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Painting While Pregnant?
Aug 10, 2009 ... Is it safe to paint bedrooms while pregnant if you keep the room ventilated enough, or do you have to use certain types of paint, ...
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- I painted while I was pregnant - Dr. advised to be sure there was good ventillation. The paint we use now is not harmful - as it once was. You should be just fine.
- M., my doc told me to stay away from oil-based paints while prego.....but that latex was fine. (I painted our little boy's room when I was 7 1/2 m pregnant.) Just op...
- I'd say you'll probably be okay, but there's always that chance... How well can you ventilate the area? If you're feeling that worried about it, call your doc/nurse & ...
4-Year Old Birthday Party Ideas
You could get a bunch of little pumpkins and provide some kid-safe paint and brushes (and smocks!) It's safer than carving, and fun for little ones who ...
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- One thing my best friend did for her daughter's 4th birthday is she took a big cardboard box and decorated like water with fish and shells and mermaids and made a fish...
- Do you have bean bags? If so, you can paint a large box orange, cut a jack-o-lantern face out, and do a bean bag toss (throw the bean bags into the eyes, nose, mouth, ...
- We had three little friends over and their younger siblings (age of my son). It was perfect as they dresed up as princesses (or whatever). I bought them aprons as th...
Lead Paint Blood Work Test
My house is over 100 years old, but also some other places your daughter may visit may have lead paint. I would just get it done to be safe. ...
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- It is not uncommon for many peds to send their patients for bloodwork at the lab. My daughter was also sent for lead counts at the lab. It is a standard procedure when...
- My daughter was never checked for lead because her doctor didn't feel it was necessary due to the age of the house we live in. Hope that helps!
- Hi M.! I have a 17 mo. old son & I've never had blood work done on him. The Dr. recommend the finger prick that you mentioned, but I decided not to do it (I can't re...
Safe Plastic Drinking Cups
Read all 8 responses: "I am having a hard time finding BPA free safe plastic ... trouble finding plates for my little ones, that didn't have paint on them. ...
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- Rubbermaid makes a 5 instead of a 7. Walmart and Target carry them in the kitchen isles with other plastic containers. All i found in the sport section were brands mad...
- I went to this website for info: http://zrecs.blogspot.com/ and bought cups/bottles/teethers from here: http://www.thesoftlanding.com/ Both are great for B...
- I tried to post a similar question looking for resources & more information a couple months ago, but my message got pulled. Here's one site that I found that includes...
Washing Walls
I don't know what kind of paint is on them. I have used a magic eraser on them and that hasn't removed any .... try out paint · homemade paint · safe paint ...
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- I know of a Great health and Wellness company that has amazing cleaning products. If you would like to know more just let me know- their products are non toxic and be...
- As somebody else said, Simple Green is a good cleaner. I really like it, and I think it sort of smells like wintergreen. Also I just bought a new product by Clorox, ...
- Add lemon juice to your vinager water mixture. It will smell a little but not for long at all.
Smelly House
Olympic Brand paint offers a low or no VOC paint (this means that they do not off-gas toxic fumes, so you feel safe using the paint with a baby in the ...
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- Essentially, Febreeze works elimanating the odor (not the cause of it), so that isn't going to be a permanent solution. I would try the baking soda and cedar chips....
- Building materials can really soak up smells (drywall, carpet, wood, etc.). My friend bought a house and the only way she found she was able to get rid of the smells f...
- Try throwing some cedar chips aroung the corners in the closet. I have the same same smell plus my cat got mad and used the restroom in the closet. Once we did that th...
Painting While Pregnant?
Read all 15 responses: "Is it okay to paint while pregnant? I really want to paint new babies room." ... Is It Safe to Paint? ...
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- Wow! Lots of conflicting advice here!! I think the very best advice is to talk to your doctor. He/She is really the authority in this situation. Some doctors are defin...
- I was 7 months pregnant when I did the finishing touches on our baby room. My doctor said that as long it was well-ventilated(put a fan in there while working)....and...
- I wouldnt paitn while expecting because of the strong fumes. You could open a window and wear a mask, but the open window may blow dust... onto the paint. I would ch...
Homemade Christmas Gifts
I painted the bottoms of his feet with fabric paint (child safe) and let him run across several aprons I had laid out on the floor on my kitchen. ...
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- Here's one I did last year. You can go to AC Moore and get the popsicle sticks and eyes. I used orange pipe cleaners for the nose. To see the picture go to www.or...
- When my son was 18 mos. I painted the bottoms of his feet with fabric paint (child safe) and let him run across several aprons I had laid out on the floor on my kitche...
- I've made lots of ornaments using styrofoam balls in any size. One is not a child-friendly activity - cover balls in various ribbons, using small pins to secure. You ...
How Long Does It Take for Paint Fumes to Go Away
He installed it the next day after the paint was dry. I did not let my daughter sleep in there for over a week because of the fumes. Do you think it is safe ...
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- Hi D., Any time you can smell an odor off of something, it's your "olfactory" nerve-endings reacting to actual molecules of what you smell going up your nose - which ...
- HI D.- I have had experience with this and found it harmful for a child to sleep in the room even after you dont smell it - it still keeping giving off the toxins. Tha...
- The next time he does this, he needs to use a low- or no-voc paint. It has been very humid lately, which is why the paint is not drying quickly. Can you take the shelv...
Stain Relief
Not sure about how well it would work on the paint though. ... It's a natural form of Oxyclean but it's 60% more effective AND it's safe and concentrated. ...
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- The very first product developed for Sensaria Natural Bodycare was the Citrus Cleaner. I use it in my front load washer for all laundry as the detergent, for all stain...
- Soak the items in Oxy Clean before washing them. Seriously, I thought for sure it would destroy my daughter's clothing but it doesn't. It's miracle stuff!
- I've had great luck using Shout Gel, and while I haven't ever used the OxyClean spray, I've heard it works wonders, too. Good luck!
