Okay, this weekend we had a scare, we came home and the air was not right, we were lucky, we were not sleeping, it was way past our bed time,
so the fire dept, came, and paramedics checked us out. we were fine.
We were not able to return home till the poison passed,and the problem fixed.
Concidering I had three children in the house my priority was them, and their well being.
I totally forgot I was pregnant.
Could this have affected the baby?
( I forgot to mention a few days prior, I woke up in the middle of the night, extremely sick, vomit/and stomach pains)
what would you do?
Seeing oxygen is the only cure,.what can a doctor really do at this point?
any input would be nice.
(just wanted to add, please get a detector if you dont have one! We are a family of 5, and each one of us would have passed, had we been in the home over two hours they said, the reading was 100 ppm, and 35ppm is lethal , thats why we were able to smell it,
2006-11-06 03:47:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
dont be fooled by only what you hear, the fire department smelled it too! and evacuated us from our home , till the problem was fixed, no shoes on our kids, no diapers, no coats, it was out now,
At such high levels, we are talking they were unable to read the full amount, it exceeded the meteor. Thge scent was there.
2006-11-06 03:55:10 · update #1
Baby should be fine, but if you're concerned, talk to your doctor.
2006-11-06 03:51:22 · answer #1 · answered by grandm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get to your doctors and get checked out, for baby bumps sake as well as you and the rest of your families sake.
My thoughts are with you, all the best xx
2006-11-06 11:52:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, carbon monoxide is odorless, colorless, etc. That's why it's so dangerous. You might have been smelling the faulty heater, etc, that was causing the carbon monoxide.
Yes, it can affect the baby!
Carbon monoxide poisoning can have a significant effect on the fetus. CO causes fetal tissue hypoxia by decreasing the release of maternal oxygen to the fetus, and by carbon monoxide crossing the placenta and combining with fetal hemoglobin, which has a 10 to 15% higher affinity for CO than adult hemoglobin.[3] Elimination of carbon monoxide is also slower in the fetus, leading to an accumulation of CO. The level of fetal morbidity and mortality in acute carbon monoxide poisoning is significant, even despite maternal wellbeing, severe fetal poisoning can still occur. Due to these effects, pregnant patients are treated with normal or hyperbaric oxygen for longer periods of time than non-pregnant patients.
The effects of carbon monoxide in parts per million are listed below:
35 ppm (0.0035%) Headache and dizziness within six to eight hours of constant exposure
100 ppm (0.01%) Slight headache in two to three hours
200 ppm (0.02%) Slight headache within two to three hours
400 ppm (0.04%) Frontal headache within one to two hours
800 ppm (0.08%) Dizziness, nausea, and convulsions within 45 minutes. Insensible within two hours.
1,600 ppm (0.16%) Headache, dizziness, and nausea within 20 minutes. Death in less than two hours.
3,200 ppm (0.32%) Headache, dizziness and nausea in five to ten minutes. Death within 30 minutes.
6,400 ppm (0.64%) Headache and dizziness in one to two minutes. Death in less than 20 minutes.
12,800 ppm (1.28%) Death in less than three minutes.
You need to make an appointment with your primary care physician ASAP, or be seen by an urgent care or ER doctor as soon as you can. There are treatments involving oxygen (hyperbaric oxygen therapy) that can be considered. Chances are, your baby is fine, but you would be negligent not to get checked out just to make sure.
2006-11-09 19:08:51 · answer #3 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess it really depends on how long you were actually in there to really know if it could of done anything to your baby...i sugest i know you dont want to hear it but go to the doctors and get your baby checked out. Don't you rather be safer than sorrier??
2006-11-06 11:53:42 · answer #4 · answered by Meme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your doctor. They can do an ultrasound to make sure it didn't hurt the baby. What caused the carbon monoxide poisoning? Did you fix it? I hope so. Good luck and God bless!
2006-11-06 11:50:38 · answer #5 · answered by lilmama 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
CO is itself odorless so you wouldnt be able to smell it. if youre ok the baby prob is too. the treatment is hyperbaric oxygen in a chamber.
2006-11-06 11:50:20 · answer #6 · answered by David B 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why are you talking to us? Call your doctor ASAP.
2006-11-06 11:50:12 · answer #7 · answered by AnswerMom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋