Croup? or something else?

[PavlovtheCat]

DS has had flu, now recovered well, back to nursery for one whole week. Over the last 2 days, I have noticed his voice sounding like his throat was swollen, or his glands, but other than that he was well, eating fine, said he was ok etc but he didn't sound right.

Last night, he suddenly wheezing with very hard barking cough, and I immediately thought croup (DD had it when she was about 2, in hospital overnight with it), he wheezed, and coughed a very hard painful barking cough for a about 2 hours, gave him ibruprofen, brought him in with me, expecting a dreadful night and he was actually ok, settled well and although tossed and turned a little, not a bad night (well, it was for DH, he slept on the sofa!)

Anyway, he looks dreadful this morning and is very cuddly, he still has the barking cough when he coughs, and for a few minutes afterwards he wheezed but he seems ok other than that. He now sounds 'looser' with a snotty nose, and is happy enough.

Is this croup? The cough sounds very much like it, but he is ok in himself.

The barking cough and wheezing would make me think croup, though maybe your ds is managing with it better than your dd did, some dc only get it mildly.

butter it's insane. He coughs very rarely, when he does it sounds like it should really really hurt, barking, with the wheezing, so I do think it is croup too. He has quite a high fever (brought down fine with ibruprofen) and very runny nose, his voice sounds swollen iykwim but you would not know it was anything other than a mild cold to look at him, he is eating well, happily watching Thomas and playing with his trains, in a fine mood!

I do know that it can be worse at night so I shall prepare myself, but wow to a mild case of croup! and YEY! let's hope it stays this way.

DS is 3yrs old as well, so maybe his windpipe etc is further developed and better able to deal with it, as DD was 2, or just under 2yrs old.

My ds has had croup a few times, it really has sounded worse than what it was,really loud wheezing and the most awful cough but he was otherwise happy.I would stay up listening to him breath, very worried, but he wasn't bothered by it! Hope he's feeling better now.

Sounds like croup. My Dc had recurrent croup. First time was mild as you are describing. Severity varies a lot.

Ps if it gets uncomfortable, take him to bathroom, turn shower on hot and shut door. Steamy air helps a lot.

Dd has had croup 3 time since November - one time she was fine with it but the other 2 times have been middle of the night trips to docs.

Took her last night after 1.5 hrs of her coughing non stop and shaking with temp going from 36.3 to 39.4 in 30 minutes.

Steroids really helped.

The official advise now is steam isn't proven to help but IMO they are issuing this advice because some kids hve been scalded - I think use common sense and it should help.

What is recommended is cold air and it certainly seems to help dd.

I hate croup!