baby fake coughing?

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any of your kids do this? Dd is 5 months old and recently started making a noise that sounds like a fake cough. She looks totally happy and isn't sick otherwise. I've heard other people say their babies do it for attention, but I'm just curious if anyone here had the same experience.

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redpenmama Full Member Posts: 4,506 Likes: 2,653	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 18:52:02 GMT -5 natsnow likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by redpenmama on Apr 25, 2015 18:52:02 GMT -5 Haha, yes! I totally forgot about it until seeing this post, but both of my kids did this as babies.
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natsnow Full Member Posts: 1,011 Likes: 338	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:01:45 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by natsnow on Apr 25, 2015 19:01:45 GMT -5 tulips redpenmama how old were they when they started?
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biogirl21 Full Member Posts: 3,694 Likes: 2,186	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:02:37 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by biogirl21 on Apr 25, 2015 19:02:37 GMT -5 Yes, J does it! We were worried he was getting sick again, but then noticed he only does it after one of us coughs. It's very cute.
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humpforfree Senior Member Posts: 6,284 Likes: 8,555	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:03:45 GMT -5 via Tapatalk natsnow likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by humpforfree on Apr 25, 2015 19:03:45 GMT -5 Lol yeah. He does it all of the time still and then grins.
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greencrayon Full Member Posts: 3,838 Likes: 3,000	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:04:42 GMT -5 via mobile natsnow likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by greencrayon on Apr 25, 2015 19:04:42 GMT -5 Yep. And we did it back which probably didn't help. Lol.
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Deleted Posts: 0	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:06:19 GMT -5 via mobile natsnow likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2015 19:06:19 GMT -5 E loves doing this lately. she started doing it recently after J was really coughing and she is really on a big imitating him kick.
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browneyedgirl9 Full Member Posts: 3,566 Likes: 1,525	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:15:19 GMT -5 via mobile natsnow likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by browneyedgirl9 on Apr 25, 2015 19:15:19 GMT -5 DS use to do this, and still does some times for attention
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baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:18:01 GMT -5 via mobile natsnow likes this

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Post by timorousbeastie on Apr 25, 2015 19:18:01 GMT -5

DD did that somewhere around 5 or 6 months. The pedi told us it's very common, and as long as she isn't coughing in her sleep too, it's just a fake attention-getting cough as opposed to being sick.

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jewel Senior Member Posts: 5,673 Likes: 4,277	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:27:46 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jewel on Apr 25, 2015 19:27:46 GMT -5 Yes! Mine started right around 5.5 months. I think it started just as a discovery of a new sound he could make, but the attention has definitely reinforced it.
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redpenmama Full Member Posts: 4,506 Likes: 2,653	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:29:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by redpenmama on Apr 25, 2015 19:29:56 GMT -5 natsnow I don't remember with DD, but DS was doing it last summer, so he was 6-8 months.
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natsnow Full Member Posts: 1,011 Likes: 338	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:34:42 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by natsnow on Apr 25, 2015 19:34:42 GMT -5 That's all reassuring! She just fell asleep so I'll keep an eye on her.
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hermione Moderator MMM B/S/T Mod Posts: 11,413 Likes: 18,112	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:50:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hermione on Apr 25, 2015 19:50:48 GMT -5 C did this until someone asked if she was ok. And she fake sneezed until someone said bless you.
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AllieHound Junior Member Posts: 971 Likes: 707	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 19:53:06 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by AllieHound on Apr 25, 2015 19:53:06 GMT -5 I don't remember exactly how old, but DS realized that we jumped to pay attention to him when he coughed after his first cold... Cue the coughing for attention for months afterward! Totally normal!
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Jalapeñomel Platinum Posts: 57,429 Likes: 52,573	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 20:00:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jalapeñomel on Apr 25, 2015 20:00:28 GMT -5 Mine still does it, but now he laughs and laughs after he does it.
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azurely Senior Member Posts: 6,245 Likes: 3,003	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 20:02:43 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by azurely on Apr 25, 2015 20:02:43 GMT -5 Yes! I think C just started doing this actually. He's 5 months too.
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Pilsy Senior Member Posts: 7,935 Likes: 5,158	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 20:09:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pilsy on Apr 25, 2015 20:09:55 GMT -5 I'd forgotten about this, but yes, she definitely did it. It was really cute!
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Deleted Posts: 0	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 20:15:17 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2015 20:15:17 GMT -5 Yes attention cough! He started around 7 or 8 months.
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carfar Full Member Posts: 2,771 Likes: 2,357	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 20:40:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by carfar on Apr 25, 2015 20:40:54 GMT -5 my 5 m/o does this too. I thought it may be a throat clearing thing?
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patbutcher Full Member Posts: 3,763 Likes: 3,276	baby fake coughing? Apr 25, 2015 21:17:42 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by patbutcher on Apr 25, 2015 21:17:42 GMT -5 My dd still does this. She started at about 6 months. She does it then looks around with a grin.
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Post by natsnow on Apr 25, 2015 18:49:32 GMT -5

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Post by redpenmama on Apr 25, 2015 19:29:56 GMT -5

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