https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 04:42:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/onions-to-reduce-fevers#post-418193 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:35:30 +0000 erwoo 418193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: Oh boo to RSV. :( Glad he's on the mend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/onions-to-reduce-fevers#post-418190 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:32:55 +0000 T-Mom 418190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: he had RSV.. Thanks he is on the mend now thanks to antibiotics! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/onions-to-reduce-fevers#post-415871 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:14:28 +0000 erwoo 415871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: Oh no! :(((( Did he have bronchitis? My oldest had bronchitis last month and it wasn't fun...so I can imagine what you're going through. Hope he feels better soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/onions-to-reduce-fevers#post-415855 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:08:43 +0000 T-Mom 415855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: he actually has pneumonia now :-( ...So the onions probably wouldn't have helped with that.. But next time I'm definitely trying this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/onions-to-reduce-fevers#post-415845 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:03:46 +0000 erwoo 415845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MerryC: Yeah, I read about garlic too!</p> <p>@Mrs. Blue: Did he try ti? Or was he willing to try it? My husband laughed at me when I told him that I was going to put onions in our LO's socks. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/onions-to-reduce-fevers#post-415629 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:45:23 +0000 Mrs. Blue 415629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom just told us to do this last week when DH was sick! I've never heard of it before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/onions-to-reduce-fevers#post-415605 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:37:24 +0000 twinmama 415605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: so happy to hear the onion helped! my mom always put garlic in our socks when we were sick and it totally works too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/onions-to-reduce-fevers#post-415576 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:29:20 +0000 erwoo 415576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: @mandb36: The onions inside his socks worked! I woke up at 4 AM that night to feed him and his fever broke and it only went back up to 99.2 once or twice when I checked and that was it. He is also much better after a week compared to his older brother who, at two weeks, was coughing up a lung still. My youngest is still a bit congested but manageable and it hasn't affected his sleep at all. So it does work! I wish I knew about the onions in the socks when my oldest had his 103 fever. :) </p> <p>@T-Mom: Sorry I didn't check on my message until now. My computer anti-virus expired so I didn't want to use it and I hate typing on my iPhone b/c no matter what I press I always have typos. Hope your LO is feeling better and the low-grade fever was nothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/onions-to-reduce-fevers#post-405601 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:37:13 +0000 BelugaBean 405601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never even heard of this before but I'm really intrigued by it. I did some research and a lot of people say it works! I need to remember this for next time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/onions-to-reduce-fevers#post-405560 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:18:15 +0000 T-Mom 405560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom also keeps an onion in her room, but not just when she's sick. I think she claims some other health benefits though. I hope it works for you and your LO feels better! How are they supposed to wear the onion... Wear the onion-stuffed sock on his foot? My LO has a low grade fever that just spiked tonight. Curious as to your results! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/onions-to-reduce-fevers#post-405443 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:01:59 +0000 erwoo 405443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't know if you remember but I posted about my oldest having a nasty cold last week. Well, his fever finally broke after 4 days and two trips to see his ped bc I was worried about bronchitis. He's crazy as ever again. </p> <p>However, now my 7-month-old is spiking a low-grade fever today. I think he caught what his big bro had. He's all stuffed up and coughing. So in an effort to try natural remedies to help reduce his fever w/o meds I remembered that my grandmother used to put onions in her room whenever she was sick. I didn't know why until I did a search about it and it's to help draw out the fever. Then I also read that I can put some cut up onions in a sock and make him wear it overnight. It also helps to draw out the fever. I really hope it works bc I am so afraid that his fever will spike higher and end up like his big brother all miserable for a few days. I wish I remembered about the onions when my oldest had his fever last week. My husband said that he smells like an Italian hoagie. He kind of does. And I smell like onions now too.</p> <p>Have you heard of this natural remedy to help reduce fevers? Have you tried it before? </p>