nail extentions

[hopefull2424]

Hi

I'm having a special birthday party next week and really wanted get glammed up. I've been so ill with hg that now I'm feeling better I want a change.

Does anyone know if it's safe to have fibreglass nail extentions when pregnant?

I'm 21 weeks xx

It's fine. Why wouldn't it be?

I got acrylic nail extensions at 38 weeks and nobody in the salon said anything. Or the midwives/doctors when I was giving birth.

What could possibly be wrong with it?

I've had mine done the whole way though. The first few times by my heavily pregnant nail technician... I was sick the first time because of the smell but now it's fine, enjoy!

Aren't the fumes dangerous?

Why would they be? If they are dangerous, then they would be when you aren't pregnant too!

Alot of things are dangerous when pregnant that aren't when not. The fumes are very strong! I was just wondering if anyone else thought so too!

I agree with fabalooloo. I don't know if the fumes actually are dangerous, but I know that when I go into a nail bar, the fumes are overpowering so for that reason I haven't bothered since being pregnant.
This was for acrylic nails though I have no ideas about the fumes etc for fibreglass nails.
I know a while back that they say to change your nail polish and nail polish remover to less chemical ones, but I haven't although I'm a lot more sensitive the smells

Shanvanvocht what silly replies. Lots of things are dangerous but can become more dangerous when pregnant, or are more dangerous to a fetus than us as fully grown humans.

Thanks RL20.
I'd rather not risk it when pregnant, even the nail bar people wear masks lol.

Not really, its just that people think things are more dangerous when pregnant, when in reality very very few things actually are. It's just a culture of hysteria that treats women like delicate incubators.

Case in point, you think the fumes might be dangerous, but you have absolutely no idea at all. It's ridiculous.

Pregnancy isn't an illness or disability, But some pregnant women- myself included, like to avoid certain things if there is potential risk there. If in doubt do without

Thats my point, you don't know there is any potential risk at all. And you shouldn't be advising others based on no knowledge of any kind. "If in doubt do without" may make you feel better but its just martyrish behaviour, and unhelpful.

People really need to stop giving out advice when they don't know what they are talking about.

I wouldn't go to the sort of place where you can smell the fumes from outside, the type where there's 10 tables close together and lots of customers.
I would go to a place where there is only one table for nails at a time - normally a hairdressers/beauty salon. It's normally a lot less smelly in there.

The original poster was asking if anyone knew! No one knows for certain but we can give our opinions and input! No harm in that.

My opinion could have been really useful to the person who posted this thread. I don't understand why your getting so of ended by it

Offended *

I'm not offended, I'm annoyed. There is quite enough utter rubbish spouted about what to do or not do in pregnancy without adding to it.
How can you give an opinion when you don't know either way? It's pointless. But the application of simple logic tells us that its highly unlikely to be dangerous otherwise someone would have noticed problems in the babies of nail technicians who use the stuff every day, all day throughout pregnancy. Logic tells us then that there is no significant risk of harm to be in there for half an hour.

People need to stop spreading complete tosh about pregnancy before we're all wrapped in bubble wrap and locked in the house for nine months. Better safe than sorry, after all

Shanvan - maybe you should stick to threads to which you have knowledge about.
She's asking if something is safe.
We have all replied with hopefully helpful advice/our own experiences.
You came on here to just simply say
"Why would they be?!"
Which is neither helpful nor an interesting insightful comment.

I think we are treated as 'delicate incubators' for a reason. It's for the babies health, not ours. I'm not saying I'm an earth mother but for 40 weeks, some things just aren't worth risking, until anything is proven safe or unsafe.

I was told by my midwife that they don't advise shellac close to the birth as they usually need to quickly remove nail varnish if you require an emergency heart rate clip (the ones that go on your finger tips). They took my nail varnish off when I went in for my spinal.

She said it's not a major concern, obviously but it does make things easier for HCPs. I'd think that at 21 weeks you are probably ok and the amount of fumes would be fairly negligible. You baby is largely fully developed now and just growing so there's less 'danger' of it causing problems in my eyes.

No, I came on here to say think for yourself why would they be, and if you can't come up with a logical reason, perhaps its because there isn't one!

, not ours. I'm not saying I'm an earth mother but for 40 weeks, some things just aren't worth risking, until anything is proven safe or unsafe.

NOTHING IS PROVEN SAFE OR UNSAFE! This is why we need to use our fucking brains (We don't lose them with the BFP you know). Stop giving terrible advice you know nothing about. And sanctimonious with it.

RL20 I couldn't agree more!

ShanVanVoche- You've said yourself nothing is proven safe or unsafe, so all us women on here can give is options and experience! I wouldn't question or be rude about your opinions so don't be rude about mine!

Yes, it really is. I'm on a campaign to reintroduce logic to pregnancy and counteract the nonsense thrown at us.
Please give us any evidence at all of why nail extentions are unsafe in pregnancy or withdraw your opinion.

Fab, an opinion is worthless when it has no basis in fact, and is therefore unhelpful.