It was Super Bowl Sunday of 2013. I was 2 months pregnant, extremely nauseous, and completely exhausted. I was woken up in the middle of the night by the cries of my 18 month old. As I carry her out of her room, I realize that this is no ordinary cry. She has a fever and quickly shows me how sick she is by vomiting all over the floor of our hallway. I call out to my husband to help, and we quickly turn into a stealth team that runs our best defense against a night of interrupted sleep; he cleaning the hallway, me cleaning my daughter.
If you are a parent, you can relate to all of the feelings and thoughts that are running through my mind at that moment. Is this a fluke? Is she really sick? Which one of us needs to call off work in the morning? Is my oldest daughter going to catch it? Am I going to catch it? I can’t catch it! I am pregnant and need to work this week!
In the midst of all of these thoughts bubbling to the surface, a new one emerged. I had just ordered the Family Physician’s Kit from Doterra Essential Oils at the prompting of a good friend, and it had arrived the day before. I hadn’t opened it yet, but I had heard her say so many great things about their family’s experiences with essential oils, especially with immune challenges. I walked to the kitchen, got out some coconut oil and diluted a couple drops of frankincense to place on my daughter’s feet to help her body cope with whatever virus her body was experiencing and did the same with the OnGuard blend to help strengthen the rest of my family’s immune systems as we cared for her.
Imagine my surprise when my daughter’s symptoms improved and no one else in my family exhibited discomfort! I was sold. After this experience, my family became a family of “oilers” and haven’t looked back! Bug bites, sore throats, fevers, anxiety, headaches, long car drives, skin rashes, scratches. You name it, we often utilize essential oils to boost our mood and immunity!
As your kids head back into the school season in the next few weeks, I highly recommend you take a look at essential oils to boost your child’s aim for success! Listed below are two great articles to help you navigate the subject. 1)The Mommypotamous blog will help break down, in easy terms, what oils are safe and how to use them effectively. 2)The link to Doterra’s kids oil collection. These well tested oil blends come diluted and are uniquely designed to help your child in any situation they might find themselves in this school year.
And remember! All oils are 20% in the month of July! So grab yours today!
https://mommypotamus.com/blog/
https://www.doterra.com/US/en/brochures-magazines-doterra-living-fall-2018-kids-collection