So inevitably Ty caught a cold this year already and it moved right into a cough. Now that OTC cough meds have been proven unsafe for toddlers I was at a loss as to what the heck to do. I knew it had to run its course but what mom enjoys hearing her child hack like a 20 year smoker? AARRGGHHH….so I busted out a few books to see what I could do to at least help. Apparently onion has anti-inflammatory properties and garlic is considered “nature’s antibiotic”…so since I am cooking challenged I asked my husband to figure out how to get our toddler to eat a garlic/onion mixture. HA!!! Being the culinary genius he is, he sautéed them together and threw them into a homemade tomato pasta sauce….aaaaahhhh smart move Bobby Flay!!!!
The next move was a little meaner. Hot lemon water helps thin mucus and relaxes spasms. So I fixed some freshly squeezed lemon in water with a little honey. Needless to say Ty gave the bitter beer face when he discovered the new concoction had been slipped into his sippy. Unfortunately, he refused to drink much of that.
I grabbed a bottle of (alcohol free mind you….good for the kids…BAD for mommy!!!) echinacea and goldenroot combo liquid. Echinacea has immune-enhancing properties so I figured it couldn’t hurt to give him a little of that.
Of course we all know Vitamin-C is good for us in any situation (especially when attacked by a cold) so I have been slipping Emergen-C into his sippy as well. Now this stuff goes over like it was Kool-Aid….probably cause I have the “tropical flavor”. J YEAH!!!
Needless to say this has all helped…or at least in my overly concerned, need to know I did something mind it did. He is on the road to recovery after however many days of hacking away and this mommy feels that she did her job!!!!!!!
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