My baby doesn't cough during the day but coughs when sleeping at night. Why?

The baby is the expectation of the whole family. However, if the baby is sick and coughs at night but not during the day, the parents will definitely be worried. The reason why babies do not cough during the day but cough at night is usually that they do not exercise when sleeping at night, which causes the sputum in the trachea to continue to increase. When they turn over in sleep, it will stimulate the trachea and other parts, causing coughing. Here are some quick facts about this phenomenon.

Since children exercise constantly during the day, there will be no accumulation of sputum, and there will be occasional coughing. The above situation is mainly related to the inflammatory stimulation of the respiratory tract that causes more sputum secretion. The key to treatment is antibacterial, expectorant, etc.

Since the cough only occurs at night, it indicates that the inflammation is not very serious. Oral medication is recommended. You can choose azithromycin, children's lung clearing and phlegm-resolving granules, cough syrup, etc. It usually takes 5-7 days to be completely cured. Drinking plenty of water is the key to care.

The diet should be a little lighter, and don't let the baby eat too much before going to bed. Eating too much before going to bed can also cause night coughing. Also, the child's clothes should be appropriate for temperature. Don't cover the baby with too thick a quilt. If the baby wears too many clothes and the quilt is too thick, and then takes off the clothes when sweating, it is easy to catch a cold and cough. This is a heat cough, which takes a long time to heal. Usually, make some soups for your baby to drink that nourish yin and moisten the lungs.

When the baby shows this symptom, there is a small method that is somewhat useful. Specifically, take three cloves of garlic, half a bowl of water, add a little rock sugar, steam them through water for about 15 minutes, and give the resulting garlic water to the baby to drink, which will generally make the baby feel much better. Don't feed your baby any irritating food, feed him light food, and let him get enough sleep.