What should I do if my newborn baby has a cough?

If a newborn has a cough, you should pay attention to it, find out the cause, and take targeted measures. A newborn's cough may be caused by pathological factors, such as upper respiratory tract infection or pneumonia, and you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. If the cough is not serious, you can give the child more water and pay attention to observation. In addition, you should also pay attention to whether it is caused by choking on milk.

Newborns may also have coughs, and targeted treatment should be carried out according to the severity and cause of the cough. Newborns generally carry their mother's antibodies, and a mild cough will disappear quickly, so a mild cough generally does not require treatment. Below we analyze the specific measures based on the cause and severity of the cough.
1. Pathological factors should be treated with medicine in time . If the child coughs very frequently and this cough affects the child's sleep and breathing, this situation is pathological and may be a respiratory infection or pneumonia. Be sure to go to the hospital for a detailed examination and targeted treatment according to the cause.
The child may have a cough caused by pathogens, or by respiratory syncytial virus. In addition to coughing, the child may also have asthma symptoms. Parents are advised to take their children to the doctor for diagnosis and treatment in time.
2. If the cough is not serious, you can observe it first. <br/>Babies occasionally cough, which is a symptom of a cold. It is usually caused by respiratory virus infection. Because the antibodies of newborns and mothers are relatively strong, if the cough is not serious, you can stop taking oral medications. You can feed the baby more warm water and ventilate the room properly. Generally, it will gradually heal on its own. Usually, you should give your baby more water and more sun to improve the body's immunity.
3. Newborns may cough due to choking . Coughing is a normal reflex of our body. Generally, when our respiratory tract encounters some external environmental stimulation, this cough reflex will appear in a protective manner under abnormal stimulation. After the cough reflex appears, it is beneficial to the discharge of our secretions.
Under normal circumstances, a child's cough is a normal reaction. Coughing after choking on milk is caused by liquids such as breast milk or formula, which will not be concentrated in the respiratory tract and cause acute cough. In this case, just pat the child's back more often and the child will recover slowly. However, choking on milk too much can also cause pneumonia. If the symptoms are relieved after patting the back and coughing after choking on milk, there is no problem. If the symptoms cannot be relieved, be careful of aspiration pneumonia and go to the hospital for timely diagnosis and treatment.