... a more serious 'barking' (and barfing) cough. The nurse, over the phone, said that it was probably Croup - which was confirmed by his doctor the next day. Evidently, it's not as bad as I ... , especially after reading Mark Twain's Experience Of The McWilliamses With Membranous Croup which permanently placed the disease as a nightmare. Turns out "membranous croup" is what ...

... here) with words of comfort and support about James's croup. Thank you so much. I'm so grateful for your thoughtfulness and, as always, the willingness of a group of perfect strangers to ... physiology of their individual windpipes.) Elisabeth was extremely prone to croup until she was about five. In fact, every cold she had (which, thankfully, hasn't been too many -- she's a really ...

... of fun. Since last Tuesday night, starting with Carter, our boys have been sick with croup. Carter was the worst. He got sick from his best buddy at preschool, Elle. I'm ... night) and he took Carter to the doctor to get some steroids. Which is all they can do for a viral case of croup. He was s much better that night. We kept him pretty well quarantined in our room. No other kids got sick. ...

... , such as runny nose and congestion, usually last about 1 or 2 days. Croup symptoms usually follow and last 2 to 5 more days. Croup symptoms include: Normal temperature or a slight fever. A loud, barking cough. A raspy, hoarse voice. Varying ... a result of swelling in the windpipe. ____ This editor gets "The Croup" almost every year and it's not effected by a flu shot. It ...

... just been placating us. Tomorrow's dose will be the test. Ugh.Croup (if that is your real name) is contagious but she might be past that point already. Sorry, other daycare kids! Friday is the ... 39;m finally past the stomach bug I've been battling. Which isn't really croup related but this seemed like a good place to mention this. Think of this as an omnibus health post.And done ...

... sucky. I stayed home with them Wednesday, and called the pediatrician where I was advised that he had croup. Seriously? I was convinced that this was a disease that only existed in the 19th century. I had ... . He got winded if he tried to be active, but he still played nicely. But when the sun went down, the croup got bad. I expected it because the nurse told me to, but I wasn't expecting this. ...

... negative for the flu again, but did test positive for parainfluenza, which is the leading cause of the croup. Oh,and the pediatric radiologist said there was no pneumonia present on the x-rays... YEAH! ... about mid morning Nate was beginning to act like his old self again and since treatment for croup includes breathing treatments and steroids, both of which he got in the ER, we were good to go home ...

Poor Bake came down with the croup yesterday morning. Her Auntie Jeni was babysitting and Baker started telling her, & ... and wheezy breathing. (She sounds like a chain-smoker!) Then last night The Croup was confirmed when she wheezed and coughed during the night. Josh gets the ... raspy-chain-smokey-voice.**Her pediatrician gave us lots of croup advice (like taking her out in the cold night air to ...

... was sick last Thursday night through Sunday. Just a mild case of croup but still had me concerned as her croup goes down hill real fast... She went to the doctor on Friday. Her weigh in ... ! Steriod shots = weight gain. She got a steriod shot and has gotten better thankfully. This is her second time with croup already. Happy to report it has been controlled thus far... (Elle weighs 40lbs @ 4)

... . On Tuesday night Dave called me and said Lawson was coughing. I heard him over the phone and said it sounded like croup - just like a barking seal. I told Dave to turn on the shower and let it steam up the ... great daddy!! He's my hero for taking care of my baby boy.) Anyway, they diagnosed him with croup and gave him a steroid shot. He's been a lot better since his shot. Dave took him to ...

... to the speed at which it comes on. It is panic inducing everytime. The last time Sam had croup was last fall, so we are thankful that it seems to be just one time of year that it affects her and not in the ... or in bed with my beautiful daughter having a pajama and movie day. Please pray for another restful, uninterrupted night of sleep for us and a quick recovery from this awful croup.

... 2 kids! Later that night Morgan coughs a few times and I just know that seal bark means croup. I give him some medicine and off to bed we go. Jane woke up first so Jake went to ... his face is so flushed his eyes are even blood shot. After a quick look over she also informs me that he has croup...great! She does the step test just to make sure it is positive and right after the nurse leaves he ...

Mabel’s croup is all but gone, but she still has some hoarseness and an occasional cough. Hazel’s breathing sounds raspy at night and her voice is ragged, but she’s ... kid, and I was glad we weren’t outnumbered. We’re 3 out of 5 now for our kids catching croup.  I’m still really hoping that Isaac and Rose escape it.  And I am very, very grateful that Dean isn&# ...

Well - I tried! I tried to keep the boys away from her, but they spread their GERMS & now Olivia has croup!! :( Man - this little girl is either going to be really tough, or catch everything that comes her way!! (I'm hoping for option A, myself!!) :) We've had so many sleepless (or up every 1-2 hrs) nights these past few weeks!! Hopefully this junk will end soon so that we can ...

... check on Jessie and found her doing this crazy wheezing beside her bed. It looked like she was having a hard time breathing, so we rushed her to the ER. The doctor quickly reassured us that it was the croup and she was getting plenty of oxygen. It was by far the scariest moment I've had thus far as a parent. We had no idea what was going on. Jessie started to have a little runny nose Friday ...