What a 24 hours that was !!!

[Dan]

Could have been mr grr, but because he works at hospital he's built up his immune system well by being nearish it but not quite in the thick of it maybe. So he's bought it home but hasn't had the effect of it.

That said the kids toys thing could be right they all even share drink cartons where roxy goes.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

I dunno Dan, Mr GRR always seems to get everything but on this occasion he didn't. He has had a flu jab via work though, so maybe it's built his immune system up a bit, I don't know... A guy I work with, his little on had Croup the other week, and he reckons it was caught from the nursery the little one goes to. Germs aren't bad for you, but too many are what causes all of these breakouts. Wash handies everyone, sneeze into tissues and use alcohol hand gels.

 

[Dan]

Had croup at Roxy's nursery a few weeks ago. Didn't sound good. 3 kids went to A&E apparently.

Those flu jabs only cover one specific strain of a virus (one covers three strains though or something) and the strains keep changing and there are dozens of them. So it's never a guaranteed thing. My old man swears by it but he stills gets the flu lol

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Might be the same nursery Dan. My work colleague lives over your way. Whooping cough is making a come-back, although my mum reckons that and Croup are the same thing but I've just checked, they're not.

 

[Dan]

Croup's apparently where they cough so much the throat gets sore and swells and can stop them breathing in severe cases. Or so the nursery lady said. She said to watch out for a cough and take her to doctors straight away, but she was fine. She only goes twice a week.

 

[charliesw4]

Croup sounds different to other coughs, more a bark. They make noise inhaling (stridor) rather than exhaling (wheeze) and its because the voice box is inflamed.

One of my twins gets croup a few times a year due to other complications he has, it's usually a&e for oral steroids to reduce swelling and home but he's been really poorly with it at times, with lengthy hospital stays.

If you hear stridor get them seen 🙂

Charlie

 

[Fliselege]

My little brother used to get that, went to hospital the 1st time, they said if it happened again steam helps, Mum used to shut her en suite door and put the shower on hot and keep kettle button pressed down, did the trick. My daughter had it a few times, did that with her and no hospital visits.

 

[charliesw4]

Yes steam helps, as does cold night air. It can be severe enough to be fatal so always get little ones checked over if you are in doubt.

 

[Bubblecraft]

My 2 yr old has a bad case of the cold just now. Bad cough, the runs & heavy drooling. She's as happy as ever though

I've got it now. Sore throat & bunged up. Hope it's gone by crimbo

 

[DHTiling]

Been feeling quite crook the past couple days.. bad sickly feeling yesterday and today... feel sicker than a puff with no Vaseline 🙂