Features of treatment for cough during breastfeeding

Treatment of cough during breastfeeding is very laborious, as a large number of drugs during this period is prohibited. A woman, coughing, runs the risk of infecting a baby with an infectious or viral disease. But is everything as unambiguous as it seems? Is it worth stopping lactation and how can you cough cough during breastfeeding?

Features of treatment

There are certain nuances in the therapy, they are that:

• a woman needs to constantly contactwith the baby;
• it is forbidden to take most drugs;
• is not clear the cause of unpleasant symptoms.

So, let's start with the fact that my mother constantly needs to take care of the baby, to contact him. So that the child does not become infected, feed him and soothe, it is recommended in a mask. Change the mask every 30 minutes. If the guests came to the house, after their leaving to ventilate the room.

Indeed, only a few medicines are allowed for use by women who are breastfeeding. These funds are considered conditionally safe, that is, they can not harm the baby's body.

Cough can be of a different nature, occur when exposed to allergens or appear against a viral or catarrhal disease. While the cause of the appearance of a cough will not be established to treat it is meaningless.

On the video - what medicines should be used:

There are general recommendations that should be observed for women when taking medication:

1. Do not exceed the allowable dosage.
2. Do not increase the duration of treatment.
3. Do not use unknown tools.
4. Read the instructions before starting the medication.
5. Do not use lozenges or lozenges( they may cause an allergy in the baby).
6. Do not combine several drugs at the same time.

In general, the rules are simple and understandable: a woman must first consult with a doctor, after starting treatment, compulsorily observing all the recommendations of a specialist.

The use of medicines should be monitored by the doctor, otherwise the child may experience undesirable side effects in the form:

• of a local allergic reaction( rash on the skin);
• nausea, vomiting, signs of poisoning;
• increased body temperature, impaired metabolism.

It is difficult for a doctor to predict how a particular drug will affect the baby's body, for this reason, it is not worthwhile to "experiment on a baby", going back to cure a cough with one or another remedy whose reception is not coordinated with the doctor.

Treatment of a wet cough

A wet cough is one in a process that coughs up phlegm, while treating it prescribes drugs that do not suppress cough, and those that promote sputum coughing, coughing.

There are several medicines that will help cope with such a cough, they are referred to as:

1. Syrup Girbion.
   

   A good tool created on natural components.

2. Syrup Doctor Taise.

These medicines do not contain substances that could have a negative impact on the condition of a woman and her child.

Drugs can be part of complex therapy, often used in the treatment of cough, caused by infectious or inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system.

This and another syrup contains an extract of plantain, it helps to sputum, facilitates this process and has a powerful expectorant effect. Syrups are used in courses.

Syrup Doctor Taise exists night and daytime, and there is also a sugar-free variation, for those who suffer from diabetes.

The only contraindication to the use of Girbion and Doctor Tise is hypersensitivity. But if a woman is breastfeeding, she should carefully monitor the skin condition of the baby, as it may show signs of an allergy.

There is one more syrup that has a powerful expectorant effect - it's Gedadylix, it contains an extract of ivy leaves. Use Gedelix is ​​not recommended in the presence of hypersensitivity to components.

Folk remedies

• Radish with honey. Vegetables are cut in half, remove the middle and fill it with honey. Put in the refrigerator for 8 hours. After a portion of the drink radish juice with honey. Such a remedy is effective against a wet cough, but with prolonged use it can cause allergies.
  

  Very good home-made fast food

• Onion decoction. In a small saucepan, 2-3 pre-shredded bulbs are placed and filled with milk. After boil the onions for 20 minutes, until they are completely soft, after the broth cool and take 1 tbsp.spoon 3-4 times a day.
  

  Used less often due to a strong odor

Dry cough: treatment

If you suffer from attacks of dry cough, then to cope with them will help Prospan, it is available in the form of syrup and tablets. The drug has a complex effect on the body, helps:

1. Cope with coughing attacks.
2. Relieve sputum discharge.
3. Decrease the severity of spasm.

Syrup is used in courses, but do not forget that it has a number of contraindications, they include:

• children under 1 year;
• hypersensitivity;
• alcoholism and other conditions in which alcohol-based medication is not recommended.

Treatment with syrup can lead to allergies, for this reason it is taken with caution.

Ambroxol is also available in the form of a suspension, nominally approved during lactation. But treatment with its use should be done with caution.

Contraindications Ambroxol is:

1. Hypersensitivity.
2. Pregnancy in the 1st trimester.

Suspension can lead to unpleasant side effects:

• nausea;
• heartburn;
• vomit;
• of allergic reactions of various types.

In rare cases, Ambroxol is the cause of anaphylactic shock. Therefore, people with a tendency to allergic reactions should use the medicine with caution or combine it with taking antihistamines.

Folk remedies

There are several proven recipes that will help get rid of bouts of dry cough:

1. Milk and cedar cones. Cedar cone is immersed in milk and boiled for 30 minutes. After the resulting medicine is filtered and taken portionwise. On 1-2 tbsp.spoons before each meal.
   

   Such a tool can be industrial production

2. Pine cones on a water bath . Pine cones pour water, bring them to a boil, leave to languish in a water bath for 15-20 minutes. Then filter and cool to room temperature. Take 5-6 times a knock.
   

   Sole tool is used extremely rarely because of the taste qualities of

You can mix milk with honey and add to it a decoction of pine buds. So the taste of the medicine will get better, and drinking it will be more pleasant.

Komarovsky's opinion

Eugene Olegovich gives simple advice to nursing mothers who suffer from coughing attacks, he recommends:

• normalize the temperature in the room;
• moisten the air to make it easier to breathe;
• to carry out inhalations with eucalyptus;
• use warming ointments.

On the video - detailed information about the opinion of Komarovsky:

To breathe it became easier to normalize the room temperature and humidity. On a regular basis, use inhalations with eucalyptus and use ointments that have a warming effect.

Inhalations with eucalyptus are simple in performance, you should buy essential oil from the pharmacy, drop a few drops into a glass with boiling water and breathe over it.

Ointments will help to facilitate the process of sputum evacuation, expand the blood vessels in the bronchial region and facilitate breathing. They have a local effect, so they have virtually no contraindications, and the body can not be harmed by the body.

But if cough treatment with drugs and folk remedies does not bring the desired result, then it is worthwhile to repeatedly contact the doctor for correction of therapy.