Faking?

haylo33

Started over the weekend, LO keeps coughing. No other symptoms besides being a royal grouch yesterday. My nephew also has a cough but I figured if DS caught something, he would have other symptoms. My MIL keeps saying "that is such a fake cough". I don't know if he is mimicking but it seems to happen too much for that.

MerryLove

Is he drooling a lot? It's common for the babes to cough because of all the spit they are collecting. That's the case with us.

bridetobe9132013

My DD has been doing this for awhile. She smiles while doing it. I think she likes the feeling and sound of it.

kendy20

DD was doing this and I also thought she was doing it because she wanted attention, I'd put her down she would start coughing, picked her up and she would stop. Little stinker ;-).

Katzalia

Yep. What pp have said. LO has discovered this is a fun sound to make, and thinks it's hilarious when someone else coughs or sneezes, and will sometimes mimic. I'm considering it social play unless she has other symptoms.

THD7580

haylo33 said:

Started over the weekend, LO keeps coughing. No other symptoms besides being a royal grouch yesterday. My nephew also has a cough but I figured if DS caught something, he would have other symptoms. My MIL keeps saying "that is such a fake cough". I don't know if he is mimicking but it seems to happen too much for that.

Yep it's a sign of teething our pedi said. It's the spit collecting at the back of their throats. DS does this all the time and we crack up because before I asked about it we would say faker! Good to know though!

jenb_99

DS learned to fake cough at exactly 6 months, after DH and I shared bad case of bronchitis. Babies at this age love to mimic, esp if it gets them a response.

haylo33

Thanks for the info. I thought it might be too much drool but ya never know. Babies are so smart, I don't give him enough credit

Marcella05

I made a fake cough noise at my son 3 weeks ago and then laughed. He thought it was funny and started laughing, too. For the next 2 weeks, he fake coughed and eventually the fake cough turned into fake laughing. He just loved it.