When do you take a cough to the doctor?

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Me and Ds1 have had a bad cough for about 2 weeks/ maybe a bit less for me, longer for him. It is intermittent - not all the time, but when it happens it feels wheezy and deep-down iyswim.

I thought it was probably viral but today I feel quite ill with it, like hot/coldish and sick.

I wondered if it might be a chest infection rather than a virus, and need some A/b's to kick it into touch? Don't think we're likely to get a Dr appt this afternoon anyway and don't really want to hang waround in waiting room with even iller people if we can get away with it.

Any thoughts? Ds seems Ok if tired by it.

yes go t o docs there is so much about at the mo. How old is ds? I got ds tixylix cough and colds thats good. Is it a dry cough or chesty? Jus go see doc on monday and in mean time try anything that is cough and cold mixture. Where in kent do you live by the way? I am originally from kent

If ds is younger than 3 months I would go to the docs after a day or two of coughing, and asap if I thought there was difficulty breathing.

With an older child, I'd say you should be going to the docs after say a week ?

It would depends alot on how much it seemed to be upsetting them and if there were any other symptoms.

I'm sure you've already tried it but putting the bed on a tilt and sitting in warm steamy bathroom usually helps my little ones.

Thanks so much - just a quick answer, I'm ill with chest infection, horrible, couldn't get out of bed yesterday...

I think I'll take him on Monday - it's chesty, like mine, but he isn't hot etc.

He's four btw. Ds2 is fine