Pregnancy and nail polish?

A friend told me not to use nail polish while pregnant because of the chemicals. If I don't keep my nails polished they chip and break easily. It's bad enough the thought of being bloated and tired all the time...now I have to have nasty nails too??!! I'm asking the pregnant women here... do you polish your nails??

Pregnancy and nail polish?
yes i polished my nails all the time the doc said there was no problem as long as i couldnt smell it real strong i was safe


if you can smell it strong just go outside or open a couple windows





also prenatal vitamins will help alot with your nails by making them stronger shinier and grow faster (same with hair)
Reply:My nails are recently polished because I just found out that I am pregnant but when I start to feel sick I will not be able to wear the polish because the smell gets too me. If you want to polish your nails you should.. I am planning on keeping my nails polished for this pregnancy, no matter what. My last pregnancy my nails were not polished and my nails looked nasty. Because when you wear alot of polish and you take the polish off your nails turn yellow and that looks so bad.
Reply:breaking nails is lack of calcium in your diet.


take a multi-vitamin.


As for your nails keep them clean and short,


just long enough to see a the whites on the tips.
Reply:I've always polished my nails. Just make sure you're in a ventilated room so you're not inhaling the stuff lol. Good luck there's nothing wrong with pampering yourself every now and again.
Reply:It doesn't have anything to do with chemicals that will be absorbed, it is the fumes that the polish, remover, hair dye, highlighter, anything of that sort, lets off into the air. It is just like inhaling second hand smoke, or smog, or anything. What every you inhale goes to your baby. If you must paint your nails...and hey I understand, do it in a well ventialted are with perhaps a fan, and I go to Lowes and buy those face masks used for painting, and I use them to do anything like that. I am going to get my hair cut in a week or so and I even wear one to the salon, the chemicals are not good. Good luck, I make my husband paint my toe nails, I can't even see my toes anymore
Reply:lol...as long as your in a ventilated room and not huffing it you'll be fine!
Reply:I paint my nails all the time. Make sure the room is well ventilated. Now I wouldn't go around inhaling the polish because of the chemicals in the fumes. That wouldn't be healthy or if for some reason your ingested it. Which I don't know why someone would though lmao. But just painting your nails that's fine. I know it's hard to feel pretty when your pregnant. There is a lot of stuff we cant do but there is also plenty of stuff we can.
Reply:Heres something i found online about using it. I think it's probably best avoided though x





Can I Use Nail Polish Or Get A Manicure If I Am Pregnant?


By : Sophia Levis








There have been few long-term studies on the risks of using nail polish during pregnancy. A single small study by an environmental group has suggested that phthalate, a chemical used in much nail polish, has caused birth defects in laboratory animals. No human studies have yet been done studying this link.





The FDA, EPA, CDC, Health Canada and several European scientific bodies have examined phthalates and have not come to the same conclusions. These groups have all indicated that phthalates pose no danger.





As always, if you have concerns about using a product speak to your physician. If you are afraid of using phthalates, check your product labels for dibutyl phthalate, also referred to as DBP. There are products available that are free of DBP as well as other potentially harmful ingredients such as toluene or formaldehyde
Reply:i do. ive never heard that your not supposed to.


i know you arnt supposed to have the fake ones on, but never heard of anything about nail polish. just make sure your in a well ventilated room while doing it.
Reply:i use nail polish all the time and im perfectly healthy and ok i think its pretty safe
Reply:I'm 38 weeks pregnant and have been painting my nails all the way through my midwife told me it was fine so don't worry.


congrats
Reply:There's no problem, polish your nails, I never stop doingt it. I don't see the problem.
Reply:Hello





Well Ive had family that was pregers and heres what i know. In the old days they said not to paint because of the chemicals. The other reason was they also wanted to make sure your blood was getting enough oxygen why they didnt want pregnet women paintting nails. But I now know that they dont really mind if you paint em in fact some incurage it because it helps make the woman feel more better about her self like a lil pampering of ones self goes a long way



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