What causes the baby to cough when he wakes up in the morning? What should I do if the baby coughs when he wakes up in the morning?

There are many reasons why babies cough when they wake up in the morning, such as catching a cold or getting angry. In addition, if the baby suffers from respiratory infections, the cough will worsen in the morning. Finally, if the baby is allergic, the cough will be abnormal, and there will also be photophobia, tearing, etc.

Coughing is a common symptom in babies, mostly caused by viral infection. Many parents find that their babies cough more severely when they wake up in the morning. They are very worried about this abnormality and want to have a comprehensive understanding and do a good job of care. So, what is the reason for babies to cough when they wake up in the morning?

1. Caught a cold

The baby is still young and often kicks the quilt when sleeping at night. If parents do not find and cover the quilt in time, it is easy for the baby's body to feel cold at night, which will lead to colds and coughing symptoms. Generally speaking, coughs caused by colds can be manifested as coughing up thin white sputum, and the patient will also have symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, and fever. If the baby's cough is serious, parents should take the baby to the hospital for examination and symptomatic treatment.

2. Caused by getting angry

Babies are prone to coughing after a small fire. If they don't like to drink water and are active during the day, the internal heat cannot be eliminated, and the cough will worsen, especially in the morning. Parents must feed their babies more water to reduce the heat in time.

3. Respiratory tract infections

If the baby suffers from respiratory infectious diseases such as tracheitis or pneumonia, coughing symptoms will appear in the morning. This is mainly because the accumulation of overnight respiratory secretions irritates the local mucous membrane. If the baby can already cough up sputum, thick yellow sputum can be observed. Parents should pay attention to give the baby some antiviral, anti-inflammatory and expectorant drugs in time, and pay attention to use the drugs under the specific guidance of a doctor.

4. Allergies

When babies have allergic rhinitis, they will have symptoms of coughing, and the coughing symptoms will be more severe when they get up in the morning. When babies are stimulated by allergens in the nasal cavity, a large amount of secretions will appear. When these secretions flow from the nasal cavity into the throat, they will cause irritation symptoms, leading to constant coughing. It should be noted that when babies have allergic rhinitis and cough, the symptoms of rhinitis are most obvious, such as constant sneezing, runny nose, photophobia, tears, etc. in the morning.