5 month old with chesty cough

[PinkTulips]

ds has just come down with the horrible phlegmy, chesty cough that dd and i are just getting over.

is there anything i can give him/ do for him to make him feel better? he's miserable poor thing and i feel horrible. i have nelsons sootha but it says from 1 year which i presume is because of the honey... although the pharmacist gave it to dd at 10 months and said it would be safe.

bump.... please don't say theres nothing i can do for the poor little dude

aw poor little one - try to elevate the head of the cot so when he sleeps the mucous can drain a bit ...
Olbas oil on a hanky in the cot to try to clear his chest
Also run a sink full of really really hot water and put 10 - 12 drops of olbas oil in and then shut the door for 10 mins before LO has a bath - the steam with the olbas can help loosed mucous
Snot sucker to remove mucous from nose and to stop him swallowing yucky stuff

If it is persistent a dose of antibiotics may be needed but try this stuff first - also medised at night to dry up the snot and if feverish calpol in the day

thanks taylormama... will dash to the chemists for some olbas oil now, hadn't even thought of that

Pink - agree with taylormama, raise the head of his cot or put towels under the mattress so that he is laid at an angle.

I found Olbas oil too strong so try Karvol which is made for kids - I put in on Molly's cot sheet near her nose.

Also, can you put a bowl of water near the radiator so that when the heating is on, the water evaporates into mild steam so that he's not breathing 'dry' air? This worked for Molly.

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