Panic attack! Chemicals sprayed near baby ???

[pradabooties]

Hi everyone
Currently having a bit of a panic. My brother in law sprayed a household chemicals in our house while my 7 week old was about a metre away. I did a quick google search and everything says to keep away from children. Does anyone know much about this? Bub and I won't be sleeping in that room tonight as a precaution but I have no idea if I should be contacting my doctor? She seems completely fine but I don't know what kind of effect it can have?

 

[Palladium]

Hi, I used to work in this area. Everything says to keep away from children as a precaution, but most things that are available for household use will have been assessed for safety in children. If it's been approved for sale then it won't be anything too dangerous, a single brief exposure will probably not be harmful, unless your child happens to be very sensitive. Keeping the baby out of that area for a while isn't a bad idea though, and certainly keep a close on her for a while.

Do you know the name of the product or active ingredient? I might be able to tell you more if you can let me know, the potential effects will depend on the product.

 

[pradabooties]

Hi, I used to work in this area. Everything says to keep away from children as a precaution, but most things that are available for household use will have been assessed for safety in children. If it's been approved for sale then it won't be anything too dangerous, a single brief exposure will probably not be harmful, unless your child happens to be very sensitive. Keeping the baby out of that area for a while isn't a bad idea though, and certainly keep a close on her for a while.

Do you know the name of the product or active ingredient? I might be able to tell you more if you can let me know, the potential effects will depend on the product.

Hello, thanks for your reply! It was called WD40. I ended up calling my doctor and she said if she hadn't reacted within a few hours then it's likely she's completely fine. She also said if we can't smell it in our room it's safe to sleep in... I'm still weary of that though

 

[kdmalk]

Here's the link to the safety data sheet. It should be fine. Just let the room air out for the day (open a window briefly if you can), and it will be good to go in a few hours.

https://www.wd40company.com/files/pdf/sds/mup/wd-40-multi-use-product-aerosol-sds-us-ghs-7-20-14.pdf

 

[pradabooties]

Here's the link to the safety data sheet. It should be fine. Just let the room air out for the day (open a window briefly if you can), and it will be good to go in a few hours.

https://www.wd40company.com/files/pdf/sds/mup/wd-40-multi-use-product-aerosol-sds-us-ghs-7-20-14.pdf

Thanks so much! I had the windows open and fan going in the room after for a good 6 hours before we slept in there so that's a relief xx

 

[Palladium]

Yeah, WD40 shouldn't be too bad, I'd be a lot more cautious of pesticides and things like that, bug sprays and weed killers.