Saturday, January 9, 2010

Aromatherapy to Comfort Irritable Babies

Many infants suffer from gas, colic, and all children suffer from teething at some point. For the parents of children who are suffering from such ailments, life can be less than pleasant. Medicating infants is a very difficult decision for parents to make, and often something they try to avoid. A great alternative to the usual medications used such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen, and numbing gels, is aromatherapy.

Aromatherapy can not only help ease the discomfort of these conditions but it can help the child relax and be able to deal with the discomfort more easily. From chamomile tea watered down in a baby bottle, to a cool compress for their foreheads enhanced with essential oils such as lavender or peppermint there are many different ways to use aromatherapy and essential oils effectively on a small child.

There is also the classic way of simply using essential oils in the bath water. Care must always be taken however, when using oils on children who may or may not have sensitivities or allergies to the oils. It is always important to discuss any concerns you may have about your child with a health care provider, especially if the issues are frequent or do not get better with basic treatment.

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