Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth, and Your Baby's First Year

I am very grateful for the teaching I have received from all the babies in my life – both my own baby and those of my friends as well as the hundreds of baby patients I have been fortunate enough to treat over these past ten years in my capacity as a homeopath. This, and the feedback I have had from their mothers, has enabled me to explore and consolidate my beliefs around pregnancy, birth and parenthood. In the initial stages of writing this book I talked to many parents with a view to quoting their anecdotes. Sadly, I haven’t been able to do this as the book became unwieldily long but I wove in their spirit as I wrote, using their comments and suggestions. I’d like to thank each one who shared their pregnancy, birth and parenting stories with me: they were funny in parts, sad in others, always interesting, informative and touching. Many thanks to Carol Boyce, Clare Palmer, Collette Barnard, David Orme, Frances Monte, Hazel Orme, Jane Howard, Jenner Roth, Maggie McKenzie, Maggi Sikking Jackson, Rachel Packer, Terry Cooper and Tony Dowmunt.

Thanks also to those who did spadework for me – typing and research – including Frances Monte, Claudia Benson, Helen Tye, Sue Clarke and Sue Mellis; to Jane Harter and Sue Morrison for reading through the manuscript and giving me their invaluable feedback; to Barbara Levy and Felicity Rubinstein for believing in me; to Hazel Orme for her patience and her unlimited, unconditional support; to all at Macmillan for helping to make this book what it is. I wish this baby a long and useful life.