Night before last I heard DD (5) sneeze a couple of times in her sleep and then almost immediately she woke up with a barking dry cough and wheeze which seemed to have come out of nowhere. No temperature and a slightly congested nose. Daytime yesterday she was fine and the cough eased off a bit although not completely. Last night it was back again, complete with very noisy/wheezy breathing.
I kept her off school yesterday and will again today as she’s exhausted from being up half the night, but if it isn’t a virus (I don’t think it is) then I can’t keep her off forever if it continues. I’ve given her Pirotin which has helped slightly but not loads.
Any thoughts please? She was in a new friend’s garden for a couple of hours over the weekend, that’s the only thing I can think of that we’ve done differently. The cough really is very dry and barking and not productive at all.