Scary awakening...

DownToEarthGirl

At 5am this I was dreaming about fitting a big gas BBQ into an old VW rabbit when I was awoken by our oldest coming into our room.  B couldn't speak since he was wheezing so hard to just try to get a breath.  We immediately gave him two treatments of his brother's steroid nebulizer treatment.  After the second, he could breathe and talk at the same time.  I know you shouldn't share medicine, but I've never been happier that we had some lying around so we didn't have to run off to the ER with a barely breathing kiddo. 

I think it's just croupy-ish (hoping it's not pertusis or pnemonia), but we'll find out soon since the answering service is having the doc call when he gets into the office this morning, which should be any minute. 

Honestly, I know we would have likely been the only ones in the ER and seen right away here in MT, but I'm also glad that we didn't have to rush off and avoided a lot of stress and extra money spent.   

MTJunebride

Yikes!  I am so glad you had something that helped him.  I hope he gets better quickly!

schoolsoutbride

That's so scary!  I'm glad you had the neb around!

uteandbuff

So scary!  I'm glad you had something to help him there.    Hope he feels better soon.  There seems to be a ton of croup going around right now (at least in CO).

andrealynn0707

That is really scary! I hope that he is ok.

Pesky

scary!  Glad he was okay!

goldenjes

Yikes, that would be scary.

Granted, I have no medical training, but I would think it's better to give a bigger kid medicine dosed for a smaller one anyway.

DownToEarthGirl

I was so glad that we had a nebulizer and steroids in the house...better than antibiotics or pain pills hanging around if you ask me.  B actually couldn't get in until 11am, so B sees the doc in 30-min and I'm hoping for just a quick-onset case of croup.

ziggy23213

So scary!  Glad you were able to do something right away!