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    Posted: 13 March 2009 at 4:29pm
to put vick in a bowl of steaming water and place this near my sons cot to help him breath? I did this just now and he went of too sleep so much more peacfully. I don't want to rub it on him as he's still so small but is breathing it in okay or should I not do this again??


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Don't see why not, I have a menthol liquid that I put in water in a steamer so it would be doing the same thing....the Dr told me to do it when Joel was sick at 3 weeks.

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I use vicks baby balsam on my daughter, it's fine to use from 6 months.
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Mum told me to do the steaming thing with Hollie, and she's younger :)
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It fine to do that. I also use to clip a tissue with vicks in it underneath Dominic's pj collar rather than put it on his skin.
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Yes, absolutely fine. You can put it under his cot too. There is a baby balsam done by Vicks which is ok to put on their bodies (it won't "burn") from 3mos - available at the supermarket.
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or you can rub it on their clothes rather than their skin

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We hang a T towel with Karvol (similar) oil on it - on the end of Olis cot.

 
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My bubs has a cold at the moment and I tried the Saline for the nose and also got some of the Karvol oil and placed on a tissue on the floor by her cot (it smelled quite strong) and we had a much better night. I had a feeling when I was reading about colds that we couldn't use Vicks, but I could be totally wrong!!
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I'd say so.  I also put a bit of eucalyptus on a tissue under his sheet.

 

One suggestion a pharmacist gave me if you want a "cheap" vapouriser is to set up a crock pot in their room and let it bubble away all night. 

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I had heard that you shouldnt use vicks until bubs is 2. Not too sure why. Im sure it says this on the box.
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Yeah that's why you use Baby Balsam which is still Vicks (same brand etc), but specially formulated for babies from 6 months (says this on the box). I'm sure when I used it for my child though it said from 4 months up?

Vicks would be fine to use if its not directly on baby's skin and is only on a cloth or in a bowl with steaming water.
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Another idea is putting it on a tissue and putting it between the layers of clothing on bubs so there is no way it can touch their skin but can be close enough to breathe.
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I was told to do that and put it under the cot. We used vicks baby balsam on Cadens clothes from 2 months old and then on his skin from 6 months old.

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Thanks everyone. The steaming water is doing the trick. We sit in there for a few minute and then he is able to feed beautifully. He is also able to sleep much better with it too. I will trying put it on a cloth near him as I think that will help too.


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