Exposure to skin w/ all purpose cleaner while pregnant?

Question

I'M 9 WEEKS PREGNANT AND I USED AN ALL PURPOSE CLEANER TO CLEAN MY TOLIET TODY. I DIDN'T USE GLOVES AND NOW I'M CONCERNED THAT B/C THE BLEACH GOT ON MY HANDS THAT SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN W/ THE BABY. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED? HAVE OTHER WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD CHILDREN CLEANED W/ BLEACH WHILE PREGNANT AND BABYS OK?

Answer 1

It would be different if you were exposing yourself to bleach daily and handling it and inhaling it regularly.

One time cleaning your toilet isnt going to cause a problem.

Except for the harshest industrial cleaners used by professionals, there really hasnt been any conclusive link between birth defects, miscarriages, or poor fetal health and household cleaners.

Its suggested that until 12 weeks you wear gloves and avoid inhaling or contact with skin, when using home cleaners simply because its well known that anything your body takes in, the baby's does as well. Its a precautionary measure out of love and concern for the child. Theres no real eveidnce that it does anything for baby's health.

Next time, wear gloves, stay well ventilated, and leave the heavy duty cleaning chemicals to your spouse or friends.

Bleach actually breaks down into simple sodium when it comes into contact with water and air for long periods of time. It can burn because all sodium is costic, and cause severe irritation of the skin, eyes, and mucus membranes. But generally doctors will tell you to use water and bleach to rinse baby bottles. When diluted, and alone, its a safe cleaner.

Vinegar, baking soda, lemon and orange zest, all these things are excellent house hold cleaners. Theyre natural, do a good job, and pose no threat at all. :)

Answer 2

On the side of the bleach bottle should be a number to call, the sheet with the information on it is called an MSDS sheet. It will give you all the information about that product including risks to pregnancy. You can also go to the website listed on the bottle (if there is one) and pull up the information from there. Every potential hazardous chemical has an MSDS sheet to tell anyone exposed how to handle that exposure, whether it's ingested, skin contact or inhaled.

Answer 3

There's no evidence yet that shows that cleaning products harm the baby. That being said, I am using all nontoxic products (natural cleansers, no perfumes) during my pregnancy. Bon Ami works as well as Comet and is scent-free and nontoxic. Plus, you can clean just about anything with baking soda and vinegar.

Answer 4

OMG... I don't believe it. Do you expect to stay in a glass bubble for 9 months???
Do you think while your mother carried you that she did not clean her toilet or her house or her clothes and whe would have likely used her hands as well. Are you OK???

Answer 5

OK... UMM... IS THIS REALLY A SERIOUS QUESTION??? IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S GOING TO SEEP THROUGH YOUR SKIN AND HARM THE BABY... YOU SHOULD BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT BREATHING IN THE FUMES OF THE CLEANING PRODUCTS...