Going to church?

[lunababymoonchild]

I hope all goes well with Adrian, @KEV67

[KEV67]

14 minutes ago, lunababymoonchild said:

I hope all goes well with Adrian, @KEV67

Thanks Luna. It was alarming how quickly he got ill. I don't think he had reached a dangerous stage, but I was thinking of conracting the G.P. tomorrow. He might have reached a dangerous stage by then. As it was he had a high temperature and a nasty sounding cough. When the nurse connected him up to the monitoring device his pulse rate was in the 170s, even when he was asleep. A few hours later it is in the 120s. I don't know what is typical for two-year-olds. The nurse nebelated him. She put a mask over his face and made him breathe steam with some medicine in the steam. I think the medicine might have been adenaline. 

[poppy]

Croup IS scary with young children, hope he gets better very soon. One reassuring thing about children, though, is how quickly they bounce back.

[Madeleine]

That sounds very frightening, I hope he gets better soon. I haven't heard of croup for years, I think one of the treatments used to be opening a window, presumably to let in fresh air.  I wonder if that's a function that the nebuliser does, getting more oxygen into their system.

[itsmeagain]

Best wishes Kev . Thinking of you and Adrian. Sending love to the boy in the struggle with croup. 

[KEV67]

I took Adrian back to hospital because his breathing got loud again. It's called something like 'stator', loud in-breaths. He had to submit to another nebulising. I had to hold a mask over his mouth and noise while he breathed in vapour. An old treatment was to make them breathe in steam or to moisten the atmosphere in the room. He was also given some steroids, which were administered by mouth. As it was the second day he was brought in, he was kept in overnight. He has had quite a good night. He has slept right through and his breathing is quiet.

Edited January 20 by KEV67
Stridor, not stator.

[poppy]

14 hours ago, Madeleine said:

That sounds very frightening, I hope he gets better soon. I haven't heard of croup for years, I think one of the treatments used to be opening a window, presumably to let in fresh air.  I wonder if that's a function that the nebuliser does, getting more oxygen into their system.

 

I can remember this advice too, I think it's the cold air that helps. I found it worked for one of our children who had mild croup. But I'd definitely get medical advice if it was more severe.

[Hayley]

I'm sorry to hear that Adrian hasn't been very well, Kev! Poor thing . It's nowhere near on the same level, but Olle had a little cough and stuffy nose last month and I bought this Vicks Cool Mist thing for him:

Vicks Mini Cool Mist Ultrasonic Humidifier (compact, quiet, for better sleep, cough and cold, comfort, essential oils, humidity, rooms up to 15m2) VUL525 : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

 

I wonder if it might help a little bit when Adrian is home? I had the same cold and it actually helped me too 😅

[lunababymoonchild]

On 1/20/2026 at 6:27 AM, KEV67 said:

I took Adrian back to hospital because his breathing got loud again. It's called something like 'stator', loud in-breaths. He had to submit to another nebulising. I had to hold a mask over his mouth and noise while he breathed in vapour. An old treatment was to make them breathe in steam or to moisten the atmosphere in the room. He was also given some steroids, which were administered by mouth. As it was the second day he was brought in, he was kept in overnight. He has had quite a good night. He has slept right through and his breathing is quiet.

How is Adrian faring now?

[KEV67]

On 1/25/2026 at 11:18 AM, lunababymoonchild said:

How is Adrian faring now?

 

On 1/25/2026 at 11:18 AM, lunababymoonchild said:

How is Adrian faring now?

Adrian still has a chesty cough, but otherwise he is fine. He is at nursery today.

 

On 1/23/2026 at 4:32 PM, Hayley said:

I'm sorry to hear that Adrian hasn't been very well, Kev! Poor thing . It's nowhere near on the same level, but Olle had a little cough and stuffy nose last month and I bought this Vicks Cool Mist thing for him:

Vicks Mini Cool Mist Ultrasonic Humidifier (compact, quiet, for better sleep, cough and cold, comfort, essential oils, humidity, rooms up to 15m2) VUL525 : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

 

I wonder if it might help a little bit when Adrian is home? I had the same cold and it actually helped me too 😅

Thanks. I don't think Adrian needs one now, but I might get one in case there is a next time.

[lunababymoonchild]

1 minute ago, KEV67 said:

 

Adrian still has a chesty cough, but otherwise he is fine. He is at nursery today.

Phew!

[KEV67]

I took Adrian to the United Reformed Church. He was well behaved. I think I will take Adrian to a more child focused church most of the time, but I did not want to abandon the URC altogether. There was another guest pastor. I do not know how it works with the United Reformed Church and other Nonconformist churches regarding professional and lay preachers. This pastor was a woman who wore a dog collar. The start of the service was sad, because one of the congregation, who had been a stalwart since 1991 had died. Apparently he was very good at DIY. I don't think I'd ever met him, because he had been sick for a while. The sermon was about the NT passage about salt, and how it is only good for throwing out if it loses its saltiness. Then there was a bit about anti-racism, because it is Racial Justice day. After the sermon, I joined them for tea and biscuits. Adrian stole one of the old ladies' walking sticks. I bought Adrian his own walking stick, but he is more interested in other people's.