Help for my son's cough please

Thanks you for your gracious response. You sound experienced with this. I did read your post in reference to a little girl my son's age who was on many antibiotics. My son has never had one however, something we have been grateful for. The only thing he did receive was one round of immunizations as a child which he reacted to. He had cyclical fevers that lasted approximately one year where he would get a high fever for 3-4 days and be very lethargic (no other symptoms). Doctors said it was not vaccine related but I was beginning with Homeopathy and knew enough to stop. I treated him with the DPT remedy and after two cycles it disapeared. After that he would get colds like any other child and they would proceed uneventfully. Only once did he get a double ear infection that ruptured both his drums with in 12 hours (but no antibiotics for that either). He began to start colds with croup about three years ago (so at about 4-5 yrs. old). This cold has been different so far because instead of croup at the onset of a cold. He has come down with it on day three of his cold. I thought perhaps he had outgrown it, but now that school started he has caught his first cold in three months. Obviously time did not alter his response.He has awoken today with a cough that is totally seal/bark like. Last night I heard some croup, but now it is not even sounding like a cough. His cough is like a bark, sounds foreign. He says he gets upa bit of mucus , but only afetr the 4th or fifthth attempt. His throat is painful when he does cough though and he says his nose is drippy, unlike yesterday (you would think this cold would be past this stage). So do I give him Belladonna now that he is in this crisis? What can I give him now. I know to give him Tubercullinum once he is healed, but only twice in two months correct? For future reference, do I layer the belladona and the ferrum phosphate or use one at a time. I'm thinking they probably contradict each other, but not sure. Again, we are grateful to you for your time and your willingness to help my son. Thank you most sincerely.

Thanks so much for the clarification. I will try the Spongis again. I had given up on it after having tried it so many times before for the acute onset of this same cough. I kept thinking I was missiing the mark with it. I will try it again and let you know how we fare with it. I will also prepare to give Tubercullinum once this has passed. Thank you for your willingness to help and God bless.

Thank you for your advice. I did this once personally, but it was with an LM potency for a constitutional issue. I have searched my remedy kit and box and see that i have 30x and 200c spongia, should i try lower potency 1st? Also, being that I have tried spongia on him many times before with frequent low dosing, and no response, does this me i should try higher? Could it be the appropriate remedy this time? His cough right now has turned itself to dry unproductive cough. He keeps the croupy cough in the daytime sometimes. It is very hard to predict. Should I still give the spongia even so. Also, with Tubercullinum, should I only repeat twice 1 month apart or should I also use wet dosing. Do you have a recommendation with frequency? I apologize for all the the questions. We have struggled with this for many years now and as a mom my heart longs to see him healthy and well. I know that is what we all want for our little ones. He is athlectic, but unfortunately unable to respond to colds without this inflammation in his throat, vocal cord area. This is certainly where they all gather even if he does not suffer from throat infections (ie. tonsilitis, strep, swollen tonsils, etc.) although I find it interesting that you bEliEVE it stEms from the bottom portion of the lungs. I have taken him in to Dr. on occasion and they have said his lungs and bronchi have been clear. Again, we are indebted to you for your kindness.

Thank you for your response. I went ahead and gave him the Spongia 30x that I had because I did not want to delay treatment. I gave him 3 doses yesterday and the cough did seem to pick up for the last couple of hours of the day, but by the third dose it again subsided. He went to bed without a cough and cough infrequently throughout the night. This morning he arose with a wet productive cough, which to us is always a blessing because it signals the end of the croup this time around. We live worrying about the next cold. In terms of Strep...he has NEVER ever had strep and has been tested previously, always negative. He merely begins with croup as a cold begins. So therefore it accompanies typical 1st signs of cold symptoms (stuffy/congested, runny nose, but his nose discharge is usually post-nasal).Will the Tubercullinum help him with croup or colds in general? He is in school, a veritable brewing pot for all these colds, unfortunately. We, as a family, do not drink cola, in fact, when he is ill we limit all sugar, knowing that this compromises his immune system. He loves fruit and tends to drink orange juice or water, or seltzer with juice. His diet is healthy. He is extremely athlectic and gregarious and has a likeable personality. BUT he seems to be weak when it comes to his immune system. He is the type to get cold and shiver when he is tired/sleepy or gets sick if tempature changes and he is too exposed. Will the tubercullinum reverse this pattern? I give him vitamins, cod liver oil, fish oil, acidopholous, etc. We've tried everything to bolster his immune system, but he still gets croup with every cold. He also sufferes from hayfever all the time. Puffy undereye area, congestion, hawks to clear throat, watery eyes ocassionally. He is also prone to constipation and canker sores on the inside of his mouth especially if he eats grapes, etc. Thought this might help you get a better picture of my son. I will limit cold drinks as you suggested and will give you updates for sure. Please let me know your thoughts as to the above. Thanks you for caring as you do.

Thank you so much for the prompt response. It is wonderful to hear of your good health. I will give him arnica nightly as long as it does not undo any benefit that the tuberculinum can give him. Is it ok to give both, then. Thank you once more! I too will try the arnica 30c to see if it can help me personally!