Patient's question:
Occasionally hiccups (I used to have them too), no fever, everything else is fine. Coughing for 4 days now, the first 2 days I coughed 4-5 times a day, it felt like a diaper change-induced cough. I am breastfeeding, after readjusting the diaper changing position, I stopped coughing while feeding, but I still cough when lying down...Doctor's answer:
From your description, it seems the child's cough is due to catching a cold and fever, not choking on milk. The reason for coughing while lying down is that nasal secretions reflux into the throat (postnasal drip) can irritate the throat and trigger coughing. Whether the children's lung clearing syrup can be given to a three-month-old child depends on its ingredients. If the children's lung clearing syrup you mentioned contains herbs like Platycodon, it can be given. It is recommended to take 1 ml per time, three times a day. If the children's lung clearing syrup you mentioned refers to Fenegan lung clearing syrup, it should not be given to a three-month-old child, as Fenegan lung clearing syrup is discontinued for children under two years old.