toddler coughing at night only any advice?

[milkyman]

he is 2 yrs old and has a minor cold but when he lies down he coughs all night - any advice

prop the bed up at the headboard, a humidifier, Vicks on the soles of feet with socks on top, olbas oil on a hanky are all things I do

thanks, tried propping the bed but he slides to the bottom of cot! how do you prop it?

Use an extra pillow. Turn down/off the radiator and give him warmer bedding.

a pillow under the mattress?

I agree with everything said but if it persists despite following the advice I would take him to the gp. DD had similar symptoms and she was given an inhaler.

Mine does the same - has a couple of coughing fits every night, sometimes waking him. Today I am changing all his bedding, hoovering every inch and airing out his room, but watching with interest!

i think my ds cough is caused hy the extra mucus as a result of his cold, i heard onions work?!

Pineapple juice is good.
Does he have a pillow? You need to raise his head.

no, he tends to wriggle about so much at night, so not sure he'd stay on a pillow.

Sometimes a night cough can be a symptom of asthma. I would get it checked out.

even if it only happens when he has a cold and lasts only for a couple of nights?

No idea but lurking as dd has exactly the same.
It sounds really Mucas-ey, and her chest rattles in the day, but no coughing.. I haven't got round to taking her to the drs

Hi, I would also say that if it's a regular thing when your child has a child, I'd get it checked out. In dealing with it just now, i agree with advice you've received already. My DS who is now 6, has an inhaler. He only needs to use it 2 or 3 times a year when he gets a cold (goes straight to his chest). Saying that, I've been coughing loads recently at night and I usually have no chest problems at all.