https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:03:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-relieve-baby-cough#post-721637 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:22:19 +0000 looch 721637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing that I'd try is not using the humidifier. I thought it helped with coughing, but in our case, it turned out to aggravate the situation.</p> <p>The only thing that really helped, though, was the nebulizer and a few doses of albuterol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-relieve-baby-cough#post-721497 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:33:43 +0000 oahujeni 721497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: i am "that" first time mom and not ashamed to admit it! LO is also 4 months old and we are going on week three of a cold with a nasty cough. It started getting better, but then this past Friday he was having coughing fits all night that were full oh phlegm. Took him to th ER on the advice of our on call ped so he could get a chest X-ray and it was clear. Nasal drip is making the cough like it is (me popping out of bed to pat his back as he has fits through the night), so we use the nosefreida to get as much snot out several times a day. The past three days we have been using Johnson's baby vapor bath and it seems to help him clear up and have a better night although the cough is still there just not as bad. Cool mist humidifier is a must too! Just wanted you to know you are or alone.... Having a sick baby stinks!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-relieve-baby-cough#post-721453 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:28:40 +0000 wheres_c 721453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@honeybear: going to try the steamy bathroom tomorrow.<br /> We do live 5 min from the beach, so I guess that could be worth a shot too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-relieve-baby-cough#post-721422 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:07:21 +0000 honeybear 721422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think your doctor's office is right. Saline is hugely helpful. We live near the beach, so when we get sick, we haul ourselves over there when it gets windy-ish and inhale deeply! If you can't get there, the other way I unclog noses/relieve cold symptoms is a bucket bath for LO with the shower running warm to hot for a while. I place the baby bath outside of range of the hot water. Close the bathroom door and put a towel along the bottom of the door to create a sauna. Make sure LO gets a lot to drink afterwards if you decide to go the steamy bathroom route. :) </p> <p>Sending well wishes your way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-relieve-baby-cough#post-721418 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:03:17 +0000 wheres_c 721418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: @Mrs. Jacks: thanks so much for the reassurance. I've been using the snot sucker (which got me sick, lol)</p> <p>I haven't noticed any respiratory distress (except phlemy noises) and he can definitely make tears (lots of them).</p> <p>When it was just the runny nose I could handle it. I just hate to hear him cough.</p> <p>He just had a big coughing fit and we propped him up even more with an a&amp;a blanket behind his head in the rnp instead of his crib. So far he sounds better.</p> <p>Being a mother is so hard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-relieve-baby-cough#post-721397 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:50:27 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 721397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: LOL. Here I am! I think you have gotten some good advice from the doctor's office. Do you have a Nose Frida? I find it helps suck the snot out so much better than the regular bulb syringe.</p> <p>Also, good reasons to bring the baby in would be if you note any respiratory distress (accessory muscle use, nasal flaring, head bobbing), signs of dehydration (less than 3 wet diapers/day, sunken fontanelle, unable to make tears or saliva).</p> <p>Hope baby is feeling better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-relieve-baby-cough#post-721390 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:47:16 +0000 autumnlove 721390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO had a cough around the same age and it just had to pass. We used the snot sucker and ran a humidifier in her room at night and it went away after a week and a half. We also tried putting her to sleep on an incline but that didn't do much.</p> <p>I hate the sound of coughing... Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-relieve-baby-cough#post-721341 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:15:17 +0000 wheres_c 721341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Would love @mrsjacks opinion. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-relieve-baby-cough#post-721338 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:14:55 +0000 wheres_c 721338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M 4 month old has been sick since last Tuesday. (A week). It was mostly a runny and congested nose. Yesterday, the nose seems to have stopped running as much, but he's started coughing.</p> <p>I've talked to the nurses at the Ped office who said saline, aspiration, humidifier and sleep in an incline. They said if we are really worried come in.</p> <p>Has your child had a cold this young?<br /> How can I help him?<br /> Should I be super worried? We go for our 4 mo checkup Thursday.</p> <p>I am so torn between being worried, and not wanting to be "that" first time mom. My instinct says though its just mucus and should get better in a few days.</p> <p>Advice/suggestions? </p>