So my 2 year old has decided she no longer wants ANYTHING to do with sleep. Period. Its bloody murder screaming when nap time and bedtime roll around.
I wanted to find something natural that would potentially stop all that screaming. She was born with a slight heart murmur and when she gets really riled up it causes the murmur to be more pronounced and messes with her breathing.
I normally have a routine at night for her where she gets a shower/bath and then I put lotion on her, give her a short full body message, get her in PJs and then brush out her hair, read a story and she gets milk. Recently I've been using coconut oil because she has eczema and she had another flare up, at which point her Dr gave me another round or oral and topical steroids. I'm not a fan. Anyway, the coconut oil seems to work pretty well and hasn't caused any issues. Well tonight I decided to add some lavender essential oils and see what happens.
I saw a recipe on pinterest for a coconut/lavender soothing lotion that calls for beeswax. I don't have any on hand so I just scratched that from mine.
I got about 1/2 cup of coconut oil. Put it in a jar and put that jar in a pan with some water. I heated it up over a low heat and just enough to get it nice and soft. I removed it from the heat and mixed in 10 drops of lavender essential oils. I let it cool and went along with our normal routine.
She still screamed but seemed to fall asleep faster. I guess we will see if she stays asleep. It smells and feels great. I used some and I'm going to bed now. :)
Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup coconut oil
10 drops lavender essential oil
Heat over low heat until soft
Add oil
Mix well
Cool
Enjoy
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