https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:57:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-has-a-cough-how-do-you-get-sleep-back-on-track#post-1048208 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 23:15:51 +0000 Kimberlybee 1048208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: Do you use a humidifier? I was coughing when we didn't have one yet and baby was having dryness &amp; a stuffy nose constantly. Now everything is better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-has-a-cough-how-do-you-get-sleep-back-on-track#post-1048197 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:56:03 +0000 Corduroy 1048197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Vicks is on the feet. Any other tips to stop the coughing once it starts? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-has-a-cough-how-do-you-get-sleep-back-on-track#post-1046023 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:21:53 +0000 Corduroy 1046023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: Yes, we did that for a week or so. I guess I stopped doing it when her cough improved during the day. I was a little overwhelmed with our bedtime ointment routine for a while: pink eye drops, diaper rash cream, hydrocortisone on the foot creases, and vicks on the feet &amp; back. We had a lot going on. Thankfully, all those other things have cleared up now. Thanks for the reminder. I'll start doing it again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-has-a-cough-how-do-you-get-sleep-back-on-track#post-1046000 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:14:34 +0000 regberadaisy 1046000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: have you tried vicks on her feet then socks? That usually does the trick for my LO to keep her sleeping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-has-a-cough-how-do-you-get-sleep-back-on-track#post-1045991 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:11:41 +0000 Corduroy 1045991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 6 month old has had a cough almost continuously since she started daycare two months ago. For the last two weeks or so the cough has woken her up 3x a night. Previously she had only been waking up once to nurse. </p> <p>When she wakes herself up coughing she doesn't settle back down to sleep. The only thing I've found that quiets her cough &amp; gets her back to sleep is nursing. Before I started nursing her back to sleep she was coughing until she vomited. </p> <p>Mama needs to get back on track with sleep. Our nights are way too short for 3 wake ups. </p> <p>Anyone have tips on easing LO back towards sleeping through the night when they have a cough? I think I should stop offering the boob during middle of the night cough wakeups but how do you stop the coughing without the boob?</p> <p>(FWIW - she has seen the doctor for a well baby check up and we have a timeline to check in with the doctor for further assessment if the cough doesn't significantly improve) </p>