3 months baby cough in the process of drinking milk, may be irritating cough, swallowing milk too quickly, cold and flu and other factors, according to the cause of the choice of temporary observation, medication and other methods of relief.
1. irritating cough: baby in the process of breastfeeding, there may be a transient choking phenomenon, and then there will be irritating cough symptoms, belong to the self-protection behavior, to prevent the milk choking to the depth of the trachea, generally no treatment, can be temporarily observed.
2. Swallowing milk too quickly: the baby in the case of excessive hunger, may be because of the milk too quickly, too fast, so the milk out of the speed of fast, breathing and swallowing action is not coordinated, thus choking and lead to coughing, can be temporarily observed or back patting treatment.
3. Cold and flu: 3 months baby age is still relatively small, if this time do not pay attention to warmth, it is easy because of cold and flu, thus cough symptoms. Often caused by viral infections, generally do not need to use antiviral drugs, if secondary bacterial infections, can follow the doctor’s instructions with cefixime, amoxicillin and other antibiotic treatment.
If your 3-month-old baby has a cough that does not subside during breastfeeding, or is accompanied by other symptoms, you should go to the hospital and get a clear picture of the cause and give it targeted treatment.