How To Use Homeopathy With Babies, Toddlers, And Big Kids
Are you looking for a safe, effective medicine that doesn’t bother your child’s gut health?
Homeopathy is an amazing medicine when used correctly.
Despite the thought that “…overwhelming evidence that [homeopathy] is neither effective nor rational, homeopathy persists” [source]
And, when you see homeopathy in action, you become a believer.
For example, when I was raising twins, I was trying to make dinner by myself with two teething children on my own… and my son wanted to be held the whole time his cheek was red, and he was crying the moment I held him, he settled down.
This is a classic example of Chamomilla. I gave him one dose of homeopathy, and he was able to settle down and play by himself, and I was able to make dinner. It was a miracle.
In this post, I’ll cover the basics of homeopathic medicine and eight tips to make it work for you and your family.
If you've tried using those little sugar tablets with no results, keep reading.
But, first...
What does homeopathy mean?
"Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine created in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann, based on his doctrine of like cures like (similia similibus curentur), a claim that a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people would cure similar symptoms in sick people."
The remedies are so diluted that, based on chemistry, it is difficult to find any molecules of the original substance in the remedy; they are very mighty!
They are safe enough for children and the elderly, yet potent enough that you could create adverse effects if you do not know the principles.
How is homeopathic medicine made?
Homeopathic medicine is made from minerals, plants, animals, poisons of animals, and bees, and then diluted or succussed (or shaken.}
The first stage in preparing a homeopathic remedy is to create a tincture or "mother tincture" by diluting the material in vegetable alcohol.
Then, the triturated mixture is repeatedly diluted and shaken or succussed for hours or days, depending on the potency or strength.
This process of diluting and succussing is called potentization. The potentized homeopathic medicine is then added to lactose tablets or pills.
How does homeopathy work?
One theory is that succession creates an electrochemical pattern that is stored in the dilutant and spreads like a liquid crystal through the body’s own water.
A second thought is that the dilution process triggers electromagnetic imprinting, which directly affects the electromagnetic field of the body.
It seems all sorts of "woo woo" until you see the results.
What dosing should you purchase?
Only purchase 6c or 30c when you’re new to using homeopathic medicine.
Ideally, you would need 1 dose, 1 time. But often, we purchase blends of homeopathic medicine, and it doesn't "hit the spot" as it should
What is the Infinitesimal Dose?
The more a remedy is diluted and succussed (vigorously shaken), the stronger it becomes a cure. For example, 1M is stronger than 6c.
Always begin with 6 or 30c, unless working with a professional homeopath.
You can purchase homeopathic tablets as 6, 9, 12, 24, or 30 c or x.
>>>>I feel comfortable with purchasing 6c or 30c tablets for acute remedies.
Watch this FREE training to learn how to use homeopathic medicine correctly.
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How do you take homeopathy?
Tip a tablet into the lid of the bottle and tip it into your mouth without touching it.
Nothing will happen if you touch it, but you MAY absorb some of the "medicine"
Or tip it on the palm of the person taking the remedy; try not to touch the remedy if you are giving it to someone.
For babies? Add it to their bottle or toddler's sippy cup. Then wash the bottle or sippy cup with hot water.
Never put back any tablets that have fallen out
Try not to eat, drink, or brush your teeth for 10-20 minutes before or after taking a remedy
You should feel a shift occur if it is negative in any way STOP and wait.
You may have an increase in symptoms and then it will resolve. If you are not seeing results don’t repeat. There should be a beginning, middle, and end to your symptoms.
Homeopathy medicine acts as a catalyst, the remedy stimulating the body’s own vital force to heal itself.
Homeopathy for babies & toddlers
For Babies: Crush the tablet between two spoons and tip it dry onto the tongue.
Alternatively, dilute the small sugar pill in water and/or a bottle. {clean any item with hot water so the next person doesn’t get the remedy}
Dilute in water and use a syringe to insert into their mouth
Dilute in milk, water, or juice in a sippy cup
Place on a spoon to eat
Toddlers can put in their mouth with a spoon
7 Things that interfere with homeopathy
#1 Camphor (used as an ingredient in many cosmetics and salves, such as Tiger Balm, Blistex, Vick’s Vapor rub, Noxzema, Chapstick, Carmex, Sea Breeze, some shaving creams, liniments, and many other products which have a similar odor is a universal antidote and should be avoided.
#2 Electric Blankets.
#3 Certain Holistic therapies, such as acupuncture, craniosacral manipulation, polarity therapy, e.t.c. should not be used simultaneously with homeopathy.
#4 Strong odors in the mouth or the environment at the time of taking the remedy can inactivate the homeopathic medicine. That’s why we recommend taking the remedy at least 30 minutes before or 1 hour after eating, drinking (water is allowed), chewing gum, brushing your teeth, and smoking.
#5 Major dental work
#6 Excessive, and in some cases even moderate, consumption of coffee and stimulants
#7 Street drugs, including marijuana
8 Tips to Make Homeopathic Medicine work for you
Prescribe according to the urgency and unique symptoms
Use one remedy at a time
Avoid combined remedies
Stop if you see an improvement
Start again if the same symptom returns; repeat as needed
If you have given 3-6 doses and have had no response, stop and reassess
Change the remedy if the symptoms change and/or get worse
Always seek professional help if your symptoms recur or do not improve
Homeopathy treatment for kids
Ready to learn more? Swipe the 26 herbal and homeopathic remedies for babies, toddlers, and big kids below.
Use the Homeopathic Principles to guide you to ensure great results
Law Of Similar -
“Let like be cured with like”
Any substance that makes you ill can also cure you.
By symptoms, homeopathy means those changes that are felt by the patient or observer which may be associated with the disease.
The Single Remedy
Classical homeopathy gives one remedy at a time to gauge its effect more precisely than would be possible if two or more remedies were given together.
The Law of Cure
As someone becomes well, symptoms move from the innermost organs of the body to the outer organs
Cure moves from within to without
Cure takes place from above to below
Minimal Dose
Less is more, wait and see.
How little can I use and still produce a result?
Homeopathic side effects
There are little to no side effects with homeopathy.
But, if you give too many doses, for too long. You will "prove the remedy". Which means, you will see some adverse effects. Watch the free training to learn more.
A few questions I've been asked....
What is my favorite homeopathic kit?
I love the Homeopathyworks.com: 50 remedy kit 30c
You want one with 6 or 30c dosing.
What are my favorite Homeopathic Books?
{click the links below to view them}
Castro, Amanda: Homeopathy for pregnancy, birth, and your baby's first year
Homeopathic Materia Medica, Kent
Conclusion
Homeopathic medicine can be an amazing medicine when used correctly. I began using it with my children, when I didn’t want to use antibiotics for recurring symptoms like ear pain, chronic cough, and other viral symptoms they had. We want to reduce medications with our children, because these medications are affecting their gut health. Read more here. When using homeopathic medicine, the symptoms may worsen at first, and then they should resolve. For example, your fever may spike--- and then it should drop. This is a good thing.
If the symptoms continue to get worse, stop the dosing. It takes time and patience to learn how to use homeopathy, and when you do learn the remedies, they will last you a lifetime.
Warmly~ Tara
Read more
My favorite homeopathic teething remedies: https://www.taragregorio.com/blog/teethingremedies
My favorite fever remedies:https://www.taragregorio.com/blog/tired-of-using-tylenol-for-a-fever-here-are-seven-tried-and-true-holistic-remedies-to-reduce-a-fever-fast
Resources
Grams N. Homeopathy-where is the science? A current inventory on a pre-scientific artifact. EMBO Rep. 2019 Mar;20(3):e47761. doi: 10.15252/embr.201947761. Epub 2019 Feb 14. PMID: 30765373; PMCID: PMC6399603. [source]
