My sweet girl has been a little congested
for the last week. I've been trying to wait her out, but I finally gave in
& pulled out my secret weapon: onions.
I've been using onions for my
family for about 2.5 years. Whenever any of us get sick: I turn on the
humidifier, slap on some vapor rub, and use onion socks. Onion socks
are onion slices inside your socks. Pair them with a shot
of Apple Cider Vinegar and a cup of Chamomile & Peppermint Tea with
lemon, cinnamon, & honey, and we are better
within 2 days. (The tea is also pretty good when you aren't sick, by the way.)
The natural way works fast, but it seems as if it
immediately attacks the cold not the symptoms. You are getting better;
it just doesn't feel like it. So I give my kids Tylenol two or three
times, just to take the edge off and reduce any fevers.
Another kind of relevant onion trick
is for a teething child. It's rumored that cold green onions help soothe their
gums. Both of my boys actually ate room temperature onions,
& they were not fussy "teethers". Isn't
it obvious? I swear by onion remedies.
But I digress. Noelle is only 3 months
old. I avoid giving her unnecessary medicine; and I'm definitely not
feeding her onions. About three hours ago, I gave her a bath in a steamy
bathroom- she bathed in the sink while the hot shower ran. I
then used the handy nose sucker thing, and let her smell yellow
onions for about 15 minutes. To get her to smell the onions, I put
them in a napkin, and placed them on my breast during a feeding. She
did not like the way I smelled at all. She squirmed, wiggled, and
hit me a few times, but latched on after a while. And I'm glad she
did! It cleared her nasal passages within a few minutes. Just for added measures, I put onion
socks on her feet; the mucus has not come back! I actually feel bad
now for letting her go the week with congestion. Yes, my baby smells
like a casserole, and the onions are daddy repellent; but my beautiful girl is
now happy and breathing just fine now. Besides, I rather enjoy the
smell of onions.
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