Hi,
I’m 35 weeks and panicking. We currently have a painter in redoing the whole flat and he’s a smoker. Every so often he goes outside for a cigarette. Today, his fag fell into a cardboard box full of brown paper and cardboard trays (the box out paints arrived in in) and set it on fire. I guess it would have smouldered for a bit and then caught fire. It’s eco friendly paint so I’m hoping the packing is equally eco friendly (though I realise setting it alight is a different thing entirely).
Next door neighbour alerted us to the problem and I immediately panicked and pulled the burning box away from the wall of our flat so the building didn’t catch fire. That’s the bit where I inhaled a bit of smoke. I ran in to get water but the painter was already on it.
My partner is away camping on the south coast with DSD. So I called him first very upset to let him know what had transpired and that bc of the smoke I was afraid for the baby. Then I called the midwife to ask if the baby could be harmed by this. She said unlikely but she could come over and give me a carbon monoxide test. Currently waiting for her to arrive. I think she’s doing rounds in the area so might be a while.
if carbon monoxide is detected in my breath, what kind of harm could it do to the baby? Does anyone know? I know babies are born in wars etc. so what happened just now is nothing , but I’m still cornered.
Thank you xx