Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 I know a few months ago, someone was talking about one of their kids having croup. jenna has a cold again, and i thought rachelle was getting it now. Well, this morning, rachelle woke up around 4am, with a cough, that sounded like a bark, very weird.(and i remembered someone talking about that sound...none of my kids ever had this) She only made that noise a few times, but wanted to get up. We turned on the tv and she was fine, still now, she seems perfectly fine. She does have a runny nose, and a slight cough...but it doesn't sound like that bark noise now. I did do some searches on the croup...and it told me what to do...but, should i be concerned now, that she's not doing it? Or will it come back tonight, when she goes to bed? My humidifer isn't working right now, figures, so does opening the windows help, or the shower steam thing work as well? Or get a new humidifer? Or even take her to the ER, which i really do not want to do, since i have jenna home today since its saturday. Like i said, she seems perfectly fine now. Help, please!!! nancy....who is very tired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 > She only made that noise a few times, but wanted to get up. > We turned on the tv and she was fine, still now, > she seems perfectly fine. She does have a runny nose, > and a slight cough...but it doesn't sound like that bark > noise now. I did do some searches on the croup...and it > told me what to do...but, should i be concerned now, that > she's not doing it? Just be prepared in case it happens again. It might and it might not. Or will it come back tonight, when > she goes to bed? My humidifer isn't working right now, > figures, so does opening the windows help, or the shower > steam thing work as well? Shower steam works well. Or get a new humidifer? A humidifier is nice. I don't know if you should go and get one though. She sounds as if she feels pretty well now and it doesn't sound as if she was terribly sick last night. However, if you can afford it and can do it easily, it might be nice to be prepared. It can be worse to have to rush out and buy things. > Or even take her to the ER, which i really do not want > to do, since i have jenna home today since its saturday. > Like i said, she seems perfectly fine now. > I would not take her to the ER when she seems fine. You could call your pediatrician though. Salli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 It's not a bad idea to have a humidifier on hand, but the bathroom with a hot shower running works well for croup. Just watch for any signs of distress, blue lips, etc., that would mean time for an ER visit. Just remember the shower if it comes back tonight and watch for signs of it starting in le as it is contagious to the under 4 or 5 set. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 I would not take her to the ER when she seems fine. You could call your > pediatrician though. > > Salli ok...i think i will go and get a new humidifer.. and give the ped. a call. I would much rather be prepared, then be panicing in the middle of the night... thanks SO much... nancy....who's hoping it was a ONE night deal.!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 > It's not a bad idea to have a humidifier on hand, but the bathroom with a > hot shower running works well for croup. Just watch for any signs of > distress, blue lips, etc., that would mean time for an ER visit. Just > remember the shower if it comes back tonight and watch for signs of it > starting in le as it is contagious to the under 4 or 5 set. > > Sue Thanks Sue do you think its best to sleep in her room tonight? and do you think jenna could get it too? jenna is almost 7...and rachelle is the one who has it..she will be 2 in a few weeks. thanks so much~ nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 > do you think its best to sleep in her room tonight? You do want to be listening for it so I would. > and do you think jenna could get it too? jenna is almost > 7 Croup is a real little kids' disease; I think it has to do with tiny air passageways or something and when they are older their passageways are much bigger and they just do not get croup. But that is my mother's explanation and it may be very unscientific. Salli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Croup is a real little kids' disease; I think it has to do with tiny air > passageways or something and when they are older their passageways are much > bigger and they just do not get croup. > > But that is my mother's explanation and it may be very unscientific. > > Salli Thank you SO much Salli for explaining! nancy...who is feeling more at ease now...what would i do without you guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 > Thanks Sue > do you think its best to sleep in her room tonight? > and do you think jenna could get it too? jenna is almost > 7...and rachelle is the one who has it..she will be 2 in a > few weeks. thanks so much~ > Even if Jenna gets it, it shouldn't be as bad for her because she's bigger. It's worse for little ones because their throats are so small. A steamy bathroom or a walk outside both can help. We did the shower with this morning. He had a very croupy cough. Unusual in a 7 year old, but there it was. Croup can be scary because it sounds so awful but a little steam will usually make a big difference. Blue lips, fingertips and labored breathing (where the child is really sucking to get air in and you can see the chest working overtime) are signals you need to go to the ER. Those are pretty rare symptoms though. Hopefully she'll feel a lot better tonight. If you can, elevate the head of her bed a few inches. That always seems to help too. Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Hopefully she'll feel a lot better tonight. If you can, elevate the > head of her bed a few inches. That always seems to help too. > > Tina Oh thanks so much Tina... she is really feeling good, except for the runny nose...i haven't heard that noise come out of her at all since 4am... I called the ped...and he said pretty much what the internet said and what you all have been saying. So, i just need to get my butt to the store to get a new humidifer...and hope we don't have any problems tonight. thanks again! nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Your mother is right on. That is the reason kids get croup. Everyone who said to watch out for respiratory distress is correct. Sometimes croup will run right into stridor, and stridor is a high pitched wheezy sound when the airways are swelling shut...means get her to the hospital. > > do you think its best to sleep in her room tonight? > > You do want to be listening for it so I would. > > > and do you think jenna could get it too? jenna is almost > > 7 > > Croup is a real little kids' disease; I think it has to do with tiny air > passageways or something and when they are older their passageways are much > bigger and they just do not get croup. > > But that is my mother's explanation and it may be very unscientific. > > Salli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 I was going to answer Salli's explanation, but is right on the money and beat me too it to boot. Does this mean I have to share my PA shingle with now, LOL? (j/k) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Sometimes croup will run right into stridor, and stridor is a high > pitched wheezy sound when the airways are swelling shut...means get > her to the hospital. > > So is that wheezy sound different from the bark cough? im imagining it's when she's breathing? correct? i haven't noticed that at all, and i hope i don't! thanks ~ nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 I want my share of the shingle monique, give it up! > I was going to answer Salli's explanation, but is right on the > money and beat me too it to boot. Does this mean I have to share my > PA shingle with now, LOL? (j/k) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 > So is that wheezy sound different from the bark cough? Yes, it is. The barking cough is just that. It is a cough that happens on exhalation and has a deep barking quality to it. The wheezing is the sound they make trying to pull air INTO very constricted airways. You might also see her ribs appearing more prevalent as she strains to inhale if that occurs. > im imagining it's when she's breathing? correct? Yes, inhaling. > i haven't noticed that at all, and i hope i don't! Let's hope not either. It isn't fun for anyone. BTDT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 > I want my share of the shingle monique, give it up! > You have to share call duty 50/50. Deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 I want my share of the shingle monique, give it up! > I almost forgot for a moment (smacks self on forehead) ... we also share with Salli, who is the PA online diagnostician, Raena our online PT/SI therapist, and a few others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 So is that wheezy sound different from the bark cough? > > Yes, it is. The barking cough is just that. It is a cough that > happens on exhalation and has a deep barking quality to it. The > wheezing is the sound they make trying to pull air INTO very > constricted airways. You might also see her ribs appearing more > prevalent as she strains to inhale if that occurs. > Thanks so much ~~ i will be watching for that too. nancy...who REALLY appreciates this list SO much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Yuck, I hate the croup. I have held my kids up in front of the open freezer door. The vapor seems to help lessen the cough. Hope she is better soon, Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 I slept in 's room when he had it. He was only 8 months old at the time. We had a very easy case of it, but he got in on Christmas Eve night! If Jenna got it, it would most likely look like a cold with a bad cough. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 The only reason we can tell you what to do is that we have kids who are older and have been through it already! See, it pays to hang out with the your elders ! :-) Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 I slept in 's room when he had it. He was only 8 months old at the > time. We had a very easy case of it, but he got in on Christmas Eve night! > If Jenna got it, it would most likely look like a cold with a bad cough. > Sue thanks Sue~ well, i tried to put rachelle to sleep...and she was coughing alot (not barking)..so i let her lay on the futon (which is my bed at night, in the living room)kind of sitting up to go to sleep. Well, about 10minutes later...she threw up...all over everything...ugh! That was about 30 minutes ago..and now she is asleep on the futon again..all new blankets..sitting up. I hope this doesn't go on all night...i will run out of blankets... She looks very sick tonight...and she was GREAT all day...it was like she wasn't even sick, except for a runny nose. Jenna has been saying " 5 minutes and rachelle go in her bed " ..and totally stressing on it. See, jenna sleeps in the recliner chair in the living room at night. She doesn't like it if rachelle is in here too (which rarely happens, only when really sick).. I think im in for a very long night....yuk nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Yuck, I hate the croup. I have held my kids up in front of the open freezer > door. The vapor seems to help lessen the cough. > > Hope she is better soon, > Leigh Thanks Leigh that sounds like a good idea... thanks for sharing... nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 She doesn't like it if rachelle is > in here too (which rarely happens, only when really sick).. > I think im in for a very long night....yuk > nancy > Poor . Poor le. Poor Jenna for that matter. I hate the feeling when I realize I am in for that kind of night. May it be easier than you expect. Salli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Poor baby. Poor you! If it helps save on laundry, what I do is set up a sick station for the kids using doubled up sheets over whatever they are laying on so that if they get sick, I just grab up the sheet and the rest doesn't get yucky. I hope things go better tonight. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2003 Report Share Posted March 16, 2003 I hate the feeling when I realize I am in for that kind of night. > > May it be easier than you expect. > > Salli thanks Salli well, i guess i wasn't too bad..we were up twice for about an hour each time...the " bark " came back the first time up...we did the freezer thing..(she did NOT like that..she kept saying " too cold " ) but it seemed to help. The second time she was just up coughing and just plain grumpy, but we are all up now, and she seems fine again. So, hopefully we are done with the worse... thanks everyone for the help and good wishes. nancy...who's hoping for a much better night tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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