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What is croup?
By Laura Lee Davies on 01/11/2010 01:46:58
Coughing and breathing difficulties are always a worry in babies and children, but a croup cough sounds even worse. What is croup, and what should you do if your child gets it?
There are two things which make croup seem much worse than the actual illness usually is: 1. The cough which characterises croup is a loud, violent barking cough which can sound horrendous to parents when it is emanating from their small baby
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Baby Coughs
By Laura Lee Davies on 06/01/2010 00:22:52
When your baby has a persistent cough, what should you be aware of and what can you do?
that it will develop into an annoying habit, but make sure your baby does get lots of loving attention through every day anyway! Croup Other possibilities include croup cough, which sounds particularly alarming but is not usually serious. Or bronchiolitis, a
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Keeping a healthy home in winter
By Maria Muennich on 03/10/2010 08:17:54
In colder weather we usually close the windows and reach for the thermostat to keep our homes warm and welcoming, but our health can suffer along with our indoor air quality as a result
to colds and other viruses. Secondly, very dry air can aggravate some respiratory conditions and illnesses, such as asthma, allergies and croup. In fact, some cold or flu-like symptoms may actually be a reaction to dust, fungi and other pollutants
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Winter health tips for baby and family
By Maria Muennich on 22/11/2010 01:52:19
Keep your baby healthy, warm and comfortable into the winter months
, and some babies are susceptible to episodes of croup, with it's alarming barking cough. When you're going through the tough experience of nursing your baby through her first (or sixth!) cold, remember that, while you don't want your baby coming in contact
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Babies and the common cold
By Maria Muennich on 12/11/2010 01:56:20
Colds, coughs and sniffles are much more common for babies than adults. Find out how to help your little one stay healthy and get better soon when she does catch a bug
be linked to allergies and asthmaWhat is baby croup and how do you treat it?Prevent your baby getting ill with these winter health tips
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Sleep training real experiences: Part one
By Maria Muennich on 18/10/2007 13:27:24
It can be exhausting if your baby starts to rely on the breast to fall or stay asleep, here's how one mum tries to break the habit
. But as with most things baby, this turned out to be just another phase, an eight-week phase to be precise, and when a trip to granny's appeared to coincide with some nasty teething pains and was followed by an unpleasant episode of croup, it was suddenly all over
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