Four month old baby coughing while sleeping

The baby's physical health is what parents are most worried about. A four-month-old baby is very young. Immunity and resistance are very low, so people are often easily infected by viruses or bacteria, which can easily cause fever. After a high fever, you may experience some coughing symptoms, which is normal. What should I do if my four-month-old baby coughs while sleeping?

Coughing in children is a symptom, a protective reflex action. Coughing clears out the "garbage" in the respiratory tract. Coughing is often accompanied by sputum, and sputum is the "garbage". When parents are caring for a four-month-old baby with a cough, they should pay attention to drinking water, maintaining air humidity, and holding the baby in the correct position.

After a four-month-old baby catches a cold, he usually has a dry cough. This is mostly due to upper respiratory tract infection, lung infection, and laryngeal mucosal inflammation, which leads to congestion and stimulates the peripheral nerve receptors and causes coughing. Therefore, parents should pay attention to the following aspects when caring for their children.

1. Drink water in small amounts and frequently. The water temperature should not be too hot to avoid irritating the pharynx.

2. When the baby coughs violently, it is best to hold him up so that his upper body is at a 45-degree angle, and gently pat his back with your hands to loosen the secretions adhering to the trachea and facilitate coughing out;

3. Maintain air temperature. Temperature and cleanliness are very important. The room temperature should be kept at around 20-26℃, with regular ventilation and indoor humidity of 50%-70%, which is conducive to diluting sputum and coughing it out. If the air is too dry, sputum will stick to the tracheal wall and is difficult to be discharged;

4. If you have a severe cough at night, you can slightly raise the pillow to reduce the irritation of the throat by gastroesophageal reflux.

5. Pay attention to the regularity of drinking milk and complementary food, with intervals of 3 to 4 hours, and 4 to 6 hours at night. This is because the stomach and intestines of a 4-month-old baby are delicate and incompletely developed, and need to be fully emptied and rested to ensure the normal functioning of the digestion and absorption functions. Eat a small amount of complementary food first. At this time, the appetite is better and it is easier to accept complementary food. Since the amount of complementary food is small and the baby is not full, he can drink milk later. It’s difficult to do at night, so I just drink milk.

6. During the period between meals, drink mainly boiled water and squeeze homemade fresh fruit juice. Do not eat anything else. Replenish sufficient water and vitamins to promote the improvement of digestion and absorption functions and eliminate waste and toxins in the body. (Note that homemade juice must be hygienic, fresh, and drink immediately after making it. Do not store it. The recipe includes: carrots, apples, cucumbers, pears, tomatoes, etc. Start with a small amount and increase the amount. Use boiling water to warm it up before drinking. Drink it once in the morning and afternoon if possible. Make sure to drink it once a day.)

7. Breastfed babies: Mothers should eat light food, avoid seafood, avoid eating too cold or too hot food, and be selective with fruits, mainly neutral ones. They should also drink more boiled water. Pay attention to nipple hygiene and stop breastfeeding if the breast becomes inflamed.

8. Babies who are bottle-fed will have a weak digestive system due to incomplete nutrition (not as good as breast milk). You should observe the baby at all times and adjust the amount of food.

In addition: Whether the baby likes to drink water is a matter of habit. You should pay attention to cultivating good habits from the beginning. Do not add sugar or honey to boiled water. If the baby really doesn’t like to drink it, you can boil water with white radish or carrot. It may also be a problem with the pacifier or incorrect posture, so you should pay attention to adjust it.