What to do if your three-year-old baby coughs in the middle of the night

We all know that coughing is a common upper respiratory tract infection among babies. Once a cough occurs, it will have a great impact on the baby's physical health. Long-term coughing without timely treatment can easily lead to throat inflammation or lung disease. Once the symptoms of coughing occur at night, it will also affect the child's sleep quality. This will also affect the child's immunity in the long run. Therefore, parents must pay great attention to it. Let's learn about what to do if a three-year-old baby coughs in the middle of the night.

What to do if your three-year-old baby coughs in the middle of the night

You can turn your baby over or pat his back frequently to promote blood circulation in the lungs and loosen the phlegm in the bronchi to make it easier to discharge. The method of patting the back is as follows: the sick child lies on his side or is held up to lie on his side, and the parent bends his five fingers slightly into a semi-circle, that is, half-clenched a fist, and gently pats the sick child's back, alternating between both sides. The force of the tapping should not be too great, and it should be done from top to bottom and from outside to inside in sequence. Pat each side for 3 to 5 minutes, 2 to 3 times a day.

Coughing is a protective reflex of the human body. Germs and phlegm in the respiratory tract can be expelled from the body through coughing, which plays a role in cleaning the respiratory tract and keeping it unobstructed. However, some young parents find that their babies have a slight cough, and they are eager to feed their babies various cough suppressants and cough syrups. After entering the human body, cough suppressants can quickly act on the cough center and produce a strong cough suppressant effect. Although this practice can temporarily relieve cough symptoms, it can cause a large amount of sputum and germs to accumulate in the respiratory tract, leading to secondary bacterial infection. In severe cases, it can cause chest tightness, difficulty breathing, and even atelectasis and heart failure, which are life-threatening. Therefore, do not give your baby cough medicine before you find out the cause of his cough.

If the child has obvious inflammatory symptoms while coughing, such as fever, yellow and sticky sputum, and increased white blood cell count in the blood, antibacterial drugs should be used in a timely manner under the guidance of a doctor.

The above is an introduction to what to do if a three-year-old baby coughs in the middle of the night. After understanding it, we know that there are many reasons for this phenomenon. Do not give your child some cough suppressants immediately when he or she coughs. In fact, you must understand the cause and make timely adjustments. In addition, you can give your child more fruits that help relieve coughs, such as pears or rock sugar pears. It has a good effect of relieving coughs and moistening the lungs, and has no side effects on the body.