5 months old and her very first cold

E has her first cold. She has been the happiest sick kids I have ever seen, things could be worse.

When we are sick, I usually hunker down try to act not sick. Today we have been baking, making soup and getting ready for our week.

I made chocolate chip muffins, turkey noodle soup and steel cut oatmeal bake, and pizza calzone's for C's lunch.

Sunday's have become our rest and prep day. I love cooking/baking and trying to recipes.

A good bowl of chicken noodle soup may help me but E cant have any. Been using homeopathic remedies to help clear this little bug.

My parents never gave us over the counter drugs for a number of reasons but one main reason was the ingredients and their affects on the body.

D&C red #33, FD&C blue #1, FD&C red #40, flavors, sodium benzoate, sorbitol solution, high fructose corn syrup.... are found in most common medicines.

Many people will argue the affects of these ingredients and some will think I'm cookoo for thinking HFCS is different than sugar or honey. I am not here for debate. HFCS, to me, signals poor food quality and processed ingredients; the food item is probably deplete of nutriance, freshness, and essential vitamins/minerals.

I have started weeding out where I can.

Here are a few of the homeopathic things we have been doing, that have been helping.


 Heel BHI- I bought the sinus bc Whole Foods didnt have cold and flue I break this up and add it to cod liver oil and give in a syringe. This brand has no sodium benzoate- even other homeopathic remedies had this ingredient. Heel carries remedies for bronchitis, flu/cold, headache, to name a few.

Steam- we just hang in the bathroom with the shower on hot.

Nose bulb or nose frida - suction out that stuffy nose

Burts Bees Hand Salve- this is applied to E's feet with wool sox and then her jammie's go over for the night. Its a natural alternative to Vicks Vapor Rub


Breast milk- you can use a saline nasal rinse, Neil Med makes a child one. But breast milk works great and is free!

Humidifier- Colorado is so dry. Adding a little moisture, I'm hoping will help with the dry air.

Swing- E has been sleeping in her swing which for me is not a big issues, except I feel she sleeps better when she is still.

Feeding on demand: I have always fed on demand and feel that with her being sick she needs this even more; most importantly, I know it keeps her hydrated. When in doubt, I offer her milk and let her do as she pleases. When she is not sick its a source of comfort, even more so now, it helps her fall asleep and rest.


Huge thanks to my doula Jen, with Eden's Promise, for some of these homeopathic tips.