Learn about croup in baby

 

What is croup?

It used to be called with only the heavy Krupp cough in diphtheria. Today is meant by Pseudo-Krupp, a disease of the larynx, which in children between six months and up to 10 years may occur from time to time. In this age of the larynx gap is still very tight. When the mucosa swells, it is therefore of shortness of breath and coughing. Symptoms include a barking cough that sounds like a seal, shortness of breath, palpitations, anxiety and sweating. Usually the first attack occurs at night. The day before the child could first symptoms of a cold have shown. After coughing, the child usually falls asleep quickly - it is then weakened.

How can baby treat croup?

Since croup is caused by viruses, antibiotics will not help. But with the tips below, you can significantly alleviate the symptoms and make sure that your baby feel better:

 • Most important: Reassure your child and let rise no fear!  

• Make your bathroom a short time to steam. Turn the shower on as hot as possible and keep the door closed. Stay at least 15 minutes in a bath with your baby. Read or sing to him a little before, when a coughing fit coming. Let it breathe the warm, moist air. That should soothe the cough and let the baby fall asleep. If the steam does not help, call the doctor.  

• Also, a humidifier can help the baby.  

• It is very important that you encourage your child to drink. Juice and warm soups are especially good if your child has lost his appetite.  

• Smoking promotes pseudo-croup. You should not smoke near the child and not in enclosed spaces.

When should I call the doctor?

If your child is the first time has a coughing fit, you want to call an ambulance immediately sure prefer - even if it is in the middle of the night. The doctor on the phone will then ask you some questions to determine how serious the cough. He will give you the recommendation, either to try some home remedies or bring the child to the emergency room. If your baby is already several pseudo-croup fits behind it, but you still want to be on the safe side, then call the doctor and describe to him what you've been (unsuccessfully) tried to home remedies. It should also call if your baby high fever of more than 39 degrees Celsius is, or is suffering from acute respiratory distress - noisy breathing and difficulty in breath - or much salivates. These could be signs of the much more serious bacterial disease epiglottis. Trigger for Haemophilus influenza type is B, short-Hib (The vaccinations, which gives your baby from the ninth week in a four-week interval, this disease has, however, wiped out almost.) If your baby with home remedies is not surprising calm or in part, is having trouble breathing, then you should bring it to the emergency room the next Children's Hospital. Even if they have already called the doctor, anxious parents can not always wait patiently. In many cases, the condition of your baby is already well along the way to the hospital much better. If this is not the case, it will get there cortisone as a suppository or for inhalation.

How long will it take to heal

Croup lasts about two to four days. Take this time as needed steam treatments. You should also have safety cortisone suppositories in the house. Once you have survived the horrors of that common cough, he is tired, but unharmed leave them alone.