electric shock

[morepizzapls]

hello,

there is frustratingly little information on nhs website or google for that matter (well, short of telling me we are both going to likely die) on if its problematic if you get an electric shock when pregnant?

I unplugged a charger from the wall and thought I got a very brief minor shock. no injury, wasn't thrown or anything, no mark on my hand at all. think it felt a bit numb afterwards but that could be me imagining it tbh.

so, does anyone have any experience of this? my doctors is closed and my midwife never replies to me as she only works one day a week.

thank you

oh to add I'm nearly 21 weeks

I would've thought 111 would be better than Mumsnet for advice.

I mean to put your mind at rest

What did it feel like? It's very unlikely you would get an electric shock from unplugging something. Are you sure it wasn't a build up of static that gave you a shock?

it could of possibly been static but I just assumed electrical because I unplugged a charger. made my hand feel tingly but that was all.

Probably worth phoning 111 just to put your mind at rest.

Basically if it was a shock, then the electricity will have taken the shortest path possible. Given that only your hand is numb, it likely came in through one finger and out the other.

The major issue with an electric shock (other than burns which you don't have), is it stopping your heart. To get anywhere near your heart it needs to have come in through one arm and gone out through another limb. Something thats given you a tingly hand isn't going to get anywhere near any major organs or your baby.

You can get a shock from a plug. Slightly embarressingly, I've got a Magic Wand vibrator that gives you a bit of one if you touch the prongs of the plug in the couple of seconds after unplugging you. But its unlikely to be full mains electricity. British plugs are designed in order to make that (almost) impossible as long as you're not jamming a knife or something in there!

@fdgdfgdfgdfg thank you for that, it was very informative and has made me feel a lot more at ease. I'm not 100 percent sure if it was an electric shock or just a static but still worried me!

I did 111 online and the advice came back that I could self treat at home based on the symptoms I gave. I guess I will just keep an eye on his movements and if anything changes call my maternity unit.

without upsetting myself, if anything had happened because of it there is nothing they could do anyway really :(

Just a thought: how about getting an electrician to check the socket for you? If you thought it gave you a shock it's worth checking it out - getting an electric shock from an outlet is not normal. If the electrician says it's not faulty, you know it would have more than likely just been static. If he says it's faulty, you can then tell the midwife and ask them to check up on the baby. It's more than likely fine and the only issue will the electrician's bill xx

If you're not sure if you got an electric shock, then you didn't get an electric shock. You'd know if you had!