Coughing

Ok this might be a silly ? but hes never done this before..

Jaykob keeps waking up with this terrible "empty" cough.. IYKWIM? Like a bark? Its hard to explain! lol but it scares the **** out of him and im so worried to put him in his cot, so i have him (in my arms at present) but will prob. take him into our bed ( we co sleep anyway)

So is it just a run of the mill cough? Jaykobs never had a cold or a cough in his 8.5 months of life so this is new to me..

What can I give him for it ? Whats Whooping Cough ( i doubt he has this but curious so may aswell ask all this at once lol)

TIA

Colleen ;)

HI
Colleen, does he have a temperature with the cough? Or did he have a cold leading up to it?
Because I looked up my baby medical book and it says that a cold can caus coughing..if there is fever or he has trouble breathing or looking unwell then take him to the doctor immeadiately..

I agree Colleen, Matilda had croup & it was awful, sounded like a dog barking.... if it continues go to the Dr. HTH!

I just did a seach on whoping cough since Felix has been exposed to it recently and there is even a sound bit to listen to..andthe full list of symtoms..

If not please remove the link..Collen it's whooping cough.net and it's agreat site to explain things..

It sounds to me like it might be a bit of croup Colleen, as that is how our Dr described it to be (he thought Aidyn had a mild case). If Jaykob has any other symptoms with it, its probably best to take him to the Drs...

thanks girl...

No fever or sign of cold ? Just the cough... poor little bugger was barking all night :(

Thanks for that link i will check it out now :)