What should I do if my child coughs badly at night? Moms, please remember this!

If a child suddenly coughs badly at night, and it is inconvenient for parents to send the child to the hospital, they will often be anxious. However, experienced parents will take some measures to relieve the child's cough, such as the following methods are very effective:

1. You can raise your child's pillow.

2. When the baby is coughing, you can let the baby change to a side-lying position or hold him/her up to lie on his/her side. Gently pat your baby's back to help the mucus come out. It is important to note that you should not take cough suppressants casually, as this may suppress the cough center and hinder expectoration. If your baby is prone to illness due to season change and has a cough, try pediatric massage.

3. In order to prevent the baby from catching a cold, you may close the doors and windows when sleeping at night, making the indoor air turbid, which makes the baby prone to coughing at night. The best solution is to keep the indoor air circulating, not dry, and free of odor, and do not burn mosquito coils.

4. It is best not to turn on the air conditioner. You can turn it on for a while before going to bed to adjust the indoor temperature, or take other methods to adjust the indoor temperature to create a comfortable sleeping environment for your baby.

5. Steamed garlic water: Take 2-3 cloves of garlic, smash them, put them in a bowl, add half a bowl of water, put in a piece of rock sugar, cover the bowl and put it in the pot to steam. After boiling over high heat, switch to low heat and steam for 15 minutes. When the garlic water in the bowl is warm, feed it to your child. The garlic does not need to be eaten. Generally 2-3 times a day, half a bowl each time.

6. Roast oranges: Roast the oranges directly over low heat, turning them over constantly, until the peel turns black and hot air comes out of the oranges. Wait for the orange to cool down a bit, peel the peel and let your child eat the warm orange segments. If it is a big orange, the child can eat 2-3 petals at a time. If it is a small tribute orange, the child can eat one at a time. It is best to take it with garlic water, 2-3 times a day.