A bit of information

Heidi - posted on 02/04/2012

we've seen the doc. n she says its a passing cold, just a persistant one... thanks for all the advice! i just thought the vicks on the feet was so strange, lol but it really works!

Kate - posted on 02/03/2012

a natural rememdy available is n-acetyl cysteine or NAC, but i dont know if it is appropriate for children

Kate - posted on 02/02/2012

that's awesome! someone just told me about that. haven't tried it yet, but will. keeping the head elevated (sleep with 2 pillows) helps too. also put the shower on hot, close the bathroom door and windows to create a steam room. stay in steam 10-15 min. might help too. a tablespoon of honey works wonders, but can cause gagging ! good luck!

Margaret - posted on 02/01/2012

Yes it is a fact that it works, I learned it from my grandmother, who'd learned if from her's etc etc etc, not always with vaporub but with whatever you choose to use for congestion. I used it with my 3 kids and with all the ones I've had contact with since, and now my daughter uses it with her kids (and continues to use it when she has a cough as well). Another suggestion (better than cough medicine I've found) is to make up some onion syrup (sounds awful but it isn't, read on)...slice some onions layer them in an airtight jar with sugar, seal tightly and allow to sit for about a day then strain off the liquid and give a tsp whenever needed. No, it doesn't taste like onions, and will leave you able to kiss the love of your life without onion breath. It was the only thing that worked for me with the chemo cough I suffered whilst undergoing chemotherapy.

Another suggestion (again from my Grandmother's herbal) is to have halved onions placed in each room of the house particularly in the bedrooms. They absorb the germs in the house and stop colds, flu in its track. Yes there is a smell of onions but you quickly become accustomed to that and don't even notice it. I used it with all of my kids and rarely had a cold circulate around the family, and I continue to use it now, particularly when my grandkids visit with 'snotty nose' and coughs. Replace them when the onion begins to yellow or goes mouldy...you'll be surprised at how few colds last longer than a couple of days at the most or develop into a chesty cough.

Lesa - posted on 02/01/2012

My 15m old lil man has that same cold I have done vicks on bottom of feet for months he sleeps better that way. He gets stuffy it seems to help though

Sherri - posted on 02/01/2012

Yup that is a very old remedy and it does work.

Tabitha - posted on 02/01/2012

Very true.

Tabitha - posted on 02/01/2012

That has been going around here too. The dr told us it is bronchitis. I had it too, it was terrible. I'm in my third trimester so I just waited it out. My dr told me to take expectorant and it worked wonders.

Kay - posted on 01/31/2012

Coughs are hard for a Mom to diagnosis and the child should be seen by a doctor. This is especially important if the child has not been vaccinated for whooping cough.

Jessica - posted on 01/31/2012

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My mom used to do this with us and I just thought she was weird!! I carried strep-throat when I was little and my coughs were horrid --- just like your daughter, I would cough until I threw up. Anything that I presented with a stuffy nose/cough, my mom would break out the Vick's. This is something that I still use in my adult life!



I'm so glad that your little girl has found some comfort and relief in the remedy you are trying!! You can also try giving her a half of a teaspoon of honey before bed. I know it sounds nuts but the experts have done studies on it and it is said that honey appeared to be as effective as the cough suppressant dextromethorphan. So, maybe even if you tried the honey WITH and still used the Vick's trick, she would get a more restful, uninterrupted sleep!!