Comments on: Croup http://www.amymossoff.com/parenting/1451/croup/ Surround Yourself with Things You Value Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:26:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rational Jenn http://www.amymossoff.com/parenting/1451/croup/comment-page-1/#comment-5102 Rational Jenn Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:03:56 +0000 http://www.amymossoff.com/?p=1451#comment-5102 Poor thing! I'm glad it sounds like a mild case. Just to warn you, IME croup gets worse before it gets better. (Ryan had it about 5 or 6 times.) The best thing to relieve the inflammation of the airway is cold steam (close the bathroom door, turn on a hot shower until the bathroom is steamy, then turn it off and go sit in the bathroom while it cools down--or go outside and breathe in the dewy, cool night air). I have lots more info, but I don't want to give you (too much) unsolicited advice! Let me know and I can email you privately if you like! Poor thing! I’m glad it sounds like a mild case. Just to warn you, IME croup gets worse before it gets better. (Ryan had it about 5 or 6 times.) The best thing to relieve the inflammation of the airway is cold steam (close the bathroom door, turn on a hot shower until the bathroom is steamy, then turn it off and go sit in the bathroom while it cools down–or go outside and breathe in the dewy, cool night air).

I have lots more info, but I don’t want to give you (too much) unsolicited advice! Let me know and I can email you privately if you like!

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