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What Causes Cough In The Small Baby?

My little girl is 6 weeks old, she acts like she can t catch her breathe sometimes after she eats and sometimes when she wakes up. Every now and then she will cough and act like something is stuck in her throat. It also sounds a little raspy when she cries. The last few days she will start crying and won t stop, even when we try to give her a bottle when its time for her to eat. She makes herself sick crying also. Will it be ok to wait a few weeks till her appoinment or do I need to go ahead and take her? She also is not eating like she normally does.
Mon, 27 Mar 2017
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As you have mentioned that she starts coughing on giving feed, it may be due to faulty feeding technique as the feed may get into trachea and she tries to cough it out. Pl check the consistency of milk, temp and the hole of nipple as large hole may thrust initial large amount in mouth. However such a small child should be given breast feed only if there is no absolute contraindication.
Also I presume that her upper air way is normal and there is no such issue as partial choanal atresia. Also rule out gastroesophagal reflux most probably 'H' type which can be the culprit.

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What Causes Cough In The Small Baby?

As you have mentioned that she starts coughing on giving feed, it may be due to faulty feeding technique as the feed may get into trachea and she tries to cough it out. Pl check the consistency of milk, temp and the hole of nipple as large hole may thrust initial large amount in mouth. However such a small child should be given breast feed only if there is no absolute contraindication. Also I presume that her upper air way is normal and there is no such issue as partial choanal atresia. Also rule out gastroesophagal reflux most probably H type which can be the culprit.