dying hair whilst pg, what's ok and what's not?

[MrsRhettButler]

i have a friend who always continues to dye her hair throughout all of her 3 pregnancies but i always thought it was a no no

she seems to think that its old fashioned dyes that are dangerous?

my roots are getting real bad so what do you do? anyone know for sure?

I had mine done with both mine and will be getting it done with this one in a few weeks.

My hairdresser just told me to have a test before as the colour can alter slightly in pregnancy. I have never had that problem but it is a possibility.

www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/949.aspx?CategoryID=54&SubCategoryID=131

thanks nunnie

i waited until i was 12 weeks, then did a semi-permanent colour. it's been coloured twice since then. my hairdresser said this would be fine. best to do the test though.

I checked with my midwife at my booking appt and she said it was fine at any stage and in fact the obs consultant said, "there is no excuse for grey hairs"! Obviously do a patch test if you're using a new brand.

Oooh wonderful, I can look nice again!