baby coughing 4am - pick him up or no?

bmx4 · June 2009

mr bmx4 and I are having a disagreement on what to do.

The baby is either permantly congested or has allergies. Regardless, he has started coughing every morning around 4am. It is a phlegm-y cough and sometimes he goes back to bed and sometimes he wakes up (for the day) if he coughs long enough. There doesn't seem to be any immediate danger - there's no weezing, he doesn't cry, we have a video monitor to see him, we go in his room to watch him, etc. He has a dr appointment in a week or so (regular appointment) and we will be addressing this then (has already been seen once about it and the drs aren't sure what is wrong but they are not concerned about his lungs).

One of wants to go in and pick/wake him up and give him a bottle (since he's only 6 months old and can't get himself a glass of water, should help with the coughing) and the other one wants to wait to see if he goes back to bed/only pick him up if the cough sounds dangerous and/or baby cries (doesn't want to "train" the baby to eat at 4am).

What is your point of view on this?

Miss.Modular · June 2009

uhh sickness/coughing/being overall uncomfortable = pick him up. this isn't a baby trying to get your attention, he is sick (or something similar)

his4evr04 · June 2009

I would pick him up. DD has been coughing alot too and I think its allergies. I agree with Mod.

KathrynMD · June 2009

DD has had a cold for over a month now. She coughs ALOT, and sometimes wakes herself up. She can normally get back to sleep on her own - in a minute or two. If she has a real coughing fit or can't go back to sleep, I will get up and feed her - but this only happens 1 or 2x a night and she's back to sleep in about 10 minutes.

bmx4 · June 2009

thank you for your replies!

I wondered if "popular opinion" would side with me or the husband Smile

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