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Pregnancy & Childbirth
Essential Oil and Herbal Cautions and Recommendations
 

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If you have any Essential Oil or Herb questions please call, if we can't answer your questions we will refer you to a Healthcare Professional who can!
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Essential Oils :
During the first 3 months of pregnancy it's best to avoid essential oils all together.

These Essential Oils can be used diluted after the first trimester of pregnancy:
Lavender and Chamomile

These Essential Oils can be used with extreme caution, sparingly and diluted after the 1st trimester of pregnancy: Geranium, Jasmine, Neroli, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang, Rose Atter

During Labor: Application of essential oil's on the perineum before childbirth is not recommended. Check with your medical provider before using any essential oils during childbirth.

Essential Oils to avoid during pregnancy: Almond-Bitter, Angelica, Aniseed, Bay, Basil, Birch, Black Pepper, Camphor, Cassia, Cedarwood, Celery Seed, Clary Sage, Cinnamon, Citronella, Clove, Cypress, Elemi, Fennel, Ginger, Hyssop, Juniper, Lemon Balm, Lovage, Marjoram, Mugwort, Myrrh, Nutmeg, Oregano, Parsley, Peppermint, Pennyroyal, Pine, Rosemary, Rue, Sage, Sassafras, Savory, Spearmint, Spikenard, Tansy, Tarragon, Tea Tree, Thyme, Thuja, Wintergreen, Wormwood, Yarrow, and Ylang Ylang.

Herbs used in pregnancy rated as
"possibly" safe:
Red Raspberry Leaf, Peppermint, Ginger Root, Slippery Elm Bark, Oats, & Oat Straw

Herbs To Avoid During Pregnancy:
Aloe Vera (Internally), Angelica, Basil, Barberry, Bayberry, Beth Root, Black and Blue Cohosh, Blood Root, Broom, Bugleweed, Burdock, Catnip, Cleavers, Coltsfoot, Comfrey, Cotton Root, Devil’s Claw, Dong Quai, Roman and German Chamomile, Echinacea, Ephedra, False Unicorn Root, Feverfew, Goldenseal, Great Calendine, Ginseng, horehound, hyssop, Juniper, Lady’s Mantle, Lemongrass, Liferoot, Licorice, Lobelia, Mandrake, Mistletoe, Motherwort, Mugroot, Nettle, Parsley, Pleurisy Root, Red Clover, Passion Flower, Pennyroyal, Pokeroot, Rosemary, Rue, Sage, Senna, Skullcap, St. Johns Wort, Sassafras, Saw Palmetto, Shepard’s Purse, Southernwood, Squill, Tansy, Thyme, Turkey Rhubarb, Uva Ursi, Watercress, Wild yam, Wormwood, Yellow Dock, Yohimbe

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"A baby is God's opinion life should go on"
Carl Sandberg
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Valuable Informational Web-Site's For
Pregnancy, Childbirth & Classes, Doula Services, and Midwife Services

Drugwatch.com provides up-to-date drug information and drug side effects on a number of prescriptions and over the counter medications.

It's Very Important To Be Pro-Active In Your Health Care And You Child's Health! Stop In At DrugWatch.com To Verify If Your Medications Are Safe For You And Your Child! 

Barefoot and Pregnant
(love, love, love, this web-site!)

www.barefootandpregnant.com 

 CHILDBIRTH.ORG
www.childbirth.org

Pregnancy Week By Week
www.pregnancy.com

American Pregnancy Association
www.americanpregnancy.org

The Baby Center
www.babycenter.com

Doulas of North America
www.dona.org

Doula
www.doula.com

Midwifery Today
www.midwiferytoday.com

My Midwife
www.mymidwife.org

Massage Today and Pregnancy Massage
 www.massagetoday.com

Solutions, Inc. and Infant Massage
www.childbirthsolutions.com

Doula Match
www.doulamatch.net

Emeral City Doula
www.emeraldcitydoula.com

Taylor Made Doula
www.taylormadedoula.com

VBAC - Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
www.VBAC.com

Breast feeding support, Everything for the
New Mom

www.breastfeeding.com

Breast Feeding Coalition of Washington
www.breastfeedingwa.org

(this is not my site, but I love the name!)
Breast Feeding & Parenting KellyMom

www.kellymom.com

Sacred Mother Arts, Childbirth Education,
 and Doula Services
The Spiritual Birth Experience

www.sacredmotherarts.com

Megan Davis
Certified Postpartum Doula
Seattle, WA

www.doulamegandavis.com

Nicole Donovan
Midwife, Doula
Sacred Circle Midwifery & Doula Services

www.sacredcirclemidwifery.com


A Parent Trust For Washington Children
www.parenttrust.org

Nancy Allin
Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, Birth Doula
Bellevue, WA

www.birthyourdreams.com

Pregnancy Massage
Guinevere Amadeo, LMP
Seattle, WA

http://guinevereamadeolmp.wordpress.com/

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JapaneseProverb
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Always check with your Physician or
Trained Medical Professional before using any herbs or essential oils while pregnant, during labor or nursing! *The information on this web site is not intended to diagnose,
treat, or cure any sickness or disease.*



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