Here’s a list of my favorite natural remedies to help your baby feel comfortable and fight any sickness fast. Most over-the-counter medicines have unhealthy ingredients added that can harm your child’s immune system rather than help them fight an illness. Some of these ingredients are artificial dyes, artificial sweeteners, soy, corn, parabens, alcohol, artificial flavors, and artificial preservatives. These unnatural ingredients disrupt health and hurt your child’s immune system. 

Healthy natural remedies made with wholesome ingredients keep everyone healthy. These are my favorite natural products, none of which have harmful ingredients.

It’s important to note that no matter what illness your child is fighting, make sure they are well hydrated and resting lots. Sleep and hydration are so important to help fighting sickness.

Congestion Remedies

Humidifier

Moist air helps stuffy noses and helps loosen mucus. I use this in Liv’s bedroom to help keep the air moist while she is resting or sleeping.

Here is one I recommend buying. Make sure the one you get is easy to clean so it doesn’t get mold over time.

LEVOIT Humidifier with essential oil tray

Saline Spray

When buying saline spray make sure there are no drugs or alcohol added. The brands I buy are natural, safe and effective.

Zarbee’s Soothing Saline Nasal Mist

Nosefrida Saline Spray

Little Remedies Saline Spray

Soothing Chest Rub

I love using natural chest rubs that don’t have menthol. Be sure to always check the age limit on chest rubs. My favorite brands are all natural and safe.

Zarbee’s Baby Chest Rub

Zarbee’s Children’s Chest Rub

Nosefrida

This tool is an absolute must-have for babies and toddlers who can’t blow their noses. It helps your baby or toddler sleep 10x better when they are sick since they can breathe through their nose and not feel stuffy. I use a saline spray and then nosefrida. It works like a charm!

Nosefrida on Amazon

Sore Throat Remedies

Soothing Throat Pops

These soothing throat pops use real honey which is a natural remedy for sore throats. They are lollipops which make it fun for ages 3+!

Wellements Soothing pops

Little Remedies Sore Throat Pops

Wellements Soothing Throat Pops for kids (3 years+)

Kids Elderberry Syrup + Honey

I love the natural immune support that comes from this syrup and helps soothe your child’s sore throat. Free from dyes, artificial flavors, and unnecessary preservatives.

Newchapter Elderberry syrup + honey

Baby Elderberry Syrup + Honey

This natural remedy is for ages 1-3. This liquid helps support healthy immune function and overall health. Add to your child’s favorite smoothie.

Mary Ruth’s Baby Elderberry Liquid Drop

Flu/Stomach Ache Remedies

When your child has the flu or stomach bug it’s important to keep them hydrated and feed them a bland foods to help ease their stomach. The best bland foods are toast, saltine crackers, chicken noodle soup, eggs, applesauce, mashed potatoes, and bananas. It’s important to have them avoid dairy products for a couple days. 

Apple Sauce (Unsweetened)

Bland food is best to help stomachaches or throwing up. Apple and apple sauce are an easy fruit to eat with a stomach ache. Make sure the apple sauce has no added sugar. Apples help relieve acid reflux and are full of calcium, magnesium, and potassium. I love buying gogo squeeze packets to make it easier to give my child apple sauce.

Gogo squeeze AppleApple

Bananas

Perfect to ease an upset stomach since bananas are easy to digest. They are a great source of potassium.

Liquid I.V Drink Mix + Coconut Water

It’s so important to keep your child hydrated when they are sick. I offer lots of water along with Liquid I.V and coconut water to help her hydrate faster. Unlike Gatorade which is high in added sugar and color dye, Liquid I.V. and coconut water are full of natural ingredients and electrolytes for hydration. When buying coconut water, I always buy brands that have no sugar added and are made with real coconuts.

Liquid I.V. 

Zico Coconut Water

Bone Broth

I love making soup with bone broth since it’s a good source of protein and water to keep your little one hydrated.

Kettle & Fire Bone broth

Cooked Bland Veggies

I like to offer small amounts of cooked veggies for extra important vitamins and minerals that are needed. Most of the time your child might not feel up to eating vegetables when they have the flu or stomach bug. Don’t stress if they aren’t up for eating them. It’s important to only serve cooked veggies to not upset their stomach more.

• Mashed potatoes
• Carrots
• Spinach

Saltine Cracker

Eating plain crackers helps absorb stomach acid and ease stomach pain. Most crackers are full of unhealthy oils or preservatives. These are my favorite healthy options to pick from.

Back to Nature Saltine Cracker

Simple Mills Almond Flour Sea Salt

Annie’s Saltine Classics

Cold Remedies

Immunity Packet

This immunity packet is full of Vitamin D, C, and Zinc. All made with whole foods. There are no dyes or added sugars. The ingredients in this packet are ginger, orange, monk fruit, baobab fruit, whole food zinc, olive leaf extract, acerola cheer, acacla fiber, mushroom beta glucan, and turmeric.

Organifi Immunity

Vitamin C Drops

I love using Vitamin C drop to help boost your child’s immune system. A strong immune system is so important during sickness to help fight off the sickness. I love using these Vitamin C drops to help prevent colds/flu. They are made with natural ingredients and free from added sugar, soy, and GMOs. It’s perfect to add a boost of vitamins to your child’s water bottle.

Elderberry Hill Vitamin C drops

Genexa

This natural remedy is for three-to-eleven-year-olds. It helps with congestion, mucus, cough, sore throat, runny nose, and sneezing. It’s non drowsy and has no artificial sweeteners, non dyes added, or parabens.

Genexa Kids Cold Crush

Hyland’s Tiny Cold Tablets

These tiny cold tablets are perfect for 6 months to 3 years old. They are natural homeopathic relief for runny nose and congestion. There is no sugar, artificial flavors, or dyes. Along with no parabens, aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, pseudoephedrine or dextromethorphan.

Hyland’s Tiny Cold Tablets

Wellements

These products are great for helping your baby feel better and improve their immune system.

Wellements Baby Feel Better Kit

Wellements Baby Immune Support

Cough/Mucus Remedies

Children Cough Syrup & Mucus

All made with natural ingredients to help children’s cough and loosen mucus. These products are safe and effective. There is no sugar, artificial dyes, free of drugs, or preservatives.

Wellements Day & Night Child Cough Syrup

Garden of Life Immune Syrup (4 years +)

Similasan Kids Cough & Mucus Relief (2 years +)

Zarbee’s Day & Night Cough Syrup + Mucus (2 years +)

Baby Cough Syrup & Mucus

I love all these baby safe products. These products are honey free so its safe for your little baby. They also are made with healthy natural ingredients to help your baby stay healthy. Along with no sugar artificial dyes, free of drugs, and preservatives.

Zarbee’s Baby Cough Syrup & Mucus (2 months+)

Wellements Day & Night Baby Cough Syrup

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