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Left gas on all day, worried

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EmsyW · 20/07/2018 23:48

Hi all, I am currently 32 weeks pregnant.
This morning I made some breakfast (around 11am). The kitchen window was open as were all the windows upstairs due to the current hat wave. My husband and I went out to dinner around 8pm, before we left I close all windows. When we returned a couple of hours later I could subtly smell gas. My husband checked the cooker and the job I had used was very slightly on which must have caused the smell. There is no smell now and baby is moving ok but I’m worried that I may have breathed in 8 hours worth of gas. I have done a bit of reading and people have said that natural gas is not dangerous only carbon monoxide. I have had no headache. Can anyone advise? Xx

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missedith01 · 20/07/2018 23:53

AFAIK, the only reason breathing natural gas is harmful is that you're necessarily breathing less oxygen.

IWantMyHatBack · 20/07/2018 23:55

You'd have noticed, don't worry.

EmsyW · 20/07/2018 23:56

That’s what I read... and that it isn’t toxic. I haven’t had a headache or anything so I’m hoping because I had the kitchen window there was sufficient ventilation for there not to be a problem.

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IWantMyHatBack · 21/07/2018 00:07

The smell added to gas is so strong, don't worry, seriously.

The biggest risk is fire, not inhalation, from this kind of small amount.

Decemberdued8 · 13/09/2021 15:25

Hello I had a similar thing happen to me. What happened in the end. Was your baby ok?

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