Fake baby cough

[warpig3]

The piglet has developed (or perhaps discovered) a fake baby cough. I am convinced its not a real cough and that she has just discovered it. Just like the day last week when she discovered she could squeak, it was really cute for the first 5 mins but after an hour or two the novelty wore off.

I have given her some Calcough just as a precaution but cant think what else to do. There is no 'substance' in the cough, she just sticks her tongue out (like you do) and coughs (rather pathetically I might add), her chest is clear and her breathing fine and she brings no sputum up.

Any ideas?

Thanks
warpig and faker

[Lakitu]

I have no ideas about what to do but I can honestly say that is the cutest question ever! Squeak! Awwww x

[warpig3]

No, no, Lakitu, not the squeaking again, pleaseeeeee!

[bigmamma]

Awww , bless , hee , just look at the amount of fake cough babes on youtube , perfectly normal :-) xxxxx

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WXklKZf1GHQ

[Lakitu]

Is there a you tube of a baby squeak?? That's seriously the sweetest things I've heard about in ages! Awww

[warpig3]

LOL bigmamma, thats brilliant! The piglets' one isnt even as convincing as that!

Will show her that link so she knows what the competition is like, the little faker!

Hope all is well with you BM.

[sara3]

warpig, you have a baby with a wicked sense of humour. she is so laughing at you!!

[warpig3]

Lakitu, like I say it was cute for a bit but it was delivered at such a pitch that only dogs could have heard it (and me, woof, woof).

Sara, you could be right, she is a little minx!

[jno]

she's probably just practising, as you say. However, I do plenty of coughing myself that doesn't produce sputum and just means I have a tickle in my throat; I suppose babies do the same.

[andy-hughes]

I think this is a normal part of baby development - it depends what you do about it.

When babies learn to do anything, parents are thrilled - this includes saying 'Mama', 'Dada', and baby soon learns that doing this new thing gets a great reaction.

Exactly the same applies to coughing - baby finds Mum and Dad pay attention, so it's cool to do it over and over again.

It is just part of development, nothing to worry about, and the novelty will soon wear off.

Wait 'til she finds her ears!

[warpig3]

I hope the novelty does wear off Andy, but what next????? I swear she saves her f@rts just for me and she has found her ears, I swear if she had the strength she would pull them off and eat them as it hasnt quite dawned on her that they are part of her.

[firewatch]

try and save this thread for when she is older LOL!
One of friends babies went through a phase of pulling peoples hair, the longer the better in his books!
I'm sure she will grow out of it, give her time.

[bigmamma]

Tee hee , warpig , how cute , what a nice thread :-) xxxxx

[redcrx]

haha, Little CRX went through a fake cough stage. It was OK and we ignored it in the main but one day he managed to get into a tub of sudocrem and eat some. Whilst i was on phone to NHS direct they were asking various questions and one was has he choked or started coughing.

I say no and all you can hear over the phone is little CRX fake coughing and giggling over and over again.

Im amazed the social services werent at my door within minutes.

just leave her to it, shes just discovering what gets reactions and what doesnt and also how to make noises etc. Its cute

[bigmamma]

Hi redcrx , happy birthday to littlecrx hun :-) xxxx

http://www.xcomment.com/g1/img/mickey_happy_bi rthday092407094841.gif

[I Love Snow]

Is this what i have to look forward to? I thought it was bad enough with my husband faking the 'man flu' !

[daffy654]

My 5 month old grandson does exactly the same thing,if you cough back at him he does it again,its so cute :-)

[redcrx]

ILS if a fake cough is worse than manflu then youre in for a fun ride :)

I hope you are doing OK hun x

[I Love Snow]

Hi red, Going into hospital in just under 4 weeks to get induced. If that fails then its a section but i really don't care. At least i can see an end to it now.