Among hair dying, teeth whitening,
nail painting, what are the safe and unsafe methods for pregnant women?
We all know beautifying is indispensable
need of women, even during pregnancy. However, you are wondering because you
scare that hair dying causes birth defects, and massage stimulates preterm...
There are many ways to take care of yourself, but what is safe and what method
pregnant mother should avoid?
Hair dying
You can do.
The truth is that there are many chemicals
in hair dye, there is no scientific evidence confirming they cause birth
defects to the fetus. However, to be safe, obstetricians advise you to wait
until the fetus is 3 months old to dye hair. In addition, you should also dye
your hair in a place with fresh air and avoid applying medication directly to
the scalp.
Massage
You can do.
Massage is great in pregnancy because it
helps reduce stress, increase blood circulation, and relieve pain. But it is
important that the therapist must understand the changes of pregnant women
during pregnancy. If you do not want to lie on the belly, let choose the spas
offer table with a carved round, to place your belly. If not, you have to tilt
to massage, but this position is not very popular. Pregnant women are sensitive
to smells, so the therapist will use no fragrance oils.
Teeth whitening
You should not.
Teeth whitening helps you to have radiant
smile but you should think carefully. Teeth whitening has not been tested for
safety during pregnancy. Dentists do not know whether teeth whitening is safe
for pregnant women or not. Since this treatment is not urgent, you can do it
after giving birth. In addition, the gums of pregnant women are also sensitive
and vulnerable because of the hormonal changes. For some women, teeth whitening
can stimulate other sensitive areas.
Nail painting
You can do.
Experts say that nail making is completely
harmless to pregnant women. Nails of the future mums grow faster and harder,
stronger, so pregnant women should cut nails more often. Although nail paint contains
many chemicals, it cannot absorb through the nail into the bloodstream to cause
birth defects. There is only problem that if the salon is small, pregnant women
are easy to vomit by the smell of many different chemicals. Pregnant women
should sit next to the door or window to paint nails.
Taking bath with hot water, sauna
You should not.
If you want to soak in the water for
relaxation, you should avoid sauna, and should soak in a tub of warm water, because
the higher the temperature is, the more facility to cause birth defects is,
especially in the first three months of pregnancy. Most bathrooms are at very
high temperatures, and you often soak in water from neck to feet. The
temperature in the tub is much lower, at least the hands, knees, shoulders do
not soak in water and the body temperature does not rise to dangerous level.
Pregnant women should avoid the steam bath because the temperature and water
there may cause dizziness, it is dangerous for the health of mother and baby.
Face skin care
You can do.
Pregnant women cannot predict how their
skin will change in 9 months of pregnancy. And facial skin massaging will help
adjust the smooth and moisturize of the skin. However, the skin of pregnant
women is more sensitive, so pregnant women scare to use strong exfoliation
products as before. When massaging, the person caring skin for pregnant women
needs to know the fragrance that they are uncomfortable with and avoid using
that smell. When you are in the second quarter, you should put the pillow under
the head, rather than lying on the same line because this position makes the
blood flow and makes you dizzy.
Sunbathe
You should not.
This habit should be eliminated in the list
of things to do with pregnancy. Sunbathe will increase the possibility of skin
cancer, exposure to UV rays makes your skin easy to get pigmentation, freckles
during pregnancy. Pregnant women may catch burning skin due to hormonal changes
in the body, and that situation will become worse if they expose themselves to
the sun. Even when you are sunbathing, your body is warm up and it is harmful
to the fetus.
Waxing
You can do.
If you want everything to be perfect before
the big day, waxing is possible to do if you get used to it. Waxing would be
extremely painful, especially in the last months of pregnancy, it even causes
uterine contractions. This is not good if you have not been through the 37th
week of pregnancy.
