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Lucilu
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Painting While Pregnant ?
Posted: 04-16-07 10:23am
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i'm 26 weeks pregnant and i was wondering
if it was safe to prime and panit a
bedroom? or should i let someone else do
it ?
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Kia
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Posted: 04-16-07 10:36am
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if you're just using standard emulsion (do
you call it flat paint?) then so long as
the room is well ventilated you should be
OK unless you know you are sensitive to
paint anyway.
if you feel lightheaded or ill in anyway -
stop!
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Bratz72
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Posted: 04-16-07 10:49am
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My best friend is painting her house ...i
was concerned bout this as she is prego
...but the painters told her she would be
fine long as they werent painting with an
oil based paint which they were using a
latex.
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mamaTT
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Posted: 04-16-07 11:05am
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My doctor told me it was perfectly safe
and paint away. Make sure the room is
well ventilated and take a break every so
often. Just stay away from oil based
paints and primers. And of course, don't
use turpentine, paint thinners or any
other harsh chemicals.
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Lucilu
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Posted: 04-16-07 11:14am
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well i already did the priming with my
mom, i had to help her i would feel so bad
if i didnt because she had been working
all day and night but it wasnt for that
long i took some breaks to drink water and
get some fresh air, and eat ! and the guy
at the store said that it wont affect me
!? so i hope he's right i feel fine ! is
priming really bad ?
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mamaTT
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Posted: 04-16-07 11:42am
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If the primer can says "non-toxic" on it,
you should be just fine. It doesn't sound
like you were around it very long, and
since you took frequent breaks, I would
say you have nothing to worry about.
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Lucilu
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Posted: 04-16-07 11:45am
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well i hope so !  and we are finished
with the priming and now we have to paint
th room with flat paint and it will be
done. yay and i think im just going to sit
out on that untill i ask the doctor ~ on
friday !
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Lucilu
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Posted: 04-16-07 11:46am
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but that you for all your help i was kind
of concerened but i guess it really doesnt
matter cuz i already did it anyway ! but i
hope the baby will be okay ! thanks again !
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michelle1981
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Posted: 04-16-07 11:49am
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My husband and i painted our children's
room while i was 7 1/2 months pregnant.
Make sure it's well ventilated. Also, make
sure you have a chair near by and an extra
pair of hands for a nice massage
afterwards. It's a killer on the back!
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