{"id":50027,"date":"2019-01-22T09:51:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T08:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/?p=50027"},"modified":"2019-01-29T16:30:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:30:38","slug":"on-the-birth-and-being-of-babes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/nl\/on-the-birth-and-being-of-babes\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Birth and Being of Babes"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

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Plants and flowers brim with vigorous, ever renewing life, and they symbiotically lend their life energy to sustain us. The life force of the plants oils in aromatherapy make them natural and wise attendants to births and babies. Following a few simple guidelines and your own intuition, essential oils will bless your birthing rite and befriend your new little one.<\/p>\n

Before you put anything on yourself or your baby, you want to know that it is pure and really real. Essential oils available in the market, even those sold in health food stores, are often of questionable quality. Mass distilled for the food, flavor and perfume industry, these oils are cheaply produced, further adulterated in labs and may even be imitations. Issues with safety and effectiveness make it inadvisable to use low quality essential oils. Only authentic oils, distilled carefully and truthfully from organically grown plant matter, can fulfill the promises of plant wisdom.<\/p>\n

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Essential oils<\/a><\/strong> are natural and reliable helpers as you prepare yourself and your home for your new arrival.<\/p>\n

A few drops of Tea Tree<\/strong> oil<\/a>, a potent botanical biotic, in warm water can keep you and your baby’s world clean, starting with the birthing pool. You can also make a spray of water and Tea Tree to wipe down high chairs, car seats, crib railings and baby toys.<\/p>\n

When labor begins, use an essential oil diffuser<\/strong><\/a> to fill the air of your birthing space with an aroma that creates a calming and welcoming atmosphere. Neroli<\/a><\/strong>, bergamot<\/strong><\/a>, grapefruit<\/strong><\/a>, lavender<\/strong><\/a>, white fir<\/strong><\/a> and cape chamomile<\/strong><\/a> are lovely\u2026 and I really like frankincense<\/strong> <\/a>for this. As a sacred oil and a portal oil, frankincense opens us during transition periods and welcomes us to new places and stages of life.<\/p>\n

The essential oil of marjoram<\/strong><\/a> is an excellent choice to melt stiff and knotting muscles during labor. As I was delivering our baby, Ron, my partner, massaged a 10% dilution of marjoram<\/strong><\/a> and lavender<\/strong><\/a> in jojoba oil<\/strong><\/a> on to my back right in the pelvic region in rhythmic circles. It was amazing!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n