1st Trimester

Safety precautions?

This is my first pregnancy and all the warnings about chemicals in everything has me freaked out. I just switched skin care products, shampoo, deodorant and bought all natural cleaning supplies. Any thoughts on how concerned I should be? What are your thoughts on foods to avoid or going organic?

Re: Safety precautions?

  • I don't think I avoided any foods at all. I mean, obviously avoid raw meat or unpasturized things, but you should avoid that anyway. You do not need to go organic or switch all the products you use. Your regular deodorant is not going to harm your baby. Not everything on the internet is a fact. Pick up a reputable baby book or listen to what your obgyn says.
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  • Just because it's organic doesn't mean it's good for you. You can't try to control everything you come in contact with nor can you nitpick every ingredient. You've used those products for years, switching now isn't going to change any possible issue you "may" have with them. Just relax and enjoy your pregnancy.

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  • Unless you are using a mercury-based shampoo or a lead-based deodorant, you probably have nothing to worry about.  I'm still using my same shampoo and deodorant.  It's fine. 

    Going organic isn't necessarily the best thing for pregnancy.  We do buy a fair amount of organic stuff, anyway, because I am a chef and tend to be a little picky.  That said, you might find that many organic juices and things like that are also unpasteurized, which is a big no no for pregnant women.  Here's what I avoid during pregnancy: sushi, smoked fish, high-mercury fish, deli meat that hasn't been heated well, unpasteurized food of any kind, and runny eggs. I think that's pretty much it.  I also try to avoid caffeine (although the general consensus is that a reasonable amount may be fine in pregnancy) and I abstain completely from alcohol (again, there are studies that show an occasional glass of wine is probably ok, but I'm just not that attached to it). 

    I don't think you have to be as concerned about this stuff as you are.  Worrying is actually a very normal pregnancy symptom, and as such we can be patient with it when we experience it, but we also want to try to keep it in check, just as we would any other symptom.  Do the best you can, and try not to worry too much.

    Congrats on your pregnancy!
  • NYJodway said:
    Unless you are using a mercury-based shampoo or a lead-based deodorant, you probably have nothing to worry about.  I'm still using my same shampoo and deodorant.  It's fine. 

    Going organic isn't necessarily the best thing for pregnancy.  We do buy a fair amount of organic stuff, anyway, because I am a chef and tend to be a little picky.  That said, you might find that many organic juices and things like that are also unpasteurized, which is a big no no for pregnant women.  Here's what I avoid during pregnancy: sushi, smoked fish, high-mercury fish, deli meat that hasn't been heated well, unpasteurized food of any kind, and runny eggs. I think that's pretty much it.  I also try to avoid caffeine (although the general consensus is that a reasonable amount may be fine in pregnancy) and I abstain completely from alcohol (again, there are studies that show an occasional glass of wine is probably ok, but I'm just not that attached to it). 

    I don't think you have to be as concerned about this stuff as you are.  Worrying is actually a very normal pregnancy symptom, and as such we can be patient with it when we experience it, but we also want to try to keep it in check, just as we would any other symptom.  Do the best you can, and try not to worry too much.

    Congrats on your pregnancy!
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  • The only thing I avoid when I'm pregnant is too much caffeine (I limit myself to 1 cup of coffee per day, sometimes 2), dangerous medications, and I make DH apply the dogs' flea treatment. Otherwise I change nothing. Same beauty products and toiletries, same acne treatments, same cleaning products, and same foods -- including cookie dough, soft serve frozen dairy products, and medium-cooked steak.

    You can take the all-natural chemical-free thing as far as you want. It's your body, your baby, your choice. Just use common sense and don't fall for alarmist gimmicks many of these companies use to dupe sensitive, gullible pregnant women.


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    edited October 2013


    Kimbus22 said:

    The only things I change when pregnant are: 

    Don't drink booze.
    Limit caffeine.
    No  bloody streak.

    Oh and I don't think out of plastic bottles.  Because my husband is an idiot and once watch a documentary about plastics making people have hermaphrodite babies and it's easier to roll my eyes at him and drink from glass instead of arguing with him about how ridiculous he is.

    Is that supposed to be steak? Because that's nothing but fear mongering as well.




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    Seems like @kimbus22 is having a spelling problem. She also doesn't think out of bottles. ;)

    OP, I also stopped doing the majority of laundry, but it's mostly because DH is crazy enough to think I shouldn't be going up and down the basement stairs. I may or may not have agreed with him. :)



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  • Psh, I still buy the full chemical cleaners, and then just tell H that he has to clean now since I shouldn't be around chemicals ;-P.  

    Seriously though, I've changed very little: stop drinking alcohol, no cleaning the litter box, no high mercury fish, no unpasteurized products, less than 200 mg of caffeine, no NSAIDs, more water, daily prenatal vitamin.

    If you dig around on the internet all day for things you cannot do during pregnancy, you'll end up living in a bubble....
  • I am a recovering worrier. It takes too much energy to worry about everything. The ladies are right. Your normal body products are just fine! I have decided to trust in my Obgyn, they told me my normal stuff is just fine. Though I have yet to reconcile my worry about things that go on my lips. The road to recovery is a long process. :P




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