Essential Oils

[mamamanda]

My husband recently bought diffusers for both our bedroom and our boys' bedroom. I do like them, but I feel very nervous about it b/c I'm pregnant and I have such little ones in the house. I've read that you have to be cautious about using them with children under 2. I am always curious as I would really like to diffuse thieves in the house during daycare time, but I worry about the babies and have read mixed reviews about safety during pregnancy. Wish there were more clear answers. I will say though my 14 mo has ear infections constantly and we are getting tubes next month. With the last infection he was obviously in pain, rubbing ears, crying a lot. I rubbed lavender oil around the outside of his ears and he quit crying and started playing in 5 minutes time and then slept well all night. So I do think they work.