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I just wanted to share something that I learned when my 11yo dd was
a baby which has come in very useful for us. She had RSV as an
infant with residual asthma for several years afterwards. I was
working as an acupuncture assistant and learned how to do a
wonderful acupressure massage to ease her asthma. I found it to
work very well not just for her asthma but anytime one of us has any
sort of respiratory illness. Just last night my youngest awoke with
a terrible coughing spasm (she has a nasty cold)so I began to
massage her. Within just a couple minutes she was sound asleep and
breathing freely - not even snoring!
It is very simple:
On the childs back, on both sides of the spine between the spine and
shoulder blades on down the back is the bladder meridian. Starting
at the base of the neck and working downwards (it is very important
that all motions go downwards in this). Use your fingers to press
firmly in a kind of "walking" down the channel until you have
reached the small of the back. Keep repeating this montion. I have
found the pressure of the walking more effective than firm stroking
when you begin the massage. When the initial spasm has disipated and
the child is relaxing (and they will - they LOVE it!)you can switch
to a firm down ward stroke on the channel. If another spasm occurs
go back to pressing until it is resolved.
***For my dd who had the asthma we used a magnetic hammer type thing. (Not a real hammer, lol, it is a soft textured rubber hammer with magnets in the head ) The magnets stimulate the meridian points more intensely than just your hand alone. You could probably have any acupuncturist order one for you I would imagine.***
Also, when she has the symptoms of congestion and coughing the "wet sock" treatment works very well. My naturopath told me to do this with my dd's when they were babies and it worked wonders. Just last year *I* was working on some systemic issues including some sleep apnea and it helped me tremedously.
When getting baby ready for bed, take 100% cotton socks and get them soaking wet but not dripping. (wring them out) with room temperature water. Put them on. Over the top of the wet cotton socks, put 100% wool socks (must be 100% wool). Leave them on all night. Don't be concerned about chills or anything like that as long as you are covering the wet socks with wool socks it will be fine. The wool holds the moisture in and with her body heats them up nice and toasty. This causes the body energy to move downward and get stagnant upper energy to move again.
HTH!
Last edited by lakshmi_mama : 03-02-2004 at 11:14 AM.
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