Covid cough in young children

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What’s the cough been like in your experience?
DS 3yo has been coughing for the past couple of days. Not too often, and it’s a very mucus sounding cough - I think if he could cough something up a few times it would be gone - and tonight I feel like his chesty sounded a bit rattly before coughing. His voice sounds a little raspy too, but he says his throat doesn’t hurt at all.

No temperature, completely fine and happy in himself, eating as normal, full of energy.
It’s definitely not a continuous cough, but I tend to question everything now!

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Have you had him tested? Lots of respiratory virus, it might be another cough. Mine didn't get I'll with it at all.

Continuous cough...3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hrs = isolation and Covid test.
Rule that out first.

My GP said that coughs are not actually the most common symptom in children. If they are symptomatic, which again, far less common in young kids than they tend to get more cold like symptoms, upset stomach & fever. GP said quite often the fever is very brief, easily treated with calpol & doesn’t come back.. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Guess that’s just what he’s experienced.

My DD had it at 9 months. No cough. Snotty. Fever overnight for a few hours. Went off her food.

I’d probably test OP, especially if they aren’t prone to coughs (which mine really are 😫). I haven’t always isolated after a test for a cough I must admit, I’ve continued to let my kids have a walk up on the moors near our house (it’s unusual if we see anyone). DD1 has cough dominant asthma & heyfever. She coughs all the time. I’ve used my judgement on knowing her coughs for testing. You know your kid & what’s usual & unusual.

DS 13 has an awful cough. Booked him in for PCR yesterday morning and given the option for whole house hold to test at the same time. Negative results came through in less than 24hrs. Saves worrying it might be covid, we can now carry on as normal...

Thanks all for the replies.

It’s just a congested sounding cough - which I had though Covid didn’t give you.

He’s had 2 negative LFTs - and my and partner have both had negative PCRs at the beginning of this week (done for work purposes) so I can’t think he would have it

If anyone has a temp or new continuous cough they need a PCR test. Lateral flows are for asymptomatic testing.