Soorry vent coming up. J has had a cough for 3weeks now. She also had a cold when she was 3weeks old that lasted a week (then Gastro) anyway lastnight she had a coughing fit which she couldn't breath and went blue a number of times, vomited etc so we went to ED where she was admitted to paeds. I've been to my GP 3 times over the cough which has been progressively getting worse and last night she had the whoop to it which she hasn't had up until then. So I insisted she be tested for whooping cough a week ago and I got the results lastnight (due to the fact its got to be cultured after its sent to Sydney so thats why it takes a week as it was the hospital had to ring to get them to speed the results up) Turns out the wrong test was ordered so its now another bloody week before I get answers and despite her having an increased resp rate, low grade temp and coughing attacks where she turns blue and vomits I have to wait and see what the results say when I get them in a week. I'm so mad. This nightmare has been going on for 3weeks now and each day she gets worse. I'm not saying its whooping cough but its following the right direction to be that (with the cold first, then well for a fortnight followed by the cough that is gradually getting worse until she can't breath during the attack) also my DD2 has been coughing for 2months now and has had whooping cough in the past and now I have it so what ever it is its highly contagious. I'm going to be so mad if it is whooping cough and they have given me the run around for a month. Not only that if thats what it is then its too late for any treatment to be successful as you need to catch it in the first 3weeks which is now up. Plus now J is anaemic. They don't recommend an iron suppliment just said get it checked in a month and depending on that then they will decide what to do. Sorry for the ***** I'm just so pee'd I again have been given the run around and still my baby is coughing and going blue. The solution to her respiratory rate been to high (sitting around 80) was to turn the monitors of to stop it alarming and then when the Drs asked her nurse at rounds this morning how her cough was overnight the nurse said she hadn't heard it and that was only 30mins after she was listening to her chest with a stethoscope whilst she was coughing. Talk about vague. Suppose to be monitoring my baby and observing her only to shut the door of our room and not see her again for over 3hours. Was praying to God nothing happened as the nurse was clearly not capable of doing any form of resus and I would have had to do it myself. So now I'm back home waiting for the week for the results before any decisions are made.