Vicks, Feet, and Coughing

Ok. So call this an experiement. Call it what you want. I have also researched the heck out of this and see lots and lots of stuff on it. Almost ten to one shows it works. Far far more folks say it works and once or twice I've seen someone say it does not work. Actually only twice. Besides those two folks, everyone else and everything else shows it works. Here is the idea:

Child or adult (not infant) is sick with cold. Lots of night time coughing that keeps them up. They are uncomfortable, miserable and not getting good sleep. Particularly in children, this is distressing, often more so for the parents than the child but nonetheless....bothersome for all. Want a way to comfort, help, and stop the coughing? Want to sleep more soundly knowing your child is sleeping more soundly even with a cold? Rub Vicks on their feet and put socks on over it (I think mainly this helps to make sure the Vicks doesn't get all over sheets and to keep it in place etc). Within 5-10 minutes the coughing will usually cease altogether. Not sure why, just know it works.

This has been my experience the past three nights with the Littlest. He has a good old fashioned cold going on. Lots of night time coughing on the first night. Enter Vicks and socks to cover. Five minutes later, coughing 100% done and he slept like a baby (no pun intended) the rest of the night. Not even any coughing in the morning after waking. ---Second night, same thing. Night three; tonight, I did it proactively before bedtime and wala, not one single cough, nothing. He is sleeping so hard I hear him breathing calmly and soundly in my room as I type.

I put it on my feet last night to see how it felt. I did that just before 8 pm. 8:15 was the last time I looked at the clock. I laid down and never got back up till 6:30 am. I won't say it made me drowsy but for whatever reason I passed out almost immediately and slept like a rock. Hmm.

Vicks. Who knew. ---------------------Vicks, Feet, and Coughing. It works. At least from my standpoint it does. Thanks Minnie for telling me about it last Fall. It's kind of like the coolest miracle ever for the little ones. It's a good thing.