How do you stop a cough in a sleeping toddler?!


Question: my toddler has fluid in ears, and has a nasty cough. She was put on an antibiotic today, but every time she lays down she starts to cough all night long


Answers: my toddler has fluid in ears, and has a nasty cough. She was put on an antibiotic today, but every time she lays down she starts to cough all night long

If you rub Vicks on her feet and put her socks on she will stop coughing...I am serious it works.

try steam - a vaporizer should help.
I used to sleep in a rocking chair with my baby on my shoulder so that she could sleep upright and not cough.
Do not use over the counter cough medication for a toddler - it can cause more harm than good.
Hope she feels better soon.

Raise her pillow and put a humidifier in her room

I heard the Vicks thing too. I also heard on the news that a spoon of honey works better than cough syrup.

If it is a productive cough you don't want it to stop. Coughing after all is the bodies reaction to mucus in the airway. If it sounds "wet" and it seems like she is getting something up just put up with it.

You may need to see the pediatrician again if it is a dry hacking cough which often results from an irritation in the throat

Cough is a protective reflex that clears the throat and the airways. That's why stopping the cough with medications is not such a good idea.

When you stop a cough with medications. Then eventually you may end up with pneumonia, which is a lot more serious than a cough.





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