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Have you tried putting breastmilk in his ears? That's supposed to clear up ear

infections.

Duran <nicers88@...> wrote: Thanks to everyone who

responded...We have been trying the natural route for 5 days and my husband who

is not 100% on board with me said it was now time to compromise & go to the

doctor. They confirmed he had a double ear infection and 102 temp, and of course

recommended antibiotics. I cried the whole way home! I DONT want to give

antibiotics, esp since we gave him a constitutional remedy today and I want that

to work. So I told my husband to give us 2 more days and if it has not improved

we will then do the round of antibiotics ;(. I am now treating him with muellen

oil in the ears and vit C (I only have Acsorbic Acid-I don't have Sodium

Ascorbate). He is in sooooo much pain he won't breastfeed as much as normal

which is stressing me. I pumped and am going to try and give it in a bottle. I

myself loaded up on Vit c and cod liver oil too. I am mostly concerned about the

pain he is in-I want him to feel comfortable. Any

advice?

lynne0312 <lablanchard@...> wrote:

You are not alone. My 22 month old son just recovered from the flu.

He was really sick for about 3-4 days and at one point, he was just

miserable. I broke down and gave him one dose of tylenol one night

because I had the same flu and I know how bad my throat hurt(I wanted

to cry). So, instead of giving him all day meds to reduce fever,

etc., I only used it when he was really, really uncomfortable and

needed sleep. The rest of the time I just held him, nursed him, and

used hot steam from the shower to keep his lungs clear. That really

helped a lot. I also gave him plenty of fluids. He actually

recovered from it much faster than the rest of the family and I

attribute it to us not vaxing, extended breastfeeding and not

overdoing it with pain meds.

Regarding vitamin C - sodium ascorbate is supposed to be the best

source.

I hope he feels better soon.

Lynne

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> I wanted to start a dialogue and forgive me if this is truly an

off-topic. I think it fits here because it is about disease and how

we help our little ones stay as healthy as possible. When I decided

not to vax our 8 month old son, I was under the false illusion that

he would *never* be sick and remain continually healthy with a strong

immune system. That theory has been tested as he is now ill for the

second time. The first with Roseola a month ago and now a pretty bad

case of the flu. I now understand the benefits of disease in building

our immune system and response and even more importantly about how

suppression with Tylenol, Ibupforen and other pharmaceuticals don't

work in the best natural way and can even be fatally dangerous!

Before I never questioned-with my daughter, over the counter meds

were my best friend whenever she became sick which was often. So here

I am with my son and have yet to give him any over the counter junk

and we try to avoid our Ped whenever

> possible. We have suffered together through his fevers and

symptoms. Now, he has had a fever of 100 for 5 days, he is not

bfeeding much or eating any table food, acts as if he is in a lot of

pain, has restless sleep, has a lot of discharge from the eyes and

one ear, has an extremely runny nose, is congested with a cough that

is rattling in his chest and is inconsolable. He rally's for a few

hours in the morning and afternoon and it feels like his fever

breaks, but then the night holds the same symptoms. This was

happening on a full family vacation over Thanksgiving and I was

attacked for not giving him Tylenol and letting nature take it's

course. I stood my ground but of course was second guessing myself-I

would anyway because I hate to see them in pain. I am having a hard

time with knowing when to draw the line and go the allopathic route,

even if a little, or not. When do you go to the doctor? A natural

approach is new to me so I am not totally comfortable yet, although

> I fully believe in this approach and want to stick with it. Of

course we saw a Homeopath today which I am thankful for, but what if

we don't have the right remedy or it takes a while to do its healing?

How do I comfort my son in the meantime and help progress the healing?

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> You all are the only people in my life that support this way of

living and thinking. I know from hearing from you that you have been

in my position before and still go there at times. How do you stay

strong when everyone is against you and your child is feeling

horrible? When do you know when to go to the doctor or take meds?

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> Thanks for listening to my rant! I have had 4 days of no sleep

and just need a release and support!

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> Also, can someone forward the info on what type of Vit C is best

and where you can purchase it? I can't find that info in my files...

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