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Night time cough

4 replies

Moominy12 · 17/02/2018 06:49

Hi all. Just after some advice.

My 2 and half year old daughter has always has a little, I mean 2 or 3 times a night cough when she sleeps. Naps or night time. Nothing at all to worry about.

The last 4 days, she's had a slight cold but not bad at all. When we have been putting her to bed, she is quite literally coughing alllll night long. Every 1 minute we timed it. To the point of vomiting. She's fab in herself, but the coughing at night is really distressing to watch. She's struggling to almost breath with it and clearly not sleeping.

Do I sit and let it pass? Or go to the doctors? The doctors trip itself will be a nightmare with her so want to know whether it's worth it.

I'm worried about a chest infection, whooping cough, asthma or being paranoid and just a cold. Just seems very extreme at night for a cold.

OP posts:
brizzledrizzle · 17/02/2018 06:56

Go to the doctor, it's A classic sign of asthma.

PragmaticWench · 17/02/2018 06:59

DD has always been like this and she has asthma. She's five now and we have it under better control with inhalers.

Rainbowsandflowers78 · 17/02/2018 21:43

Asthma - take her to gp ASAP

SparklyMagpie · 21/02/2018 08:09

My DS 2 has been like this but he has a cold but it was every 5 minutes last night and sounded like he was gagging, so I was wondering whether to give the GP a call

Hope little one is well OP x

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