Can I get some advice on what’s normal re-toddlers & coughs?
My daughter has frequent, recurrent coughs that are often not associated with any colds or obvious illness that we can see. It started last winter & she must have had a severe cough every other week during the winter months. It’s continued on a less frequent basis over spring/summer but none the less noticeable.
Her coughing always starts at night and once she starts, she cannot stop. And I mean, it’s every 10 seconds for the entire night. How she is not sick, I’ve no idea but she has the gag reflex of dreams. We went to out of hours numerous times last winter as we were so worried she could barely catch her breath between coughs. Sometimes we were sent home with an eye roll and but a few occasions we were given steroids and they worked a treat. Her coughing calmed right down and she was able to get some sleep to rest her poor lungs.
Is it normal to have constant coughs that aren’t linked to colds? And for coughs to be so severe she basically pants between cough fits from the exertion?! Doctors we saw last winter seemed very unbothered so maybe I’m just being an overly worried mum 🙈 I just feel so helpless when she’s crying and asking me to make it stop..
Thanks in advance