DS the last 2 nights, has woken with a barking like sound several times a night,struggling to breathe. The first night, he was staying at his grandparents and we were an hour away. Last night he woke probably 6-7 times quite upset with this barking noise.
Now, none of my kids has had croup or anything before, and I'm not usually one to try and self diagnose. I did have a very quick look online yesterday for croup info and noticed it said bark like coughing noises among other things.... but I've noticed DS' bark is more to do with his breathing deeply and not so much a 'cough' per say.
Does that sound like croup?
I had a very quick search on here this morning and everyone mentions a cough. Is it always a cough? He was also snoring all night and I put my hand on his chest and back and it would vibrate with each breath in and out.

I just wanted to see what people thought. I've had Mum suggest it could possibly be asthma. I'm planning on trying to get him into the doctor today, but chances are we might not be able to get in for a few days so I thought I'd just see what others thought.