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Must haves when sickness strikes
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items What I look for in a “must have” item:
•Functional (does it do the job right?)
•Affordability (does the cost fit the need?)
•Reliability (does it work every time?)
•Longevity (will it hold up to the task for the time I need it to?)
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The essential sickness kit.
The helpful extras !
The essential sickness kit.
Absolutely love. It instantly provides cool steam. Game changer with my kids! Leaning over this and breathing the cool moist air literally helps a soar throat in seconds AND helps mucus start to separate and flow out.
Humidifiers
Germs! Germs! Germs! This is a MUST have during sick season! Helps filter out the bad and leaves you with clean air that will help you get better faster. Less dust. Less danders. Less pet hair etc. all of these things make getting over illnesses just...
Shark NeverChange™ Air Purifier Compact Pro (Dove)
Congestion in babies is SO dangerous. The suction on this thing is unmatched. Designed by ENT specialists and pediatricians together to deliver the best and safest suction in my opinion. It helps clear them out when they can’t do it themselves. I hav...
Dr. Noze Best NozeBot Electric Nasal Aspirator
I. Hate. Snot.
My whole family has sensitive skin. These are the only tissues so far that don’t rub us raw from the start.
By the end of the snot season we are cracking and peeling. But these at least get us through without tears and fighting a cle...
Puffs Plus Lotion Facial Tissues, 8 Boxes
These are gentle but effective enough to help out. I always keep a hand sanitizer spray as well that has 70% alcohol as well if I feel like need the full spectrum clean when we can’t use disinfectant soap and water.
The Honest Company Fragrance-Free Sanitizing Wipes
Helps ease the symptoms for being extreme. Can be very helpful for us moms that juggle it all and never get an actual sick day. (**I don’t use these while breastfeeding**)
Oscillococcinum
Super helpful when you don’t have a bathroom that gets good and steamy. My almost 9 year old hates sitting in the bathroom long enough for the steam to help her. This has been a life saver for us. Just make sure you clean it out really good each time...
Vicks Sinus Inhaler - Non-Medicated Relief
I’m not a “crunchy” mom. But I do my best to make sure what I give my kids is as clean as I can. This is my go to brand for kids medicine.
Genexa Clean Day + Night Cold & Flu Relief
Congestion in babies can be dangerous. Staying on top of it essential. This has helped my son to drain the snot easier and more efficiently.
Frida Baby NoseFrida Saline Mist Nasal Spray
The helpful extras !
These have truly helped my daughter not get sick nearly as often. These and the multivitamins are the only thing we have changed in her daily routine and she has had a huge noticeable improvement in her overall health and immune function. Even her pe...
MaryRuth Organics Organic Elderberry Drops Kids
I swear by these vitamins for my 8 year old. She is the pickiest eater and she LOVES these. I don’t have to worry about all the super bad extra junk most vitamins have. These are pretty clean and I truly believe that with her taking them consistently...
Kids & Childrens Vitamins, Multivitamins & Probiotics
The are disposable placemats that peel and stick like a big easy to remove sticker. I use them for my kids when we go eat because you just never know what’s actually on that table. And my kiddos have a habit of trying to find out 😂
Babebay Disposable Sticky Toddler Placemats, 60 Pack
Super easy and effective!!
ColdCalm® Kids Liquid Doses
You never know when you will need these. Super handy to keep in the car and around the house during sick season do the kids to grab.
CLOUDBERG 24 Pack Blue Emesis Bags 1000ml
These look so funny. But they help with nausea and car sickness.
Hion Motion Sickness Glasses, Car ...