im 5 weeks pregnant and i just found out four days ago three days before that i had x-rays done?

Question

from my dentist is my baby alright??

Answer 1

Your baby is fine. Even if you're not pregnant they put a lead apron on you to help protect against radiation. It's not like you had your pelvis x-rayed, it was only your teeth. I had x-rays done before I had 4 wisdom teeth removed while pregnant. My son is almost 10 now and he's fine. If you're still concerned about the effects, talk to your doctor. They can help alleviate your fears and concerns probably better than anyone on here can. Good luck honey.

Answer 2

As I write this answer, there are five answers above mine, and all of them say you will be fine. I think that they are correct. Here's the medical reasoning behind their personal and successful experiences:

We are talking about relative danger here. Say that the chances of your baby being born with a problem are one in a million. So the chances against a problem are 999,999 to 1.

Then you have an x-ray. And maybe your chances now go up to 1.5 in a million rather than 1 in a million. Which means that the chances are still 999,998.5 to 1 against.

The press, however, does the math a different way and says that your chances are now 50% higher than they were. And people go around scared.

Dental xray machines don't spray over the whole room. The dentist kept you safe. The doctors won't see a problem with one xray, even if it's a panorex.

Breathe a little easier. There's a higher chance that you'll be hit by a car while you are crossing a street.

Answer 3

The attached website has specific questions and answers by qualified medical personnel regarding radiation exposure. Here is what I found:

"The level of exposure from scatter x rays from dental x rays is too low to harm the embryo or fetus at any stage of pregnancy. Your risk for reproductive problems are the same as for any other healthy pregnant women, 3% for birth defects and 15% for miscarriage."

http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q2118.html

"the dose from typical dental exposure is equivalent to about one-half day of unavoidable natural background."

http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q292.html

"The risks to the baby are minimal, if any, when x rays are taken of areas other than the abdomen. This is because the x-ray beam is focused only on the area of interest to minimize doses to other areas of the body. When you receive a diagnostic x-ray study of your head, teeth, chest, arms, or legs at a qualified facility, the x-ray exposure is not to your baby. The "scatter" radiation that might reach the baby would be extremely small and would not represent an increased risk for birth defects or miscarriage."

http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/faqs/pregnancyandradiationexposure.html

Answer 4

There is a debate among the medical community about how much damage a x-ray causes a fetus. The odds are in your favor though--it was only 1 x-ray and not of your abdomen so that's good. Did they sheild you with a lead apron while doing the x-ray?

Answer 5

I was newly pregnant ( didn't know yet) and was in a major car accident requiring a lot of facial xrays
I worried ..

I delivered a healthy 9.2oz baby boy
he is now 30 with nothing physically or mentally wrong

Answer 6

I had a good friend get x-rays early in her preganancy and she had a beautiful, healthy baby with no problems whatsoever. :-)

Answer 7

consult your doctor to be sure . . they may need to do an early ultrasound to make sure everything is ok . .