7.5 months since becoming a mum and discovering how much worrying you can really do

Louse,

It's 3.30am and I've been awake for half an hour listening to your horrible cough; I think it's a croup type cough. I've patted your back and given you more Ibuprofen which will hopefully send you back to sleep, not that you're fully awake, but hacking like that it's hard for you not to be disturbed.

Argh! I want it to stop, I cannot tell you how distressing it is listening to you and not knowing what to do. The only help I can find online is sitting in a steamy bathroom, which now that I think about it I'm sure I remember Auntie S saying she had to do with one of her brood. Before bed you had a coughing fit that ended up with you being sick, you retched so much. But bless you, you're still cheery and ready to play. Meanwhile, my nerves are jangled...