Coughing Only When She Lays Down

Written By: Destiny V.

My 10 month old daughter had been coughing only when I would lay her down to sleep. She would start coughing so much that she would wake herself up.

At first I was really concerned, thinking that she was developing some type of sickness. But she wasn't lethargic, she had a bit of a runny nose, but nothing dipping on the abnormal scale. She by all accounts was totally fine except when I would lay her down to sleep.



After talking to my doctor on the phone, I found she is just having some drainage. Right now it is cold/flu season and the weather is awful. She is just getting a little bit of a runny nose and when she lays down, the drainage is causing her to cough.

My doctor said to take her in if:

Her runny nose gets more persistent, especially if her snot is green or yellow (clear is ok)
She develops a fever
She loses her appetite
She is lethargic
She starts coughing more during the day

Please don't take this like I am a doctor or anything, it's just my experience!