This difference is what spurred her to share the video.
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And, in a post accompanying the video, Ms Tee writes: “This video may distress some people but I’m sharing to show just how scary and risky whooping cough is to babies who are too young to be vaccinated”.
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Fortunately, their daughter is getting the care she needs.
“Heidi is too young to be vaccinated and relies on others not to spread this disease”, said Tee.
Her father is shown holding an oxygen mask up to her face while gently cradling her head.
Heidi was suffering from a severe whooping cough she contracted from her 3-year-old brother, Lincoln, who also caught it at daycare.
The video of a newborn choking because of whooping cough is circulating the Internet, making moms – or anyone with an ounce of feeling – clutch their heart and loved ones closer.
‘Babies rely on herd immunity to keep them safe and unfortunately we can not achieve that without high vaccination rates, ‘ she said. They placed an oxygen mask on the baby to help her breathe.
“This video may distress some people but I’m sharing to show just how scary and unsafe whooping cough is to babies who are too young to be vaccinated”, Tee wrote.
“Please don’t ignore the warning signs – our baby only had a slight cough to start”, Tanrikulu writes.
A mom posted a terrifying whooping cough video that shows her infant struggling to stay alive.
‘We then rushed to hospital and since then her apnea episodes have gotten worse. “If we weren’t in hospital and sitting watching our baby 24/7 the outcome would be fatal”.
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‘It happened very quickly, ‘ Ms Tee said.
