Left the gas on

[Missnicolinda96]

Hi guys. I'm currently 23+2. I woke up this morning, made breakfast and it probably took me a good hour to realise I'd left the gas on I think overnight. I felt baby move this morning, but haven't felt her much if at all since breakfast, so a good few hours ago. I'm freaking out. Called midwife and she said as long as I've felt her move and feel fine in myself it's OK but if I haven't felt her move in a few more hours, do I call back?

Call back for further advice, let them know you haven't felt baby for a few hours.

If I remember some movements at this stage aren't always felt but give them a call anyway better to get professional advice

Yes call them back. I’m sure your midwife is right that all is fine but they will always let you go in to be checked for reassurance if you really are worried. Maybe also for peace of mind get a carbon monoxide monitor if you don’t already have one - they’re not expensive and worth having anyway if you have any gas appliances.

I already have a carbon monoxide alarm, which didn't go off

I've felt maybe 3 "bloops" 2 weak, one stronger. Do I still call?

When you say you left the gas on, do you mean the ring was burning away all night, or it was literally just the gas hissing out?

Hi please don't worry about poisoning yourself modern gas is not poisonous and completely different from carbon monoxide which is a by product of burning. If you can smell gas you need to call 0800 111 999.

Nobody can really advise on the internet. Everyone is different. At 23 weeks I couldn’t feel any more than a flutter every couple of days, so I certainly wouldn’t have worried about a quiet day, or few hours. The likelihood of any damage being done by having the gas on for an hour is almost impossible. But you have to trust your instincts, and the midwives always say they’d prefer you called if you were concerned

It was likely on from 5pm-7am, so a long time and the burner wasn't on, just the gas

I dont think the gas in itself is dangerous just the potential it has to explode if it encounters a spark.

The two issues are separate here. You left the gas on, it’s now off and I assume you’ve ventilated. You can forget about it.

Baby isn’t moving as much as usual, probably not a problem but if you’re worried go and get checked. I went a ridiculous number of times in my twin pregnancy because I’d think one twin had stopped moving when they’d just moved position. The midwives never seemed to mind.

It's not about how many times the baby has moved. It's about your baby's normal pattern of movements.

Is the movement you're feeling normal for your baby or not? If the answer is not, then you don't need to faff around ringing your midwife, call maternity triage and go in for monitoring asap.

I would phone again if the movements seem less or different to what is normal for you.

No harm in getting checked out - the stress worrying about it won't be doing you any good.

As for the CO alarm I think that will just pick up carbon monoxide, not the actual gas (mostly methane) itself. However, if you've done stuff in the kitchen since then the concentrations of gas in the air must have been very low.