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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 7 month old is on week 2 of having a bad, phlegmy cough. Frequent coughing fits are waking her up at night and keeping her up and it doesn’t seem to be getting better at all. Doctor says no need to come in unless it lasts for over three weeks or she has trouble breathing. Very slightly runny nose but otherwise no fever or other symptoms present.

She started daycare a few weeks ago - is this just life with a baby in daycare?? Any way I can give her relief except for humidifier, frequent steam rooms (with shower), holding her upright, extra fluids and saline solution/snot sucking? [/quote]

Unfortunately, colds are par for the course in a group care setting.  in addition to everything you’re doing you can also sit in a steamy shower for as long as you can take it. It helps clear up their cough.

However, with rSVPing so prevalent and spreading wildly this year, I suggest to go see your pediatrician.[/quote]

But can anything be done for RSV? Going to the doc is waste, no?

Obviously, if idifficult breathing happens it's  a trip to the ER (as with anything - flu, covid, pneumonia, bronchitis), but this is just another virus with no antibiotics, vaccine, or cure. Just a waiting game and tylenol to treat the symptoms and take the edge off.
And nothing in Op's post mentions red flags like breathing difficulties, unusual lethargy, dehydration, or any other serious symptoms. [/quote]

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