Abelmoschus moschatus
Remedy code: 3-655.33.01
A two-year-old girl with restlessness and sleep problems. The mother is a single parent and believes the issues began due to oxytocin during delivery. The child walks curiously around the practice, wanting to discover everything at a fast pace, crawling behind things. Since birth, when they finally returned home, she has been constantly "on." She didn’t want to miss anything. Now, she screams when going to bed, cries out, and is impossible to tire out. She has fits of crying, but when you take her out of bed, she is fine again. She sleeps with her mother, but even then, she keeps waking her up because she wants to be close. She is a spiritual child, an old soul, just like her mother. She already understands how to get her way. She is very open, playing with one thing, and then another. Even at daycare, she screams when she has to go to bed, and gaining her trust is a challenge. During the pregnancy, the mother was on the maximum dose of Thyrax medication. She was exhausted and sometimes dizzy; her body struggled greatly. The fatigue has always been present—she has been using Thyrax since the age of 17. Due to high blood pressure, the delivery was an emergency. The mother experienced a cerebrospinal fluid leak during delivery, which was a medical error. It was traumatic for the mother; everything went too fast, but she remained calm and relaxed. They stayed in the hospital for another week, during which she received three epidural injections due to paralysis symptoms. She did not breastfeed, as it didn’t feel right because of her medication. Feeding goes well. In the womb, the child was calm but present. The descent was quick. The parents are no longer together; during the pregnancy, the mother ended the relationship. They had planned to marry and buy a house together, but "there was someone else." This caused sadness, and she was devastated but managed to move on. The mother practices meditation and seeks balance. When the child sleeps with the mother, she wakes up till five times a night. Often she experiences "night terrors," waking up in a panic out of nowhere. The mother turns on the light and holds the girl in her arms until it passes, which can take about 15 minutes of continuous crying. The child has a high pain threshold. She wants to talk but has a slight delay. She wants to discover everything and touch everything. The child has not been vaccinated. So far, she has had a few fevers, colds, and ear pain, and received antibiotics once. Otherwise, she is healthy. With loud noises, she looks at her mother, as if reading her face. She shows fear—once, when there was a wasp, she cried and immediately sought help. She is spiritual, picking up on a lot of energy, sensing who has a good aura and who doesn’t. The mother recognizes this openness as she experiences it too. The child can also choose her food very well, always smelling it first before eating. She has a strong will. The mother works a lot from home, and the child goes to daycare three days a week. Both parents were adopted and came to Europe from South America during early childhood.
Analysis
We see indications for the Solanaceae (crying during sleep, emergency delivery, sensitivity to atmosphere). However, the sensitivity, looking to the mother, being impressionable, and the need for connection are more prominent, characteristics of the Malvaceae. The thyroid gland (associated with the "throat area") fits the Silver Series. Themes such as culture (adoption) and spirituality are also known in Silver series. In the analysis, the overall picture must be considered; with babies, this is often strongly influenced by the pregnancy. What stands out and is prominently present? Silver series and Malvaceae are recognizable and overshadow other indications. Phase
Remedy code: 3 fits the impressionability, sensitivity, and the mother's dizziness.
The sudden and convincing crying, the search for unity (seen in both mother and child), the breaking of unity (the separation of parents), the ideal, and the beginning (relationship, house) all align with Stage 1. The intensity, the crying until the child can follow her plan, and the constant search for attention and physical contact are characteristics of Abelmoschus.
Prescription: Abelmoschus MK
Follow-up
After a week she can sleeps in her bed, although her mother must stay with her until she falls asleep; otherwise, she screams and cries. There is progress in her speech; she is trying to talk more and is growing significantly. When she wakes up, she is now calmer and not as hyperactive. Panic no longer occurs. She is calm now and enjoys painting and making drawings. Over the next three months, she progresses in development, especially in speech and vocabulary. She no longer wants an afternoon nap. She still occasionally wakes up at night, sitting upright, but there is no alarm. During the day, she is much calmer, and this continues in the following years.