Ttc and breathed in smoke

[Anom77]

Hi there,
Me and partner are ttc, I'm due in a couple of days. I was cooking lunch in saucepan and accidentally burnt it with me being forgetful. There was a lot of smoke, I breathed some of it in and just worried it's going to affect me conceiving or affected implantation.
I have very bad anxiety and worry to much.

It won't have had any impact, OP.

There is no reason this will affect conception. Focus on taking your vitamins and folic acid, that’s the best thing you can possibly do

Are you seeking help for your anxiety?

This is a great opportunity to get support for anxiety before a baby arrives. It is an investment into yourself, your baby and your family.

Even if you were heavily pregnant, simply breathing in some smoke one time won’t harm you or your baby. It has to be constant living with someone who smokes all the time

Or a massive fire and severe smoke inhalation

Thank you for your replies, I take folic acid every evening so I'll keep doing that.
As for getting help with my anxiety I tend to just control it myself. I get help alot of help from my partner too who reassures me.

That's good news. But please do consider some therapy and techniques. Your baby will be an accident on legs from crawling - they crash into things, fall off things, bump into things. They are pretty robust and you need to be the same. Good luck!

Reassurance unfortunately sustains anxiety whilst offering by temporary relief. Having a baby is a significant experience that often really challenges underlying emotional difficulties such as anxiety and brings these to the fore. It’s not about the smoke or things like that. It’s about the broader sense of worry and fear about what-if scenarios. But good luck with all!

As for getting help with my anxiety I tend to just control it myself. I get help alot of help from my partner too who reassures me.

It clearly isn't working adequately. And it's not fair to put the burden of managing your condition and reassuring you on someone else. You need to seek help and get it better managed before a baby makes it worse.

Reassurance tends to perpetuate anxiety, it doesn't help in the long term. Speak to your GP and get referred to a CBT or managing anxiety course - it really will help you with parenting

Reassurance from others can be helpful, but it is a short-term fix. The effects don't last long, and you may find you need more and more reassurance to feel just a tiny bit better about things. What would be most helpful for your anxiety is learning how to reassure yourself. Look up "IAPT + your area" for mental health support in your local area. There will be a waiting list to access talk therapy, so start the ball rolling asap and get on the list.

Did you ask your partner for reassurance on breathing in the smoke? And then I'm guessing you asked on here because his reassurance wasn't enough to placate your anxious thoughts? Apologies if I have got that wrong. CBT will help you to reassure yourself, and you may find you don't need to ask for reassurance from others at all.

Looks like your post has rung alarm bells for quite a few people OP. TTC can be a very anxious time but pregnancy and parenting will likely be too. Think there are some good suggestions on here that you really need to seek some help and support so you are prepared for the journey ahead.

I appreciate all your comments and suggestions. My partner is very supportive and I know its a temporary solution. I will look at other techniques on ways to help.
And thanks for the reassurence on the smoke topic.

Hi OP

an advanced search of you shows you’ve posted before with similar panics - not around smoke - but folic acid and also nappies in a bin.... I don’t use advanced search unless I get a feeling it might be useful and in this case I genuinely will it would be useful for you to contact your local IAPTs services - it’s free, it’s all virtual these days and they are really good ...