Flintstone went into the Dr’s office a couple days ago to get his
shots, and I’m pretty sure he came back with some sort of a bug. I hate all
the germs in Dr’s offices. Which is another reason I chose to give birth at
home.
Poor little monkey has been a congested and snotty and at night seems
just generally uncomfortable. During the day he is, for the most part, his
usual happy, active, mischievous self (though covered in snot), but at night
he has trouble breathing through his nose. He tosses and turns and cries in
his sleep. I’ve been bringing him into bed more than normal and he’s on and
off the breast every few minutes. He wants to nurse so bad, but his poor
stuff nose makes it hard for him the breath while he does.
I feel so bad for the little guy. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him
stay sick for more than a day. As a family, we don’t get sick very often at
all. I credit avoiding meat, eating tons of veggies, staying active, and not
smoking – a biggie. And for Flintstone, I think a lot of his heartiness
comes from breastfeeding. He has never been Really sick (something I am
thankful for every single day) and he’s never had a fever or been what I’d
call sick for more than a day.
But now he is sick, and it’s time to start breaking out all the home
cold fighting remedies:
Breastmilk – first and foremost. Full of antibodies and perfect
nutrition, breast milk has even been recommended for older kids (and even
adults) if they happen to have a milk mama in the house. It also works like
a charm for eye ickies – just fyi. Plus, it’s been proven that sick kids
recover faster with lots of loving touch, so breastfeeding doubles up on the
healing goodness!
Mama’s Cold Remedy Soup – specially formulated from ingredients proven
to help ease cold symptoms, plus it’s yummy and there is no food more
comforting for a cold than hot soup. Check out all the details be clicking
the recipes tab up top!
Steam – humidifiers, pots of boiling herbs, and hot baths and showers