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You can use the humidifier itself, but NOT the vicks additive. Any product that produces the vapors is dangerous.

Really..? Our doctor told us to put a little Vicks on a paper towel, fold it up into a little packet, and put it in the foot of GRIM's footie pajamas to help with her dry cough and sneezes. I may need to get a new doc.

This is a new finding. They just put out the warning a few days ago.

OH man.. Okay, keeping doctor, calling the clinic tomorrow to let them know why I won't be using their advice!

Why is it dangerous to use some in the humidifier? I've been using it for 2 weeks in my 13 month old son's room and have had no problems...? What does it do?

I just read that you shouldn't put it on kids under two and especially NOT under the nose because it can actually cause more inflammation and mucous production which can be a pretty severe reaction in young babies....but I had just used it on my kids a few weeks ago and the pharmacist said it was ok. I would say check with a doctor - if they pull it off the shelves you certainly don't want to use it. Unless there is a different study - I am not sure that using it on the feet would be a bad thing .

Okay, so I got ahold of an answer from GRIM's Advice Nurse. She said what the doctor should have made clear was I should use Vick's BABY Rub, not VAPO Rub. A very big difference. Baby Rub (I tried it on myself) is very weak and mostly cream.

fefer is completely right.

oh good - I didn't want to find out that it did some horrible damage to them down the road. I don't feel bad now knowing that we're all good. :) Oh,the pharmacist said you can use regular Vics but that it can irritate some babies skin so that's why they have the baby vics. I just used regular on mine - they didn't seem to care.