Croup

   Well…we have been battling croup. The nastiest five letter word ever. Kaya started out with a simple lil cough, slight fever and runny nose. By Wednesday fever was gone but the runny nose stayed and a HORRIBLE cough took over. The dr asked if she had ever had it…which she’s not…and gave her three doses of steroids to take. Directions too that if she coughed uncontrollably to sit in the bathroom in a steamy shower with her or take her outside in the cool air. Either would decrease her discomfort in her throat.

  First night..the steamy shower did nothing but make her hot and uncomfortable. That day we went on about three hours sleep and she coughed off and on all day.

  Finally the warm vaporizer last night seemed to help. We let it get steaming ,then put it behind a fan set on low….and barely coughed all night till four am.

  Bad part of the steroids is that it does make her a little emotional and teary eyed at times. I'm just excited that tonight I might get six hours sleep…lol..>I’ve been going on anywhere from three to five hours a night. Thank goodness I'm on vacation!!!

  Worst part of croup is the cough..and the inability to really do anything much for it…to hear your baby cough like that about kills you.

  Thankfully she seems to be on the mend!