For many women, a cesarean (c-section) is necessary in a life-saving moment, or maybe you were convinced that a c-section was your best or only choice. Regardless of the reason you had a c-section, God's perfect design is still working for us, simply waiting for us to partner with it. Thousands of women are able to have a healthy VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) with the very next child. If you've had a c-section, here are some natural ways to help you and your child heal after surgery and optimize your health moving forward. If your heart's desire is to have a natural childbirth for the future, have faith. It is a very real possibility!

For the Mother Post-Cesarean:

• Products for post-surgery pain

  • Dodecin

  • Castor Oil Packs

  • After Ease by Wish Garden
    

• Product for emotions & hormones

  • Holy Basil

  • Rebalance by Wish Garden

  • Ultimate Omega by Nordic Naturals

  • MegaFood MegaFlora Women’s Probiotic
    

• Products to help the body heal from the surgery incision

  • Healing Salve

  • Olive Gold O3

  • Serratia Enzymes by Arthur Andrew

  • Cold Laser Therapy (call our office to set up an appointment 816-492-5648)
    

• Here are a few ways to prepare the body if you're trying to have a vaginal birth in the future

  • Birth Prep by Dr. Christopher

  • Fertility Tea by Spirit of Health

  • Biocean .9 Minerals

  • Read Preparing the Body for Labor >

  • Read How Exercise Helps You Have a Healthy Delivery >

  • Read The Keys to Proper Labor Positioning >

  • Read Natural Labor Essentials >

  • Get Spinning Babies Videos

  • If you had a c-section, realize that it does have a significant impact on your body’s hormonal system and ultimately your emotions as well. An even more important reason to have grace for yourself, eliminate distractions and focus on bonding with your baby through skin to skin & breastfeeding.

  • If you had a c-section for emergency reasons, there could be something going on in your body that kept you from having a healthy vaginal birth. We recommend contacting a naturopath for a holistic approach to see if there could be any unresolved health issues going on.

For the Child Post-Cesarean:

By circumventing a vaginal birth, the baby misses out on the vital flora in the vaginal canal that was designed to help baby upon entrance into the outside world. In addition, anesthesia along with IV antibiotics are medical standards for a mother during a cesarean, and unfortunately, these destroy the good flora in mom’s body, ultimately lessening the chances that baby will receive high amounts of good flora even in the breast milk. Here are a few products that can help with this:

• Humarian Probonix Newborn & Infant Probiotic

• Colostrum - Add to breast milk or if you can't breastfeed for medical reasons, add it to a very high-quality organic formula.