Toddler Cough natural remedies

I got all these from the web.

• You should not give your child (especially a baby or toddler) OTC cough medicine without first checking with your doctor. (guazi: Even babycenter also says no cough medicine to be given to kids below 4 years old! )


• Run a hot shower bath and let the baby inhale the steam while she is in the bathroom. The congestion will go. Sit in the bathroom with your child for about 20 minutes. The steam should help your child breathe more easily.
  
• A cool-mist humidifier in your child's bedroom might help with sleep.

• Cool beverages like juice can be soothing. But do not give soda or orange juice, as these can hurt a throat that is sore from coughing.
  
• A warm bath can give relief. One can add eucalyptus oil or thyme or perhaps sage oil to the bath water. The vapor form these essential oils clear up the airways of the baby, so that she can breathe easily. Also, it provides relief to a sore throat.
  
• One can give herbal tea made of thyme or sage. One should check out with one’s physician at what age one can give the baby herbal tea.
  
• Licorice tea contains anti- bacterial properties and is a good remedy. It fights the bacteria that cause coughing. It helps in soothing the throat and calming the respiratory tract. The baby can sleep comfortably.
  
• Mix olive oil with essential oils and then apply it on the baby’s back and chest. Small babies should be covered well to build up body heat so that the essential oils vaporize well.
  
• Breast milk is also good to treat a baby’s cough.
  
• Honey + Lemon 1 teaspoon of honey * 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (freshly squeezed) Stir mixture in a little bit of drinking water and drink immediately. Take this 2-3 times a day.



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  Restful sleep.
  



• Give plenty of fluids to keep the mucous membrane and throat moist




• Check out home remedies by Ou Yang Ying in my later post.
  
• Gargling with salt water is good. If the child is above 4 let her gargle several times with saline water.