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Night time cough. SOMEONE SAVE ME!

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goldilocksandmylittlebear · 12/12/2008 20:33

Please tell me the magic cure for my 12 months constant night time cough! He has been coughing every 2 mins since 6pm and been sick with all the coughing twice.

Had this a few times before and doctor gave us 2.5ml Piriton.

Have given him the Piriton, rubbed Vicks on his feet, put the yellow pages under the cot, given him s dose of Tixylix infant cough liquid (the only one you can give a baby under 2) and water.

What else can I do!!! Please help this is driving me nuts ( and him of course! )

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leoleomakingalist · 12/12/2008 22:38

Good - they can check his throat and tonsils thoroughly. Good luck. I am very sure your ds will be fine. Also I think they carry antibiotics with them that you can mix up to start immediately if that's what he needs.
I hope he starts to feel better. Let us know.

BlueBumedFly · 12/12/2008 22:39

Goldi perhaps it is a good thing. Dehydration from vomiting can be really dangerous and at least you can get through the night happy that he has been seen.

Don't feel like a nut, rather a nut than feel awful if something was really wrong.

Poor you and DS, so it is half ten now,doc with inevitably be with you at 12.25pm when DS has finally settled down. Perhaps you could get those Xmas Cards done?

I have no wine left but can offer a virtual sherry or port if I go right the way to the back of the drinks cabinet (get me saying 'drinks cabinet') it is really just the larder....

BlueBumedFly · 12/12/2008 22:41

Leo, I always seem to have a runny nose the very second I walk into DDs room and in the absence of a tissue and not wanting to go back out and risk waking her with a second entry I have the choice of sniffing or cuffing.... the second of course is the quieter option......

leoleomakingalist · 12/12/2008 22:45

Along the lines of feeling like a nut - I once nearly took ds to A&E when on checking him at 5 months in the early evening he had a massive sore on his cheek which was not there when I last checked him approx 90min before. I felt it, wiped it and was trying not to panic and went to the lounge and got my sister to look. I thought he had some awful flesh eating diseases.. About 20 min later I thought I'll call dp and take him up to the hospital to get him looked at. Sisters boyfriend said can I look?
He came out and said... It's a Bogey!!
So honestly you are fine - what I did was nuts!

Good luck. I hope you get some sleep tonight.

BlueBumedFly · 12/12/2008 22:53

Leo - LOL!!

Goldi - you are not nuts, you are a mum!

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goldilocksandmylittlebear · 12/12/2008 23:05

Doctor not yet arrived but guess who is sleeping silently........i'm about to look very over the top......

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BlueBumedFly · 12/12/2008 23:07

Put the kettle on....

BlueBumedFly · 13/12/2008 09:34

Goldi - how did it go?

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goldilocksandmylittlebear · 13/12/2008 21:08

Thank-you all so much for your advice and support last night! Doctor thought it was very mild whooping cough as he has had all his jabs. Still coughing today but so glad I got him looked at.

I was going to open an AIBU. My nan said to me today "Your always at the doctors or hospital, what will people think?" I was really hurt, he was been such a worry since he was born and so poorly. I do ask my GP to take a look at him over this coughing, but only because I care and seeing him with broncolitis was horrible, never want to see him like that again. Whenever we have been to A&E he has been admitted and whenever he goes to the doctor they comfirm he needs antiboitics or can see he has a virus etc. I'm not going for no reason!

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leoleomakingalist · 13/12/2008 21:14

Did the Dr give you?
YANBU - although sometimes if you ask the majority will say you are so best not to?
My in-laws are like this they have never said anything to me but they seem disinterested when I tell them and I have heard them moaning about other DG's being taken to hospital or Dr's all the time and if they say they feel unwell they look at each other and say their mothers made them like that .

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goldilocksandmylittlebear · 13/12/2008 21:28

I just don't get it! You baby gets cough after cough after runny nose, after tonsolitis, after ear infection and as EVERYTHING seems to be viral or even if it is bacterial they don't like to give antibiotics - what is the point in seeing you GP?

Our hospital dash with a temp of 104 felt like the right thing to do, and must have been as they wouldn't have admitted us and started antibiotics, but is there a mummy check list for when you should see a GP??? I'm slightly fed up with feeling like I'm wasting my GP's time! She is good and has refered us to a ped, but I guess this illness thing will go on for years!

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BlueBumedFly · 13/12/2008 21:37

Goldi - you are never wasting a GPs time if your Mummy-Radar says something is wrong. You know your child better than anyone and a temp of 104 is not to be mucked about with.

I took DD (19 months) to the Doc a few weeks back, he said her ear was 'slightly pink' and sent me off home. Put her down for a nap, two hours later her temp was 41 degrees and she was starting to convulse. I ran her straight back down after a decent dose of nurofen and he decided the infection had run a riot. A few days later she stopped eating and the on call doc said it was oral thrush. After 4 days of no food we were up in the Midlands at my in-laws and had to take her to a walk in center. As miracles would have it the doc on call was a Consol Ped, she took the trouble of looking down her throat and she had advanced tonsillitis which took 2 weeks of antibs to clear up. All that time I knew something was really wrong but they can make you feel so stupid eh?

As for relatives/friends who think you are making a fuss over nothing don't get me started!!!! As her Mummy I reserve the right to take her to the doc as and when I think she needs it!!

Trust your instincts sweetie.

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goldilocksandmylittlebear · 13/12/2008 21:40

Your fantastic BlueBumedfly! I'm sticking your quote to my fridge
"As a Mummy I reserve the right to take her to the doc as and when I think he needs it!!"

Thank-you!

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goldilocksandmylittlebear · 13/12/2008 21:41

to take him

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BlueBumedFly · 13/12/2008 21:43

Most welcome. My other fave quote is 'needs must when the devil pees in your teapot'!

Now, go pour yourself a nice glass of wine!

leoleomakingalist · 13/12/2008 21:43

I'm glad you have seen someone - how is ds tonight?

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goldilocksandmylittlebear · 13/12/2008 21:49

BlueBumedfly! I'm adding that quote too!
Still coughing leo! He is sleeping though, more knackered from the coughing I think, bright red checks and a temp still. How long shall I give it, a few days??

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louii · 13/12/2008 21:54

My lad gets night time cough occasionally, used to be a lot more regular than it is now though.

Always happens when he has a runny nose, he falls asleep, saliva or nose secretions catch against his breath, he starts coughing then thats it for the night, he would usually vomit with the cough as well.

What I do if he is having a bad night.

No heating on in his room, makes air too dry and makes him cough more.

Give Calpol night. Seems to dry nose up a bit.

Sleeps propped on his side with 2 pillows under his head.

He also has Manuka honey daily which has just generally made a diference to him.

Hope your wee one improves soon.

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goldilocksandmylittlebear · 13/12/2008 21:56

Thanks louii, at what age can you use a pillow?

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BlueBumedFly · 13/12/2008 21:56

Perhaps see your regular doc on Monday is he still has a temp, seeing as she prob knows his medical history best?

I always think temps are dangerous, having had a baby convulse with a high temp it gives me the heebie jeebies.

Poor little pickle. Is there a chance the poor little boy could be teething at the same time?

louii · 13/12/2008 22:03

DS has always slept better with a pillow for some reason, he was a co-sleeper so slept on my pillow.

You could always put something under mattress to prop it up a bit if you are not comfortable with pillow.

If DS sleeps on his back when he has a cold, you can guarantee he will cough as it all runs down his throat, luckily he mostly sleeps on his side anyway.

Every winter it is the same with him, this is the first year we seem to have figured it out,(touch wood) we could have weeks where he would cough/puke all night, sometimes would sit with him over my shoulder all night.

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goldilocksandmylittlebear · 13/12/2008 22:12

Its exhusting louii isn't it. Fingers crossed for tonight!

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goldilocksandmylittlebear · 13/12/2008 22:25

Louii did you ever get any treatment for the runny nose, my DS often has a clear runny nose during the day but its the night time that it causes most problems.

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louii · 13/12/2008 22:54

It is only over the winter time it happens so just with having a cold etc.
One DR did decide he has Asthma, totally no asthma symptoms whatsoever just said try this medicine, i didnt collect prescription(i am a nurse)as i think he had just run out of ideas.

Oh the other thing i do when he has a cold is no dairy as that makes the muccous situation/runny nose etc worse. He is pretty much dairy free anyway as he was intolerant when younger so wouldn't drink milk.

I swear by the Manuka honey though, he's got it the last two winters and i do feel for some reason it makes a difference.

BlueBumedFly · 13/12/2008 22:57

Louii I was told not to give DD honey till she was 2 as her half sister is anaphylactic to nuts and allergic to loads of other things, have you heard of that before?