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9 Responses to “How safe is it to tan in or out of a tanning bed when your pregnant?”
Tanning is radiation, which is bad for the baby. It says on the tanning bed not to tan while you are pregnant. Don’t take the risk of harming the baby.
DO NOT. It can literally “cook” your baby from the inside. 20 minutes is like a full day out in the sun, so its a lot more UV radiation than a few hours on the beach.
The risk of tanning during pregnancy is not radiation. lol The risk is over-heating. Just use a spray tan if you cannot live without a tan and save the tanning bed for after you deliver the baby.
Course tanning isn’t really good for anyone because of skin cancer, but I live in Hawaii and it’s embarrassing to be really pregnant and pale lol. But, I DO know, that if you do tan, whether it be in or out of a tanning bed, they worry about your body temp. rising, as it can be harmful to the baby.
Also, just a little side note (you may not care – but I am SUPER paranoid about stretch marks) I have talked to women who said that they didn’t have a single stretch mark BEFORE they tanned their bellies because the sun pulls the melatonin under your skin to the surface (making you darker) and it makes your skin tighten, thus creating stretch marks! So be careful! =)
DO NOT EVER TAN WHILE YOU ARE PREGNANT. IT’S LIKE PUTTING YOUR BABY IN A SAUNA. HEATING PADS DIRECTLY ON YOUR STOMACH AND VERY HOT BATHS ARE ALSO A NO NO. THIS IS ALSO WHY YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR IF YOU RUN A FEVER… YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE WILL LITERALLY COOK YOUR BABY!
June 25th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Rodney Stockdale
Tanning is radiation, which is bad for the baby. It says on the tanning bed not to tan while you are pregnant. Don’t take the risk of harming the baby.
June 27th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Jenny Gordon
not safe in a tanning bed, in natural sun light I would still use at least spf 30
June 29th, 2009 at 2:22 am
Laurie Mcelrath
its not safe at all. just like going into a hot tub when your pregnant.
wait till your not pregnant to go tanning.
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:47 am
Rodney Craver
i WOULD NOT RISK IT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT!!!
July 5th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Rachel Odaniel
DO NOT. It can literally “cook” your baby from the inside. 20 minutes is like a full day out in the sun, so its a lot more UV radiation than a few hours on the beach.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Wanda Shuler
The risk of tanning during pregnancy is not radiation. lol The risk is over-heating. Just use a spray tan if you cannot live without a tan and save the tanning bed for after you deliver the baby.
July 8th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Patrick Lapierre
Course tanning isn’t really good for anyone because of skin cancer, but I live in Hawaii and it’s embarrassing to be really pregnant and pale lol. But, I DO know, that if you do tan, whether it be in or out of a tanning bed, they worry about your body temp. rising, as it can be harmful to the baby.
Also, just a little side note (you may not care – but I am SUPER paranoid about stretch marks) I have talked to women who said that they didn’t have a single stretch mark BEFORE they tanned their bellies because the sun pulls the melatonin under your skin to the surface (making you darker) and it makes your skin tighten, thus creating stretch marks! So be careful! =)
July 11th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Lawrence Clyburn
DO NOT EVER TAN WHILE YOU ARE PREGNANT. IT’S LIKE PUTTING YOUR BABY IN A SAUNA. HEATING PADS DIRECTLY ON YOUR STOMACH AND VERY HOT BATHS ARE ALSO A NO NO. THIS IS ALSO WHY YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR IF YOU RUN A FEVER… YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE WILL LITERALLY COOK YOUR BABY!
July 13th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
David Houghton
Tanning is unsafe anyway. Don’t do it.