Are paint fumes dangerous? And am I allowed to paint?

[Dollydaydream97]

So I'm sharing a room with my baby at my mums house ( long story as to why) but yes and I'm due in 6 weeks and I know that's the cut off time in terms of safety for the baby when they are here as the fumes will have gone by then but am I allowed to even be around them myself and most of all can I take part in the painting process? I wa s only going to use the mini rollers and do what I can reach on the walls and family will do the high bits and glossing ? Has anyone painted before in pregnancy? And also what on earth do I do worst case scenario if she comes early and comes home before the 6 week safe period is up! I know there is a lot more to worry about with a early baby but I'm just wondering what I would do? I understand probably shouldn't of left it this late but housing situations have changed rather sudden

@nowthenmums this article found an association between VOCs from flooring materials and infant wheezing in babies with a genetic predisposition to atopic diseases. So this doesn't relate much to the OP's question.

VOCs are present in all paints, water-based as well (that's why they're called low-VOC paints) but the risks are low when you take adequate measures such as wearing a mask, keeping the room well-ventilated and not sleeping in that room for maybe 48hours after it's been freshly painted.

We had new carpets put in our unborn baby's nursery as soon as I found out I was pregnant specifically because carpets have much worse fumes than modern commercial paints. Carpets you want to air as much as possible before spending lots of time in the room.