Question

Which essential oil is best to diffuse in a room for a 7 month old baby sick with a bad stuffy super runny nose and congested cough? Is it safe to diffuse an oils around babies? Read Mayo Clinic notes on benefits on adults only

Answer 1

Not safe for babies and also fatal for pets if you have any

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@dude thank you we have a chocolate lab so def good to know! Had no idea ab pets!  

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@san4894 just letting you know about your doggy’s nose.  

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Hope your baby gets well soon

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@synchronic makes sense I didn’t think about it from a dog’s perspective thank you! He is my best friend and more like a little boy then a dog bc he is so smart. That I didn’t think of it in that way. I Appreciate the info

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@synchronic thank you! We need the good vibes and prayers IM sure like many it’s been a rough cold and flu season!  

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@san4894 I noticed anytime I would light a fragrant candle our lab, my best friend too, would leave the room. I think the plug in air fresheners bothered him also. To much for their senses. He does like the smell of bacon or chicken cooking though.  

Answer 2

I didn't think it was recommended for under age 1

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@kimberly I am cleaning her humidifier and bringing it to her room and wondered if I should set up diffuser. I don’t know what the research is on diffused oils. Are they even safe for a babies lungs? I’ll have to set up humidifier only and read more on oils.  

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I would not add anything without speaking with my doctor.  

Answer 3

I would not that young. If you have a cool mist humidifier. that's best

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@christoper thank you

Answer 4

Would not recommend any oils this young

Answer 5

Thanks mamas! You ladies are the best I am battling the flu so this saves me time and research

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Oh, the flu has been horrible, I've been there momma, best of luck!  

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I feel you. I’m pregnant and battling the flu plus my daughter is sick  I highly recommend the humidifier with Vick’s. And also some Ginger tea for you with some honey. It’s really helping me. Get better soon  

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@kimberly thank you means a lot

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@dude so sorry to hear your going through so much it’s scary and so much harder being sick and pregnant I have had pneumonia during pregnancy but not the flu but I can certainly sympathize. Take care of yourself!  

Answer 6

My 18 month has that right now I have a humidifier going in the room with the Vick’s vapor pads that go in the humidifier. So far so good!  

Answer 7

Definitely don’t do it

Answer 8

Too young. I’d recommend the nose frida with saline to help loosen it. Humidifier and wedge under the mattress to prop up head

Answer 9

Check out this page. Using Essential Oils Safely

Answer 10

Rub some Vick’s baby vapor rub on chest & feet before bed.  

Answer 11

Young Living Thieves oil should be safe to defuse in the house but I wouldn’t put right beside your baby. I used it with my now 6yo when he was an infant. I’m no expert just know what has worked for this mom of five.  

Answer 12

Danielle Milas Mantia is very knowledgeable on this. Send her a pm

Answer 13

Erin Lapointe

Answer 14

Don't do it. Not worth the risk. Stick with a cool mist humidifier, vicks, and nose frida.  

Answer 15

Take your baby to a doctor ffs

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@joshia she has been seen 4 times in the last week she is my 3 child I just was looking for late info on whether or not I could diffuse a nighttime oil in her room to help with sleep or stuffed nose.  

Answer 16

This is going to sound ridiculous but one of my old pediatrician’s nurses told me to put their head in the freezer. I thought she was nuts so I didn’t do it at first. I actually was congested and went outside in the cold and cleared right up. I felt so much better and it reminded me of what she said. The dry cold helps congestion. Bundle up the baby so they get a few minutes outside or put a hat in her & blanket and open the freezer. It really does help. Then just a plain humidifier at night.  

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@ashlan a quick trip outside to breath the cold air in this weather will do the same, bundled up of course.  

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@almaraz38012 That is what I said.  

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@ashlan we have had to do that with croup attacks and that definitely is a life saver  I have been holding her in warm showers then clearing out her nose and rushing her to bed while she can breathe well and using a humidifier. She is doing a lot better today thankfully. It started as the flu last Monday despite the flu shot and we were left with the crummy congestion and symptoms thankfully all on the way out

Answer 17

No essential oils for that age, but steam, nose frida, saline, etc. if not better, please go to the dr. There’s also an infant zarbees mucus relief you could use- it works on my 7 month old.  

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@goggles0 Sekyra Blake thank you we have done all in which you also recommended and of course tracking closely with dr visits most recent visits Saturday and Tuesday;)

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@san4894 good luck mama! The germs are so bad this season!  

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@goggles0 Sekyra Blake thank you!  

Answer 18

I’ve been diffusing oils in the rooms where my son is since birth. He gets peace and calming and eucalyptus radiata every night. He’s now 14 months old. Also I have a small 5 lb dog and I diffuse all kinds of oils and she is totally healthy. In fact we had a scare with her once and oils actually took care of it. Some oils are not ok for infants and babies under 2 but that’s mostly topical. Also if you don’t have a pure oil then it’s not safe or effective. I would use eucalyptus raidiata for this

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@danit I was going to say the same thing. @san4894 do the research but eucalyptus Radiata, Not globulus would be great and kill a bunch of germs also. And you could add some colloidal silver In there also. Natural anabiotic. It has also saved our cats life. Also for now I would use humidifier and not a diffuser.  

Answer 19

Olbas Oil - years ago you could get it from Whole Foods only, now Walgreens and other retailers like Target, Walmarts often carry it too. Don't put it in a diffuser instead put few drops on a cloth a place it near the baby.  

Answer 20

None diffusing EO’s around a baby that young is dangerous and a lot of the ones that are supposed to make illness better increase lung issues in children. A plain humidifier would be better

Answer 21

Don’t ! It could be very harmful for a baby.  

Answer 22

You can do salt. Saline solution, Himalayan salt in basket or a lamp.  

Answer 23

Check with pediatric doctor because using essential oils on a baby

Answer 24

We diffuse breathe by dottera

Answer 25

No oils. I am allergic to some of them and the concentrated form makes it so much worse. Saline spray is what I always used. A few drops in each nostril 3 times a day and it clears up in a few days.