How Do You Sooth An Infants Cough Without Medicine?
Because small babies are unable to take cough medicine, parents must rely primarily on tender loving care to soothe their baby’s cold symptoms. However, here are a few tips which coupled with TLC, can make baby’s cold experience a bit more tolerable. Give baby a warm bath with Johnson & Johnson Soothing Vapors body wash. The warm bath will calm your baby and the vapors will help to clear baby’s congestion. Apply Vick’s BabyRub Soothing Ointment to baby’s chest, neck, and back. I also like to rub the ointment on baby’s feet and then cover them with warm socks. I’m not sure why it works, but it always seems to help suppress my baby’s cough. Be sure to use the BabyRub formula as the regular Vick’s Rub is unsafe for children under the age of 2. Use a “cool mist” humidifier or bring baby into the bathroom when you shower. The steam from both methods helps to clear baby’s congestion. Warm mist humidifiers should be avoided in homes with young children due to the possibly of burns. Use saline
