helpful hint | coughs + stuffy noses.

Without fail, my boys get croup.  Every. Single. Winter.  It usually means we wind up in the ER (because croup is worse at night).  Horrible barking cough.  Trouble breathing.  It's miserable for everyone.  But I've become pretty good at spotting a croupy cough during the day, which means we can get a steroid prescription and skip the emergency room visit.  I also always run a cool mist humidifier non-stop when croup is visiting.  Ever since my chiropractor told me, I've been using eucalyptus oil in my cool mist humidifier.  The scent helps open up the airways and did you know, eucalyptus is a natural antiseptic?  Smells good and keeps the vaporizer clean!

ps  You can also rub a little eucalyptus oil under the neck and on the feet.  Using it on the feet is suppose to help the cough :)

Stay well my friends!  We are just getting over a round of sicknesses over here.  And poor sweet baby N is still trying to get well.