Very stressful few days

So on top of my employment contract issues, yesterday things got even worse :( I was sitting at my desk thinking that someone had a very bad smelling lunch and I was debating on whether I could say something to them or if that was too offensive.  Anyway after about half an hour it was getting really strong, my manager come into my office to ask if I could smell it.  It was then that we discovered it wasn't someones lunch but in fact a chemical.  Other people on the floor had already notified management who although were trying to locate it couldn't so evacuated our floor. After about 30mins of being outside sitting and waiting they came to update us.  Turns out it was a toxic chemical being used in a level 4 fumigation hood and due to some fault in the air drainage system the fumes had been dumped into our labs and offices rather than following the correct route and being expelled out the extremely large ventilation shafts on the roof.

This of course sent my alarm bells off, I am pregnant.  I proceeded to track down the OH&S officer who was able to give me the full name of the chemical. n-butyl mercaptan. This of course following my luck may harm unborn children! here comes the stress.  So they couldn't identify the amount of toxicity we had been exposed to or the recommended exposure level before being considered toxic.

I rang my OB he said that as I am so far along it is unlikely to cause any problems but to come in for a check up.  I could hear him in the car with his kids so we arranged it for this morning.  I went home and did some research of my own and apparently its the chemical pranxters use in Stink bombs lol I am not sure how I could have possibly thought it was in any way someones lunch lol.  Anyway apparently in the mice and rat studies it showed significant embryo toxicity. :( This of course was at a high level of exposure over an extended period of time.

I finally got an email from the OH&S officer who outlined the toxicity level.  I was only exposed for 30mins and its a highly motile substance and can be smelt at 0.001 parts per million. Hence why it was so strong smelling. Level of toxicity was 0.05 parts per million over at least 6 hours. So this put my mind at ease a bit!

I still went to my appointment with  Dr A this morning as it was a requirement for OH&S. He checked everything and all fine.  He had a look at bub, and peanut is perfect. head down hence the bubbles on my cervix and bladder.  The placenta is high and toward the front on the left and probably why I hadn't been feeling such big kicks, but this afternoon its been going crazy and have felt some real good kicks and punches. So all this put my mind at ease! its head is still 4 days ahead lol lucky me!

Dr A said because everything is running so well he is happy for me to come back in a month at 32weeks then make it fortnightly from there.  I have my 3D/4D scan in there and also my antenatal classes start next Wednesday so that next appointment will come around so fast.

On the other note of stress in my life I finally got my work contract this afternoon.  Unfortunately the way it is worded it leaves me so open to only getting 5 weeks paid leave.  So I have to talk to them on Monday. They have given me their word they will be signing on for the whole 12months once its all sorted but in my contract it of course says they will not honor anything mentioned in a conversation! I need something in writing regarding my maternity leave before I am signing anything!

I am so glad its the weekend. OMG its been such a stressful week. 7more weeks left at work by god I hope they aren't like the last couple!