Homoeopathic medicines for Infants and Children

As parents always needs something best and safest for their infants and children Homoeopathic medicines can be safely and effectively given to children for different ailments of teething, colic and digestive complaints  as well as  for irritability, pain, fever, diarrhea, etc. Homeopathic medicines will  not only help to improve the health of infants and children, but will probably also help them to become healthy adults

 

It is  right remedy for the peevish, restless ,irritable baby or child.

During teething  inflamed gums, drooling, and a desire to keep fingers in the mouth.

Commonly, one cheek is hot and red, while the other is pale. More notable than these

physical symptoms are the emotional and behavioral changes. The infants are

hyperirritable and may scream and hit. They demand things but reject them as soon as

they are given. During sleep they toss and turn and may cry aloud.

They get only relief  when they are being carried about or rocked.

Diarrhea during dentition It also help for the baby with indigestion. Relief for intestinal

distress.

 

Infants for whom it is prescribed are generally very affectionate and desirous of attention

and sympathy; although they may be irritable from the pain they experience, they are

still basically friendly This child has the changeable symptoms, physically and emotionally.

May be happy one minute and very sad the next minute.

Pulsatilla is indicated for earaches with red swollen external ears. Pain is worse at night

and in a warm room. Earaches following colds. The mucous discharge is yellow or

yellow-green and bland. Pulsatilla  children gets acute colds in the head.

It is a  remedy for both acute and constitutional treatment.

 

This child can not digest milk. Child is anxious, restless and crying.

Vomiting in large curds. Regurgitation of food about an hour after eating. Vomiting with

great weakness. Useful in cholera infantum. Stools are thin, greenish, undigested,

preceded by colic. Body feels cold and covered with clammy sweat.

 

 

Child cannot bear to be touched or looked at. Angry at every little attention.

Sentimental mood. After nursing, the child vomits its milk in curds, and refuses to nurse

afterwards

 

 

child is dwarfish mentally as well as physically. The child gets easily tired. Feels

Nervous with strangers; scared of being left alone, delayed milestones.

Child have swollen Tonsils and takes cold easily.

Younger children complain pain in abdomen immediately after meal.

 

 

Children get ear infections and colds easily after exposure from the cold weather.

 Milk disagrees. Craving for indigestible things like chalk ,coal, pencil. Also for Eggs.

They feel worse after exertion in open air. They have baby fat and perspire about the

head during sleep ,so that pillow becomes wet.

 

 

Indicated in precocious, weakly children. Symptoms are ear congestion and discharge.

Symptoms with irritability worse from 4 pm - 8 pm. Noises in the ears.

Child has a sensitive digestive system with bloating, indigestion, gas, constipation.

Desires sweet things. Although they have good appetites and eat more than an average,

they do not put on weight.

 

 

Aconite for sudden onset of illness, sudden fright or shock, first signs of illness-the early

stages.

 Indicated in fevers where cold stage is marked. Also in cough, croup, hoarseness,

colic, childhood trauma, anxiety.

Restlessness is always present.

 

 

It is great children remedy. Fever and anxiety.

High fever alternate Redness and paleness of face during fever.

Also useful for earache, child cries out in sleep due to earache .

It is also useful in any inflammation especially when the child is restless and crying.

 

 

Arnica used immediately following injuries where the skin becomes black and blue.

Helpful in Scraps, blows, shock. Helpful also in black eyes, sore muscles, bruises.

 It can help reduce soreness and bruising.

 

 

Antiseptic for scraps, abrasions, sunburns. Useful in open wound , superficial burns

and scalds.

Calendula does not cause any burning unlike use of iodine and other harsh treatments

which can further trauma and delay healing.