What should I do if my 7-month-old baby coughs and has phlegm? How should I assist in treating my 7-month-old baby coughs and has phlegm?

In addition to taking your 7-month-old baby to the hospital to find out the cause and actively treat it, you can also use auxiliary treatments such as increasing the air humidity in the living environment, ensuring that their milk and food are light, and appropriately feeding them warm water or expectorant drugs to effectively relieve the symptoms of coughing and phlegm.

Taking care of a baby is a job that requires extra caution, because the baby's immune system is often in development and a little negligence is likely to cause the baby to get sick. Parents often feel guilty and distressed when they see their babies crying when they are sick. So, what should I do if my 7-month-old baby coughs and has phlegm?
7-month-old babies have insufficient immunity and are easily affected by external factors, which can lead to symptoms of coughing and sputum. Parents should seek help from professional doctors to identify the cause of the disease and then provide targeted treatment. In addition, the following methods can be used for auxiliary treatment:
1. Increase the humidity of the air in the living environment . Because the respiratory mucosa of a 7-month-old baby is very fragile and the capillaries attached to the mucosa are very sensitive, the dry environment can easily cause coughing. In addition, the baby is unable to expel the inhaled foreign substances and respiratory metabolites on its own, which will lead to coughing and sputum. In this case, parents should adjust the air humidity by using a humidifier or placing a basin of water in the house to relieve the symptoms.
2. Ensure that their milk and food are light <br/>Babies of this age have already started to add complementary foods. In order to relieve their cough and phlegm symptoms, parents should pay attention to the lightness of complementary foods and avoid adding too many seasonings or warm fruits. They can appropriately feed phlegm-removing and lung-moistening foods such as rock sugar and snow pears. In addition, parents who breastfeed should pay attention to adjusting their own diet and avoid eating spicy foods such as peppers and curry to prevent the baby from aggravating the symptoms after eating breast milk due to the stimulation of such foods.
3. Feed warm water or expectorant medicine appropriately <br/>When babies cough and have phlegm, their throats will often feel dry and uncomfortable, so parents can feed them some warm water to moisten the respiratory tract and relieve the symptoms of coughing. In addition, you can also feed them an appropriate amount of expectorant and lung-clearing medicine under the guidance of a doctor to dilute the phlegm and promote its smooth discharge.
The above is an introduction on how to deal with a 7-month-old baby's cough and phlegm. I hope it will be helpful to parents. I also hope that the sick baby will recover soon under the careful care of the parents.