What to do if your six-month-old baby coughs

It is common to see babies coughing when they are half a year old. This is because the baby's own resistance is low. Babies are easily affected by some factors. When babies cough, you can give them some tangerine peel soup, or apply hot compresses to their backs to relieve the symptoms. Pressing acupoints to relieve coughs is also effective. After the baby is half a year old, complementary foods can be added. At this time, you can give the baby more warm water.

Coughing is a very common disease. Babies are easily affected by their own resistance and develop coughs. This disease needs to be alleviated as soon as possible to prevent more serious diseases and injuries to the baby. So what should I do if my six-month-old baby coughs?
1. Radish and tangerine peel soup. Use white radish, ginger, and tangerine peel to make soup. Add appropriate amount of sugar according to personal taste. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as frequent coughing and itchy throat.
2. You can use hot compress. When the baby coughs, apply hot compress on the back. This method is suitable for coughs caused by cold. The child's skin is relatively thin. Hot compress can promote blood circulation and expand the trachea of ​​the lungs. Continuous use for two or three days can relieve the baby's cough.
3. Press acupoints to relieve cough. First, we need to find the acupoint for cough relief, which is Jingqu acupoint. Jingqu acupoint is located at the depression between the wrist and the radial styloid process. Parents press the acupoint with their thumbs, press 330 counterclockwise and 300 clockwise. If you persist for a long time, the baby's cough symptoms will be relieved.
4. Drinking more warm water can make the baby's sticky phlegm thinner, relax the tense respiratory tract, and facilitate the discharge of phlegm. It has a better effect on some babies with cough and phlegm. You can also let the baby drink some hot rice soup, etc., or give the baby fresh fruit juice. You can choose apple juice, pear juice, etc. It is not recommended to give the baby citrus juice such as orange juice and grapefruit juice.
5. Steam cough relief method. If the baby has a severe cough, let the baby inhale steam; or hold the baby in a steam-filled bathroom for 5 minutes. The humid air can help the baby clear mucus from the lungs and calm the cough.
6. The humidity in the room must also be guaranteed. Moist air can prevent some dust and bacteria from being inhaled into the baby's respiratory tract and causing coughing. Parents should also pay attention to the indoor air circulation and open the windows frequently for ventilation.