Kids cough: How long before you go to a doctor?

depends on the cough and how ill they were with it, if they had a temp and seemed unwell id go after a few days, if they arent too unwell i was always told 7 days and see a doctor, for ANYTHING i left my son 5 days he has an ear infection he wasnt particuarly unwell, i just knew he wasnt right, usually best to go with your intuition and i suppose its better to be sent home with the all clear, than not go at all and they get seriously ill x

Take him to the doctor if he has high grade fever, difficulty breathing, coughing with wheezing,fast breathing, turning blue and barking cough. It is important that you should not give him otc antibiotics without checking first with the doctor. There are different generations of antibiotics that correspond with the strain of bacteria. Keep him hydrated to loosen his mucous.

Cured or not a cough lasts about one week. If the cough persists more than a week, then I think it is time to visit a doctor.

For me, I would say within 2-3 days time. If you feel the cough is getting worst, just go see the doctor. At least, get some meds.

I am not a mom yet but if I am now, I think I will be very careful when my child gets sick. I am sure that I will be paranoid even with a single cough. Most people say if a week already passed, then you have to see a doctor to know if there is something serious. But I can't wait a week to have something serious happen before I bring my child. At the first sign of cough, I sure will find myself and my child at the doctor's office.

I only take my kids to the Dr after I've tried everything at home. for a cough I gave them warm salt water to gargle with, milk and garlic, or garlic and ginger. The garlic is a natural antibiotic. I gave lots of water to flush the system out. Maybe his tonsils are infected that is why it didn't heal. A week is a pretty long time to leave it unattended.

If it has not shown improvement in a week's time, you should take him to the doctor. It's better to err on the side of caution, rather than to risk that this is something that will become worse if left untreated. While you may not like the use of antibiotics, there are times when they are necessary. Good doctors won't rush to prescribe an antibiotic these days, because there was such an overuse of them during the past decades (thus, giving rise to "superbugs"); however, they will prescribe when there is a clear need for one. You won't know until you take your son to see the doctor as to whether that is the case.

Usually after a week and still my kid/s is having a bad cough then I will surely take him to the doctor. Sometimes we think it's the usual cough that can be treated with home remedies,but after week when there is no improvement- it is a must to have a proper medication. have a good day jaiho®

Yeah waiting a day or two is wise especially if the symptoms seem to be better. But a week my friend means something is not allowing to go away, so it would be best to do so as soon as you can.

We need to bring the child to the doctor when the cough has been going on for a week already. It could be chronic and could be dangerous for his health.

Hello damned_dle, If your child has been coughing for more than a week then its time to take him to the doctor don't wait for it to leave on its on. I wouldn't take any over the counter medicine this can be a cold but can also be asthma so it's better to check with a doctor.

Try going in a day or so after his situation becoming like this. It may be something more complicated than what you think, I hope everything goes okay.