Question about Pregnancy

[Timber99]

Can you dye your hair while pregnant? Is highlighting any different (being that the color/bleach doesn't touch the scalp)? Are there any treatments, products, etc that are better than others?

This may sound like a stupid question but there seems to be a ton of information out there and wondering everyone's thoughts.

P.S. there's no doctor to ask (which is how I would start my answer to this question!), since I'm only asking in anticipation of pregnancy

 

[earlyexerciser39]

My doctor said that I could but that it was a personal choice, so I chose not to. Since he didn't say, "go ahead and do it", I took it as a maybe. I looked awful, since I had a lot of grey, but I figured that I was giving up so many other things (caffeine, Tylenol, Motrin, alcohol, etc), that one more thing was no big deal.

You are right in that there is so much info out there. You will find people that did and did not color during pregnancy and info to support both decisions. When it is time, you will probably ask your doctor their opinion and then make your own decision!

Good luck! Planning a pregnancy was a fun time in my life! I gave up caffeine for a year before we started trying to make sure that I could do it and haven't had it since (well...in large amounts!!).
Jenn

 

[melanalyus]

I dyed my hair when pg. If you want to be super cautious...you can skip hair colouring during 1st trimester. A word of caution though....your hormones can sometimes effect the color of the dye....so you might not get the shade your looking for.

Good luck!