It hit fast, my son just started coughing one evening, that night he woke up with a fever. By the next afternoon we were both snuggled up in the living room watching movies, coughing, sneezing, and feeling generally unwell.
The sickness plagued us for a week and, even after we were up and moving again, the coughing refused to go away. At four months, there was really nothing I could give my boy to suppress his cough. A humidifier was out of the question for the time being, we didn't need more cold wetness in the air. But what about warm steam? Running the shower hot and sitting in the bathroom with him proved helpful, though hot water eventually runs out. Our answer was rosemary.
Rosemary is medicinal and works as an air 'cleaner' when boiled and allowed to steam. It was also the only thing that stopped my little one's cough.
This is just a good practice for a sick household as it helps clear the air, but it also helped tremendously with our coughing
How To:
Boil one to two cups of water in a sauce pan.
Fresh rosemary works best but dried does the drink two.
If it is fresh, add one to two sprigs.
If dried add two table spoons.
Return to a rolling boil.
Reduce to simmer and let steam, refreshing water and rosemary as needed.
Stay Healthy,
MissyK
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