A 1-year-old baby. Sleeping is ‘difficult’; the child only wants to fall asleep when the parents are there. It does not want to give in to sleep, the nights are difficult for the parents, and the child does not sleep through the night. It is a cheerful child, she is an easily excited girl, and she keeps an eye on everything. She has been like this from the beginning. The parents provide a lot of regularity. The pattern is the same with the grandparents. She wakes up at least five times during the night, stands up, cries, and grunts. Sometimes giving her a pacifier is enough, sometimes it takes an hour. The evening goes well until 11 p.m., but from 6 a.m., she is also awake and continues to cry. They have had a very difficult time; the mother had severe postnatal symptoms. Her sister-in-law died young shortly after giving birth, and the parents were in mourning. She often has a cold with green snot, but it does not make her ill. She is active, very cheerful, enthusiastic, and claps her hands. Pregnancy: the mother was very busy, she was doing a specialist training course, often working 80 hours a week, “I went too far.” She was irritable, tired, and had a hard stomach; she was given contraction inhibitors. The delivery was “intense.” The mother was fit and could still exercise, but the baby was in the wrong position, there was no proper dilation, she had contractions for 12 hours, then the vacuum pump was used. Afterwards, there was heavy bleeding. The start was difficult, the parents had difficulties together because of all the emotions: they didn't understand each other, they had arguments, but now they are communicating well. Because of her studies, the mother was abroad a lot during her pregnancy, and only moved in with her partner just before the birth. Feeding: The child was breastfed for three months, but because there was a lot of tension, the feeding decreased, and she had to stop. Bottle feeding is going well. Postnatal complaints: the mother did not know exactly what it was; something triggered it, she often suppressed it, but then she could no longer do so. At first, she considered the relationship more important than herself. She is a perfectionist, also in the conversations and coaching, they are now following together. The child has constipation; from the beginning, she has had a very round belly, and they had to help by massaging the sphincter. Once she had an anal prolapse, and her stools are often dry and pellet-like. The father has hay fever and uses corticosteroids for it. When choosing the name, at first they had a name, but they didn't like it and decided to wait. The first names they came up with were ‘too sweet’, while she is feisty, combative, and honest.
Analysis
Rosaceae: Sadness plays a role. The child woke up screaming when her sister-in-law died. Sadness: affecting the heart. The child is enthusiastic, lively, and cheerful. Complaints about her nose and restlessness that keep her awake. The mother was also very driven and enthusiastic during pregnancy. Giving a lot (Phase 6) in the relation, the love affair (Rosaceae), idealism (Phase 1).
Series 4: mother worked a lot, perfectionism.
Stage 6: This will work out. Proving, exams. Problems between the parents: relationship (Rosaceae), the action is to solve it, which will work out, proving to herself.
Prescription: Sanguisorba officinalis MK
Follow-up
Immediately after taking it, she slept better. After a week, she was regularly tired and slept a little less for a few days. She also had bad breath for a few days and had green snot again. Since then, she has been sleeping well. She is calm, sits upright, and is cuddly, which she can do now, whereas before she had no peace for that. Her bowel movements are also better, and she has been weaned off the laxative. She is now calm and quiet while sleeping, whereas before she was restless and regularly cried out. Her mother now feels more cheerful and has more enthusiasm for everything. She always had a fear of failure and worked very hard. Now she is searching for what she needs to do and what she wants to do in terms of work. Mother is now gentle, her attention is focused on the future, with a lot of reserve. She does not give herself over, although she seems very accessible. Her partner also comes along. They are just a little too far apart. There is a connection, but nothing jumps across. It is as if they are holding back part of their feelings. Cautious, no charge. In the months that follow, everything remains good.