I'm 35 weeks pregnant with my 1st baby, so technically due in 4-5 weeks, although obviously the baby might make an early appearance...
Me and my partner have been very busy workwise (both self employed), and are still in the process of sorting rooms in the house to create a nursery.
I'll be using a co-sleeper cot in our bedroom to start with, so the baby will mostly be in with us, not in their own room. But of course we'll want to use the nursery a fair bit.
However, I'm wondering how sensible it is to be painting a nursery room this late in the day? I've read a fair bit of info about pregnant women painting, and this seems to be mostly common sense (use low/zero VOC paint, a mask if it's dusty/fumy etc). Anyway, I can get my partner/a parent to do the painting, as I'm working right up until my due date, so I'm not concerned about me!
It's the risk to a newborn baby I want to know about. Realistically, we are still a week minimum away from being able to get the room clear to paint - which means it will have been freshly painted 1 - 3 weeks before the baby arrives. I'm thinking 'new baby lungs? paint fumes?'. Hmm. I just feel we may have left it a bit late in the day.
Does anyone have any reliable facts, good sources and info about potential risks here? Frankly, if the room isn't painted, I won't break my heart - as long as it is clean and safe, that'll do, I'm not in an interior design competition. However, if there's nothing at all to worry about, then we may as well slap a coat on...
TIA.
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Painting nursery late - safe for new baby?
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