DD had strep throat, when does it become 'too much'?

[PumpkinZulu]

We took DD to the GP yesterday, we wanted her tested for a few things as she's unvaccinated at this stage, and he was quite dismissive. Looked at her throat and said it was some kind of strep, gave us antibiotics and that was that. It started as a dry cough for a few days, then a persistent dry cough, then yesterday a chesty cough. Today, she's got an extremely chesty cough, running snotty nose, crackling when breathing. She's coughing up mucous (clear) and seems sometimes to choke/gag on it. This is the first time she's been properly sick and I'm just not sure what the difference between 'normal' and 'worrying' is. Her coughing fits make her go so red in the face and sometimes she has to catch her breath. Just wanting to know what sort of things are within the realms of normal strep symptoms, and what signs I should be looking out for that she's not okay.

[FabFiona]

I've always thought of this stage in the cold as them getting rid of all the gunk. This bit tends to be the end of it for us. As long as they are still drinking and have no fever I tend to manage it at home with the usual stuff. However I'm happy for a far more medical opinion to come in and tell me otherwise.

Hope she turns the corner soon. Winter really sucks for little ones.

[PumpkinZulu]

That's what I am thinking too Fi. It's weird going through our first sickness because I feel so clueless. I hope she'll turn a corner soon too. She is keeping up fluids and hasn't had a fever, so that's good.

[FabFiona]

It is horrible though when they are struggling to cough it all up. Henry (who is the same age as Isla) spewed a few times as the coughing irritated his stomach that much.

I hope for your sake she never gets gastro. That will make managing this cold seem like a walk in the park.

[Astrolady]

It is horrible though when they are struggling to cough it all up. Henry (who is the same age as Isla) spewed a few times as the coughing irritated his stomach that much.

I hope for your sake she never gets gastro. That will make managing this cold seem like a walk in the park.

Personally if your child is sick and there is nothing you can do for them, no illness no matter what it is, is a walk in the park.