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Croup, this is the inflammation of the tubes leading to your lungs.
My daughter started with what I thought was a cold she got progressively worse; wheezing and a barking cough with a temperature.
I took her to the doctors and was told she had croup, and was given some antibiotics. Here are some things that we tried and they worked.
- Allow your child to inhale plenty of steam so take them in the bathroom while you shower
- Try the vapour plugs they really seem to help
- Turn the heating down….as mad as it sounds central heating dries out the air, but don’t freeze
- We also gave her medised (it’s a paracetamol based medicine but it contains a mild antihistamine which helps dry up the mucus
- Try and keep them entertained as it distracts them so they aren’t as niggly
I know it sounds obvious but a good way to save money is to only buy what you need; you’d be surprised how many people don’t do this.
I tend to have a clear out once every 2 months, anything which I no longer need either gets thrown away, or sent to charity shops; however if you have the time you can either sell them on ebay or at car boot sales. After clearing out you can see exactly what you need, trust me it works and saves you alot of money especially when it comes to children’s clothes and toys.
Another way is for celebrations such as birthdays if people ask what you want; tell them what you need. For my daughter’s birthday people asked what I wanted them to get so said clothes in the next size, as she had nearly outgrown the current size.
- 1 cup of plain flour
- 1 cup of water
- Half a cup of salt
- 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- Food colouring (optional)
* Mix together the dry ingredients
* Add the water
* Mix until smooth
* Add the food colouring followed by the oil
* Cook on a medium heat, stirring constantly, until the dough leaves the side of the pan in a ball
* Allow to cool before use
Playdough has a short shelf life and will dry out if left out in the air when not in use so store in an freezer bag in the fridge.
ENJOY!!!
There are no fixed guidelines on when your child should go into a bed instead of a cot, so it is up to the parent. My daughter is nearly one and is still in a cot, but we are putting her into a bed as she keeps leaning right over the bars, which was a problem as she has nearly fallen over them several times.
There are various things that you can buy to aid the transition from cot to bed such as bed sides (they look a bit like the ones on hospital beds) but you do not need these we are putting a spare duvet on the floor by the side of the bed, but anything soft will do. Also make sure that you have a gate either across the child’s door or at the top of the stairs to make sure your child doesn’t fall down the stairs in the night.