Any advice please? Decorating, wheezing baby

[MeMeMeow85]

We’ve had decorators at our new house for the past week. My tiny baby has now got a horrible wheeze. I feel so guilty and sad!!

We only moved in today, but this week I’ve had to be in the house for a few hours each day (with the baby) meeting workmen. The emulsion smell seemed fine at the time, but now that the eggshell has gone on the woodwork yesterday and today, the fumes are really awful!!

We were meant to sleep there tonight for the first time, but I had to leave and check into a hotel with my little one. It has made my throat and chest sore and the baby’s developed an awful cough.

I’m awake and crying because I’ve been so stupid getting painting done with such a tiny baby around.

Does anyone have any experience please? I would really appreciate any advice about how long I need to keep the baby away from the house. I will take him to a private GP first thing in the morning. Thank you

What brand of paint did they use? I would have someone go back to open all windows and I wouldn't go back until the smell has diminished almost completely.

When you do go back, get a fan in the room where the baby is and open a window.

In the meantime, see the doctor with her tomorrow. It's probably just some irritation but the baby could also have caught a cold and the cough might be unrelated to the paint.x

I think you have both picked up a bug of some sort and the painting is incidental and not the cause tbh.

paint fumes are uncomfortable but no-one ever died from them unless locked in a room with no other source of air. Baby is no more fragile than you are.

baby has a bug of some sort. Stop crying and take it to a doctor.