Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Posts: 100 Location: dallas, tx
Tanning While Prego. Posted: 04-22-07 21:33pm
I was just wondering just how bad it was
to tan while pregnant. When I worked at a
tanning salon there were so many pregnant
women that would come in and tan. Why is
it some people say its bad to tan, and
then others think its ok?? I am just soo
tired of being so pasty white. Any
answers????
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 04-22-07 21:34pm
This is something I would ask your ob/gyn
about. There are so many differing
opinions on the subject. Maybe until you
get an answer from your doctor you could
try sunless tanning?
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vanessalouanne
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Posted: 04-25-07 13:16pm
see i tried to tan outside just to get a
little color and got all sorts of weird
pregnancy spots.. i got the line down my
tummy and the starts of a pregnancy mask..
Id suggest avoiding the sun.. I realize
some things you can help but get when
pregnant but i think that the sun makes it
much worse..since getting my line i
stopped laying out and it hasnt gotten any
worse.. If it saves my skin some weird
stuff i can stay out of the sun for 9
months.. plus its about overheating your
body.. thats why that dont recommend it.
Same reason your not suppose to take hot
baths or sit in spas..i say why risk it..
i dont think a tan is worth hurting the
baby
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Bridget
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Posted: 04-25-07 13:25pm
vanessalouanne
wrote:
i got the line down my tummy
this has nothing to do with the sun.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 04-25-07 13:36pm
tanning, reguardless of being pregnant or
not is *bad*. It can cause melanoma and
you can acutally die from it. I'd rather
keep my natural color and live longer.
Plus, tanning ages you severly. A woman
who tans for 10 years, at 30, will appear
to be 40 so on and so on.
All and all, it's just not something you
should *want* to do to yourself, your
body.
Every month, a woman should strip down
naked and look for any new spots on their
body. Have your partner check out your
back for any abnomally shaped moles, or
any strange discolorations.
I got the .linea .nigra too. It's not from
tanning, or being in the sun. It's just
something that many women get while
pregnant. It's a mixture of your heritage
and your hormones!
The "pregnancy mask",also, isn't due to
the sun.
Sarah
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tululabell
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Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 256 Location: michigan
Posted: 04-27-07 18:27pm
i am not going to tan at all but i sure
wish i could! it would help clear up my
skin! i don't want to risk the over
heating. i just thought the sun made the
mask worse or more noticeable because it
gets darker from your skin tanning. i am
miss whitey white and never am able to
actually tan so i am used to not having
any color and blinding people with my
legs!
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vanessalouanne
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Posted: 04-28-07 21:41pm
I know its heriditary but the sun can make
it worse.
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Kia
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Posted: 04-30-07 02:12am
babymajic0506
wrote:
tanning, reguardless of
being pregnant or not is *bad*. It can
cause melanoma and you can acutally die
from it. I'd rather keep my natural color
and live longer. Plus, tanning ages you
severly. A woman who tans for 10 years, at
30, will appear to be 40 so on and so on.
All and all, it's just not something you
should *want* to do to yourself, your
body.
Every month, a woman should strip down
naked and look for any new spots on their
body. Have your partner check out your
back for any abnomally shaped moles, or
any strange discolorations.
I got the .linea .nigra too. It's not from
tanning, or being in the sun. It's just
something that many women get while
pregnant. It's a mixture of your heritage
and your hormones!
The "pregnancy mask",also, isn't due to
the sun.
Sarah
I don't think I have ever agreed with you
so much.
This is some of the best advice ever -
thank you.
