When I read in crazymommy’s blog about applying vicks on the feet then covering them with socks as an alternative nightime cough remedy, I was really excited and immediately shared that information with my hubby. He was very skeptical and thought it was an old wives’ tale. In fact, Russell who overheard our conversation burst out laughing and said, “You are so funny, mama! How can you put vicks on the feet, it’s for the chest!” Then my hubby gave me the kind of look that said “Look, even your 3 year old son thinks that was a silly idea.” Well, to me, I was willing to give it a try, especially when other mothers sweared by it, there must be some truth about it.
4 days ago, Russell came down with a cold, he was coughing through the night even when we gave him cough syrup and ran the humidifier in his room. The next night, I suggested to Russell to let me rub vicks on his feet and put socks on for him before he went to bed. I promised him that we would try for 2 nights, if this method did not help to reduce his nightime cough, we would forget about it. And so amidst the giggling and wriggling, I managed to massage his feet with vicks and he slept with his socks on. Amazingly, it really worked. I didn’t hear him cough at all that night, so was the next and the next! Wow, I was surprised by the result. Finally, I proved my skeptical hubby and son wrong.
Thanks, crazymommy, for sharing this.
