Minutus

hello ,

a friend of mine is having a case of a 15 months old child and she's now
quite confused how she should procede w/ the case
has anyone some experience with children who have been artificially
inseminated?
are there some specific issues that have popped out strikingly w/ these
children?
what are the themes one possibly is supposed to try to observe with a
history of this kind?
i'm feeling being vague w/ the information and Qs here but any help is
welcome.

TIA
will

The only information usually missing from such cases is the family
history if it is AI by donor (sometimes the person does not know that
they have been conceived in this way and will give you 'false'
information but this is no different than when the person has been
adopted). You might have to tread carefully with older people who you
think have this history.

You don't mention if the child is by donor/s (male and female, or one
or the other) - but does it matter. For now I would take the case as it
stands and proceed as you would with any other case as the more
complicated you make it then it will become so.

There might be issues with one or both parents who are still coming to
terms with the procedure and imparting this uncertainty to the child
and the child is picking up these anxieties etc and I would say that
could be a problem but in my experience this has never happened as the
parents have been through a lot and are thoroughly happy and harmonious
with a child conceived in this manner but there can always be
exceptions.

Hope useful, Joy
http://www.homeopathicmateriamedica.com
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I worked once with a mother who had conceived through artificial insemination and I really had a hard time getting the full information about the pregnancy. She had to use drugs to prevent herself from aborting also and the case got worse after the birth. She talked about the birth like the bureaucratic process of arranging for the artificial insemination not as a pregnancy and birth. This is the case of the mother not the child. I was unable to finish the case because the mother was not able to keep me up with her condition during follow up. Just too devious. I think this part of her personality had nothing to do with the conception or birth. The social father of the artificially conceived child is going through some father training course now and I am hoping that he will be ready to work with me soon. Not being able to provide the sperm and all the troubles with conception and pregnancy is an important part of the case. This mother is my relative so working with other relatives we are trying to help her by surrounding her with well people.
Ellen

One thing to look at would be the *reason* that AI was used--the
mother's health history could certainly be relevant.

I recall being *told* (and have no idea whether this is accurate or
not) that Med. is "often" indicated for children conceived in this way.
But I wouldn't give that any more weight to begin with, than any other
remedy under consideration!
Shannon