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What is pertussis?.
Pertussis (whooping cough) is a highly contagious bacterial disease that can be fatal for infants. It creates a sticky, thick mucus in the airways that makes it hard to breathe, eat, and drink. Pertussis is also known as whooping cough because people with the disease often make a loud “whoop” sound as they struggle to breathe through their narrowed airways between coughing spasms.
Pertussis is still a problem.
You may have thought pertussis was a disease of the past. But this isn’t the case. In fact, pertussis is still a threat. In 2006, over 15,000 cases of pertussis were reported in the United States.
Your baby may be vulnerable.
While most infants are given routine diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) immunizations, they do not begin the primary series until they are 2 months of age and may not be fully protected until they receive their third or fourth dose. During this time, they may be vulnerable to pertussis.
You could have pertussis and not know it.
When an adult contracts pertussis, symptoms can be very mild and may resemble a common cold. As a result, many cases go undiagnosed, increasing the risk that someone—even you—could unknowingly expose your baby to pertussis.

Please click http://www.doitforyourbaby.com/mediaplayer.html to hear what Isabelle sounded like the night before she was taken in an ambulance to the hospital, where she stayed for 10 days. It was very scary. Pertussis is on the rise in Adults and Children and I cannot imagine any other child going through this with their mother as I did with Isabelle. Please get your vaccines. Maybe you don't think it is right for your family, or you are unsure of the side effects, but if your children walk in the same grocery store as my children, my children could be infected, more so my husband, who was also VERY sick, as he is allergic to the vaccine and cannot get it.

Your child may look perfectly fine at first, the symptoms may even sound like a common cold at first. But just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there, and very serious.