i was talking to my mum about it.
its so sad that this poor baby passed due to whooping cough. and honstly it scares me that the vax isn't working as well, seeing as DS1 now has a higher chance of getting upper respiratory infections due to other medication he is on. can i ask a really stupid question - whooping cough will (in most cases) mend its self like a cold (even if it take months) wont it? i know its not a nice thing to see but just a thought.

as for chicken pox DJ got 'em at 11 months old. so vic wont get the vax for it. its a 'right of passage' as a child IMHO. but i'm an odd ball!
Yes it will mend itself, over months not days. Months of a horrible cough that can be bad enough to break ribs, and in babies at least, they can't breathe while they are coughing. Unlike disease like chickenpox, catching the natural form of whooping cough does not give long term immunity either.