its just the kind with the tray that you put the gel in and set it in your mouth. the box says not recommended, but nothing is recommended for pregnant women. i dont wanna do anything to hurt my baby but i dont understand how this could hurt anything? at least if i have to go through the next nine months of weight gain and hormones i wanna have a great smile!!! any real answers?
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dont be selfish girl! just avoid the tooth whitening until after baby is here. you can do it! i know, i wanted to do it too but its not worth it! you swallow some of that stuff and its not safe!
Dont use it. I have the same thing. It has peroxide in it. Pregnant woman are not supposed to be near or use peroxide. It is dangerous.
Good question!! I wasn’t sure so I google it. . .
Answer: The effect of the tooth whitening gel on the baby, if you’re pregnant, is unknown. It is normal, during the bleaching process, to swallow a little bit of the gel. While this is safe for adults, pregnancy is such a delicate time for mother and baby that cosmetic dentists advise against teeth whitening while you are pregnant. And remember, that the most vulnerable time for the baby is in the very early stages of pregnancy, so if you could possibly be pregnant but aren’t sure, I would still recommend against teeth whitening.
However, if you are nursing, I wouldn’t discourage you from bleaching, because the teeth bleaching gel is pretty harmless. But be aware that there isn’t universal agreement among cosmetic dentists on the tooth whitening while nursing issue.
The tooth bleaching gel contains peroxide, which is just water with an extra oxygen atom. It’s the oxygen in the bleach that accomplishes the teeth whitening. Since oxygen is hardly a foreign substance, many cosmetic dentists assume that bleaching or whitening your teeth is a fairly harmless procedure. No studies have shown any harm from this peroxide tooth whitening. But pregnancy is such a delicate time, and there is so much we don’t know about how substances affect babies during pregnancy, that it’s wise to avoid anything unnecessary if its effect on pregnancy isn’t known.
use peroxide and baking soda. Just don’t swallow.
there is no real proof that it will hurt the baby but i wanted to do the same when i was pregnant. . . ended up waiting, the google and doctors suggestion. . . . . i suggest you do the same. . . better to have not so white teeth and a healthy baby then white teeth and a sick baby