u/pinksugarsweet

Just realized that there’s a pot of spoiled food that’s been sitting in the fridge since April. It’s in a instapot like container so it’s sealed but there’s a tiny hole at the top. What is the possibility that listeria has contaminated the fridge through water droplets, etc. (understanding that listeria first has to be in the leftovers to be spread in the first place.)

I’m struggling with my OCD while pregnant. I’ve had it since a kid but wasn’t officially diagnosed until I was 20. I’m now 28, 20 weeks pregnant and struggling with the constant unknown of pregnancy. I’ve managed my OCD fairly well in the past, been able to decide to ignore it and move on and now it’s like an all consuming never ending battle. I started therapy around 10 weeks ago and my therapist just moved me over to a new therapist who specializes in OCD.

My issue is, I felt like I was getting better but then I had a (really silly) chemical exposure scare that I’m pretty sure I either made it up in my head or it was just a very low exposure that had no risk. Either way, I’ve started to uncontrollably seek reassurance through ai, google, and anyone around me. I’ve had a good anatomy scan but it’s not enough. I’m now hyper aware of any sort of cleaner and am frantically looking into what I can use. My concern around food has also drastically increased and I’m constantly taking photos and asking ai if it’s okay to eat. To the point where I’ll get takeout, worry it’s cold and rather than listen to my gut instinct to just heat it up, I’ll follow whatever advice the ai gives me for reassurance then I’ll feel like it wasn’t hot enough and go down the ai rabbit hole all over again.

I’m against medication personally as I was on one in the past but didn’t work for me and my doctor at the time refused to change me to something else (made my panic attacks worse). I guess I’m looking for some support on how people made it through pregnancy and any advice on how I can get through this (I’ve just blocked all of the ai apps and websites today so I’m hoping it helps.) I want to be a good, stable mom for this baby.

Posting here because I haven’t been able to get any answers from poison control or Poland Spring. Sunday midday, I started drinking from an aluminum Poland Spring water bottle. I did not realize until halfway through the bottle that there was a strong pine needle chemical smell coming from inside the rim of the can. Upon further inspection, there’s normally a blue liner in the cap and this bottle’s liner was just white. I did have some numbness in my mouth (lips and tongue), which quickly went away and a mild headache that lasted for 4 hours. The overall exposure lasted periodically over an hour (anytime I took a sip of water).

Just hoping for any information at this point. I poured the water into a glass and the water looked normal, had no chemical smell, or taste from what I could tell. I’ve tried getting in-contact with Poland Spring, but they are “opening a quality case” and haven’t reached back out for any information. Based on the general information I can find online it’s either epoxy or VOC. Does anyone have any insight into this? And know any of the risk of exposing myself to it when pregnant?