First and foremost - baby is perfectly safe!

The filmtabs are the right stuff - but what it took me a couple of calls to find out is that they will make you feel even worse for a few days.

The cough can linger for a long while but after 5 days on the tabs you will no longer be contagious.

Let anyone you have been in contact with since you first started showing flu symptoms know, especially if they have contact with very young children.

Finally yes, dairy products can make you a bit more phlegmy. Try instead some honey in hot water with a bit of cinnamon. But dont torture yourself - the cough will do that enough!