FWIW I think that its worth while getting tested for whopping cough. A girlfriend of mine (who is not pregnant) was mis-diagnosed despite having gone to the doctors three times with a persistant cough that would just not go away. Didn't have a "whoop" sound when she coughed but was becoming quite run down as she wasn't sleeping due to the coughing. She was diagnosed in the end when an infection had set in and she'd gone back to the doctor as she was coughing up a lot of phlemg.
Haven't read a lot about it but from what I understand - cough can last up to 14 weeks (sorry not what you want to hear) - only infectious for first three weeks - very easy to mis-diagnose in the begining and adults don't get the "whoop" as much as children (whoop is the sound the air make when passing through the restricted airways - and most importantly baby is safe Only danger to baby is if you still have whooping cough when the baby is born. While inside you i undestand that the baby is completely safe.
Hope this helps and that they can give you something to clear it up.
Yep, the whooping cough doesn't necessarily have a whooping sound or is as evil as a lot of us think... my gp did tell me that the classic symptom for whooping cough is cough/gag/vomit... so getting a test done just in case is a great idea.
In any case I don't believe it is any harm to your unborn baby... just makes you very run down and miserable!
Hope you get well soon.
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