Hey guys,
Have a flight slated for later tonight around 8pm. We just found out early today that our 6mo old has a "minor" case of croup according to our pediatrician. She prescribed him steroids and said that he should get a lot better before the flight but either way she doesn't feel like we should cancel because of this. He's still coughing and it doesn't sound good but I suppose I would classify it as being minor since he hasn't broken out in a fever or is in major pain as far as we can tell. We did give him the steroids but I'm not sure how much it has helped. This is our first time flying with an infant, so I already have so many reservations. Now the probability that it would be unpleasant (not just for us but for everyone sitting near us) seems like it would be greater with him being sick.
It is just an hour flight where we're going (SoCal to NorCal) but we will likely be out for 2-3+ hours with getting to the airport, etc. He has been a bit more fussy I think just in general since getting sick.
If we were to cancel the flight, we'd have to end up driving up there overnight. I'm not as opposed to this since we've done it before. But I'm just wondering if we should even consider canceling the flight or not over this. I'd definitely have no hesitation if he were feverishly sick but he just has a cough and slightly more fussiness. Then again, one of my biggest fears has always been that I'm going to be "that couple with the crazy whiny kid on the last flight" :(