If you get electrocuted..... UPDATED AFTER HOSPITAL VISIT

[kellysomer]

I got an electric shock this morning from a mains plug and it bl**dy hurt!! I was rewiring a lightswitch and the circuit that it was meant to be on was switched off, but seems that some idiot wired it in to the sockets fuse and i got a belt. It was so painful and made my arm dead for ages.

Baby has moved since and seems fine, do you think the baby felt it too? I hope not poor thing, i bet it woke the little blighter up! ooops!

 

[muppetmummy]

Oh no! You poor thing! I haven't a clue if baby would have felt it, but if he's moving ok I'm sure s/he's fine

 

[MattM]

Electricity only causes damage when it leaves the body. If you're OK then the chances are that your little one is OK too. More so if you've felt movement.

I would certainly mention it at your next midwife appointment and would consider monitoring the kicks for a few days.

 

[kellysomer]

Thanks guys, i have the midwife on thursday morning so i will mention it to her then, i am also having a lot of swelling and am in pain when i walk from the fluid in my feet so i will mention that too( not related to the shock) and see what she says , i'm not normally a moaner but she's gonna get it this time!!

 

[muppetmummy]

I remember the last few weeks when I was pregnant with James. My feet swelled up so much I couldn't get my shoes on, I had to wear flip flops in december

 

[paradysso]

awwww hunni what ya like, next time switch off all the electric when u starting mat leave???? need to go shopping and lunch

 

[heles7]

never mind next time...

Next time you should get somebody to do these type of jobs for you! I'm sure bubs will be fine but let that be a lesson lady. No more electrics for you

 

[Babylicious]

 

[kellysomer]

Well i got taken to hospital after phoning the mw, she went barmy at me. Went to the local maternity hospital and had a 30 min trace done and loads of tests, i saw about 10 people who all wanted a look at me as an electrocution was quite an exciting and rare thing to see They said that too!

Apparently electrocution kills 11 out of 15 babies so i was right to be worried. Luckily all is fine and i am home now. The hospital was lovely and so clean and friendly i was amazed.

Bad news is my glucose in my wee was off the chart and i have to go back to get diabetes confirmed saturday, but then if i got it they may induce me early, yay!

Thank god all was well though i was a nervous wreck when i got there and the stirrups and forceps on the shelf in the room didnt help. I am now even more scared of the labour and it has finally sunk in that i am going to give birth in a few weeks.

 

[GBLiz]

lucky escape

 

[DebbieM]

Phew. Thank goodness it was all ok!

 

[emma28]

OMG

thank goodness you're both ok- how scary for you

 

[paradysso]

omg hunni how you feeling now?

 

[muppetmummy]

Sounds like you were very lucky there! Glad everythings ok!

 

[sunnyday]

This is something I was wondering about whilst filling in round a light switch the other day... I will definately be avoiding such things now I know the risks are so high.

Pleased you're ok, it must have been scary.

 

[purple13]

gosh! i'm really glad you're both ok hon!!

 

[kalia]

I'm so glad you and LO are OK!

 

[kellysomer]

Thanks everyone, i'm honestly fine now, the MW's were so good and very sweet, they were very interested in me, one told me she'd never heard of a pregnant electrocution before. They were sending all the students in to see me, i got well and truly pampered.

 

[Happybunny]

Wow, this is quite a fascinating story! I am glad both you and your little one are ok!!

 

[flowergirl]

What an terrifying statistic. Glad you and your LO are ok after the shock, sorry about the (possible) diabetes but I guess that at least is managable and is less rare!