WDMLT? - Dying hair while pregnant

[Jalapeñomel]

You're posting a ton about pregnancy. Are you PG?

[ElizabethBennet]

I didn't but I have no problem with it.

[Deleted]

I personally wouldn't. It's just a lot of chemicals that I think are better avoided (and I was a lunchmeat-eating, caffeine-drinking pregnant lady.)

[Deleted]

i did last time. i had my hair colored on saturday.

[daisyheadmaizie]

I did with both of my pregnancies. My kids are perfectly normal, well, except that extra toe.

[nicanmatt]

I usually go with a temporary color vs. permanent or try for highlights. Now if only I could find a new stylist now to do it, that would be lovely... I sorely need color, I have too many grays!

[Overthemoon]

My OB said it was fine as long as the salon was well ventilated. I did wait until after the first trimester for both pregnancies.

[Deleted]

Negative. Wouldn't do it. Why take the risk?

[melindafelinda]

I just got my hair highlighted. Supposedly that is better.

[Deleted]

I do  :^)

[alzi]

Feb 26, 2013 16:00:07 GMT -5 swizz said:

Feb 26, 2013 15:57:23 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

You're posting a ton about pregnancy. Are you PG?

They're trying this summer and she's just getting as much information together as possible before then.

I'm not sure why I know that.

LOL!

It's no biggie. I would do it after 12 weeks to be safe.

[Deleted]

rarely am i the most relaxed person in any scenario.

[underwaterrhymes]

I use ammonia-free dye at home in a well-ventilated room. I didn't color at all in the first trimester, but I've dyed it two or three times during the second and third tri.

I'm 38 years old. Brown hair no longer comes naturally to me.

I've also had coffee every day, sushi occasionally AND a small glass of wine here and there.

Shocking, I know.

[lintscreen]

I did when I was PG.

[papie]

I did and I will.  Nobody wants to see a pregnant grandma!

[ax2]

I did, yep.

[Deleted]

I waited til after first tri.

[tdk2]

i do - and i'm overly cautious on most stuff. I think that amounted to highlights twice over the pg.

[poppyseed]

I did. I've always read (and my doctor told me) it's fine from the second tri, as long as you're in a well-ventilated area.

[rupertpenny]

I don't dye my hair ever, but I would continue during pregnancy if it was something I normally did. I am also currently drinking a caffeinated Diet Coke, largely ignore dietary restrictions, and asked my psychiatrist to put me back on my ADs yesterday. So I am not overly cautious about this stuff.

[wkatie]

I did and do. Every 7 weeks. That is one of the pregnancy worries I didn't give a thought to.

[Deleted]

I did.

[mudslide]

My ob says it is fine. I will hit the salon to go back to my natural color as soon as I feel up to it. (I have really heavy highlights that have really grown out.) if it were me, I would wait until 2nd tri just to be safe.

[CurlyQ284]

I had highlights done twice during my pregnancy.

[adhdfashion]

I dyed my hair back to my natural color before TTC. I would't /didn't dye my while pregnant. Those chemicals seem way to harsh. ( I am a bit crunchy)

[AHappierHour]

As long as your not using bleach and that the salon is well ventilated your fine.

[Deleted]

In 2nd tri I did.

[textbookcase]

The only reason I don't is that my hair doesn't take dye well when pregnant for some reason.

[sonrisa]

I don't. But I couldn't even get a haircut last time because the fumes in salons did me in. It wasn't a fetus safety thing at all.