nesting - can I clean oven when preggers??

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so, DH is away this weekend, so clearly I NEED to clean the oven - I have some Oven Mate - do you reckon it's safe to use, Im about 6months preg? So long as i have doors and windows open and don't actively inhale the stuff? I've just bought an oven liner (saddo emoticon) so want a nice shiny oven to put it in!

Also, just bought some dummies for baby! on offer in Asda, two packs for £6! made me go a bit 'awwww' - first thing have bought (this is dc 3, so have loads leftover from the first 2!).

Ta,
Kx

Impossible to clean an oven without sticking your head right in there. That stuff is horribly toxic. Can you go to B&Q for a face mask and some long gloves?

I wouldn't. I was very ill from smelling some bleach.

i wouldn't -pregnancy is the perfect excuse to make dp do it instead. put your feet up and eat chocolate instead

Just got ours professionally cleaned, looks lot better and no danger of fumes

sigh - so no ovencleaning for me?! I totally must be nesting! might try bicarb and lemon juice... thanks for the answers - I'll be forced to put my feet up perhaps... ;-)
xx

Pregnancy is my excuse for not doing it!

Must admit, I did mine yesterday and junior seems fine - if not more active than usual.

I think, like with most pungent chemicals, you'd have to use them rather a lot to cause a problem. One oven cleaning sesh is very unlikely to harm your baby.

Otherwise all pregnant women (especially single ones) would have to have pretty mucky houses - and I'm no clean freak.