Oh such a heartwrenching night :-(
Just before bed yesterday Benny (3) coughed this horrible sounding bark. He had a bit of cough medicine and went to sleep.
Then came into our bedroom after midnight crying because he couldn't sleep.
The cough had gotten worse and you could hear it with every breath.
He cuddled up to us and tried to sleep, but DH and I didn't get any sleep because he was so loud.
At 4am when he woke up again crying we realised it hadn't gotten worse and he was actually struggling to breathe.
Michael took him to emergency - Dr straight away said it was croup and took him straight in and put him on the ventilator.
The poor little darling was crying the whole time because he wanted to go to the Dr, not the hospital.
We explained that the hospital was the same as the Dr but he shook his head and replied amidst his wailing, that the hospital would take his bones out. :-s Lol!
Once the nurses assured him his bones were safe he was fine.
He came home with a big smile on his face, happy because he had his own little box of rice bubbles, and got to play playstation.
M and I are exhausted, as is Ben - and the worst part is we'll have to try get some sleep this afternoon because the Dr said it's likely we'll have to go back again tonight for the ventilator :-(
I feel so useless not being able to do anything to calm his crying, except cuddles of course :-)
Then came into our bedroom after midnight crying because he couldn't sleep.
The cough had gotten worse and you could hear it with every breath.
He cuddled up to us and tried to sleep, but DH and I didn't get any sleep because he was so loud.
At 4am when he woke up again crying we realised it hadn't gotten worse and he was actually struggling to breathe.
Michael took him to emergency - Dr straight away said it was croup and took him straight in and put him on the ventilator.
The poor little darling was crying the whole time because he wanted to go to the Dr, not the hospital.
We explained that the hospital was the same as the Dr but he shook his head and replied amidst his wailing, that the hospital would take his bones out. :-s Lol!
Once the nurses assured him his bones were safe he was fine.
He came home with a big smile on his face, happy because he had his own little box of rice bubbles, and got to play playstation.
M and I are exhausted, as is Ben - and the worst part is we'll have to try get some sleep this afternoon because the Dr said it's likely we'll have to go back again tonight for the ventilator :-(
I feel so useless not being able to do anything to calm his crying, except cuddles of course :-)
Sez Bez and Boo Bear :-p
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