Sonia Ulan

Hi Everyone,

I need some good motherly (Or fatherly!) advice. My 22 month old has
croup again. My other two children never had it and in my family I grew
up in none of us ever had it, so I'm not overly sure how to treat it. I
know about the steam and taking the child out into the cold air trick
but this is summer so what do I do? Also, when he's had it before (this
might be his 4th episode), it's always happened at night and by day he's
fine. This time it started at 8 this morning and is continuing through
the day...is it going to get worse tonight yet? He seems basically
fine, is not breathing with great difficulty, just wheezing alot. We
all do have bad colds right now so it's extra tough for him breathing
when he's so congested. Any advice, information or tips please? I'd
appreciate anything anyone has to offer. A friend in the past told me
to try homeopathy and I did try a couple of doses this a.m. and it did
not seem to help at all.

Thanks!

Sonia

Tracy Oldfield

I don't know how to treat croup, but I do know how nasty it
sounds, from someone listening to kids who've had it! Hope you
find some good ways to cope...

Tracy

On 15 Jul 2000, at 15:13, Sonia Ulan wrote:



Hi Everyone,

I need some good motherly (Or fatherly!) advice. My 22
month old has
croup again.