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    Posted: 07 January 2011 at 6:45pm
Hi,
I was at our local homeopath store getting some arnica 200c drops to take after the birth and was advised that I could also take arnica during labour.

Has anyone here used, or is planning on using arnica during their labour? If so how often and what dosage did you take? I was advised to take it when my waters broke and then up to every hour to combat fatigue and sore muscles etc.

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I had a friend tell me to take it in labour and after the birth but DD came 3 weeks early and I still hadn't bought any and it was the last thing on my mind unfortunately! I can't remember now what she told me about it though.
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I think I did at the start of my labor but gave up on it pretty quick, probably works for some though





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Thanks, I am thinking I will go with the try it and see what happens approach. Taking it every hour will probably be forgotten in the middle of labour I am guessing but for the early stages it might help.
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Our local homeopathic pharmacy does a birth aid formula which has arnica in it, I went in to get arnica but got that instead.

My midwife put some in my water bottle during labour which is a good idea.
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I used it and gave it to my Dh as something for him to administer as I didn't wantt o be clock watching. When things really got going it felt like he was giving it to me every five minutes but time was just going fast in amoungst all that goes on.
I'm not sure how effective it was but I figured it couldn't do any harm.

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Check with your MW as mine told me not to use it during labour but could start it after delivering the placenta....sorry l cant remember why but had something to do with blood flow from memory
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My MW gave me some after the birth but never thought to take it during.

You can get a Naturopharm product called Birth Aid that has Arnica in it.


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Thanks all. I was meant to ask MW about it at todays appointment but forgot. Must remember to write these things down :)
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