December 22, 2007

Warning About Babies And Natural Cures

Many of us are comfortable experimenting with our own bodies and health with alternative medicines and therapies such as herbal remedies and “natural cures”. It is important to realize though, that when it comes to your baby, so-called “natural cures” can be dangerous!
My spouse and I noticed something a little different when we gave our baby girl so-called “all natural” teething tablets. This seemingly reputable over-the-counter option “looked” like a safe and viable solution to help with issues related to teething. The packaging insisted it was safe and natural, and we took that at face value. We called the doctor and asked about it, and they said it was “probably fine”. But like I said, after giving it to our child we noticed something a little different that concerned us.
What was different? Well, our baby was sleeping. I don’t mean just sleeping normally, but sleeping REALLY well, almost immediately after taking the tablets. The packaging for the tablets said that the child would fall asleep because they were no longer irritated by their teeth. (Yeah right!)
After some investigation, we found that the teething tablets had “natural” sedatives that were the reason the child falls asleep after taking them. We also […]

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