was doctor to quick to suspecting whooping cough???

[Mum2Romone]

I was told the same thing for DS with a chesty cough.. He didnt have the test done though as it went away... i had the swab after coughing a horrible cough for 4 months and had it.... so the dr thought I could have given him a milder case as he was imunnised too....

all gone though, shame it can hurt little babies so much. I know I felt like i was drowning in my chest for months... BTW i had it pregnant too

[megs]

I had Whooping Cough when I was 17 and I was immunised. Orginially I went to the Dr with this bad cough and he just said it was the back of my nose dripping onto my throat causing me to cough. I highly doubted this as I'm not someone who is prone to coughs etc.

Anyway about 2 months went past and by this stage my younger brother (11) also immunised had the cough. He went to the Dr, by this stage there was a bit more in the media about Whooping Cough being around, he tested my brother and then of course decided to test me. And I had WC, had had it for around 2 months, if I wasn't immunised I would have obviously been a lot sicker than what I was.

So in short I think for you DS, maybe being a bit more precausious might be a good thing, especially given his age. Hopefully though it is nothing more than a virus.

[Frangipani]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I agree- i'd much rather be cautious and have him tested then not. We don't go to the doctors very often- so find these kind of things a new experience. It probably doesn't help that i've never seen that doctor before- actually because we go to the doctors so few we find it hard to get a regular doctor- they either away, on leave or don't work there anymore- so its hard to build that trust- you know. But of course i'd still trust the doctor regardless- that is his job.

I also didn't realise it was an illness currently hanging around...i'm so out of the loop from the news at the moment and hadn't seen or heard of any friends with this issue either.

So my DH took DS1 down for the swab this morning- he was such a good boy. No tears or problems at all. And apparently the lady in the next cubicle was also being tested- so interesting to know (she was probably the lady who walked out of the doctors before us last night- coughing)- apparently she was making more noise being tested then DS1 was...lol! So now we just wait and see- we get the results on friday so therefore no childcare tomorrow and friday (which means i'll have to talk to work- i feel a little guilty - though i know i shouldn't...thats the joys of being a parent- but i only work 2.5days, and have only worked 2 of those half days in the last 2 weeks cause i was sick).

Will let ya's know how we get on.

Thanks again for your replies and reassurance we've done the right thing.

[DANNIIM]

We are all going to get our booster shots for WC before this baby is born, i was online yesterday doing my tutorial for study and one of the ladies had/has WC too seems to be alot going around and would rather be up to date. DS1 isn't due apparently til next year for his 10 yr old shots wondering if i can get them 6 months early or is it just best to wait til he is 10??

[~ Mylitta ~]

Fingers crossed for you that your bub doesn't have whooping cough.

My two stepsons that live with us (11 and 13 years old) both had whooping cough about 6 months ago and they were both fully immunised. Myself and my (at the time) 18 month old both didn't get it and we are both not immunised. When I asked the doctor about that he said that one of the most common strains going around at the moment is one that is not protected against by the vaccine, so the two older boys probably weren't protected from it.

[glorious]

when i went in for testing the doctor was not going to test as he thought it was just a viral cough but i pushed for my DD to be tested, came back + so we ALL went on AB's and were quarantined for the entire time from testing until we had all finished our AB's. only 1 out of the 4 of us was vaxed and he was just as bad as the rest.

whooping cough is not different for those who are or are not vaxed..

[Yeddi]

whooping cough is not different for those who are or are not vaxed..

Agreed. From my experience it's a common misconception that being vaccinated will make you get the disease only mildly in comparison (you just might get it A-typically, which in the case of measles is not milder but actually worse). We caught WC about 6 months ago - from a vaccinated child who had been brought to playgroup despite being sick. My DS was only 2 months at the time and didn't get it. DH and DD were vaccinated and got it just as bad as me who was unvaccinated.