was doctor to quick to suspecting whooping cough???

[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.

[mrscricket]

Finger crossed it's not. My DS got it and I was so shocked - I thought he was 'safe' because he was immunised. He was so sick. My doctor was the same as yours - diagnosed it pretty much straight away and the test confirmed it.

Poor little thing - hope your DS feels better soon

[Frangipani]

Well just thought I'd let you's know the result of DS1's whooping cough test was all clear.

But now DS2 has developed a nasty barking cough- i'm thinking croup. Off to the doctors soon to see what they say. I've never been to the doctors as much as we have in the last 2 weeks (was only there with DS2 the beginning of last week with a rash- which turned out to either be an allergic reaction or a virus- was unable to confirm). Ahh...the joys of being a parent.