How to prevent sneezing and coughing in newborn?

We've got an 8-week old who was doing the same occasional sneezing and some dry coughing. The lack of rain has made it so dry around here that his nasal passages and the mucus in them was drying up and kind of sticking. It should be flowing smoothly and keeping the little nose and throat moist.

We loaded up on distilled water and have been running a cool mist vaporizer over his bassinette at night. It did the trick and he's been breathing perfectly ever since. Hope it's just that simple for you, too.

It could be something; it could be nothing. Don't be shy about calling the nurse line at your pediatrician's office. That's exactly what it's there for. It's usually free during work hours.

The sneezing is totally normal - since they can't blow their nose this is how they clear their airway. My daughter still sneezes a lot and she's 4 months old. As long as the cough doesn't have anything behind it - wheezing, congestion, etc. it's probably fine but I would csll the pediatrician. That's what they are there for. My doc has a 24 hour nurse on call and they saved me several trips to the ER when my daughter was a newborn!

Sounds normal to me. They still need to clear out their lungs a bit. Just watch it for any other symptoms.

Could be early signs of asthma... Our daughter had asthma and it was mostly a cough cause she was not getting much air. If it went on too long she would begin to wheeze.. We had to nebulize her for long periods of time..

If she is diagnosed, I would suggest you get a air filter for her room and make it as dust free as possible in your home..

The good news? Our daughter pretty much grew out of this by middle school.

It's so hard to know what to do with babies because they are so tiny and can go downhill so quickly. I would try some saline drops in her nose and keep an eye on her for one more day. If the coughing gets worse or more frequent, I would probably call the doctor. Unfortunately, if she has contracted a summer cold, there probably isn't much you can do other than saline and a bulb syringe anyway, but better safe than sorry. I hope your little one feels better soon!

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