The effectiveness of medicated baths in assisting the treatment of infant cough in daily life has been recognized by many parents. They believe that coughing in infants does not require medication, and medication baths can effectively solve it. Can a nine month old baby take a medicinal bath for coughing?
Medicinal bath is a treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine, widely used in the treatment of various diseases. Many mothers have started to have the idea of taking medication baths to relieve cough, trying to avoid the pain of their babies taking medication. In fact, medicinal baths have a certain effect in treating children's cough, but mothers must follow scientific methods to see the effect. If a 9-month-old baby's cough is not particularly severe, medication baths can be used for adjuvant treatment, but it is recommended to choose the correct medication under the guidance of a doctor and use it in the correct way. Do not blindly use it.
Firstly, mothers should choose a medication bath prescription suitable for treating their baby's cough, to ensure that the baby's cough can be alleviated after the medication bath. Secondly, mothers should use the correct medicinal bath method. Generally speaking, medicinal baths can be divided into sitz baths, full body baths, foot baths, etc. If it is used to treat a baby's cough, it is recommended to use a full body bath, and the mother should keep the temperature of the medicinal bath at around 37 degrees Celsius, giving the baby a medicinal bath for at least five days, in order to achieve a significant cough relief effect. After the disappearance of coughing symptoms in infants, treatment should be continued for a few more days to prevent the recurrence of coughing in infants.
If the baby is young or has severe symptoms, medication should be used as the main treatment for cough relief, with medication baths as a supplement, in order to achieve the goal of cough relief. In addition, due to the delicate skin of the baby, mothers should only use the medicinal bath formula under the guidance of a doctor, and should avoid mixing without authorization to avoid causing harm to the baby.
