Are hair extensions and dying your hair safe during pregnancy??help!!?

i am getting married in a few weeks and and 12 weeks pregnant. is it safe to have hir extensions put in and is it ok to dye your hair during pegnancy aswell PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP!!!

Are hair extensions and dying your hair safe during pregnancy??help!!?

You are going to hear every answer in the book for this one.

The general medical consensus is that hair dye isn't dangerous like it used to be....it used to have formaldehyde in it and it was unhealthy for you and the fetus. Not anymore.

Still, most doctors recommend that you avoid coloring your hair in the first trimester, and to be on the safe side, keep the color away from your scalp (like, do highlights only) during the 2nd %26amp; 3rd trimester.

Hair extensions shouldn't matter except be prepared that your hair can do weird things during and after pregnancy...most get fuller hair while pregnant, but some lose hair. You may not want to put a ton of tension on your scalp. I don't know about that one though...consult your hair stylist.

Many women experience a lot of hair loss about 6 months to a year after the baby is born (especially after stopping breastfeeding). You won't be going bald, but it is excessive hair loss and can be scary at first (not all women experience this...unfortunately I did!)

Here's an expert opinion from pregnancy.org:

Dying For A Change: Hair color and Your Pregnancy

Pregnancy

By Colette Bouchez

Excerpted from Your Perfectly Pampered Pregnancy

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If you're like many women, bleaching, dying, or highlighting your hair may be a regular part of your beauty regime. And if you're like most pregnant women, you probably have some hesitation or even a fear about continuing to color your hair while baby is in tow. Although research into the effects of hair coloring on baby's health are still somewhat limited,many experts now contend the dyes are most likely safe and that women needn't be afraid to color their world during pregnancy.

That said, don't be surprised if your doctor still suggests you approach hair coloring with caution. Because the dye is absorbed through the scalp and into the body (it can be identified in urine) some medical experts are hesitant to give carte blanche to hair coloring during all three trimesters. Often, many physicians advise holding off coloring hair with permanent dyes during the first trimester when your baby is undergoing important neurological developments. Coloring can then be resumed in the second or third trimester.

If you color your hair at home, look for products with the fewest number of chemicals and always work in a well-ventilated room, wearing gloves while handling the mixture. If you have your hair done in a salon, request the first appointment in the morning on their least busy day - when you are least likely to suffer excessive chemical exposure.

Hair Coloring Alternatives

If you don't want to take a chance on coloring your whole head of hair, you may want to consider adding highlights - a great way of accenting your color and bringing light to the face, not to mention a little pregnancy glow! Because this process involves applying the chemicals one-half to one-inch from your roots, they don't ever touch your scalp. So, they can't get into your blood stream - which is safe for you and baby. You can also easily allow 8 weeks or more between appointments - minimizing salon exposure.

If you colored your hair before pregnancy, and want to ease up on treatments until after baby is born, look for a semi-permanent dye, containing low or no ammonia, and low or no peroxide. These generally contain fewer harmful chemicals, and work well to blend the different colors of your hair, making "roots" appear less obvious. What can also help: Color enhancing shampoos, designed to deposit temporary color so they can significantly extend the time between hair colorings.

Finally, you can also try a "hair mascara" - tubes filled with temporary color and topped off with a thick mascara-like wand. Because they only coat the outside layer of your hair and don't get anywhere near your scalp, they are very safe to use. The wands are also faster, easier and safer than spray on temporary color -with no fumes to inhale - so they can work great to touch up roots.

Mother Nature Knows Best: Natural Hair Coloring

To make your own ultra safe, all natural hair tints, try these recipes:

For red highlights or to enhance red hair: 陆 cup of beet juice mixed with 陆 cup of carrot juice. Mix together, pour on damp hair, and let sit for one hour before washing out. If you spend that hour sitting in direct sunlight, the effects will be even more dramatic.

For blonde highlights mix 1 cup of lemon juice with 3 cups of chamomile tea that has been brewed, cooled, and strained. Pour over damp hair and let sit for one hour - again sunlight will enhance the properties of the color. Wash out and follow with a conditioner. For significant blonde color use daily for up to three weeks.

For brunette hair prepare strong black coffee or tea. After washing hair, pour the mixture through hair 15 times, re-rinsing using the same liquid. ( You can do this by placing a large pasta or soup pot in the sink to catch the rinse, then pour into a large jar for the next rinse). On the final rinse through, leave on hair for 15 minutes, then rinse with clear water.

A word about perming and straightening your pregnant hair

While there is little in the way of scientific information on the safety of perming or relaxing your hair during pregnancy, perhaps the most convincing evidence against the their use comes directly from hairdressers. Most say that because pregnancy hormones frequently interfere with, or even change, the way your hair reacts to perm or relaxing solutions, you could easily end up with a look that is quite opposite of what you expected. Hair can get frizzy or straight instead of curly, or kinky and frizzy instead of straight. So forgo the perm or straightening for now - and opt for a style that's easy to manage without the extra chemical treatments.

All content copyrighted 漏2001-2005 Colette Bouchez. Permission to republish granted to Julie Snyder. All rights reserved and protected under all International Treaties and Agreements such as the Berne Convention.

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Colette Bouchez is an award winning medical journalist with more than twenty years experience. She is the former medical writer for the New York Daily News, and the top selling author of The V Zone, co-author of Getting Pregnant and upcoming book, Your Perfectly Pampered Pregnancy. Currently a daily medical correspondent for HealthDay News Service/The New York Times Syndicate, and WebMD, her popular consumer health articles appear daily online, as well as in newspapers nationwide and in Europe and Japan. She is a regular contributor to USAToday.com, ABCNews.com, MSNBC.com and more than two dozen radio and television news stations nationwide.

Are hair extensions and dying your hair safe during pregnancy??help!!?

There have been no proven studies that indicate that this is dangerous to the embryo. Although it is not suggested, but the chemicals do not effect the baby, but if you've been having headaches the smell of the ammonia might make it a little worse for the time being. Although there is no point in dying your hair while pregnant, sometimes the color won't even hold due to the hormonal change in your body .

Are hair extensions and dying your hair safe during pregnancy??help!!?

doctors generally advise against dying your hair while pregnant, extensions would probably be ok

Are hair extensions and dying your hair safe during pregnancy??help!!?

if you die your hair you will be putting peroxides in your blood stream which runs to your baby, also at 12 weeks your baby is in it's most precious stage of development so i wouldn't risk it for the sake of your hair but have the extensions.

Are hair extensions and dying your hair safe during pregnancy??help!!?

There's no problem with you extending or dying your hair in pregnancy. Go ahead and beautify yourself. You need it.

happy married life and goodluck

Are hair extensions and dying your hair safe during pregnancy??help!!?

My doctor told me it was perfectly safe to do. My husband has colored my hair from the very begining of the pregnancy and I am now 38 1/2 weeks pregnant. All the tests on her have come back that she is fine so far.