What should I do if my child coughs badly at night?

Since the baby's respiratory tract is not fully developed, once he catches a cold, he will easily catch a cold and cough. Moreover, some mothers found that their babies coughed violently when they were sleeping at night, which made the babies uncomfortable and the mothers worried. In response to the situation where children cough severely at night, the editor will tell mothers some home treatment methods, hoping that it will be helpful to you.

1. Raise your baby’s head at night

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.

Kind reminder: Do not let your baby, who is coughing, lie down to sleep immediately after feeding to prevent vomiting and aspiration caused by coughing. If the baby is inhaled or coughs, the baby should be placed in a head-down and foot-high position, and the baby should be patted on the back to encourage coughing so that the inhaled material can be coughed out.

2. Steam cough relief method

For babies who keep coughing, the symptoms will be relieved in an environment with room temperature around 20℃ and humidity around 60-65%. If your baby has a severe cough, you can let your baby inhale steam or hold your baby in a steam-filled bathroom for 5 minutes. The humid air can help clear mucus from your baby's lungs and calm your cough.

3. Hot water bottle back cough relief method

Fill a hot water bottle with hot water at about 40℃, wrap it with a thin towel, and then apply it to the baby's back near the lungs. This can speed up the expulsion of cold and stop coughing quickly. This method is particularly effective for cough symptoms that appear in the early stages of colds.

Kind reminder: Put on some underwear for your baby before applying the mask, and be careful not to burn your baby.

4. Hot drink cough relief method

Drinking more warm drinks can 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.

The above is what the editor wants to share with all mothers on how to treat your baby’s severe cough at night. I hope it can be helpful to you. The editor reminds all mothers to pay more attention to their babies' physical condition and keep them warm to avoid catching cold. I also hope that every baby is healthy and grows up healthily.