Halp!

[credcat7]

two year old with post nasal night cough. What do you guys do? Vicks on feet seems common answer. Does this work? Hylands? Milk and honey? She isn't getting up but poor thing I can't imagine she's really sleeping through this. Either am i

[wordsy]

Humidifier and Zarbee's natural cough syrup. It's awesome.

[wordsy]

Also lots of water and yes, Vicks on feet and I put a small amount on the lower chest when it's really bad.

[riderchik]

Vicks on feet works great. I was a skeptic before but now not so much. And a humidifier always a humidifier.

[daometjing]

I like the Vicks plug ins for congestion. My pedi recommends Zarbees.

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Jan 23, 2015 1:55:15 GMT -5 wordsy said:

Humidifier and Zarbee's natural cough syrup. It's awesome.

I use Zarbees myself. Love it.

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Also, use saline nose spray. I can't use decongestants so my routine mimics a small child's.

Humidifier
Vicks
Saline nose spray
Zyrtec (get clearance and dosage from Dr)

[spooko]

Definitely Vicks on the feet. I didn't believe it and DH tricked me with it and I was really surprised. I'm a believer now. I'd also second the humidifier and a teaspoon of honey. Lots of fluids and a humidifier.

[dontstopbelievin]

I love saline nasal spray. DD doesn't seem to mind it either.

[theseaword]

I've heard recently that Vicks is actually not 100% safe for little kids, even on feet. I'll see if I can dig up the article.

[theseaword]

This is it. Seems like it's not terrible:
www.nbcnews.com/id/28628924/ns/health/t/theres-rub-vicks-might-make-kids-sicker/

[uconn]

Jan 23, 2015 1:52:41 GMT -5 credcat7 said:

two year old with post nasal night cough. What do you guys do? Vicks on feet seems common answer. Does this work? Hylands? Milk and honey? She isn't getting up but poor thing I can't imagine she's really sleeping through this. Either am i

Our pediatrician recommended Benadryl for my DS....but I would not just give it to him unless he had recommended it.  It worked really well to dry him out though, so you may want to ask your Pediatrician what they think.   I found hylands to be useless, and honey will soothe the side effects of constant coughing but in my experience it did nothing to eliminate or reduce coughing. 

[jumpingpuddles]

I agree about the Vicks plug-ins. They are magical.

[iforgotmylogin]

All these plus we recently threw in Johnsons Vapor Bath as well.

[hesterlicious]

They make baby vicks! My doc also says to give them juice before bed. It's heavier than water and not clingy like milk .