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Baby Started With Cold, Cough And Fever. Fever Gone, Prescribed Tixylix, Azi Antibiotic. Suggestion?
My 21 months baby started with cold,then cough,fever. It has been 5 days,fever has gone but he coughs severely at night.at day coughing is not that frequent. He is not eating, except breastmilk. Doc has prescribed tixylix, azi antibiotic. also he is being given asthalin nebulization twice a day(3 day course). how many days will he take to recover & will breast milk be sufficient.
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Fri, 5 Jul 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for your query on Healthcare Magic.
Cough usually take time to decrease.
Use the medication as prescribed by the doctor.
Is there any wheezing or hurried breathing?
If the cough is persisting, consult the pediatrician for reexamination and medication advise.
Hope I have answered your query.
Regards.
Thank you for your query on Healthcare Magic.
Cough usually take time to decrease.
Use the medication as prescribed by the doctor.
Is there any wheezing or hurried breathing?
If the cough is persisting, consult the pediatrician for reexamination and medication advise.
Hope I have answered your query.
Regards.
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The antibiotic she has been given is likely azithromycin and exactly what I would give for bronchitis, which we are seeing a lot of right now. It will still take a week or more before the cough goes away so keep up the breathing treatments as prescribed also.
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
No breast milk is not sufficient for a 21 month old. He requires much higher calories than that is contained in breast milk. I appreciate that you are breast feeding your baby. Continue to breastfeed till 24 months atleast.
Monitor for danger signs like poor feeding, vomiting, loss of consciousness etc.
Monitor for rapid breathing, chest indrawing, abnormal sound while breathing (stridor). If any such problem is there take him back to the doctor immediately.
Also consult your doctor if your baby is not improving or continues to have fever.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatric
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
No breast milk is not sufficient for a 21 month old. He requires much higher calories than that is contained in breast milk. I appreciate that you are breast feeding your baby. Continue to breastfeed till 24 months atleast.
Monitor for danger signs like poor feeding, vomiting, loss of consciousness etc.
Monitor for rapid breathing, chest indrawing, abnormal sound while breathing (stridor). If any such problem is there take him back to the doctor immediately.
Also consult your doctor if your baby is not improving or continues to have fever.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatric
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