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Cough In A 1 Year Old (Again)

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bednobs | 20:02 Wed 22nd May 2013 | Health & Fitness
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hi, my one year old has had a cough on and off (mainly on) for about six weeks now She has also been snotty for most of the time. she seems ok in herself. Do i need to take her to the gp, or is this jusy normal childhood stuff?
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no temp by the way
Personally I would take her to your GP, even just to put your mind at rest.

I'm by no means a doctor-botherer (unless you count sqad), but our youngest had a nagging cough and snotty nose for about 4 weeks just before Christmas. GP gave her an antibiotic and it cleared up quickly.

Even normal childhood stuff needs looked at sometimes.

Hope she feels better soon.
I would after 6 weeks. I'm sure it's fine but she's had long enough to fight it now.
Well done for not dashing off at the first sign of a sniffle by the way. That's my kind of parenting. :)
I would take her to the doctors to get her checked out. x
If she is taking her food well, gaining weight and the "snot" is not confined to just one side of the nose, then I see no reason for medical consultation.
If the little one's a little "bunged" up. My health visitor from years ago gave me this tip.
Take a large bath towel and roll it up and tuck it over the cot mattress, (it's to stop the little one sliding down) and place a pillow under the top of the mattress to raise it a little, she said that the upper body being slightly lifted would help to ease the "bunged up ness" I found it worked rather well when my daughter was small - and even she has passed on this tip to her friend for her little girl
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