HI There
It looks like my 19 month old DS might have Croup.
Saturday am he had a very low fever in the 100-101 range but no other syptoms
Sunday the tempfelt about the same, maybe a tiny bit higher but did not measure it as it stresses DS out and it didn't feel very high...he was definitely less happy (although he did play), whiny, and started having a sporadic mild cough which got more frequent as the afternoon progressed by the late afternoon early evening his voice was hoarse.
I put him to bed and he shortly after he started waking up upset and crying, by 8/9pm he was extremely upset and his voice was really hoarse and his breathing sounded like a seal and very congested. He was crying with a high pitch cry and really upset and it was hard to console him. He woke a couple more times and had coughing and seal sounding breathing especially after drinking water. It was a very rough night but he is ok this am.
He still has a slight temp on and off and sounds hoarse and is coughing a little bit. Although he does NOT sound like a seal when he does.
He is generally in a good mood and playing and had an apetite for breakfast.
We had talked to dr on call last night and he though it might be croup....
Also I went to a kiddy class on Tuesday and next to us sat a mom and tot who had had croup over the weekend and also a boy who's cough sounded croupy and horrible and was going to be taken to the dr later to be checked out- (don't get me started on parents who take sick kids to playgroups/classes without any regard for other kids-that's another post!!!)
Anyway,
It was a hard night without sleep for all and was hoping to get some advice from parents who've experienced this...
Does it sound like croup?
What made it better?
Any recommendations for homeopathics (we've been giving him Hepar sulphate) or anything else?
Should we take him to Er or urgent care today or ride it out til tomorrow and go to our ped?
WE are planning on touching base with the o call dr we spoke with last night.
Thanks for any help and support!!!!!-
It looks like my 19 month old DS might have Croup.
Saturday am he had a very low fever in the 100-101 range but no other syptoms
Sunday the tempfelt about the same, maybe a tiny bit higher but did not measure it as it stresses DS out and it didn't feel very high...he was definitely less happy (although he did play), whiny, and started having a sporadic mild cough which got more frequent as the afternoon progressed by the late afternoon early evening his voice was hoarse.
I put him to bed and he shortly after he started waking up upset and crying, by 8/9pm he was extremely upset and his voice was really hoarse and his breathing sounded like a seal and very congested. He was crying with a high pitch cry and really upset and it was hard to console him. He woke a couple more times and had coughing and seal sounding breathing especially after drinking water. It was a very rough night but he is ok this am.
He still has a slight temp on and off and sounds hoarse and is coughing a little bit. Although he does NOT sound like a seal when he does.
He is generally in a good mood and playing and had an apetite for breakfast.
We had talked to dr on call last night and he though it might be croup....
Also I went to a kiddy class on Tuesday and next to us sat a mom and tot who had had croup over the weekend and also a boy who's cough sounded croupy and horrible and was going to be taken to the dr later to be checked out- (don't get me started on parents who take sick kids to playgroups/classes without any regard for other kids-that's another post!!!)
Anyway,
It was a hard night without sleep for all and was hoping to get some advice from parents who've experienced this...
Does it sound like croup?
What made it better?
Any recommendations for homeopathics (we've been giving him Hepar sulphate) or anything else?
Should we take him to Er or urgent care today or ride it out til tomorrow and go to our ped?
WE are planning on touching base with the o call dr we spoke with last night.
Thanks for any help and support!!!!!-
She ended up in the hospital that time but we were away from all her meds, and she was struggling to even breathe, she has other health issues so when she gets ill, she often gets every ill. All of the other times I have just managed her at home, steaming up the bathroom and a humifider are great tools. Not vaxing doesn't matter with croup, it is just something that some children get, none of my others ever have, just always DD2.
