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Noise – Reproductive Health

Noise

Working in a noisy job when you’re pregnant can affect your hearing and increase your stress levels. When the noise level is very high it may increase your chances of having a baby with hearing problems. Learn more about noise at work and what you can do to reduce your exposure.

Why should I worry about noise?

Increased noise levels can cause stress. This can cause changes in a the body that can affect your developing baby. Sound can travel through your body and reach your baby. Very loud noises may be able to damage your baby’s hearing. Ear plugs or earmuffs do not protect your baby’s hearing. If you’re pregnant the only way to protect your baby’s hearing is to stay away from loud noise. Many people work in noisy jobs who may not realize it, especially those who work with:

Machines

Guns

Loud music

Crowds of people

Sirens

Trucks

Airplanes

What is not known?

We don’t always know what causes hearing problems in babies. If you have a baby with hearing problems, it may not be possible to tell if your job caused this. We don’t know for sure what levels of noise are safe during pregnancy. Experts have suggested guidelines based on what we know about how sounds travel.

What can I do to reduce my hazardous noise exposure?

Protect yourself from loud noise: You should use hearing protection if your job exposes you to loud noise. Too much noise can cause stress. Stress can cause changes in your body that can affect your developing baby. For adults, noise that is 85 decibels (dBA) or more can be hazardous to your hearing. At this noise level, you would have to raise your voice for someone next to you to hear you. Most workplace noise levels are less than 95 dBA. Ask your supervisor what the noise level is where you work. Protect your developing baby from very loud noise: Your hearing protection will not fully protect your developing baby’s ears from noise. Noise travels through the body to the womb. A baby’s ears develop by about the 20th week of pregnancy. Babies start responding to sounds around the 24th week. Sounds from outside the mother’s body are lower inside the womb, but not completely silenced. Some experts think that pregnant women should not be routinely around noise louder than 115 dBA. This is roughly as loud as a chainsaw. Avoid areas that are louder than 115 dBA during pregnancy, even if you are wearing hearing protection. Avoid very low frequency sounds, if possible. Noises that you can feel as a rumble or vibration are very low frequency sounds. These sounds travel through your body easily and can cause changes that could affect your developing baby. Avoid sudden impact or impulse noise loud enough for you to need hearing protection or that startle you. Do not lean up against or put your body in contact with a source of noise or vibration. Sounds are stronger to your developing baby when your belly is closer to the source of the noise.

Move as far away from the noise as possible.

Ask your employer if you can work in a quieter job during pregnancy. Talk to your doctor about potential hazards at work. Make sure to mention that your job exposes you to loud noise.

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And I tell you what. The birthday fairy is probably my children's favorite birthday traditions (along with their Birthday Interview!)

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Well, let me tell you.

The Birthday Shoe has been a tradition in our family for 3 generations, starting from my grandmother Helen. On the eve of my mother and her siblings birthdays, they would put out their favorite shoe. In the morning of their birthday, they would wake up to find that the birthday fairy had visited and left special birthday quarters. Inside their shoe, they would find one quarter for every year old they were, plus one extra for good luck! The fun thing about this money was that they could spend it on whatever they wanted, which was a rare treat for them.

How To Start the Birthday Shoe Tradition:

How many quarters does the Birthday Fairy leave?

Here's the formula: 1 quarter for every year old the birthday person is. Plus one extra for good luck! So, if you have a daughter turning 5, she would find 6 birthday quarters in her shoe! The best part of this tradition is that it pays to get older! My husband and I still leave our birthday shoes to this day.

Enjoy the Birthday Fairy Tradition!

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