I have 18 days old baby. He is breastfed with a couple of formula feeds per day. For the past 1-2 days, the baby is coughing during or after feed and sometimes while sleeping also. Is this a matter of concern?

1 Answer

ExpertDr. Minal AcharyaNutritionist1 Year ago

A. dear Mum some amount of cough is normal if baby is otherwise active alert feeding well passing urine 6 to 8 times in 24 hours is gaining adequate weight then do not worry

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