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in focus: infant

oil will help to relax the baby, schedule. Often a baby’s cry Lemon and also Eucalyptus
whereas one drop of lavender is triggered by discomfort Smithi essential oils are great
on piece of cotton wool placed caused by low blood sugar. for infants with colds. Lemon
at the bottom of the crib will Babies do not have the ability can help kill germs and has
help the baby to sleep more that adults do to control antibacterial properties, whereas
easily. Roman chamomile is blood sugar. Feeding them Eucalyptus Smithi can help
also excellent for babies with when they are starving children with chest infections as
colic. Add one drop with fifteen may result in the infants it facilitates breathing. If you are
ml of sweet almond oil and gulping too much air causing going to use Eucalyptus oil it is
massage gently on the baby’s abdominal discomfort. really important to make sure
abdomen. Another option is that it is Eucalyptus Smithi as this
to give your baby up to four Supplementation with is the only Eucalyptus oil that is
ounces of herbal tea per day. probiotics can also help suitable for children.
We recommend chamomile, particularly Bifidobacterium
ginger, catnip and peppermint lactis and Streptococcus Do you need to mix the
herbal teas. thermophilus. essential oil with anything else?
Yes. It is important to always
Kay Vosloo, nutritionist at Biocare probiotics for mix the essential oil with a base
Synergy Integrated Medical children are available in two oil. We recommend mixing two
Centre has the following tips different fruit flavours from tablespoons of either sweet
and advice: the Organic Foods and Café, almond oil or wheat germ oil
Greens and Dubai Mall. with every one-drop of essential
Feeding babies whilst they oil.
are sitting up, or burping Using essential oils to
them more frequently, may cure the common cold How do you use essential oils?
help prevent colic if too much There are several ways to use
air is being swallowed during What are the best essential essential oils. You can either
feedings. oils for an infant with a cold put a few drops into your hand
and why? (remember to mix it with a base
oil) and ask your child to inhale
“Feeding babies whilst they are it several times. Alternatively, mother,bbaabbyy&&cchhiilldd AApprriill 22001111
sitting up, or burping them more add a few drops of essential oil
frequently, may help prevent colic and base oil into an automatic
if too much air is being swallowed diffuser or a perfume heater,
place it in your child’s bedroom
during feedings.” and let your child inhale it whilst
they sleep. Parents should be
Allergies may be responsible for careful when using a perfume
colic in infants. This could be from
milk proteins from cows’ milk-based burner and always
formula, so switching to soy formula keep it out of
could ease colic cases. Alternatively reach of their
if the baby is breast-fed, certain
foods in the mother’s diet could children. Always
provoke an allergic reaction in the read the labels carefully.
baby. If you suspect a milk allergy,
avoid dairy for several weeks and For a free nutritional
see if this makes any difference to consultation
your baby’s condition. visit the Organic

All infants, particularly those Foods
with colic, need to be fed on and Café, Greens
demand and not by a specific time and Dubai Mall

everyday from
10.00 am.

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