Sleep of the Child: Plants to the rescue
Your child is nervous, agitated, bedtime is a test, he has trouble falling asleep and spend a quiet night? Try some natural solutions offered by plants: aromatherapy, herbal medicine or homeopathy, there are many who a bear fruit! Especially as the light of insomnia in adults can also be resolved through the soothing properties of some plant species.
Side of aromatherapy.
Some essential oils have proven their effectiveness for calming restless children and prepare them to sleep. Essential oils of fine lavender, mandarin orange or sweet spread in the air in the chamber, 10 to 15 minutes before bedtime, is an easy to implement (provided you have a diffuser ), and well accepted in children. You can supplement with a few drops of gasoline chosen directly on the pillow.
Alternatively, the skin applications. In a 10 ml vial, add 2 ml of HE marjoram, 2 ml of Essential Oil of lavender, 1 ml of Roman chamomile and complete with 5 ml of vegetable oil, sweet almond. Each evening, apply 3 to 4 drops of the mixture on the skin at the solar plexus, the spine, inside of wrists and arch. Massage lightly until absorbed.
Side of photo therapy.
In herbal medicine, we can turn to the infusions of linden, lemon balm, lemon verbena or chamomile Roman (although sweet, because it is bitter). Prepare these infusions from dried plants (to be chosen as organic) or facilitate your life with tea bags ready to use (brand Ladrome example, from 3 years). For babies from 4 months, you can try herbal orange blossom or lime (available at Baby bio).
Syrups containing plants is interesting that avoid fluid intake just before bedtime … which may prevent some small concerns. Phytonorm Ladrome offer and syrups containing lemon balm, passionflower, chamomile, orange blossom, lime … so many plants with sedative recognized favorable to sleep.
Side of homeopathy … and small practical details.
A small homeopathic treatment may also be effective, both in infants than in children. It is generally Selenium sempiternal 9 CH is recommended in cases of sleep disorders.
Think also of simple things like:
* Ensure that the air in the room is not too dry, which helps dry nasal mucous membranes and interferes with breathing;
* Do not overheat the bedroom, better temperature a bit cool and a child well covered;
* At the evening meal, limiting salt and sugar (which give thirsty) and proteins (including digestion disrupts sleep);
* Provide bedding (sheets, pillowcases, duvet cover, possibly sleeping bag) in 100% organic cotton (to limit the risk of irritation, itching, in short, to maximize comfort).
With all that, you also should be able to get a good night!