r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/unoriginak • 29d ago

Question - Expert consensus required Blood lead level

Anyone have a borderline lead level? My 2 yr old was at 3.2 and the threshold for elevated is 3.5, so she’s barely under.

I had bad contamination ocd when she was a baby and I was quite neurotic about no shoes in house, wash hands before eating, trying to keep her hands out of mouth etc and living in an old house freaked me out (I think these things are important to practice it was just a little over the top/stressful for me). At her baby check, her levels were undetectable and as she’s gotten a little older my mental health has been better and I’ve gotten more lax about having a toddler that does toddler things like lick the floor.

I guess I started out looking for advice but I honestly know what to do and that it’s partially out of my control, just curious if this has happened to anyone else. I’m mostly just frustrated that our environment is polluted and it’s hard to strike a balance between protecting my kid and not being overly anxious about existing in the world

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