Winter is coming (*Jon Snow voice*)!! No seriously….white walkers aren’t about to invade the realm of the free folk, but nonetheless, it’s getting cold in Sydney, and Winter with bubbas is hard work!! Little Dash has already caught his second bug of the season and daycare seems to be a never ending germ factory!!
A sick and coughing bubba can mean sleepless nights for both babies and parents!! These are a few tips to help your bubba (and you!) get through the dreaded cold and flu season!!
A good vaporiser – We’ve previously bought a cheap vaporiser from the chemist for when Dash gets sick, but I find it hard to clean, and also that it makes the whole room damp!! This vaporiser from Lime Tree Kids, diffuses oils, but also acts as a humidifier and air purifier, and doesn’t leave the room soaking wet like other vaporisers do!! I find this really helps when Dash has a cold and it seems to stop him from waking so regularly! We bought the purple colour, and it looks fantastic as a night light also!!
Badger Chest Balm – this chest rub is an all natural chest rub with ingredients including tee tree oil and peppermint to help unblock little noses….it contains no artificial or harsh ingredients and helps little Dashy sleep when he has a cold!!
Baby Probiotics!! Probiotics are linked with immune system health!! I’ll be including some babybiotics in Dash’s milk to help him ward off more bugs!!
Sneaking even more veggies into dinner!! I have an ongoing battle trying to get Dash to eat vegetables!! Our paediatrician suggested pureeing extra veggies like pumpkin/carrot/zucchini etc, and mixing it in with tomato based pasta sauces…this way he can’t even see the lumps to pick them out!! So far it’s working a treat!!
Do you have any other tips for dealing with baby cold and flu’s? I would love to hear them!
