Oils Help Our Baby With Several Different Issues
Author: Laura N.
Date: 11-08-2013
Views: 6,188
Word Count: 648
Questions Received: 1
Testimonial ID: 9107-OR
Brand Neutral: No
Scientific Studies: 8
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We've been using Young Living oils for about 11 months for various things and have been especially grateful for how they have helped our 1.5 year old son.
We first used the Thieves oil blend on him when he got the flu at 9 months. He was the last to get it in our family of 10 (probably because he's nursing and mommy was praying like crazy).
As soon as he showed symptoms in the evening I borrowed some Thieves oil from a friend and started applying a drop of it to his feet every couple of hours or every time I felt like it.
He had a fever, no cough, and nursed constantly for about 4 hours. Then his fever broke and he slept the rest of the night. He never coughed and I never had to see him suffer.
No symptoms in the morning! We've used Thieves several other times since then when he gets slightly watery eyes or nose. He's never had a cold. It always goes away before fully surfacing.
One evening he started having a barking croupy cough, no other symptoms, and that night he had terrible sounding stridor (noise when breathing in) as soon as he fell asleep.
It was a scary night but I kept praying and knew he was breathing okay so I kept diffusing the Purification blend and Thieves and applying a drop each of them to his neck and feet. I may have also used a cheaper Eucalyptus I had.
In the morning his breathing sounded mostly normal with occasional stridor and occasional barking and he was happy and playing but definitely a little weak. I took off his clothes and brought him out in the hot sun and kept applying the oils I had.
By afternoon he had no symptoms. The pediatrician said to continue the oils and that she could give him a steroid treatment if I was really worried but thought he would be fine.
So, the 2nd night he had a little stridor as soon as he fell asleep but we slept pretty well, still applying Thieves and Purification and diffusing them. In the morning he had no symptoms but an occasional bark, no weakness, happy and playing! By the 3rd night, nothing!
Maybe 2 months later he had some stridor. I had the RC blend by then. I applied Thieves and RC to his feet and neck. His symptoms disappeared and he never had anymore stridor.
His bowel movements have always been very infrequent while exclusively breastfeeding but when he started eating more solids around 15 months he slowed down to once every 7-8 days! I started using the DiGize oil blend daily and now he goes almost every day, sometimes twice, usually in the potty!
I was concerned that he seemed a little tired sometimes and head sagging a little to the side around 15 months. I started applying a few drops of the Valor oil blend and Frankincense oil to his feet, especially big toe or neck and back.
Immediately he perked up and started reaching for more things, getting up on hands and knees rocking, "talking" like crazy! I have also used Melissa oil by itself with the same results.
He had recently gotten a little ant poison/boric acid near his left eye and on the eyelid. I noticed it was looking very lazy the next day. I don't know if it had gotten it into his eye or not. I was applying Lavender oil near the eye for a couple of days but it wasn't doing anything.
When I started using Valor and Frankincense on him I noticed the next day that the eye was totally normal! I hadn't expected it to have any effect on the eye but it is totally tracking right along with the other one now!!!
We are so grateful for how God is using these oils to strengthen him and help him!
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| Supporting Scientific Studies | ||
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| 1. | Associated topics: respiratory-system — "In confirming the presence of peripheral airways dysfunction in nonsmokers with uncomplicated common colds, our data imply that the changes can be modified favorably by short-term aromatics inhalation." | Link |
| 2. | Associated topics: respiratory-system,cough,croup — "Cineole has mucolytic, bronchodilating and anti-inflammatory properties and reduces the exacerbation rate in patients suffering from COPD, as well as ameliorates symptoms in patients suffering from asthma and rhinosinusitis.... The effects of Cineole in the treatment of acute bronchitis were clearly measurable and could be proven after a treatment period of merely 4 days. This study corroborates the fact that Cineole actively and significantly reduces cough frequency after four days." | Link |
| 3. | Associated topics: flu-(Influenza) — "Taken together, we found an essential oil blend [Orange, Clove, Cinnamon Bark, Eucalyptus, and Rosemary] notably attenuates influenza virus PR8 infection in vitro via inhibition of viral protein synthesis at the post-transcription level. The lack of toxicity and potent specific inhibition ability make the essential oil a possible antiviral drug for influenza virus proliferation control and treatment." | Link |
| 4. | Associated topics: respiratory-system — "Foeniculum vulgare Mill, commonly called fennel, has been used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments related to digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and respiratory systems. Additionally, it is also used as a galactagogue agent for lactating mothers.... Foeniculum vulgare has emerged as a good source of traditional medicine and it provides a noteworthy basis in pharmaceutical biology for the development/formulation of new drugs and future clinical uses." | Link |
| 5. | Associated topics: respiratory-system,croup — "The antibacterial activity of 14 essential oils and their major constituents in the gaseous state was evaluated against [respiratory tract pathogens] Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus. [The] oils [with cinnamon bark, lemongrass, and thyme being most potent] and their major constituents were shown to be effective against various bacteria tested.... These results indicate that the antibacterial action of essential oils was most effective when at high vapor concentration for a short time." | Link |
| 6. | Associated topics: fever-/-febrile -/-temperature-/-(Pyrexia) — "[W]e studied the anti-inflammatory and gastroprotective effects of C. citratus [Lemongrass] and E. citriodora [Lemon Eucalyptus] essential oils on formol-induced edema and acetic acid induced abdominal cramps in Wistar rats.... In vivo analysis and histological assay showed that the two essential oils displayed significant dose-dependent edema [swelling] inhibition effect over time. They displayed strong analgesic [pain-relieving] and antipyretic [fever-reducing] properties similar to that induced by 50 mg/kg of acetylsalicylate of lysine.... This work demonstrates the anti-inflammatory property of Cymbopogon citratus [Lemongrass] and Eucalyptus citriodora [Lemon Eucalyptus], suggesting their potential role as adjuvant therapeutic alternatives in dealing with inflammatory-related diseases." | Link |
| 7. | Associated topics: constipation-/-irregularity — "A 4 weeks treatment with peppermint oil improves abdominal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.... The symptoms evaluated were: abdominal bloating, abdominal pain or discomfort, diarrhea, constipation, feeling of incomplete evacuation, pain at defecation, passage of gas or mucus, and urgency at defecation." | Link |
| 8. | Associated topics: respiratory-system — "Essential Oil Diffusion [lavender, marjoram, balsam fir, and peppermint] for the Treatment of Persistent Oxygen Dependence in a Three-Year-Old Child With Restrictive Lung Disease With Respiratory Syncytial Virus [RSV] Pneumonia: A 3-year-old female with central core disorder, a static myopathy affecting type one muscle fibers, with an 18-day history of oxygen requirement, acute desaturation episodes on high-flow oxygen, and persistent upper-lobe atelectasis... experienced a rapid reduction in oxygen requirement when treated with diffused plant essential oils after insufficient response to N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and dornase alfa." | Link |
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