https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:44:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lead-paint-and-pregnancy#post-44508 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:27:36 +0000 eudyptula 44508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks for the replies ladies!</p> <p>@venice45o4: we don't have a lease! our landlord is 85 years old and doesn't have a lease for anyone in the building. hence the bargain rent.</p> <p>unfortunately the window sills are chipped and peeling down to the bare wood so there's probably some lead paint dust there. I'm going to pick up one of those home lead paint test kits to find out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lead-paint-and-pregnancy#post-44488 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:50:11 +0000 eeh 44488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad is a general contractor who has to deal with the lead based paint crap on a daily basis. He's had to take classes, get certified, buy special equipment, etc. His professional opinion is just that it's another thing for the government to freak us out about and charge fines for not doing exactly what they say. He says that unless you go around eating the lead paint chips or chewing on your window sill then there's absolutely no reason to be worried. If you're remodeling your house and the paint is chipping or your tearing a wall down then use a little caution, otherwise. Don't worry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lead-paint-and-pregnancy#post-44472 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:03:11 +0000 venice4504 44472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Didn't you get a lead paint clause/handout when you signed your lease? It's mandatory here in our county. I agree that you don't need to lick the walls BUT the paint (in theory) should be under quite a few layers of paint by now if your landlord painted between tenants. I would just talk to him before you really start to worry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lead-paint-and-pregnancy#post-44459 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:47:58 +0000 baby98765 44459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lead paint is just as dangerous to pregnant women. If the lead paint is cracked and peeling - i.e. causing chips- it needs to be removed before the baby comes along and could ingest it. If it is intact and you can just paint over it, do so because the new paint will seal in the lead paint. The big worry with lead paint is the dust. So old windows and doors where the paint is being rubbed when they open and shut. Or if you decide to re-paint woodwork and you sand down the old paint. If you need to remove the lead paint, the best way is by stripping it rather than sanding. And you definitely should not be anywhere near the removal and clean up process. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lead-paint-and-pregnancy#post-44405 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:00:51 +0000 Adrena 44405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>just don't lick the walls :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lead-paint-and-pregnancy#post-44332 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:19:17 +0000 eudyptula 44332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I LOVE our apartment. We've been here for years, pay way less than we should for the size of our place in an expensive city, and really feel like this place is home. Trouble is, I'm pretty sure our 100 year old apartment is riddled with lead paint. I know babies and lead paint are a no-no, but what about just being pregnant in a house with lead paint?</p> <p>We are still a ways off from TTC, but being the super planner that I am, I have already started thinking about the things we can do now to get ready for this exciting next stage!</p> <p>So if your apartment/house had lead paint did you move out before/during pregnancy? </p>