What should I do if my baby has a lot of phlegm when coughing? What are the treatments for my baby's cough and phlegm?

When babies cough and have a lot of phlegm, it is necessary to ensure the humidity and freshness of the indoor air. After the baby coughs, parents need to replenish a lot of water. Coughing can easily lead to some water loss, and in severe cases, symptoms of dehydration will appear. In addition, water can dilute the phlegm and make it easier to discharge.

Due to the fragility of their respiratory system, babies are easily infected with certain diseases, among which cough is the most common. This disease is also relatively complicated and needs to be treated and relieved as soon as possible to prevent the disease from becoming more serious and affecting health. So what should you do if your baby coughs and has a lot of phlegm?

1. Maintain indoor humidity

When your baby coughs, you need to make sure the indoor air is moist. Moist air can prevent the inhalation of some bacteria or dust in the air. These substances can cause coughing and even make the cough worse. If the indoor air is dry, you can use a humidifier.

2. Freshness of air

Fresh air can also alleviate the condition. Be sure to open the windows for ventilation every day to ensure that the indoor air is fresh. This will allow the germs to flow out as quickly as possible and prevent the condition from being affected again.

3. Drink water to relieve cough

Babies who cough often have varying degrees of dehydration, which can aggravate respiratory inflammation and thicken secretions, making them difficult to cough out. At this time, giving babies enough water can dilute the sticky secretions and make them easier to cough out. At the same time, drinking water can improve blood circulation, allowing waste or toxins produced by the body's metabolism to be quickly excreted from the urine, thereby reducing irritation to the respiratory tract.

4. Steam cough relief

Pour boiling water into a container, hold the child up, and let the child breathe with his mouth and nose facing the steam. This can make the sputum thinner and easier to cough out, and can also reduce congestion and edema of the tracheal and bronchial mucosa, and reduce coughing. But be careful of burns.

5. Drugs for expectoration

Choosing safe and effective expectorants can also help babies expel phlegm quickly. Currently, there are many safe expectorants for children, and parents need to pay attention to taking the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.

The above are some detailed relief methods after the baby’s cough. In order to relieve the cough as soon as possible, parents must also actively cooperate and learn some correct care methods, so that the cough can be recovered as soon as possible, preventing the condition from becoming more serious and causing pneumonia.