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Your Aromatherapy
Baby
Children can often challenge us in many ways.
Keeping their health in check, their emotions in
balance and basically just keeping an eye on them can
be an all-consuming task that can test our sanity!
Some years ago B.C (before children), my partner and I
were invited to stay with some friends for a social
get together. While our friends were playing happy
families with their one year old, we were discussing
how important it is that children not be programmed
with fear. In other words when a child trips over and
hurts themselves or gets bitten by an ant in the
garden, how important it is to stay calm and be
proactive in their care and not reactive.
So during the family barbeque with everyone engrossed
in conversation the little baby girl suddenly fell
from sitting at chair height smack onto the patio
pavers landing on her forehead. It made a sickening
sound as she screamed and we all gasped not saying a
word. The mother bundled up the infant into her arms
and I told her to stay calm and place her hand over
the baby’s forehead while I raced upstairs and grabbed
my Roman Chamomile from my overnight bag. I placed a
drop directly onto the baby’s forehead gently
massaging it in and held my hand over her forehead for
a few minutes staying relaxed and calm. The baby made
a remarkable recovery without any bruising or swelling
proving that children really do bounce…just kidding.
So if you are a mother in particular, Chamomile is
essential for those little emergencies for its
soothing, calming, anti-inflammatory effect and is
gentle enough for sensitive skin and other problems
such as colic and nappy rash. On a subtle level
chamomile helps us to accept the help of others.
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