Cough

i know of nothing - my doctor always tells us to ride it out - not very helpful i know - sorry

Lily is still coughing and has that horrible cough too! Was hospitalised for Croup again last week! Umm we were told cough can last 6 weeks! It sucks but have to ride it out apparently although taking them for walks in the cool air is meant to help and I have done that a few times and noticed a huge improvement! Lily isn't sleeping much although not waking she's just up most of the night coughing!

Ok thanks, might give the honey a try tomorrow. I got told about the cool air too Nic, but I thought that was more when it's the barking cough and difficulty breathing??

Naww, thanks for the congrats girls, it's all very exciting!!

I'm not sure, I know definitely for the barky cough but when we were discharged the nurse said to make sure I took her out daily until she stopped coughing...

Cold air is actually bad for croup...thats why they cough more at night, as the air is cold. Keep the room as warm as you can, vicks on his chest and i always put karvol on the kids pillow and manuka honey on a teaspoon or you could try putting some in some some warm water for him to drink as that will feel nice on his throat and help soothe it.

My brother used to get very very nasty croup as a kid, and he was always really bad in winter in the middle of the night, mum would put vicks in a bowl with hot water and get him to put his head over it with a towel over his head(eyes shut) but he was older then.

If he has difficulty breathing thats when you need to get him into a steamy bathroom, the steam helps open the airways.

Hope hes feeling better soon!

Yeah I was told exactly the same when we were at hospital for it Nic.

We've been up since 3am while he coughs and vomits the poor little guy, I've rung healthline who've told me to get him to the doctor first thing, but to sit in a steamy room for 20mins, which we're doing now, but it's not making too much difference unfortunately. Will be interesting to see what the doctor says

Sheza wrote: Cold air is actually bad for croup...

wrong. kids with croup are encouraged to get into the cold night air. It is well known for children to stage a miraculous recovery between home and A&E

My dcoctor has always prescribed codeine phosphate as a liquid for a child's dry cough. Not sure how early it is ok to give it though.

Edited by maya22

I think kids tend to get worse at night no matter what the illness. And what works for one might not necessarily work for another.

Just wondering if its worth using a vapouriser at night in his bedroom, you can normally hire them, some chemists might stock them, works by releasing steam with the menthol liqiud into the room-good for airways and meant to be good for colds, croup, flu, sinusitis, snoring and bronchitis.

Thanks caughtknee I hadn't even thought of that, good idea.

Last night was a heap better, I gave him a lemon honey drink after dinner, had a nice hot shower with him and rubbed Vicks on his feet and although he was coughing some it was nothing like the previous night and no vomiting, so progress