What to do if your baby coughs after falling asleep

It is inevitable for babies to catch a cold. Usually, when babies sleep at night, they always toss and turn. Over time, they will kick off the quilt and catch a cold. After a long time, a kind of bacteria will move back and forth in the body, which is the main cause of colds. In fact, the baby's cough after falling asleep is caused by common tracheal diseases. So let's learn how to deal with it?

1. Cough caused by common cold:

Characteristics: Mostly irritating coughs, like an itchy throat, without phlegm; occurring at any time of day or night, not accompanied by wheezing or shortness of breath.

Symptoms: The baby is sleepy and has a runny nose, sometimes accompanied by fever, with the body temperature not exceeding 38 degrees; poor spirits and loss of appetite. After sweating and fever subside, the symptoms disappear, but the cough may continue for 3-5 days.

Cause: It is prevalent in all seasons and is more common when there is a big temperature difference. People usually experience catching a cold, such as kicking off the quilt when sleeping at night, wearing too few clothes, catching a cold when taking a bath, etc.

Opinion: Generally no special treatment is required. Feed your baby more warm water, ginger water or onion water. Try to use less cold medicine. When your baby is irritable and has a fever, you can give him a little Xiaoerxin orally. Do not use adult antipyretics. It is not advisable to feed cough syrups, cough tablets and other cough medicines, and do not abuse antibiotics.

2. Cold air irritation cough:

Characteristics: The cough is initially an irritating dry cough.

Symptoms: light sputum, no fever, no shortness of breath and other accompanying symptoms.

Cause: Cold air is a purely physical factor that irritates the respiratory mucosa and causes an irritating cough. It is more common in babies who do not have much outdoor activities. If the baby suddenly goes out and inhales a small amount of cold air, the delicate respiratory tract will experience congestion, edema, exudation and other inflammatory reactions, thus inducing a cough reflex. There is no microbial infection initially, but if it persists for a long time, viral and bacterial infections may occur.

As a mother, you must take good care of your baby. If you find that your baby coughs after falling asleep, you can give your baby some water when he wakes up. Do not let your baby catch a cold when bathing, and do not let your baby wear too little in cold weather.