https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 16:16:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1321277 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:13:37 +0000 Sparkler 1321277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hang in there! Cold air before bed helps a lot. I also have my kids sleep in our bed with a pillow so that their head is elevated and so that we are right there for the coughing fits. We run a humidifier, but I am in the camp that I can't really tell the difference. We once got the steroid treatment, but I didn't notice too much of a difference w/o it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1321209 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:46:43 +0000 maybebaby 1321209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I am so glad to hear B is feeling better! We are in a 2BR apt and DH and I have been splitting nights sleeping on the couch outside J's nursery to keep a close ear on him. We're on night 4 so hopefully tomorrow will be the start of better nights. Thanks so much for the words of encouragement! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1320975 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 17:32:17 +0000 Ra 1320975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@maybebaby: Oh no! I'm sorry to hear. :sad: </p> <p>B is back to normal. There were two really scary nights where I sat on the couch and let him sleep upright on my chest and then we kept him in our room for a week. He was close to normal during the day but the nights were pretty terrifying as a mother. Luckily, the brunt of it didn't last long! </p> <p>I hope he feels better! I hope you feel better, too. I know how helpless you are feeling right now. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1320900 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 16:41:26 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1320900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second cold air. Chloe had croup this fall and as predicted, it was worse at night. We took her outside for a few minutes to say goodnight to the moon just before putting her in bed. We elevated her mattress a bit, and kept the cold most humidifier running. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1320877 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 16:22:58 +0000 matador84 1320877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cold air outside helped a lot along with a nebulizer from the pediatrician. They did a treatment in the office (I think an oral steroid), gave him a shot, and we did albuterol every 4 hours. It cleared up relatively quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1320872 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 16:20:33 +0000 NurseMommy 1320872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The best thing you can do when a baby has croup and you hear the wheezing is to bundle them up and take them outside (as long as you live in a cold climate). The cold air dilates their airway, which is hat causes the wheezing noise. If that doesn't work, ER for medication! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1320852 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 16:09:33 +0000 maybebaby 1320852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: how is DS? J just came down with croup and I'm wigging out :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1278629 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:33:50 +0000 Kimberlybee 1278629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: That's so scary. Thanks for the heads up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1278618 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:25:31 +0000 sandy 1278618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I do not want to scare you but GO WITH YOUR GUT! My LO had croup around 10 months and it was no big deal - she sounded awful but slept fine and napped a lot. </p> <p>Then she had croup again at around 20 months and it totally kicked her butt. She is the type of kid that sleeps 11-12 hours at night and can shake anything off so we were not worried. She did the steam baths and humidifier in her room and kept her home and tried to give her Tylenol for discomfit. It started Friday night that we heard the coughing. We kept her home Saturday...but I could tell her breathing was super wheezy and I guess the main thing to look for is whether the wheezing occurs when she inhales and exhales...if just at inhale it's normal but wheezing occurs at both inhale and exhale it means the croup has severely inflamed their air passage. </p> <p>The nurse line suggested we take her to urgent care or ER if we felt it was bad bc it croup often worsens at night. It was 7:30 and we felt like she could sleep it off. We did a hot steamy bath and she seemed better and put her to bed. She has the worst night sleep and I kept trying to comfort her (my LO never wants to be held to sleep but she was struggling ... She would whimper and cry and say "time for nigh night...and say "hi mama" and try to sleep but couldn't get comfortable. I sat with my wheezing coughing baby all night. </p> <p>In the morning I decided we needed to take her to urgent care. I unzipped her pjs and was horrified to see her chest/ribs completely caving in with every breath...it was stridor. I screamed for my husband and we quickly packed a bag and took her to the ER. She had to get the breathing mask treatment and a shot of steroids and X-rays. It was an awful experience and I was so upset I didn't take her to urgent care that evening instead of deciding to have her sleep it off. The doc said she was almost to the point of needing to be admitted but she responded very well to the breathing treatment and later the steroid shot took affect and she was able to get some relief and actually rest and nap. </p> <p>Croup can be mild for some and severe for others. It was definitely going around and most of our friends were fine after a day or two of coughing. My normally super strong/healthy LO just happened to get a bad strain or something. </p> <p>So my advice is if you feel like your LO needs to be seen by a doctor...trust your gut and take them in!!! No one regrets going in and being told everything is fine but I had a lot of guilt about not taking her in somewhere on Saturday night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1278605 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:17:27 +0000 Ra 1278605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: That's going to be my next step when he wakes up.</p> <p>So far we've:</p> <p>-steamed up the bathroom while he played<br /> -put eucalyptus in his bath water<br /> -saline<br /> -Vicks on his feet<br /> -Vicks plug in<br /> -humidifier </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1278600 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:14:24 +0000 Ra 1278600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks guys! I will try some of these tips. He's had a cold before, but nothing like this. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1278599 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:13:26 +0000 Pepper 1278599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry B is sick :( </p> <p>Have you tried taking him outside in the cold air? Apparently that is supposed to help the symptoms of croup. I hope he feels better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1278589 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:08:37 +0000 Boheme 1278589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are getting through some yuck with a cool mist humidifier, warm baths, hanging out in the bathroom with a hot shower running, and some baby Vicks. </p> <p>I'm so sorry LO is sick :( Its the worst feeling in the world. I hope he's on the mend soon! :heart: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1278588 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:07:50 +0000 cascademom 1278588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Steam showers. Go in a small bathroom, turn on the shower, and steam for 10-15 minutes. It does wonders for your pores too. We've done it recently for his cold with a bad cough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1278584 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:06:00 +0000 yoursilverlining 1278584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:( hugs, mama. Hearing them struggle for breath is the worst. </p> <p>We've gotten through croup and a couple of nasty colds/coughs. Sometimes the only thing that works is for me to hold her and sleep (haha, yeah, no) in the glider while holding her upright all right.</p> <p>Other things that have *really* helped:</p> <p>Elevating LO's head with a pillow - elevating her head just a bit helps so, so much.</p> <p>Vicks plug-in vaporizer (works best in a smaller sized room, or if you can semi-section off the area around the vaporizer and LO)</p> <p>Spend time in a bathroom with steam (run HOT shower while you guys play on the bathroom floor)</p> <p>For regular coughs/helping coughs:<br /> Hylands children's liquid cough meds<br /> Vicks type baby rub on soles of feet and chest </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crouphow-did-you-get-through-it#post-1278577 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:58:47 +0000 Ra 1278577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has croup, and listening to my child struggle to breathe is one of the scariest things I've been through as a mother. He is currently asleep on my chest but he sounds awful. I am bawling and holding him and just want to make him better.</p> <p>How did you get through this? I haven't slept in almost 24 hours and there is no way I'm going to sleep tonight. I keep fighting the urge to take him to the hospital despite the fact that the pediatrician said that all of this is normal.</p> <p>Please tell me how you held yourself together? Any tricks to making LO more comfortable? This is killing me to hear him like this :(. </p>