bad cough in infant

My DD had an ear infection about 4 weeks ago. We gave her an anti-biotic
and she got over it. But she still has congestion and a pretty bad cough
at night.

It will usually wake her up. Sometimes every 1/2 hr. The doctor said to
give her baby doses of Vicks or Robitussin. She spis up the Vicks and
the Robitussin makes her throw-up so neither is effective.

They won't let us bring her in unless we give her these medicines for 3
days straight.

Is it normal for a 10month old to cough like this for so long? We're going
on 4weeks of coughing now. We live in Chicago and it's pretty cold up here
but I can't imagine this to be something that the doctor should take so
lightly.

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My DD had an ear infection about 4 weeks ago. We gave her an anti-biotic
and she got over it. But she still has congestion and a pretty bad cough
at night.

Have her checked for bronchiolitis.

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*They won't let us bring her in unless we give her these medicines for 3
*days straight.

OK, first of all, coughing after a respiratory infection can linger for
ages and ages. That being said, I quoted the most important part of your
post here, as you can see.... You are a concerned parent. They won't "let"
you bring her in? They will not address your concerns? You don't need that
kind of crap! Find a pediatrician who will see your child. If my
pediatrician's office literally refused to see my child unless I gave a
certain medicine for three days, and they hadn't even seen the child for
that particular complaint yet, they'd be sooooo fired.


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On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 02:25:07 -0600, wrote:

It will usually wake her up. Sometimes every 1/2 hr. The doctor said
to give her baby doses of Vicks or Robitussin. She spis up the Vicks
and the Robitussin makes her throw-up so neither is effective.

A cough that is waking her up every half hour is a significant concern,
and the doctor who doesn't consider loaning you a nebulizer for
breathing treatments (or one who says 'don't come in for three days') is
not the right doctor for her.

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My DD had an ear infection about 4 weeks ago. We gave her an anti-biotic
and she got over it. But she still has congestion and a pretty bad cough
at night.

It will usually wake her up. Sometimes every 1/2 hr. The doctor said to
give her baby doses of Vicks or Robitussin. She spis up the Vicks and
the Robitussin makes her throw-up so neither is effective.

They won't let us bring her in unless we give her these medicines for 3
days straight.



They won't LET you bring her in? If it were me, I would get a new doc. This
seems dumb advice. For one thing, a mom knows their kid and their kid's
sickness meter better than the doc. AFAIK cold medicines treat symptoms. I
do not see how taking cough medicine would make your child any better.

Is it normal for a 10month old to cough like this for so long? We're
going
on 4weeks of coughing now. We live in Chicago and it's pretty cold up
here
but I can't imagine this to be something that the doctor should take so
lightly.

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My DD had an ear infection about 4 weeks ago. We gave her an anti-biotic
and she got over it. But she still has congestion and a pretty bad cough
at night.

It will usually wake her up. Sometimes every 1/2 hr. The doctor said to
give her baby doses of Vicks or Robitussin. She spis up the Vicks and
the Robitussin makes her throw-up so neither is effective.

They won't let us bring her in unless we give her these medicines for 3
days straight.

Is it normal for a 10month old to cough like this for so long? We're
going
on 4weeks of coughing now. We live in Chicago and it's pretty cold up
here
but I can't imagine this to be something that the doctor should take so
lightly.


Our son had a similar problem. Persistent cough following an ear infection.
Our doctor prescribed a round of steroids for an upper repertory infection.
One week later we did another round (first provided no relief) of the
steroid.
Also prescribed a neulizer with pulmacourt once a day (after we finished the
oral steroid)
and albuteral 2-3 times per day. Our sons cough was persistent, but not
every half hour.
Vicks and robitussin are symptom relievers, not cures. You do whatever you
want, but I would be livid if my
pedi treated my son as yours has been treated.

I have a friend who's son had a long time cough. His pedi said this cough
was caused by
allergy drainage and told the parents to give Triaminic. They can the baby
this for
4-5 weeks and the cough went away.

If your girl has wheezing or sounds congested...I'd get another opinion.
jo

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My DD had an ear infection about 4 weeks ago. We gave her an anti-biotic
and she got over it. But she still has congestion and a pretty bad cough
at night.

It will usually wake her up. Sometimes every 1/2 hr. The doctor said to
give her baby doses of Vicks or Robitussin. She spis up the Vicks and
the Robitussin makes her throw-up so neither is effective.

Have they checked for whooping cough?

--Helen