What should I do if my five-month-old baby has a cough? What are the methods to relieve the cough of a five-month-old baby?

If a five-month-old baby has a little cough, it may be due to certain reasons, such as: allergic factors, cough and sputum caused by airway inflammation, presence of foreign objects in the airway, irritating cough, etc. For treatment, you can choose some Chinese patent medicines, such as expectorant and cough suppressant medicines, lung and mouth heat clearing medicines. The specific choice still needs to be diagnosed by a doctor before it can be taken orally, or massage can be done, but it is best not to try if you don’t understand it.

For babies of a few months old, due to their poor body resistance and immature development of organs, they are very susceptible to colds and other problems, which cause fever, cough and other discomforts. When a five or six-month-old baby coughs and has phlegm, it will cause discomfort in the throat. Because they are too small, they don’t know how to cough it out. Therefore, it is important to take effective measures to relieve the symptoms in time. What should I do if my five-month-old baby has a little cough?

What should I do if my five-month-old baby has a cough?

Reasons for a five-month-old baby's cough

1. Cough caused by airway hyperresponsiveness due to allergic factors

At this time, the main thing is to avoid contact with allergic factors and avoid allergic environments. If necessary, anti-allergic treatment can be carried out to relieve cough symptoms

2. Cough and sputum caused by airway inflammation

Clarify the condition promptly, give anti-inflammatory, antitussive and expectorant drugs, and symptomatic drugs to relieve clinical symptoms. Nebulizer expectorant, antitussive and antiasthmatic treatments can be performed.

3. Caused by the presence of foreign bodies in the airway

If the cough is irritating, the cough will be relieved if the foreign object in the trachea is expelled in time.

How to use medicine for a five-month-old baby's cough

There are many medicines to choose from when babies have coughs and phlegm, such as the following Chinese patent medicines: Expectorant and cough-relieving medicines have a good effect when babies have thick phlegm that is difficult to cough up, or when babies have symptoms of long-term coughs and dry coughs. Generally suitable for coughs and phlegm caused by pediatric bronchitis. If the baby has a cold and cough due to lung heat and has symptoms of sore throat, you can choose oral liquid. The main function of lung and mouth heat-clearing medicines is to clear heat, resolve phlegm and relieve coughs. It is suitable for children with red face and hot body, cough and phlegm, and sore throat. For children with coughs and phlegm, or accompanied by fever, shortness of breath, and repeated coughs and asthma, you can choose phlegm-clearing medicines to treat cough symptoms caused by colds or other causes.

Can I give massage to my five-month-old baby who has a cough and phlegm?

If the baby coughs with phlegm, if the condition is not serious, you can take heat-clearing drugs for treatment, or you can use massage to treat it. Also remember to feed more water, which will help dilute the phlegm and make it easier for the baby to cough up phlegm. Massage can be used to push the Tianmen acupoint from the middle of the eyebrows to the front hairline; in addition, reverse the temple 20 times, or gently massage Zusanli, etc., to improve the body's immunity and promote functional repair. In addition, massage needs to be performed with the correct technique to avoid affecting the baby's health with the wrong technique. Keep the air clean and moist during the period, and you can also cooperate with nebulization inhalation treatment to achieve the purpose of diluting phlegm.

If a baby of five months old has a cough, it should be treated with medicine. The above are some medicines suitable for children's cough. Their specific effects are different. Therefore, it is recommended that parents choose appropriate medicines according to the specific situation of the baby when they find that the baby has a cough and sputum. Massage is also possible, but it needs to be performed with the correct technique to avoid affecting the baby's health.