Hannah joined the ranks of sick children today – yesterday really – with your run of the mill cold. Meanwhile, the weather is out doing itself with temperatures in the high 80s. All things considered, we drank Elderberry Concentrate mixed with sparkling water (our new cocktail for the winter months), read lots of books and after naps headed to the beach. I rationalized that Hannah swimming in the salt water (despite its cold temperatures) would not be unlike utilizing a neti pot (which she never would). Her next to last wave jump ended in a complete wipe-out which further secured her saline ingestion for the day. I’ll let you know how my theory plays out.
if you find the trick to get a kid to use the neti pot, you let me know! for now, i will just have them looking at me like a crazy woman while i do it in the bathroom sink
Funny thing you should mention “neti pot”. I have actually been using a variation of it on my kids for a good 3 or four years now. It’s the saline rinse from Neil Med. They protested at first, but have always received it well and with terrific results. I have no idea how or why. About a year and a half ago I had a cold and blocked sinuses and decided to try this rinse that I’d been using on my kids for so long. (Kirk has been using it himself forever and suggested it in the first place). Well, it was both my first and my last. Ugh! I will just say this…I felt like I’d been dragged down by a huge wave to the depths of the ocean and back again. Not fun or pleasant! I know I’m a bad mommy for not trying it on myself before my children. I then had a new respect for the kids’ putting up with the process. Needless to say, it works for them!