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