Dry cough please come and stop me freaking out

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4 (almost 5) year old has had a dry cough for almost a week.She is coughing in the morning and in the evening but it is not waking her up at night.
She is currently doing some ballerina moves in my slippers and is chatting away.
So she is ok isn't she?
I'm not good with coughs/chest stuff due to losing a dd through complications from a chest infection so can you humour me please while I jump every time she coughs :(?
I realise I am being irrational but better to freak out here than in RL.

B

I'm sorry to hear this CW

she is fine

really, she is fine!

You poor thing.

I'm sure she is fine. There are a lot of coughs about at the moment. Understandable you are so worried though in the circumstances.

Piriton is what we use for dry coughs. It was recommended by a very good GP a few years ago and it works a treat. It is a hayfever allergy remedy but it stops the tickle cough response in the brain. Helps them sleep too.

It is very good for stopping the coughing at night. I used it on DS2 last night.

Thankyou both of you. I will get some Piriton in tomorrow.
She is still coughing and dancing .

Hi , sorry to hear thats stressing you out , understandibly so.

Maybe get her to a homeopath who can help you treat it? we give ds the homeopathic remedy bryonia for a dry cough seems to help.

Nelsons do a nice one for kids

Hope it eases and you can relax soon

K X

Thankyou SG -you are all lovely :). I must post a thread like this every year .

If she is really bad and you have no Pirton we have found childrens Ibuprofen is also good at calming a cough.

Not to be used continuoulsy or often of course but for tonight only and at the correct dose for her age it would do no harm.

Manuka honey is great for coughs and is antibacterial as well.

I can totally understand why you are so worried but if she's dancing around in your slippers I'm sure she's fine :)

Second the manuka honey, its great stuff.

She honestly sounds fine, can totally understand why you would be freaking out....

Hope she's better soon.

She sounds ok. Really.

last time i had a chest infection I could not move for love nor money, going to the loo was a major life event.

I am very sorry for your loss though.

try some vicks vaporub on the soles of her feet then put socks on, stops coughing through the night