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Name: sammi mommy of 3
Country: United Kingdom
hiya my 2yr old asthmatic son is coughing very bat at the minuite, ive tried rubbing vicks into his feet and putting socks on him,also rubbing it into his chest and back, and propped him up in bed with plenty of pillows, seems to be doing the trick slowly,im going to try honey and lemon and some dark chocolate tomorrow night and will let u all know what works best, hopefully he will stop coughing in a min so he can get some sleep x

Name: VapoPads
Country: U.S.A.
my 19 mo old baby had a fever and cough for a few days, went to a pediatrician, took antybiotic, but didn't seem to help with the cough. we tried the vapopada "vicks" in the room at night, my baby now sleeps through the night, and it helps a lot w/ the cough

Name: COUGH MUM OF 3
Country: United Kingdom
here again, forgot to point out, if you suspect asthma or allergies stay away from medicines which have red,orange, or sunset yellow colour in them and ibuprofen, any coloured sweets/candy. stick with natural colourants. and swap wheat breakfasts with corn/rice etc., can take up to a month to get this out of the childs system. worth the effort!!!! good luck

Name: cough mum of 3 babies
Country: United Kingdom
cough 1; dry persistant cough try, a cough medicine with a decongestant and and oil burner with plain water. cough 2; cough phelm try childs sudafed (over the counter) age restrict 3ys above and check with paracetamol you can give if temp high. cough 3; seal/croup cough steam and get medical advice. cough 4; croup cough/bronchilitis children over one only; 1 teaspoon of honey, disolved in warm water(2" of water) and 1 teaspoon of cider vinigar, mix well, give the child a teaspoon, they wont like it but works. cough 5; night time cough, dry, wheeze or both or even sick, could be asthma? look for other signs 4 asthma, eg; child cough when running, runs out of beathe quickly, coughs near trees, ? could be an allergy, if so try piriton again children over one or off gp for under 1. cough 6, only coughs when laid down, has your child stuck something up his nose? cough 7; sometimes children get reflux, so if the cough is a night or after they have eatan try peptac, again over the counter for age or gp i think under 2 or 3 cannot remember, more likely to b this if child had reflux when they were a baby. hope this helps, along with elevate bed, or cot with books underneath the legs. as for the asmatha cough gp don;t like to confirm asthma under 3s, so sometimes u just have keep going back or ask if you could try an inhgaler for 3 weeks to c an improvement.

Name: sultana
Country: Mauritius
my child coughs at night for the past 2 months

Name: Rachna
Country: India
my daughter is 4 months old and she has cough often. please suggest any home remedies to cure the dry cough

Name: Hudson jr mom
Country: South Africa
hi all, need advice..it seems like my 3week old boy is having problems breathing. when he is asleep he sometimes grunts like a pig. is this normal? i feel his nasal passages are blocked. what can i do? does karvol help?

Name: Ruby
Country: U.S.A.
where are some of the answers to these questions?

Name: Renuka
Country: New Zealand
terrible cough for the last 10 days. antibiotics did not work. phlegm is very thick does not come out. unable to sleep. pl help me

Name: mary
Country: U.S.A.
my son is 5 going on 6 year old soon .he has started this cough about 3 days ago with nothing else just the dry cough.he has it bad all day long more bad at night time .should he see his doc he can"t sleep at all at night

Name: Halli
Country: U.S.A.
get a humidifier for the child or infants bed room. they do wonders to help coughs, it keeps the throat moist. or you can stay in a very small room with steam from a shower or steam a pot of hot water. vicks infant menthol rub helps to.

Name: mumnbaby
Country: United Kingdom
to diagnose cough as asthma your child should have wheeze is what my doctoe says every time at 2 yrs old its too early to diagnose as asthma?????

Name: steph
Country: U.S.A.
my teenager has had a nasty cough for almost 3 weeks. he has been on duricef and was also put on robotussin w/ codeine to help him sleep at night. he throws up the yucky stuff from his lungs but then the next day its back and we start the process all over. my son also has allergies. it sounds like he has pnemonia. any help? whats the diff between pnemonia and bronchitis?

Name: Leo
Country: U.S.A.
for a cough first don't give the baby straight milk water it down a little second use a humidifier, third try elevating the baby by putting a pillow under the head of the mattress so that its slightly higher in the head area , no cold drafts move child away from window , you can also try a food that will coat the throat no milk products lastly with all these tricks and nothing works baby my have post nasal drip see a doctor and absolutely no honey no honey this can severely harm you're baby ask a doctor why or google the question good luck all

Name: sassybme2007
Country: U.S.A.
my 19 month old son has been having a cough since beginning march 2008 and it is now may 2008 and he still is coughing during the night. i took him to the dr for his 18 month old check up in march and he said it was asthma to give him a nebulizer treatment each night and should help...i don't see the helping part anywhere. i am brining him in to the doctor again for a recheck...my baby had rsv bronchilitis when he was 4 months old then again when he was 15 months! :(

Name: mrin
Country: India
my son aged 3 yr 2 months has got cold continously for over a period of time and he's been coughing all the night since a month.we tried cough syrups (ascoril) and antibiotics...but they r of no use.pls give some remedy

Name: irene
Country: Australia
my daughter,age2 has a lot of phlegm and coughs sometimes.though she was admininstered antibiotics ,nothing has changed.she also has a running nose most ofthe time.kindly advise

Name: Mamta
Country: India
since last three days my 2 yr old baby is having fever during night time. she had cold n cough a week back. is it cold fever? what should i do? during day time she is perfectly ok.

Name: patrick linden
Country: Ireland
cut out pateurised milk and its by products,and replace with goats milk at all times. if the problem is asthma, then it will disapear over night. patrick.

Name: aparna
Country: Germany
my child is having cough and running nose. what should i do

Name: Kel Bel
Country: australia
a productive cough that persists at night time is a good sign of asthma. have all you people had your children tested for asthma???

Name: Stacey
Country: usa
your children are coughing because their airway is constricted. they need to have a breathing treatment. it is a machine that produces mist and you add the breathing medicine to the machine and the child wears a mask over his or her face and inhales the moist air along with the medication. this machine is called a nebulizer. the name of the breathing medication is called albuterol. a treatment must be given every 4-6 hours for the 1st couple of days. then you can ease off to maybe 3 times a day for 2 weeks. i was once like you all and my babies coughed until i learned what was going on. see your doctor and bring this information to them. if you do not get the machine or medication from your doctor go see a specialist (pulmonary doctor). good luck.

Name: Annabelle
Country: canada
my kids have whooping cough ages 3 and 1 and not a pleasant thing. i am looking for some help please help me.thanks

Name: replicate missy
Country: singapore
my 5yrs old son has bad been coughing for about 40days with runny nose n sticky greenish plghem spit out from him.medicine had been given except antibotics.but no improvement at all.what should i do?btw i was told by a doc that if my child did nt had problems sleeping at night,i shouldn't get worried.is that so?btw my child hah chest infection when he was 2yrs old.pls advise!!!!

Name: julie
Country: united kingdom
please get your child vacinated against whooping cough i didnt cause i have family members who were handicapped. so i was scared so i got the whooping cough one missed but my son caught it was really frightning months later he is still coughing if he had the vac he probley be ok by now i keep telling myself it is a awful thing to go through please get your child vac dont let them suffer.

Name: julie
Country: united kingdom
my 4 yr old son caught whooping cough 4 months ago and is still having coughing spasams nothing has stopped it i just wish there was a cure he also has a lot of phelm in his nose no med is working.

Name: allana
Country: united kingdom
my son has been coughing the past 2 years i t is a shame he spends most of the nite awake be cause he coughs, we have had everything but nothing i know really helps

Name: anna
Country: netherlands
my son is 6years old. he been coughing past 2months now. he already taken antibiotics. but in the night he coughs a lot. what should i do? please help me.

Name: carmon
Country: usa
my child has been coughing eevry night non stop for 2 years...during that time she has been on every med known to man

Name: lindita
Country: australia
i do not no how to stop my child pease tell me .

Name: Kelly
Country: australia
there seems to be alot of articles about coughing! poor kids! i have heard that honey and lemon is good and natural. garlic also helps. massage on the back can break up phlem. i hope this helps! good luck!

Name: daddy
Country: usa
my 19 month old daughter has a very bad cough with phlegm.does green tea get the job gone.please help daddy!!!

Name: venita
Country: india
my son is hvg dry cough. what r the home remidies that i can do

Name: sam
Country: australia
i had this disease when i was 12 just gotta fight it out

Name: venkat
Country: usa
my son has productive cough during night time for past 3 weeks ....

Name: Jacintha
Country: india
my 2yrs old son disagrees with cold drinks and often has productive cough. please suggest a permanent peadiatric cough syrup or a home remedy to cure it.

Name: mommy
Country: other
my daughter 11 who has a cough , she been coughing for a couple of days.what can i do to help her stop.

Name: bert
Country: usa
my son has a horrible cough with lots of phlem. he's been on antibiotics for a week now but the cough started 4 days ago. what to do?

Name: sha
Country: usa
has a bad cough and cant stop when started

Name: Aielle
Country: other
she is turning 4 on the 28th of october. she has cough with phlegm.and everytime she coughs you can here that sticky pjlegm up on her throat but she couldn't spit out though. she almost vomit. i tried giving her bricanyl. she has a temp. is it going to be okay?

Name: Aigsen
Country: other
having a hard time breathing. cough associated with phlegm and fever. is carbocisteine (pediatric suspension) going to be effective (child is only 1 and 4 mo. old)?

Name: Beth
Country: other
my 9 months old daughter have cough and colds for 3 weeks. already gave her antibiotics. what should i do? please help

Name: pragna
Country: malaysia
son is 5years old.he has cough and flegm.doesn't know to spit out.seem 3month.please advise.

Name: Nazlie
Country: southafrica
both my daughters couch terribly!what can i use. i heard that honey is good is it? my 8 year old complains of headaches should i ignore it or consult a doctor???

Name: nishasharma15@hotmail.com
Country: india
my child is having cough during night... what shall i do

Name: Jen
Country: canada
we all have that horrible cvough but my 6 month old seems worse. ideas?

Name: mommy
Country: india
if an infant has a productive cough (mucus) and doesn't know he has to spit, then what is to be done?

Name: Rohini
Country: india
one should really not ignore cough. its is contageous and can spread soon.

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