What to do if your baby coughs and spits up

The baby cough spit up, if the choking caused by the physiological reasons, the baby prone, parents pat the back so that the milk out; if the respiratory tract infection caused by coughing, spitting up, parents need to symptomatic care, comply with the doctor’s orders to use ibuprofen and other medication. 1. Physiological reasons: the baby’s throat is not well developed, drinking milk swallowed too fast easily triggered choking, choking, coughing and severe stimulation of the throat triggered by spitting up, this time you need to avoid holding the baby, you can let the baby prone in the parent’s lap, pat the baby’s back, so that the milk out, to avoid choking coughing into the lungs. 2. Respiratory tract infection: often accompanied by fever, coughing up phlegm, etc., due to inflammation stimulation triggered by the baby coughing, spitting up. If the fever does not exceed 38.5 ℃, parents can reduce the baby clothes, lower room temperature to help reduce fever, humidification of indoor air to relieve cough. If the fever exceeds 38.5 ℃, follow the doctor’s advice to use ibuprofen to reduce fever. Therefore, depending on the cause of coughing and spitting up, the treatment measures are different. If it is caused by disease, parents need to closely monitor the baby’s temperature, spirit, symptoms and other conditions, and consult a doctor promptly if necessary. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.