Coughing at night

Cowgirl

Cowgirl

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Besides a humidifier, is there anything that will soothe a cough at night? Girl is coughing a lot....it's dry, no mucous. She has no fever and during the day she's fine, but she's coughing often now. I gave her tussin about an 45 minutes ago.
 
twinoaks207

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RoseRed said:
Set her up on two pillows so she isn't laying flat.
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:yeahthat: If it continues you might want to get it checked out by a doctor. That was how I found out my kids had asthma (not meant to scare you, just what was causing a dry night only cough with my kids).
 
cattitude

cattitude

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That was my suggestion...is she in a crib or bed? If she comes off of the pillows, you may want to stick something under the mattress to lift up her head.

My mom always used Vicks and I did that with mine and they still like it. Rub Vicks on her chest and put a wash cloth over it and a t-shirt or something under her pjs. Make sure you wash it off in the morning.
 
Cowgirl

Cowgirl

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RoseRed said:
Set her up on two pillows so she isn't laying flat.
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Cowgirl said:
Ok. I did that. Hopefully it'll work. Thanks.
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Thank you Rose! It has definitely slowed down a bunch! :love:

twinoaks207 said:
:yeahthat: If it continues you might want to get it checked out by a doctor. That was how I found out my kids had asthma (not meant to scare you, just what was causing a dry night only cough with my kids).
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I've read about that. It's not a regular thing, but if it becomes one we'll definitely check it out.

cattitude said:
That was my suggestion...is she in a crib or bed? If she comes off of the pillows, you may want to stick something under the mattress to lift up her head.

My mom always used Vicks and I did that with mine and they still like it. Rub Vicks on her chest and put a wash cloth over it and a t-shirt or something under her pjs. Make sure you wash it off in the morning.
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She's in a bed. I tucked her in pretty well so I don't think she'll come off the pillows. I put some Vick's on her also. :huggy:
 
RoseRed

RoseRed

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Cowgirl said:
Thank you Rose! It has definitely slowed down a bunch! :love:

She's in a bed. I tucked her in pretty well so I don't think she'll come off the pillows. I put some Vick's on her also. :huggy:
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Excellent. :yay:

I have never used the Vick's treatment, but I think my Mom did on me. That was eons ago. :lol:
 
bcp

bcp

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take her to the doctor.

If she was older, like 40 plus, there would be real reason to show concern.

but, never the less, have her checked out.
 
RareBreed

RareBreed

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Island_Chick said:
Put some vicks on her feet & put some socks on her !
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I heard about that and tried it a few weeks ago with my oldest. Didn't do a lick of good. :ohwell: Gave him some Mucinex for kids and that seemed to do the trick. I do know some people that have tried the Vicks on the feet and it worked great.
 
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SoftballCrazy

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They also have vapor patches now that stick to your nightgown/shirt, if you don't want to mess w/ the goo from the Vick's jar. The Vick's on the feet covered by socks worked for me and the kid when we were sick. I also had the vapor patch on, easier to breathe smelling the menthol all nite.
Good luck, hope she's feeling better!
 
Cowgirl

Cowgirl

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SoftballCrazy said:
They also have vapor patches now that stick to your nightgown/shirt, if you don't want to mess w/ the goo from the Vick's jar. The Vick's on the feet covered by socks worked for me and the kid when we were sick. I also had the vapor patch on, easier to breathe smelling the menthol all nite.
Good luck, hope she's feeling better!
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Thanks! She slept wonderfully last night after being elevated and having Vick's. I don't mind the goo, and I'm sure it's cheaper than the patches. :nomoney: :lol:
 
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