Croup again, im so tired

[nathollyandmatthew]

sory just needed to have a vent my little boy who is 15 months has croup again, this is the 2nd time in 2.5 months hes had it, the first time he was seen at the hospital and given steroids

hes been bad since friday,friday nite i was ready to call a doc as hes bretahing was fast, he was shaking and his heart rate was very fast, anyhow 7 times he woke that nite
we took him gp yesterday and hes given him some steroids and anti b's he sounds so bad like a seal and also like a barking noise,

im hoping the meds will work 2nite so we can both have some sleep
we get this all the time last winter we have re cureent chest infections and brinchiltis and his been on inhalers since

i didnt htink u could have croup more than once, but i relaly hope its not teh start of a on going thing with matthew

hes bretahing is horrid at nite and when he drinks,
im so tired and really need some sleep so fingers crossed i get it 2nite, he was due his mmr 2morrow so im gonna have to cancel it again

sorry not relaly asking for advice just needed a vent

love natalie

[sammac]

I had to take ds to the hospital last week during the night because of croup. The doc said that ds was the 4th child he'd seen that night, so there's a lot of it around just now.

I'd never experienced this before, and I was really scared with the noises he was making, seriously thought was going to call an ambulance as it was something so bad. Still has a cough but otherwise ok.

Hope you all have a better night tonight.

[IlanaK]

I too heard that you could only get it once, but my own experience is different. My ds1 had it a few times when younger. The best thing we did was buy a humidifier for his room. It was expensive (about £50), but it really helped. He seems to get respiratory problems a lot and we use it whenever he has a cold, cough etc. Make sure it is a warm air humidifier, bot a cold one.

[edgetop]

i had this with my ds he had croup twice,the last time he had to stay in hospital over night,both times he made a quick recovery.one thing we did try ourselfs ,i had a facial steamer my dh & i held him near it.it worked quite well,or if you can get the bathroom really steaming.

[throckenholt]

we had our first experience of croup last night - ended up going to hospital by anmbulance, having a nebuliser and steroids. Hoping we won't get any recurrentce tonight. At least we know what it is now though. Going to bed soon as I am exhausted - have been up since 2.30 am !

Sympathy to everyone who encounters it.

[foxinsocks]

dd used to get croup terribly - I don't think you can only get it once - we used to get it every year from now until about spring around 3-4 times.

I would second the steam idea and if you find that doesn't work, sometimes opening the window and having a large breath of cold night air can calm the coughing down.

It seems to be something they grow out of. Dd turned 5 this year and we've not had it once.

Fingers crossed you all get some sleep tonight.

[nathollyandmatthew]

thanks girls well hes in bed, have him his inahler b4 he went bed so hoping that will help a bit,
he has been very unsettled though, hes brethaing becomes worse when he sleeps and drinks

hes got a temp bk again, so im hoping everything strats to sort itself out especilly now hes on the steroids and anti b's

its so tiring, matthew has other on going probs and we spend alot of time at the hosp so want to avoid it as much as poss but think if hes stil bad 2nite gonna get him seen

i have done the steam bathroom also

oh and hes now getting another eye infection, last time he had croup he got a eye infection,
so thats another thing to worry about

thnaks all for replying

just wonder when we r ever gonna have break from all this health probs

love nat

[Sexonlegs]

My parents have just bought a humidifier on Amazon for about £25, as when my dd stayed with them last weekend, she had croup on the Friday night. It then turned in to a horrible chesty cough.
Hope your little one is better soon.

[nathollyandmatthew]

well he slept all nite
the steroids have defo helped him, hes had 3 lots of the steroids now, and wont need any more have 2 more doses left incase it starts up again, but hes alot better

hes still got cough but its not like how he was and hes bretahing has improved

woohoo looks like we have escapeed another hospital stay

love nat