So Miss Em has croup!
She is so not well and i of course am worried sick!
Uni is meant to start tomorrow! how can i leave my bubba girl when she needs her mummy?
Any one elses bub had croup before? was it bad? how long did it take for bub to get better?
Any tips on how to look after her?
When my little guy had croup he was 15 months old so not as young as your DD. The first couple of days were the worst. He hardly slept & when he did we had to wake him for his medication, which at least worked quite quickly. We didn't have to take him to hospital but our GP told us if he became too distressed or seemed to be struggling to take him straight in.
Our biggest problem was keeping him quiet! If he ran around or got too excited he'd start coughing again & would get pretty upset. So we did lots of reading After the initial croup Moo also got a secondary cough from his little immune system being so low, so he was sick for at least a week.
Poor little miss, croup is awful. I hope she gets over it quickly
Cheezel - it's breaking my heart watching her cough and struggle and everything she does drink she vomits straight back up (so much for breastfeeding being so good).
She has started anitibiotics today and is on some other medication to open up her respiratory track to help her breath easier. Since she has taken those medications she has been sleeping peacefully (almost 3hrs). Obviously she needs it!
I guess in away im lucky that she isn't 15mths like you little man and she dosen't run around etc making it harder on herself!
Miss J has it every winter (and also at other times but mainly winter). I use the vapouriser in her bedroom at night and also warm showers (preferably with the fan off and heat light on if you have one). I know you are BF but maybe try a little water too. other than that, lots of cuddles and kisses
my lil man had it when he was 4mths old and we were on holidays in coffs harbour....i ended up taking him to the hospital as his temp was high and nothing was bringing it down and even steaming him the shower didn't realise the mucus etc
the antibiotics worked wonders plus the nurses and that were great, i did find that the medication that he had did give him runny/explosive poos so jusy watch out but he was good within days
oh another thing they told me was for him to sleep elevated so that the mucus ran down the back of the throat
sending you heaps of hugs sweety and hoping your lil miss gets better real soon
xoxox
Shanti -not good enough medicine - it still let her get sick!
Iona Maca - i have elevated her bed and im sleeping in her room tonight! im so worried about her and how she will go! LOL i will take explosive poo's over this anyday! fingers are crossed that she is much better come morning!
Sunshine - i really steamed the bathroom up tonight so i hope that helps! and ta i will try and give her water - she isn't drinking much at all at the moment!
hun... unfortunately BM doesn't stop them getting sick, but it can certainly help even if it's just in the comforting of and for them, so take heart in that bit. Oskar had croup, I think similar age to CM's little bub.... I think it was about a week too. Your DD probably has a steroid as well? That's what they use to help to open the airways up. It sounds like you're doing all the right things and she will start to get better over the next few days hun. As for uni, go with your gut is all I can say on that one.
yes she is on a steroid to open her airways! is that bad?
And she is not wanting to feed from me at all atm! but she is taken small amounts of EBM from a bottle! im worried that she won't go back to the boob but that should be another thread! LOL
I went to uni today and DH took the day off work! so all worked out with that!
Yep my little guy was on steroids too, that was the medication we had to keep waking him for. I'm glad she's feeling well enough to take some EBM today.
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Reply With QuoteAfter the initial croup Moo also got a secondary cough from his little immune system being so low, so he was sick for at least a week.
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