Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 Hi all- what are some of your favorite remedies for a 1 year old with a nasty cold? We have the cough going on, a fairly runny nose, and some congestion. Sindea driving Geoff nuts since 1994... www.sindea.net http://www.homestead.com/sindeadoula/doulahome.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 Sindea wrote: > Hi all- what are some of your favorite remedies for a 1 year old with a nasty cold? We have the cough going on, a fairly runny nose, and some congestion. Hi Sindea: -Colloidal silver. Check with a natural doc. as to how much is safe to give. -A eucalyptus chest rub. -vitamin C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 thanks. how much vit c and in what form for a baby 1 yr old and 21lbs? Also, I had heard that eucalyptus could be dangerous, know anything about that? Sindea driving Geoff nuts since 1994... www.sindea.net http://www.homestead.com/sindeadoula/doulahome.html -Colloidal silver. Check with a natural doc. as to how much is safe to give. -A eucalyptus chest rub. -vitamin C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 Hello, I just have to tell you all this about my 68 yrs expierence with Eucaliptas Oil...... When one of my bro's was a tiny baby about 3 month old in abt 1934, he was sick and the Dr told my mother to take him home that there was nothing he could give her more to help him with his pnemonia. make him comfotble and wait till??? She went home, got a big bottle of Eucaliptas Oil. Moved his crib up close to the old wood stove. Stoked it up and kept it going day and night for about 4/5 days. She also greased Darrell up on chest, neck and back with this Oil also puting flannel one back and chest up under chin so to hold the oil in . .. Also she put some of the oil in a old tea kettle and turned it spout towards his crib, and steamed him for 15 minutes out of every hour. for severl days and then just had to do this about 4 times in a 18 hr time period. She covered the crib with a flannel sheet proped up like a tent while he was steamed. She'd pick him up every hour after treatment and pat him on back to hellp loosen the conjestion etc. Make sure he was coughing some. Kept him warm and fed him etc. A month later she walked into Dr's office with him in her arms all smiles and laughing and the Dr. literaly fell to his knees and could not believe she was standing there holding the baby he was sure had died. This Eucaliptas oil was used for my dad numerous times with phenomia also all his life. He had asthma etc. She also used it for the whole family. I have used it when ever and used it on my spouce severla times for conjestion. He couldn't beleive the results and now asks for it when he get a . sore throat or stuffed nose etc. Takes just a couple days and he's fine. We just been mar about 2 yrs. Can also put a little on top of nose and cover up and breath it. Great unclogging nose etc. Only takes a couple of days to feel great again. Sometimes you have to ask the druggest for a bottle. Usualy 4 oz. I used to get 8 oz bottles. I have never seen anything but good from using this oil like this. Maxine Wilton in Wa mmwaw sindea.horste <sindea.horste Gettingwell Wednesday, November 14, 2001 9:49 PM Re: help! baby with cold thanks. how much vit c and in what form for a baby 1 yr old and 21lbs? Also, I had heard that eucalyptus could be dangerous, know anything about that? Sindea driving Geoff nuts since 1994... www.sindea.net http://www.homestead.com/sindeadoula/doulahome.html -Colloidal silver. Check with a natural doc. as to how much is safe to give. -A eucalyptus chest rub. -vitamin C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 Vit C: check with a doctor/natural doctor on what is 'safe' to give - I do know that it is just about impossible to overdose on vit c as we don't store it in our body. But I'm not a naturopath or a doctor so it would pay to check this out and it would also depend on which brand you buy etc. The eucalyptus - nothing dangerous about it unless you go and swallow the essential oil of eucalyptus. Chest rubs are fine - they on the chest not on the mouth and the eucalyptus is probably diluted enough in the cream/oil of the rub not to be poisonous. Even if a curious toddler did manage to lick a little bit of eucalyptus rub off his/her chest (a bit tricky really! There's probably someone whose done it and is in the Guinness Book of Records....) it wouldn't do any harm. Like any medicines - natural and regular ones - just keep them out of reach of children's curious reach. Hope this helps! Rebecca T. - " sindea.horste " <sindea.horste Thursday, November 15, 2001 6:45 PM Re: help! baby with cold > thanks. how much vit c and in what form for a baby 1 yr old and 21lbs? Also, I had heard that eucalyptus could be dangerous, know anything about that? > Sindea > driving Geoff nuts since 1994... > www.sindea.net > http://www.homestead.com/sindeadoula/doulahome.html > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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