https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:10:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1409010 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 10:50:58 +0000 erwoo 1409010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Oh it goes away then it's different! Plus, it is flu season so it's not uncommon for kids to get runny noses all the time. I keep a dirty tissue bucket permanently on the side table in the living room b/c every time I put it away someone gets sick again. LOL! I was getting tired of running to the trash can with a tissue every so many minutes. I think we're almost over the sickness hump...three months. Blech! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408999 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 10:46:09 +0000 Smurfette 1408999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: Thanks! I thought about allergies but her whole class has a runny nose as well. It gets better and then comes back, same cycle for 2-3 months now. Hoping it is going to stop once it warms up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408985 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 10:34:24 +0000 erwoo 1408985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Not to alarm you but I thought I would share. My oldest had a runny hose and was always stuffy for 6 months straight after I had my second and I finally took him to get tested again and it turns out he has grass, tree, dust mite, and dog allergies! He was taking claritin/zyrtec every day but since we moved he's been okay. Occasionally, I have to give him some meds, but maybe the new air in a different country has helped? I hope! I suspect my youngest also has allergies besides peanut and dog. :\ Allergies suck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408981 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 10:31:07 +0000 erwoo 1408981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If no fever I wait it out and see if it subsides. But if you feel like his cough is getting progressively harder and tighter I would go in. With my oldest I'm usually more cautious b/c he had to go on a nebulizer twice last year b/c his oxygen levels dropped pretty low b/c he was wheezing. He has environmental, dust mite, and dog allergies so I'm usually more on edge if I notice he's working harder to breathe. Hopefully it's nothing and it goes away in a few days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408770 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 06:56:17 +0000 Smurfette 1408770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wait it out. R has had a runny nose for 2-3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408762 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 06:28:06 +0000 yin 1408762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually wait it out for a few days (up to a week) as long as there is no fever. Hope your LO feels better soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408689 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:11:43 +0000 luckypenny 1408689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't go in unless there's fever, change in normal mood/behavior, or strange new symptoms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408668 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:45:22 +0000 Mamasig 1408668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We go after a couple of days, but my DS usually has ear infections that result from it. He's getting tubes in a couple of weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408654 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:33:19 +0000 MamaG 1408654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went today because LO said her eyes hurt on top of the cold like symptoms she's had for about two weeks. Sinus infection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408628 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:01:21 +0000 sandy 1408628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it's just a cough and runny nose I just wait it out. I generally don't call or go in unless there's a fever for several days and change in her demeanor </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408613 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 22:56:00 +0000 Boogs 1408613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since you said there is no fever, unless a cough is wheezy or barky sounding it's unfortunately one of those things that just takes time.</p> <p>Have you taken LO into a steamy shower and run a humidifier while he sleeps? That helps mine with some of the gunky stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408608 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 22:53:06 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1408608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ps - we just went to the doctor for charlie's cough (accompanied by high fever for 4 days) because we thought it might be croup. he said that coughing is good! gets all the bad stuff out.</p> <p>hope your lo is ok! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408607 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 22:51:57 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1408607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>a cough i wouldn't go in unless it becomes wheezy. that could be the sign of a respiratory infection. but kids can cough and have a runny nose for weeks and weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cough-and-runny-nose#post-1408606 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 22:50:45 +0000 littlebug 1408606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How long do you wait out a cough and runny nose with no fever before you call or see the pediatrician? Cough started out dry, but has gotten progressively "junkier." It's been probably 3 days. He coughs in his sleep but it isn't really waking him up (knock on wood). Our ped has hours tomorrow, so I am considering calling, but also thinking I should just wait it out a couple more days. He hasn't had a fever, and is still behaving pretty normally. How long do you wait things out?</p> <p>ETA: D is 12 months old. </p>