What should I do if my two and a half year old baby coughs?

The baby is the apple of the family's eye. Everyone revolves around him. If he feels uncomfortable, someone will discover it in time. For example, a two-and-a-half-year-old baby suddenly has a cough. This will definitely make the family anxious, and they all want to send him to the hospital immediately. Later, they think there may be no big problem, so they just wait and see. They dare not give the child any medicine randomly. So I want to know what to do if a two-and-a-half-year-old baby has a cough?

If your baby keeps coughing while sleeping, you can raise his head and the coughing symptoms will be relieved. Elevating the head is helpful for most coughs caused by infections, because when lying flat, the baby's nasal secretions can easily flow down the throat, causing throat itching and causing the cough to worsen at night. Elevating the head can reduce the backward drainage of nasal secretions. You should also change your sleeping position frequently, preferably alternating between the left and right sides, which is conducive to the discharge of respiratory secretions.

Do not let a baby who is coughing lie down to sleep immediately after feeding to prevent spitting up and aspiration caused by coughing. If accidental aspiration and choking occur, you should immediately put the baby in a low-head and high-feet position, pat the back gently, encourage the baby to cough, and cough out the inhaled material. Drinking more warm drinks can make the baby's sticky phlegm thinner, relieve the tension of the respiratory mucosa, and promote coughing up phlegm. It is best to let your baby drink warm water or warm milk, rice soup, etc. You can also give your baby fresh fruit juice. The fruit juice should be less irritating such as apple juice and pear juice. It is not advisable to drink citrus juice such as orange juice and grapefruit juice.

If the baby's cough is not very serious, don't be too anxious. Observe first to see if the baby has any other discomfort. If not, there is no big problem. Remember to let the baby drink more warm boiled water. Don't let the baby eat too many messy things. It should be better in two days. Of course, if it is getting more and more serious, don't delay it. It's better to go to the hospital.