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Calpol vapour Plug in

12 replies

IvyDora · 15/12/2022 19:02

So question - do you reckon the calpol vapour plug ins help a cough as well as stuffy nose?? Or do you reckon they actually make cough worse? Advice for a very snotty/bunged but also coughing baby!

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TheYearOfSmallThings · 15/12/2022 19:04

I don't think they do anything to be honest, but we still use the blue nightlight in the hall 5 years later!

IvyDora · 15/12/2022 19:07

I feel like they make such a strong smell that maybe they make my baby cough more, I don't know! Just wondered if anybody found them useful at all for a cough

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APurpleSquirrel · 15/12/2022 19:10

I remember using one when DD was little, had an awful cold, bunged up etc.
was breastfeeding her in the room with the plug-in & it ended up triggering my asthma! Never used them again.

Suma2021 · 15/12/2022 19:13

When I had a tickly cough a few weeks ago, it kept triggering a coughing fit whenever I got up in the night to feed my son.

However it doesn't seem to have any effect on his cough.

Mommabear20 · 15/12/2022 19:15

Try the calpol cough syrup, my two love it and can be used from 3 months!

Mycatisalwaysangry · 15/12/2022 19:24

It was the only thing that helped my child not cough until he vomited every night

eldorado02 · 15/12/2022 19:31

It’s a miracle worker on my child and prevents her coughing, but I do resent the cost!!

upfucked · 15/12/2022 19:35

eldorado02 · 15/12/2022 19:31

It’s a miracle worker on my child and prevents her coughing, but I do resent the cost!!

B and m used to sell
the refills cheaply. I don’t buy them anymore but they may still do.

Sameshitdifferentdayx · 15/12/2022 20:07

Amazing for sniffles.
For a cough I can't say I've really noticed so I'm inclined to say it doesn't affect it. I don't really use them anymore, they're so costly. I use a cool mist humidifier now and it helps sniffles and coughs! Xx

IvyDora · 15/12/2022 20:25

Thanks for the replies! Doesn't seem to be making his cough worse which is good and I find they definitely help with bunged up noses! I just find them so strong and they make me cough! But seem to be fine for the baby, how strange! And I agree about the price, terrible really for what it is!

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MadeForThis · 15/12/2022 20:39

I always found snufflebabe the best for unblocking noses.

Goatsanddogs · 15/12/2022 20:58

It actually works out cheaper to get a vaporiser and put a few drops of oblas oil in it. A clear nasal passage should help reduce coughing.

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