do you have any tickly cough remedies if there is such a thing...poor dd

[papaya]

poor thing cant stop coughing when she lays down, have raised matress, tried hot steamy water, cough mixture(what a load of crap that is) the second she lays down she is coughing to the point of nearly being sick ....she evens coughs all through the night in her sleep and has woken up a couple of times with sick on matress

please any advice? should i buy a humidifier do you think that will help? she has been like this for nearly 3 weeks now bless her

according to my spanish gp yesterday an onion cut in half works wonders for a cough and cold!!!!!

what do i do with it Nemo?Just cut it and leave it in her room? I will try anything!

oh yes please tell me fed up of my dh keeping me awake with the same thing.

we use bioforce ivy-thyme drops (add to milk or juice)
and spoonfuls of manuka honey
works a treat everytime ds gets a cough, and works on any type of cough.

thanks gloworm problem is DD 13 mo, have just googled and it says the ivy thyme stuff is from 2yo onwards

there are some homeopathic remedies you can use.
think aconite is one...

hmmmm, now i have just found a website that says just half the adult dose for children! DO you think its ok to give 13mo old? thanks for your help

we used away at it at 1 yr old.
But obviously lots of people will wait until age 2, I can only give my opinion!

bioforce used to say "half adult dose" on all of their remedies that were suitable for children, if you read any of Jan DeVries books they all say that.

A few years ago they had to change the label to say "over 2yrs" due to new EU laws. they say that Because someone under 2 cannot speak, you should not treat them with herbal remedies at home without talking to GP first (in case you miss something serious)...if all that nakes sense!

(I own a health shop and am a nutritionist) and we have used lots of bioforce remedies from a few months old. our children are 2 and 4 and have never had antibiotics and rarely needed to see GP. I'm fairly sure its due tp the various herbal remedies they get.

if you need any more help just ask.

one cube of her fav jelly dissolved in hot water will coat and soothe. Wll work better tahn most cough remidies.

Dig out your steam sterilisot and fill it half full of water leave it on, well out of reach. Alternitavily dry your washing in her room or leave damp towles over the radiator.