Flue Season Fun!!!

So flue season is officially in full swing at my house. Shaun was hit last week for a few days, Mason and James have been a little snotty, my lungs fill a little tight, and of course Bryant has been hit the hardest as always. He has struggled in and out of fevers for 2 days and now he is fighting a good cough. I know it sounds like swine flue, fun for us eh?? I feel so bad for him he looks so skinny to me when he is sick and he tries so hard to be tough. Last night I was up a lot checking his fever to make sure it was down and rubbing stuff on his chest and about the second time I went in I said, "how are you feeling bud" and he said, "I'm alright mom you can go back to bed and sleep." I just heard him coughing and I knew he wasn't feeling good cause he was awake when I came in. He is so sweet, I just love that kid."

So in response to this awful flue I have found this amazing stuff to help us get through it and I want to tell everyone about it. So I have been searching for a more natural way to help Bryant with his little asthma problem and recently I have been learning about essential oils from this company called doTERRA. Well I went to a couple of meetings and bought a couple oils that help with fevers, congestion, bacterial and viral infections, ect.. Anyway Bryant had a fever of 103 and I rubbed peppermint all over his feet, head, neck shoulders, and stomach and his fever went down 2 degrees within 5 min, and I have been able to keep his fever down for the past few days without any drugs. Not only that, he complained about his throat hurting and I had him swallow some water with a drop of oil in it and he felt instant relief. I rubbed some relaxing oils on him along with the other ones to treat him and he slept through the night until 11am the next day. I couldn't believe it!! I am so excited usually when he gets sick at all I have to give him a breathing treatment of steroids 2 times a day and albuterol to open his lungs so he can breath and sleep. I have not given him one treatment and he has slept great both nights. They have this great oil called Breathe and it is amazing!!! I feel so empowered as a mother to know I can take care of my children naturally and safely. It is so EXCITING!!! Anyway I am going to have a friend of mine come to my home and teach me more about how to use these oils more effectivley so if you want to come a learn with me let me know. So I am definitely a believer in the doctors and all the great things they can do for us, but there have been times I have felt very uneasy about something I have been prescribed to give my boys or myself and I just can't do it. I believe the spirit is very real in helping me keep my children safe and healthy and the more we learn the better we can help. So...(sigh) I am already so tired of the flue season but a little more at ease knowing my son's body is not being filled with unnecessary steroid.