Croup - any experiences?

[steph101]

Dd has croup. So bad last weekend she was admitted to RESUS (ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) for 2 hours as her airways became so swollen she couldnt breathe and she had to be given steroid nebulisers (?) and admitted. Nearly a week down the line she is still bad with her coughing (she can rival the dog) and it doesnt seem to be settling. She does not has asthma and her chest is clear - any idea how long this will last!?? x Thank you!

sorry I don't have any experience of it as seriously as that but I am sure someone will be along shortly. Ds had a couple of mild spells which we managed to cleared up pretty quickly with a humidifier we bought from Argos - I would definitely recommend getting one as it made a huge difference!

second the humidifier - really helped my DD when she was a baby.
Hope your DD gets better soon

You poor thing - how worrying for you.

I think it can be up to a couple of weeks easily or less if you're lucky. I used to take DD in the the GP every 3-4 days just for a quick chest check just incase (or sooner if I was worried).

I did find that fresh air and also playing in the bath with the shower running to make the room steamy helped loads.

Don't whatever you do give her any medised or other sedative - not a good idea if she's having issues with her breathing.

How old is she? If a baby, tilt the cot up at one end so she sleeps on a slope or give her an extra pillow if she has one already - it just makes coughing a bit easier if you're not totally flat.

My sister used to have it very very bad.

The old doctor advised my parents to put a table spoon of Stockholm Tar in a pyrex bowl of boiling water under her bed (in a safe position of course)and leave the window open to let in cool fresh air. Cured it.

Stockholm tar is made of ditilled pine (wood) not petroleum and is widely used by people with horses on their hooves. It has antiseptic qualities too.

Anyone from the Tack Room on here?

It smells bituminous and opens the airways. In the old days babies were taken out into the street to breath in tar vapours when the road menders came by.

Stockholm Tar

We use a humidifier and I give mine medised (although it's no longer recommended for the under 6's)

Thank you guys! Appreciate the advice! Gonna take her to the drs as she is still couching although the noise is getting better.. she is nearly 3 and we havent had any nasy illnesses with her up until now so it was a bit of a shock! Thanks for your help! x