6 month old making herself cough?

Question

My 6 month old makes herself cough... is this normal or is she maybe trying to clear her throat of something. It kinda scares me cause she will do it till she starts gagging.I know she likes to gag herself she thinks it's like the funniest thing, so do you think she is maybe doing this just because she likes to gag???

Answer 1

My 6 month old started doing this also but he's doing it for the sole purpose of getting my attention, he's earned the nick name Conman b/c of it (his name is Connor).

Answer 2

I don't know what you mean by she makes herself cough. If she's coughing, she has to cough. Or she's "fake" coughing for attention. My little brother used to do this. Everytime he coughed everyone would oooh and ahh over him so he kept doing it for attention.  

Answer 3

iv got a 7 and half month baby boy and he also does it all the time i think he finds it funny and likes the attention it gets him so don't worry about it. my friends babies do it too so it must be normal

Answer 4

my daughter used to fake cough when she was a little younger than that. She's 8 months now and coughs for no reason. It's harmless. Especially if she thinks it's funny, she's probably doing it on purpose. Also, if she's teething, that makes them drool ALOT and they sometimes choke on that extra spit in their mouths which causes them to cough and then gag.

Answer 5

She might like to do it because it gets attention!  My niece did that all the time, and when my son started doing the same I tried my best not to react and encourage him.  It's hard, though, when we're so wary of choking.

If she's just started doing it all of the sudden, and is doing it all of the time, it's probably worth a quick trip to the doctor to make sure she hasn't lodged something in her throat that is irritating but not blocking the airway.

My guess, though, is that she's experimenting with the different noises and sensations that she can make, and has discovered that people always seem to pay extra attention for the cough noises.  Can't blame her, really!

Answer 6

LOL....my daughter did the same thing, she did it for the immediate reaction I gave her. The first time she did it, she was really coughing, and of course, I looked to see if she was okay. My daughter caught on fast to that, she knows that I will look at her every time she does it, to make sure she is okay. She gets the biggest kick out of it. This is actually pretty normal, and a social milestone, she is learning new ways to socially interact. I cough...mommy  makes a big deal over me :)  I ended up appreciating the cuteness of it. good luck

Answer 7

Thats possible..she is realizing that her voice can do different things, as long as you dont think she is hurting herself then she should be fine and grow out of it soon enough :)

My daughter used to do it as well, it used to freak me out until i realized that she was doing it to get my attention kinds like "look mommy, i can do neat things with my voice!" :)