vicks vaporub - on ALMOST 6 mth old

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ds will 'turn' 6 mths on tuesday. he's all bunged up and has woken up just now and i cant get him back to sleep.

it says on tub not to use on babies under 6 mths.... do you think i can get away with it. would u?

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Yes I would use it! It's like not giving cows milk to drink until 1yr, as if a specific date suddenly changes them so much that its now ok! Not laughing at you, just amuses me in general.

Yes, use it.

I'm sure I did on DD. My tub is so old it didn't have any ages on it. Just don't use very much at a time

Unless they are very small for age or have other problems I would and have.

wasnt there a report in france about vapour rub maybe causing fits? i dont know what happened with this but i have been scared of using it on my dd (13mth) ever since. xx

Is it the one specifically for babies?

Boots do their own version in the "three months plus range" it is for (obviously) babies of three months up. much much milder than the normal stuff. i still use it on DD who is 21 months

see this thread re scare here

There is a baby one now, which has much less vapour coming from it and has other oils in it too, like lavender to help relax them

There's one called Snuffle babes or something like that especially for babies, we put Vics on our DD when she was too young and she came out in a huge rash.

Oh just read that link - scary - but it does seem to be if you ingest it or put it on your face. What does everyone else think?

You could try putting it on a tissue nearby when they're sleeping, then they'll breathe in the vapours but it won't be on them.

I used to put it on the sheet for DS.

Baby Balsam by Vicks is for babies of 3 months and up. I wouldn't put it on a child's face, only their chest.

My dd is nearly 4 and I still use the Boots three months + one. It's still effective and not as harsh as Vicks.

a nurse friend of mine warned me against using the vapour rubs too early as many contain menthol which can cause small babies to stop breathing. So I always use ones designed especially for babies.