I never took my kids to the hospital for croup except for DD1 once because she was really bad - so long as they were comfortable there was no need for it. I just always made sure that I had enough redipred/predmix but if I got caught out I just made do till I could get some, so don't beat yourself up or think you are bad. Its not impossible that he could have gotten it from daycare, but because he's already prone to getting croup anyway, it's probably just coincidence that he's gotten it now after being at daycare. It was more likely that he's picked up a minor sniffle/cold at daycare and that's turned into croup. ANd don't think that climate can affect it - I live in a very dry area and my kids still got it.
Okay, thanks. Was starting to get the guilts I think as the last lot of panadol and cough mixture hasnt done anything positive for him, and he is sounding worse and more out of breath (so am dreading the night), and since I don't have any premix now. As long as I had it, I wouldn't worry too much about taking him to the doctors. I thought it could have been a climate thing, as when it was cooler and damp air he always seemed to have it, but as soon as we came up here to far north west vic, he's been really good.
I guess if I take him to hospital tonight they *might* give him predmix, or then again, they might not, and just give me a script for something, which I can't get until tomorrow anyway. I just hate listening to that cough and wheeze.
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