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Constant Cough
Read all 6 responses: "My 3 year old has had this Constant Cough for weeks now. ... but how do you not worry about your tiny baby coughing constantly? ...
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- My son is always like this too. Keep up with the humidifer and try to put vicks on chest and under feet with socks. This helps him sleep through the night. My son has ...
- A friend swears by this...puts Vicks Vapor Rub all over her feet, & then put socks on her feet all night. She swears this will get rid of the cough. Oh, and she's an...
- My 2YO son had something similar--constant cough that led to gagging and puking. It turns out he has seasonal allergies. We also were prescribed a nebulizer with Xopen...
Cough and Croup
This is very normal for his colds ever since he was a baby. ... This morning he is still coughing but not the bark cough like he has had. ...
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- I put about a 1/2 to 1 tsp olive oil in my hand and mix in 8drops of eucalyptus oil and 8 drops lavender oil. I then rub it on the chest and back. Then put on a cott...
- My oldest son has always gotten croup with his colds. It gets so bad that he can hardly breath either laying down or sitting up. The only thing that has worked for him...
- I will give my kids Robutussin DM 1/2 tsp for them young,if they have a bad cough and it isn't letting them sleep, elevate their bed by their head and also get the Vi...
Natural Cough Remedy
My two year old has a cough at night and with all the reports on cough medicine being bad ... There is a 'baby Vicks' formulation as well, just for kids. ...
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- Honey is a natural remedy. Your daughter is old enough to have honey and it really helps to coat the throat. Give her a teaspoon and see if it helps. Tha is what my dr...
- Try putting Vicks on her feet before bed, then socks. It's supposed to really help coughs. There is a 'baby Vicks' formulation as well, just for kids. I just bought ...
- Hylands Natural Honey Cough Syrup. I could only find it at Whole Foods. My son recently had the same issue...good luck!
Need a Stop to the Cough!!
Poor baby! Doctor may be giving a chance to let her cough up the mucus. ... It sounds like she has a lot of mucus. You might notice that she coughs a lot ...
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- L., Have you tried any type of Vicks rub or adding an extra pillow under her head? Or I have even tried the vicks plug in vapor things. These have seemed to help ...
- give her the infant/child cough/cold medicine...just watch the dosage. we give our 2year old medicine throughout the winter, otherwise she would be sick all the time....
- Is it a dry cough or one that sounds wetter like somethings in the chest. If it's dry, you should be able to use something like Delsym, they do make this for 2 and up...
Scared of Cough Medicine
Read all 11 responses: "My 4-month-old baby has a cold/cough and the doctor recommended Infants Robitussin. I recently read two articles claiming dangers in ...
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- I read that artical also and if I'm not mistaken the artical was talking about parents giving their children adult cold medication. The Dr. would not have given you th...
- When my daughter was sick (5 mo. old), I gave her Little Colds brand. It helps with stuffy noses, cough, and fever/pain. I only had to give her one dose and she was ...
- If you are scared to take the doctor's advice, then just don't give it to her. Get a second opinion...she's your baby and you have that right. Don't worry about offe...
5 Weeks Old Has Stuffy Nose and Wet Cough
My 5 week old baby has a stuffy nose and a wet cough for over a week now. I called the doctor and he said it was just because of the humidity in the house.
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- I just experienced a similiar situation with my daughter, now almost 2. I took her to the dr., he said no ear infection, bronchitis, it's just a cold. 11 days later ...
- Try a new ped. We went through SIX before we found one that was decent. The first five failed to diagnose a total of three medical conditions that were making our li...
- I, too, have a little one with a cold and it has been hanging on forever. Ot has been about a month now, but we are on the downhill slide. I haven't been to the doct...
Bad Cough
Read all 11 responses: "My 7 yr old has had a bad cough since Nov 9th...she has ... I thought croup was only a baby illness, but a 7 yr old might get it. ...
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- To me, it sounds like she has bronchitis. I had it for a month and an half. The only way they could treat my cough was with albuteral through an enubulizer(sp), steroi...
- I am a Certified Medical Assistant at a local Dr. Office in my area. We have seen alot of patients lately with this type of cough. If she has had it for a month with n...
- Have you tried putting her in the bathroom with hot shower, for the steam? Or a cool-mist vapor? That sounds like to long for a cough. We own a nebulizer and our pe...
"Fake" Cough??
That's why a baby cries because they know it will get your attention too. .... My 3 month old has acid reflux and the fake sounding cough is a side affect ...
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- I've seen it with my nephew and again with my daughter. I don't know why they do it, but they do. I drove me crazy with my nephew and wasn't sure if something was wron...
- I have a 7-month old who is my third child. She started making noises that seemed a bit like coughing (although hers seems like a cross between a cough and a laugh, an...
- Have you noticed any other strange things, excessive spit up that seems to be painful for example? My 3 month old has acid reflux and the fake sounding cough is a sid...
Zithromax for Cough???
Since then, the infection has gone away but she still has a cough. ..... If what your baby has is just a cold, antibiotics won't work, and don't let your ...
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- Dear Hazel, I would hesitate before beginning yet another chemical medication in anyone, much less a 5 month old infant. Of course, this is just my humble opinion....
- Hazel, Do not give Zithromax to a five month old...or to any child it is not been physician prescribed or physician recommended. Seek a physician in an alternative h...
- Speaking from experience: Take DAIRY out of his diet. If you breastfeeding, then you have to stop eating dairy. There are alot of substitute foods to eat. If you a...
Son with Asthma Has Persistent Croup Sounding Cough?
The next time your son has a croupy cough take him to see the doctor. ..... My eight year old has had asthma with colds since he was a baby. ...
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- I have a son that has allergies and asthma. You might want to take your son to a allergy doctor or one that specializes in asthma. 3 1/2 they can still grow out of thi...
- B., I would suggest taking a good look at his diet and try to strengthen and support his immune system with food and nutritional supplements. These things can have a ...
- My son was diagnosed with asthma at age 2 - he had the croupy cough that you're talking about. We found a great allergist who I trust. He ended up needing to go on a...
