are related to his teething or do you think they seem worsened by it?

busymominme knows a lot more than i do. i am a novice, trying to read and learn. whatever she said is very true, so whoever following this post think about what she wrote. i only wrote what worked for my son. no 2 kids are the same and neither is their illness.

Thanks nineclouds. You made a great suggestion with the Ant Tart.

For anyone reading who wants to learn more about homeopathy, especially using it for your babies and family, I *highly* recommend Miranda Castro's books - specifically Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth, and your Baby's First Year and The Complete Homeopathy Handbook. Either one of these are a great way to get started in homeopathy and/or learn more about finding a good fitting remedy once you are already familiar with it. I have many homeopathy books and these are the two I use most frequently. In fact, they're worn thin and the covers curl from so much use! :)