Can coughing be contagious to babies?

Can coughing be contagious to my baby? Normally, babies have very low resistance, and coughing can be contagious to babies. The specific situation depends on the cause of the cough. If there are adults at home suffering from coughing symptoms, it is best to keep a distance from the baby, and it is recommended to wear a mask for protection when close to the baby. If your baby is unfortunately infected with cough symptoms, you can take the following measures. Let’s take a look together.

What to do if your baby coughs

If the baby's cough is caused by a cold, he needs to be taken to the hospital for examination. A two-month-old baby is too young. If he coughs, it is best to seek medical attention in time. Coughing is a very serious disease for a baby. If it is not treated in time, it can easily turn into pneumonia. The younger the baby, the weaker his resistance and the higher the chance of developing pneumonia, so seeking medical treatment is the best protection for him. If a two-month-old baby coughs, it should attract the attention of parents.

If the baby only has a dry cough occasionally, then it should not be a big problem. Parents can try to feed the baby more boiled water and pat the baby's back. At the same time, you should pay attention to keeping warm. Breastfeeding mothers should not eat too greasy or salty food, but should eat more light food.

Common symptoms of baby cough

1. Wind-heat cough

Symptoms include fever, runny nose, cough, phlegm in the throat, coughing up yellow phlegm, worse during the day and better at night, yellow and red urine, dry stool, floating and rapid pulse, red tongue with thick and greasy coating, and red and purple fingerprints. The treatment is to dispel wind and clear the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.

2. Cold and cough

Symptoms include frequent coughing, thin white sputum, chills without sweating, fever and headache, nasal congestion, sneezing and clear runny nose, itchy throat, body aches, clear and long urination, floating and tight pulse, thin white tongue coating, and red fingerprints. The treatment is to dispel wind and cold, promote lung function and relieve cough.

3. Yin deficiency and dry cough

Symptoms include prolonged cough, dry cough without sputum, or small and sticky sputum that is difficult to cough up, thirst and dry throat, itchy throat and hoarseness, hot hands and feet, low fever in the afternoon, constipation, thin pulse, red tongue with little coating, and purple and blue fingerprints. The treatment is to clear the lungs and nourish yin, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.

4. Lung cold cough

Cough caused by cold weather in autumn and winter or sudden exposure to wind and cold, which does not heal over time, is lighter during the day and heavier at night, with sputum, white and thin sputum, loose stools and clear urine, poor appetite and fatigue, weak and slow pulse, pale tongue with thin white coating, and dark fingerprints. The treatment is to warm the lungs and dispel cold, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.