What to take for baby’s cold and cough

Cold and cough in babies may be caused by viral infection, bacterial infection and other factors. With mild symptoms, general care can be taken without special medication. If the symptoms are severe, appropriate anti-infective drugs should be given. At the same time to take symptomatic treatment. 1. Mild symptoms: baby cold and cough caused by viral infections, with a certain self-limiting, mild symptoms generally do not need special medication, the child should ensure that sleep, light diet, and increase the amount of water to promote the body metabolism, speed up the recovery. 2. The more serious symptoms: viral colds are more serious can take antiviral oral solution and other medication; the presence of bacterial colds in children, you can use sensitive bacteria antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, cefaclor and so on. Secondly, the cough is serious with sputum, but also can use aminobromine and other nebulized treatment. Baby cold and cough, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the use of medication.