Alright ladies I need some more advice. I work at an oral surgeon's office. We use nitrous oxide and have an older system so it is not all filtered out. I know I'm not supposed to be around it, as it can cause miscarriage and/or preterm birth. Since for the time being I'm playing the waiting game, should I tell my boss or not? I am working today to help out and of course I'll be there Monday as well before I go back for my repeat bloodwork. I've never told a boss so early in the pregnancy before and I'm really not sure what to do. Thoughts?
@angikay as of this moment I am considering myself pregnant. I've taken multiple tests including a digit that are all positive. However, this happened with my chemicals as well. The lines I'm getting now are getting darker but with my hcg being so low and my doctor not being optimistic it's hard to be like "okay I'm pregnant for real."
But he also can't fire me. It doesn't affect my job other than I'll need to close the door by the front office or step outside while they're doing nitrous cases. I have no disciplinary issues that he could use as an excuse to fire me. But it was also really hard to work after my miscarriage because everyone knew about it. I'd like to avoid that if I do have an early loss.
Are you 100 percent sure you're pregnant ? If not , I wouldn't say anything at all because you could risk losing your job for nothing ! But if you are pregnant ,and not supposed to be around that , I would not risk it !! Baby comes first always !