Christy-Anna Horne – a mother of two who lives in Colorado Springs – enjoys hiking, cooking, working in her herb garden and playing with her children. But after the birth of her second child, postpartum emotional and physical problems kept her from many of the activities she enjoyed.
Luckily, when her midwife pointed her to WishGarden Herbs’ ReBalance After Birth Hormonal product, Christy-Anna said she felt a ‘night and day’ difference.
Christy-Anna Horne and her children.
Christy-Anna, originally from Houston, says most women on her mother’s side of the family take a holistic approach to wellness. Her mother is a health coach and her cousin has her doctorate in naturopathic medicine (called an ND or NMD).
“I’ve always found that approaching things naturally is more effective,” says Christy-Anna.
So it wasn’t exactly surprising when she chose a midwife for her second pregnancy and delivery. She was disappointed with the traditional gynecological experience the first time.
“I ended up working as a midwife partly because of the pandemic,” Christy-Anna explains. “I wasn’t interested in going to the hospital and dealing with that extra risk while everything was on lockdown.”
What did It came as a surprise what happened next. Before and after the birth of her daughter (now one and a half), Christy-Anna suffered from hormone-related mood problems – something that had not happened during her first pregnancy with her son (now three).
“My hormones were out of whack my entire pregnancy, and afterward I was just overwhelmed,” says Christy-Anna. “I couldn’t for the life of me think of an appropriate emotional response to anything.”
To make matters worse, her infant daughter was diagnosed with failure to thrive (when a child’s weight or rate of weight gain is significantly less than that of other children of the same age and gender).
“Between all the doctor appointments trying to figure out what was wrong with her, I didn’t really have time to check in with myself and figure out what was wrong with me,” says Christy-Anna.
“ReBalancing” Postpartum Hormone Levels
It wasn’t until a few months later that it finally dawned on Christy-Anna that she was struggling with postpartum issues. She emailed her midwife, who suggested she try WishGarden’s ReBalance After Birth Hormonal herbal formula, which is created to support healthy hormone levels and promote a sense of well-being after birth.
“After the first helping it was like night and day,” she says. “I felt like I could think clearly again!”
ReBalance also helped with an issue that Christy-Anna didn’t even know was related to hormone problems.
“I started getting tension headaches from clenching my jaw, which I’ve never had a problem with in the past,” she says. “But after I started ReBalance, that went away too. I looked into it and found that it can be symptomatic of estrogen dominance. And because it’s hormone related, it’s actually a pretty common problem for women, especially postpartum.”
Christy-Anna continued to use ReBalance until her daughter finished breastfeeding. Then she switched to WishGarden’s.
“After I stopped breastfeeding, my hormonal issues became more cyclical,” Christy-Anna explains. “I started clenching my jaw about a week before my period and getting those hormone headaches. When I started taking the PMS formula, it balanced out my hormones.”
Christy-Anna has one piece of advice for other new moms struggling with postpartum issues: “Don’t be silent about it. Don’t suffer in silence because you feel like something is wrong with you. It isn’t. But there probably is something wrong. with you.” There’s something wrong with your hormones. That’s why I recommend ReBalance. I think it can benefit all postpartum women, and I’m giving it to all my friends who are having babies!”
Whole herbal remedies for the whole family
Now Christy-Anna is back to all her favorite activities. She grows rosemary, thyme, coriander and other cooking herbs in her garden, and she gets creative in the kitchen with Middle Eastern spices like turmeric.
“And lots of garlic,” she adds, laughing. “A lot of of garlic.”
She also got the rest of her family on board with herbal remedies.
“I got my husband completely addicted to Kick-Ass Immune Activator,” says Christy-Anna. “Every time he sniffs, he gets knocked out immediately.” And I’ve started giving both of my kids the Kick-It Immune Activator For Kids, which has been super helpful. If any of them seem bothered by anything, I’ll give it to them, and they’re usually fine the next day.”
She’s also a fan of WishGarden’s Deep Stress Adrenal Rescue with Ashwagandha Formula and Serious Relaxer & Muscle Tension.
“I was quite new to WishGarden when I started using ReBalance, so it was fun trying out the different formulas,” says Christy-Anna. “I am very impressed with how well the tinctures work. And how quickly!”
Christy-Anna Horne and her daughter with some of their favorite WishGarden Herbs formulas.
Valerie Gleaton is a professional writer and editor. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder, where she also earned a certificate in science and environmental reporting.
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