Croup

[1sttimemum88]

Have any of your little ones had croup mine been seen by GP he had a shot of steroids he has awful barking cough had a temp through the night and cough does seem to be getting worse. He drinking plenty fluids with wet nappies but coughing alot. Problem is we due to fly to Greece on the weekend has anyone flown with a poorly child is it safe? How long they poorly for? 😢 no idea what to do for the best.

Hi, my DS2 had croup about 5 weeks ago. I had no experience of this before this episode. My son had the steroid treatment, he had fevers for 7 days straight in the 39's and 38's and refused to eat, luckily he drank. He was on calpol and or ibuprofen for about a week, as anytime it wore off his temperature was up again. He had excessive drooling which did clear up after the steroid treatment. I was advised by the Dr in A&E that it peaks on day 4 then slowly starts to improve but it can take 10 days. My son was initially taken to A&E via the walk in centre when I first sought help as his oxygen levels were low and his heart rate was high before we got the steroids. It's quite a nasty thing to get but hopefully your little one will improve now he's had the steroids.
I'd be worried personally about going abroad with a poorly DS.