Croup

On Monday, February 22, I wrote that Baby Champuru had developed a fever. Her fever peaked during the wee hours of Thursday morning at 103.5º F and did not break until Friday. This is our first experience with such high fevers and I was constantly worried about the chance of febrile seizures.  During this past week, I was on the phone with the pediatrician’s office about half a dozen times and brought her in-office twice.  At both visits, the doctor checked for signs of infection or wheezing, and assured us that it was just a cold and we just needed to ride it out.

Although her fever had gone by Friday, she started coughing — or more like “barking,” which started during the wee hours of this morning.  It was frightening to hear her barking like a seal, laboring to breathe and obviously upset by it.  The more she cried, the worse the coughing became.  Thankfully, I’m still nursing her and was able to calm her with the Great Mommy Pacifier and she fell asleep.  She woke several times throughout the night and each time I nursed her back to sleep.

All of this in between the excitement of news flooding my Twitterstream of an imminent tsunami to hit Hawaii in the morning.  Needless to say, it was an anxious night for me and I got little sleep.

After the tsunami warning was canceled today, Hubby went out to buy a room humidifier.  I never thought I would be buying a humidifier in Hawaii.  After all, this isn’t Nevada.  Isn’t Hawaii humid enough already?  But advice from numerous sources and experienced parents poured in, all of them suggesting bringing Baby Champuru into the bathroom while running a hot shower — or using a humidifier.  We did both and she seems to be doing better so far.

I’m hoping for a markedly less exciting night.  I could use the rest — especially since now I’m the one that’s sick, too.

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