A child can start coughing at any age. But parents sometimes just panic, not knowing whether it is necessary to treat a coughing baby and how to do it correctly. Parents are especially frightened by the appearance of a cough in a very small baby. The first thing that mom and dad need to understand is that coughing is a protective reaction of the body. In this way, what the body does not need comes out of the respiratory tract - it can be dust, foreign bodies, phlegm.
Instructions
Step 1
The first step that conscientious parents must take is to show a coughing baby to a doctor without fail. Remember that any delay in visiting the doctor can lead to unpleasant consequences in the form of pneumonia and other very unpleasant diseases.
Step 2
Do not try to immediately give your child medications that a neighbor or friend advised. Medicines are serious and should be prescribed exclusively by a doctor.
Step 3
To relieve symptoms, before visiting the hospital, you can give the baby a warm drink - tea, not very saturated compote from dried fruits, milk, fruit drinks. Drinking should be plentiful and regular - this will improve the well-being of the baby.
Step 4
The doctor can prescribe the baby both taking medications and physiotherapy procedures. It can be mustard plasters, banks, chest massage. Try to do these manipulations correctly so that the effect is immediate.
Step 5
Regarding the algorithm of any procedure, consult a doctor, or at least find instructions on the Internet. If you are giving your baby a chest massage, try to do it thoroughly and for the length of time the doctor tells you.
Step 6
The goal of all cough treatments is to move the cough from dry to wet. Therefore, if the child is coughing up phlegm, it is good. Don't interfere with this process.
Step 7
It happens that after a previous illness, the cough still does not go away for several weeks. Do not be alarmed by this phenomenon, because it comes out the same phlegm. However, keep in mind that some cough suppressants also provoke it. Therefore, as soon as a cough turns from dry to wet, it is necessary to stop taking the appropriate medication and wait patiently until the cough goes away on its own.
