William is poorly

Argh bum lumps.  We have no shower.  The best I could do would be a hot bath.  When my dad was a kid his mum used to put a bowl of water by the heaters and it would evaporate into the room.  Probably not quite so efficient, but I imagine it does the same sort of thing.  Only downside being,  with animals in the house it would probably be drunk, not evaporated!  Also, my friend has an asthmatic son and she fills an old/cheap kettle with water and boils it with the lid off a few times in his room.  I wonder how effective that would be...?

Thanks anyway!  I'll have a look at some humidifiers...

Boiling water is ok, as long as you don't have toddlers around to knock it over/(put back away from little paws and hands) and get severe burns. Any way to provide moisture to the dry winter air...between heating the house and the dry cold air..It does a number on healthy mucous membranes, nevermind the irritation with illness. And the vapo rub is actually quite good and my kids loved to have that put on their chests, soothing and helping with those irritated coughs, opening things up to feel much better. Some of those old remedies are the best..lemon and honey tea, salt water gargle from the grandmother's time are highly effective for older kids as well.

We buy the humidifiers at the pharmacy, cheapo ones can be as low as $15. We have been through a bunch of them. Elements in the water corrode the heating element.  They are actually good even when there is no sickness.

Good luck!  It is tough when the wee little ones are sick, but it is a great reason for extra love and cuddles!!

When one of my cats was deathly sick, the vet told us to lock him in the bathroom when we took really hot showers to help him with the congestion.  We did this for a full week and this helped enormously.  Perhaps you could try this while you are waiting to get a humidifier??

Sorry to hear William isn’t well.

 Thanks both - His eye, nose, chest and cough are loads better today, but his stomach is still not right, sick and poo galore!  Poor little guy.  He's got some of the yoghurt now so I hope that helps.

Well, I'm glad to hear he's feeling partly better. I hope his tummy clears up soon so he can get back to his normal self!

Great job Momma nursing the kiddo back to health! Glad he's doing better.