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[loobyoxlip]

Jalen woke up at 1:45 this morning with that horrible, seal-like barking cough!! Freaked me out. I ran into his room and gave him some water. He said his throat hurt, but I think the weird coughing was just scaring him and he wanted there to be a reason why. I found my trusty childrens health book and it said to put the shower on the hottest temp and sit in the bathroom for 15 minutes to breath in the steam. So we did. Finally at 2:30 we were back in bed. Of course I made him sleep with me. Said it could come back tonight or any night the next few nights. Scared the bejeezus out of me.

Any of your kids ever had croup?

[TiggGrrrl]

Poor Jalen! And how scary for you, that's an awful sound, isn't it? Shane had it earlier this year and I was practically in tears every time I heard him cough. Sending lots of pixie dust to your little guy to help him feel better.

[CRCrazy]

Hey Tina -

Sorry Jalen's not feeling tip top!

Jennie used to get this fairly regularly when she was younger - while the shower trick does work - the steam can actually encourage congestion. Our doctor told me to wrap Jennie up and bring her outside into the cold air. Wouldn't work in Florida, but up here in the colder Northern climates, it works like a charm!

Luckily, they do outgrow it!

[goofy4goofy]

Yep, Alex has had it twice. The first time it scared the daylights out of me. Luckily, I was able to call my Mom and she said I used to get croup when I was a baby. She recognized the sound and new right away it was croup. The second time he got it, I took him to the doctor just in case. He suggested the hot shower/steam scenerio too.

I hope he's feeling better!!!
Kelly

[GoofyMom]

DS still got the croup as recently as last winter and he's 15 now. While it does sound terribly scary and the coughing hurts, it's usually not dangerous. We did have to take DS to the hospital ER one night because he was sucking the skin in between his ribs trying to breathe, so you do have to watch for that. They admitted him and put him in an oxygen tent with ventilin. The steam trick works ok, but we found that bundling him up in a warm quilt and sitting outside for a few minutes in the cold night air works best. That's why it usually clears up by the time parents get the croupy child to the hospital. One doctor told me that croup is a child's form of laryngitis. It always lasts 2 or 3 days for DS.

Tina, I really hope Jalen feels better tonight. P.S. Try to get him (and you!) in bed early so he (and you!) can get as much sleep as possible before it hits again tonight. Croup always waits until everyone is sound asleep before starting up! [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

[DisneyMomma]

That is scary. Hope Jalen is feeling better and that you don't have to go through that again.

[disfanpam]

Christopher had croup this past winter, he had just turned 1. We took him to the Dr, they had to give 2 breathing treatments. After the second one, which had a steroid in it, we had to be in the hospital for 6-8 hours in case he relapsed. He didn't(thank goodness) and we were released to go home.

Now, if he gets sick, or cries really, really hard, you can hear the croup come through. It stinks, the Dr and nurses said he could get it again anytime.

BTW, they also suggested the cold night air remedy and the shower remedy as well.


Pam

[poohsgirl]

Hey Tina,

I hope Jalen is feeling better and that you both get a better night sleep tonight.

My DS Joey suffered with ear infections more, when he was little, than the croup. It's bad seeing them suffer with anything. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[ProChristo]

Sounds scary! Hope your little man feels better soon. Love the new picture in your sig.

[AKLRULZ]

Wow, that sounds like a sceanrio I bet most parents have been through. Only with our oldest though when he was a baby, but I can remember sitting in that bathroom with him in that steam.

Praying that he feels better.

[simbarel]

My only experience with this is from watching Terms of Endearment many, many times. Hope the next few nights go smoothly!

[Colexis Mom]

Oh Tina, how scary. I remember when Colin woke up with it once, scared the beejeezes out of me!! Tried the steam, but never worked on him. Like Marie said, the Dr. recommended the cold air. Never got to try that since it was too warm, but should be cold enough now!! Hope he didn't have a relapse and you got some sleep tonight [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Janet 46]

I remember that terrified feeling when my little Bobby woke with croup and I was ready to run him to the ER. Luckily, the doctor recommended the steam shower thing and he was better in no time. Whenever he was coming down with a cold, he would get the croup for a couple of nights. Eventually, he would just head for the bathroom and turn on the shower without even getting me up with him. He seems to have outgrown it since it's been at least 3 years since he had it and he's now going on 10.

[wdwlovers]

Ooohhh...hope things go well tonite! How scary.

[loobyoxlip]

Originally posted by GoofyMom:
One doctor told me that croup is a child's form of laryngitis.

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Guess who woke up without a voice this morning? I didn't know that. Thanks for the info, Donna. It's so sad to hear him rasping out words [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

We did sleep through the night last night, though. Thanks for all your help, suggestions and thoughts [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]