07 Dec Is your little one frequently experiencing coughs and colds 

Wondering what you can do to help your baby breathe better and clear their chest colds without antibiotics

With the changing weather within each day, it’s no surprise that many little ones constantly have runny noses and chesty coughs. Many parents would report that baby seems to have recurrent runny noses and chesty coughs with the changing temperatures over the day and week. Often babies don’t have a fever with the runny nose and would not need any medications for their runny nose.

However, sometimes the runny nose ends up being chest infections and fevers that require medications such as Panadol and antibiotics. Having recurrent chest infections and needing to take antibiotics repeatedly is not ideal for baby’s general wellbeing and development over time. As such it is best to be able to prevent a upper respiratory tract infection like a runny nose from becoming a lower respiratory tract infection like chest infections or pneumonia. This is when Chest Physiotherapy can make a big difference for your little one!

Chest Physiotherapy for babies is a specialised area of Paediatric Physiotherapy, it involves helping baby to take deep breaths to open their airways and helping baby to shift and clear the secretions in their lungs. Here at My Favourite Physio, our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists are trained in Chest Physiotherapy for babies and children. The strategies and techniques used for babies and toddlers are different to those used for adults because babies are not able to follow instructions to take deep breaths like adults. Babies require parents and carers to help with Chest Physiotherapy for them to clear their chest and avoid chest infections. Performing regular Chest Physiotherapy each day can help keep your baby’s lungs and airways clear so they can breathe better and experience decreased episodes of chest infections and reduce the need for medications. 

To find out more about Chest Physiotherapy and if Chest Physiotherapy is suitable for your child, ring My Favourite Physio on (02) 9790 4233 to speak to one of our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists today!