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

I used to work in a nail bar doing shellac when I was pregnant and if my colleagues were doing extensions I would sit elsewhere because I found the smell too overpowering and sickening during pregnancy. This is a smell I normally love btw. Many pregnant women came in to have their nails done and the area has many fans which stop the scents clogging up. I think the big black clouds of smoke from buses are more damaging but that doesn't stop me going about my day to day life. Pregnant women are constantly made to feel guilty about everything ffs

Millions of woman around the world use it daily, so its unlikley no-one has noticed any problems.
SO I take it you have no actual facts, evidence or logic at all then? Just a bit of a feeling that it smells funny so it must be bad.
Like I said, unhelpful.

Its really not a reasonable assumption. And lead based make up was quite a long time ago.
Why can't you just admit you don't know? And that if you don't know, you shouldn't be advising others? It's like giving directions to a place you've never ever heard of.

No, I have more of an idea than you as I am using logic and actually thinking it through, plus the lack of evidence of harm is evidence of probable lack of harm.
You are just telling people to be cautious without any basis. Which only adds to the guilt and confusion and stress of pregnancy. Which is demonstrably bad for you. Way to go

Strong fumes can be harmful to adults it can damage brain cells. So what's to say it's not harmful to a growing fetus? I'm not saying it would be because I don't know for sure, I'm having an opinion. And if someone where to come on here and say something different to that I wouldn't dispute it because that's there opinion!

I thought this was a place where mums and mums to be could ask and give advice based on experience not scientifically based evidence. Sometimes mums know better believe it or not!

Shanvan - lack of evidence means absolutely nothing. A total other subject but cot bumpers have now been proven to be harmful and babies have unfortunately died from these. But yet some high street stores still sell them. If someone was asking on here if cot bumpers were safe, I'd tell them that story, but ultimately of course it's up to that person. Just because something is sold or performed, doesn't mean your risk free during pregnancy.
Of course we don't know, who actually knows anything for sure? Were simply trying to give advice where as you seem to enjoy trolling this thread with useless comments.

Totally agree with fabalooloo for saying sometimes mums know best!
We're saying go with your instinct, but also letting her know that fumes can sometimes be harmful.

And 'withdraw your opinion'? Who do you think you are?
I'll listen to your nonsense comments when you run for prime minister, and win.
Or actually on second thoughts...

Hi all. Thanks for all your replies. I asked as im not sure and thought others might know. I've since called the salon. They said that whilst pregnant you are more sensative to things. They suggested have one nail put on to see if there are any Reactions. I have also asked about the fumes but they said they are not as strong for fibreglass nails.
It was the fumes that were bothering me more than anything.

Toluene, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and formaldehyde are the three chemicals that a. Are known to cause birth defects and b. Are used in nail salons. Or stuff like methyl methacrylate and acetone is also 'on the radar'

There hasn't been much research on these compounds 'in the wild' as it were. Yes they are capable of causing various defects (heart defects and endocrine disruption seem to be the main ones) but what we don't know is if this translates to a real, quantifiable risk to workers or users of nail salons at the doses they are exposed to.

The only papers I've been able to find on this suggest a small increase in heart defects and things like hypospadias in workers exposed to organic solvents in the first three months of pregnancy.

It's very difficult to do studies on exposures and prenancy - you can't just divide a thousand pregnant women up and give half of them a beaker of toluene, for example :) so the advice is necessarily based on the precautionary principle.

The trend to treat women as dumb wombs on legs is absolutely concerning, what is needed is solid advice based on larger studies. Unfortunately we don't have this, so I can see where the avoidance comes from. I'd also say that in my old lab, a pregnant worker would be absolutely banned from going near any of the chemicals on our risk list ( which meant data crunching for nine months, as so much of our stuff was seriously nasty.) However, that doesn't neccessarily translate to avoiding getting your nails done, due to exposure level and frequency.

So no, you can't fix that bit of intestine in a methacarn bath, no way, and no, you can't go near the hot lab, but you probably can get your nails done ;)

I have a phd in developmental / cancer genetics and I work in the field, hence sticking my oar in here ;)

I'm with Shan on this, try reading 'Expecting Better' by Emily Ostler, or just using common sense.

It's fine to dye your hair, paint your nails, have the odd glass of wine, eat Stilton, do exercise whilst you're pregnant, even eat Parma ham (just stick it in the freezer first for 48hrs). Ffs nine months will go very slowly if you treat yourself like a 'delicate incubator'.

Oh and before anyone asks, yes I did all of the above during my pregnancy, despite being 40 and having had miscarriages before. The end result is snoring away on my lap, healthy as anything.

I thinks i saw a sign at the hospital last week that said false nails can cause a problem with the blood oxygen monitoring equipment they put on your finger.

Just a thought for the end of pregnancy?