Natural Remedies for Cough/congestion??

We used to use a humidifier for infants. We would but vicks vapor rub on their chest. But if you are worried about something that old fashioned, you may want to try this website.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Natural-Cough-Remedies-For-Babi...

Lots of fluids, not too much dairy, will also help get rid of some of the mucus production.

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one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 tablespoon cinnamon powder daily for three days
this process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses

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Hi S.,

I personally like the homeopathic remedies, they are very effective with kids. You can get them at Whole foods Market.

And for cleaning the nose and congestion you can get a spray called Baby Simply Saline at any store (Walgreens, Krogers, etc) for the spray you will have to buy one for each kid, is not to share.

Other option is the "little noses" saline spray/drops, also at any store and it is the same just without the pressure.

Good luck,
M.

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I always use vapor rub on chest and feet as my doctor recommended. Also, Saline drops in the nose help since the cough might be coming from drainage. Good luck & Hang in there!

I would second the advice about a steamy bathroom (but without letting your kids in the water), saline drops, and also Mucinex (which is just an expectorant, helping loosen everything so they can cough it up). Although I'm not sure you should use that with the 10-month-old. Hope you all feel better!

Let them hang out in the bathroom for a little while with a hot shower running to clear things out. Use saline nasal drops to clear the nose and moisturize (I like Little Noses brand.)

Put a rolled up towel or thin blanket under the head of their mattresses to prop their heads up a little at night and help things drain.

You can use a cool mist humidifier too, but I never found them to be very useful. Also be sure that they are getting plenty of fluids during the day to keep hydrated and thin the mucous (especially if there is any fever involved.)

Good luck!

-N.

S.,
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Vick's on the bottom of the feet with socks is great. Always did it with mine when they were babies. SO much better than giving them some medicine to swallow I found. Good luck.

I am not familiar with natural remedies,but in the past with my kids the hoarse cough has meant a trip to the dr.because it usually is a sinus infection or croup.

Hi S.!

I used saline drops and a cold water humidifier for my 8 month old son when he was congested last month. He did very well using both.

Good luck!

J.

I would use Vicks on their chest (I've heard putting it on the bottom of the feet with socks on works too), use a humidifier in their room (or whatever room they're in), use those Vicks plug-ins, use saline drops and a nose syringe to try and pull some of it out, have them drink lots of water and no dairy products (dairy makes mucous thicker), and you can also buy the liquid Mucinex for kids (not sure if they have any for babies, but I know your 3 yr. old could take it). Other than that, there's not much else to do except wait it out, and take a nap whenever they are sleeping LOL
Hope they feel better soon!

Hot (or warm!) green tea with honey and lemon. My boys both have allergies and it helps clear them up really fast. Also, if it is allergies, use local honey! It helps to clear the allergies out a little.

Have you heard of Arbonne's Vapor rub and Vapor Soak? I have a 3 month old and a 2 year old and they both got sick and very congested. What I did was at night I gave them a warm bath with the Vapor soak then rubbed the Vapor rub on both of their feet. In the morning, I cleaned out their noses with Avr nose spray and the bulb then reapplied the Rub on their feet with my 2 year old I also put the rub on his chest, back and neck. These products saved my sanity! Good luck and let me know if you have any further questions, ____@____.com

What I have done in the past with all 4 of my kids is run a hot steam shower. Let the bathroom steam up. Then shut the water off. Get your child and have them just sit on your lap in the bathroom and inhale the steam. It loosens up whatever is in the chest. Good Luck!
A.

Most of what I thought was already suggested, for example, get them off of dairy (creates phlegm) and sugar (lowers the immune system)products, but then there's the obvious too, plenty of water, rest and vitamin C (a natural anti-histamine). You can also massage their sinuses to get the stuff to move out naturally. I learned that from a chiropractor. I hope they are doing much better by now.

My Dr. told me to put her over my knees and thump her back for about 10 minutes. It should be like thumping a drum, firm enough to help break up the congestion. Of course, we do this in combination with the hot shower, humidifier, vicks on the chest and feet, saline drops and snot sucker. When it's really bad, I make a tent with a towel and put my daughter's head next to the running water in the sink and do concentrated steam. We are struggling with this right now too. Good luck.

Cut out all dairy and use the saline spray to keep their little noses clear.

Try rubbing some vicks vaporub on their feet before bedtime and then put socks on them, and then rub some on their chest. It works wonders! good luck...

saline spray and a plastic snot sucker is what is reccommended. Anti-histamines, herbal or chemical do not work in small children and can be dangerous.

"Steam Room" = close bathroom door, turn shower on as hot as possible [(DO NOT put kiddo's in tub/shower)] put a dollop of vicks vapor rub in the shower (make sure the water runs over it) and sit on the floor/toilet with kiddo in your lap for 15-20 min and voila - vicks hot steam! Works wonders and isn't too overbearing! Make sure you have tissues, saline drops, and bulb syringe handy. This always breaks up the congestion for my son. Repeat two-three times a day.

Please DO NOT give your 10 month old honey and DO NOT give either child over-the-counter medication!

For my baby, I use the baby chest rub and a good humidfier. Also, for her room we bought one of those little Triaminic vapor fans that blow out menthol vapors. It was about $7 - $8 and came with 3 refills and uses batteries - I thought it might be safer than the plug-in one. I tried the saline drops and they did help a lot, too. Many moms swear by those drops!!!

You can also put them both in the shower. Warm, but not too hot and just let them sit there in the steam. For my son, I would put his Bumbo seat in there so they could sit and play without him slipping around too much. The two of them enjoy the fun together. You can do it as often as you need too.

I'm all about natural remedies. I've gotten a couple things that really worked for my babies. Sambucol, which is elderberry syrup, is a natural fever reducer as well as it targets lung infections. You can easily double the dose on the bottle as it's very gentle. (Have that on authority from a worker at People's Pharmacy) Then you cut out all white flour, white sugar, and dairy for right now. These all will stimulate additional mucus production. Also massage their chests with extra virgin olive oil morning and night. I have an amazing essential oil blend that I mix a couple drops in the palm of my hand and massage morning and night. It works like a miracle. It's called "Deliverance" (and is a must for every home medicine kit) I buy it at butterflyexpress.net. It's a wonderful combination of clove, eucalyptus, cinnamon, lemon, rosemary, thyme and oregano. Another thing that helps the congestion moving out is a vaporizer. The moisture helps loosen things up. Hang in there!

The menthol cream (vicks vaporub or the like) on their feet with socks over it works wonders! I know it sounds crazy, but it's helped my little guy, then me, and I finally convinced my hubby to try it too.

I've also heard saline nose drops work really well, but I've never tried them. I've tried other sprays, etc before and the whole idea of liquids up my nose just bothers me.

Vicks, humid air, fluids...Eucalyptus Oil mixed with a bit of water on a rag over nose (works like vicks) or mixed in pot on stove for humidity. (It needs to be mixed with something and not direct contact to skin.)