Chronic Cough For Baby

Chronic Cough For Baby

by Tammy
(Minnesota)

I have a 7 month old who has had a cough since 10/18/08 now. I had him to the Dr on 11/7/08 and we tried a course of Amoxicillin for 10 days but it didn't clear up the cough totally.

The Dr thought he may have allergies, so we are trying a cold mist humidifier in our bedroom at night. He continues to cough and is congested in the morning. He coughs up phlegm in the morning. I have also sprayed n allergy spray on our blankets, carpets and pillows to alleviate some allergens.

What other home remedies should I try?

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Chronic Cough For Baby

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Dec 23, 2008

Cough
by: Anonymous

Our daughter who is 5 months has had a cough since the end of October. We have been to the Dr numerous times, did a chest xray (clear), 10 days of antibiotics and now she is on Zantak. The cough has not gone away and the Dr thinks it may be reflux now. It is so upsetting, we feel helpless when she coughs and it exaggerates at night so we are not sleeping at all. Not sure what to do next, hoping the Zantak will help.

Jun 10, 2009

chronic cough
by: Anonymous

My daughter is four months old and has had a cough since about one month old. We have tried nebulizers, steriods, antibiotics and now are waiting for the results of her chest x-rays.

Jun 16, 2009

Cronic cough-poor baby
by: concerned grandma

have you found any relief. My grandaughter is 7 months, has had cronic cough since 2 months. She is especially bad at night, coughing all night long. She is on nebulizer/steroids, Zantac, seems like so much medicine, and no relief. She also wheezes and has labored breathing at times. Does anyone else have a child that went through this, and if so, did you find a solution?

Dec 09, 2009

my baby is the same way
by: Lorena

she has been sick for almost a month- month n a half. they have her amoxicillan for 10 days and cphen drops but hasnt cleared her up?? has anyone found a cure or what to do to help with the coughing, and weezing? email me forever051509@yahoo.com if have any answers

Dec 09, 2009

chronic cough is finally better!
by: Anonymous

My little guy is now 19 months old, but last year at this time I was very frustrated. We finally put him on Zyrtec (which dried his nose too much!) and continued the cool mist humidifier in his room. I can say it has gotten better! What we finally discovered with him is that he has an allergy to evergreens and pine cones! I had those smelly decorative cones everywhere so my house would smell nice and only to discover those nice smelly cones made it very miserable and hard for him to breathe!! We removed them all out of the house and within a week, he was better. I guess we will no longer ever have a real Christmas tree! I hope this helps anybody who has read and commented on my blog! Thanks!

Jan 27, 2010

5 month old w/ cough
by: Mamato2Boys

My 5 month old has had a persistant cough for about 2 months now. He coughed so hard at times he would vomit. We took him to the Peds office last Monday and they did an xray to find a diaphragmatic hernia. His bowels and colon were up through the diaphragm and were against his left lung. They thought this may be causing the cough. He has surgery last Thursday to repair the hernia, but the cough still remains. Im nervous he is going to cough hard enough to create a hernia again! We go see the ped again tomorrow and the pediatric surgeon suggest we have him refer us to a pediatric pulmonologist. Praying for each of you because I know what you are going through and how helpless you feel.

Jul 14, 2010

cough
by: Anonymous

My baby is now 9 months old and she's had acough since she was like 3 or 4 months I tried everything from amoxicillin to c-phen when it seems it's gone away it's back again. everynight I take her a warm bath rub some vapor rub on her chest and feet, I apply some saline drops in her nose and give her a little bit on honey that makes her sleep good through the night. hopefully this helps, also seems like he allergie medicine helps her stay calm during the day.

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