https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:09:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts/page/2#post-719801 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:56:07 +0000 T.H.O.U. 719801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: Great post. This is what I was trying to articulate earlier. I did not use tanning beds while pregnant but I did stop using tanning lotions because I was more worried about the chemicals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts/page/2#post-719769 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:44:46 +0000 sorrycharlie 719769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: good lord..she sounds like a drama queen. that poor baby.</p> <p>I tanned a few times in high school for prom (I mean actually only a few times - that was for free, I never wanted to pay for more visits, lol). I don't know what I was thinking, now. I think my friends are stupid when they want a "base tan" to not sunburn. But I keep my mouth shut. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts/page/2#post-719720 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:30:02 +0000 pui 719720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: WOW. Yeah it's good you unfriended her. What the heck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts/page/2#post-719705 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:27:45 +0000 MrsTiz 719705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: I commented on it and said "Is it safe to tan while pregnant?"</p> <p>She tagged a girl that I don't know and they both wrote like 3 or 4 LONG comments on how I am a bitch and they work at a tanning salon and they know there is no issue with it, it doesn't do anyone any harm and they "know their shit" and started spouting off all this information that doesn't even pertain to pregnancy.</p> <p>I just unfollowed her.</p> <p>Draaammaaa </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts/page/2#post-719578 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:48:29 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 719578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I speficially asked my OB about this.</p> <p>She said that tanning is never good for you, pregnant or not. However, tanning won't harm your baby. She said if the rays from tanning could "cook your baby" (or basically harm it in any way) then they would also harm your insides when you're NOT pregnant, which they don't. the danger is the damage to your skin.</p> <p>she did say there is a concern for getting overheated or elevated body temperature while pregnant, so if any of her patients insisted on tanning (which of course she didn't recommend) she said use major fans and drink toonnnssss of water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts/page/2#post-719419 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:18:21 +0000 pui 719419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would probably not say anything beyond "Are you sure that's safe?" and when she responds with "Yes" I would just say "Well, okay as long as you have done your research... I wouldn't want anything to happen to the baby!" and leave it in her court. </p> <p>Unfortunately you can't make someone stop using tanning beds while pregnant... or stop smoking, or drinking, or anything else. I do think a pregnant woman doing any of those things is extremely selfish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719416 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:17:37 +0000 mrsjyw 719416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've tanned before, but haven't in years. Would never do so during pregnancy, but I probably wouldn't comment on the girl either.</p> <p>ditto @happygal: defriend her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719412 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:15:22 +0000 Happygal 719412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's strange to me that tanning beds even exist anymore. </p> <p>I wouldn't say anything to her, but I would consider not following her anymore on social media sites. I'm betting she'll continue to do cringe-worthy things, and I wouldn't want to feel agitated all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719340 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:52:27 +0000 meredithNYC 719340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Lol - I'm sorry! I only thought it might be a Southern thing due to the sunny weather :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719335 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:51:11 +0000 MsLipGloss 719335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: </p> <p><a href="http://www.babycenter.com/404_is-it-safe-to-use-self-tanning-lotions-or-tanning-beds-durin_1127909.bc" rel="nofollow">http://www.babycenter.com/404_is-it-safe-to-use-self-tanning-lotions-or-tanning-beds-durin_1127909.bc</a></p> <p><a href="http://wikiparenting.parentsconnect.com/wiki/Tanning_Beds_during_Pregnancy" rel="nofollow">http://wikiparenting.parentsconnect.com/wiki/Tanning_Beds_during_Pregnancy</a></p> <p><a href="http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/tanningmethods.html" rel="nofollow">http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/tanningmethods.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719321 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:45:17 +0000 MrsTiz 719321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: great info! Do you have a website you learned that from? I'd like to at least send her a link! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719320 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:44:49 +0000 anbanan15 719320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought it was common knowledge that you could not tan while pregnant...naturally or in a tanning bed?. Ugh this upsets me as well, but I am like you and very non-confrontational and although I would want to say something I would probably end up not saying anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719308 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:41:02 +0000 MsLipGloss 719308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: That is definitely not a Southern thing! I have never heard of this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719303 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:40:01 +0000 meredithNYC 719303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: Oh man, that's SO barfy! Thanks for clearing up my confusion and apologies for thread-jacking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719297 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:38:04 +0000 HLK208 719297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: in Seattle, there are a ton around here. Except this girl wore pasties and thongs at hers and posted photos on Facebook each day she worked. Barf. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719280 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:33:46 +0000 MsLipGloss 719280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: OMG NO NO NO!</p> <p>Tanning beds pose the same dangers as the sun: They emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which causes skin cancer. Don't believe anyone who tells you that because tanning booths emit only UVA rays, they're not hazardous to your health. One study suggests that visiting a tanning booth ten times in a year can double your chances of developing melanoma — one of the most deadly types of cancer. <b>Melanoma is the only type of cancer that spreads to the placenta, which could be disastrous for both you and your baby</b>.</p> <p><b>Lying in a tanning bed can also raise your body temperature to a level that may be hazardous to your baby, particularly during your first trimester</b>. Having an elevated body temperature during pregnancy — that is, above 102 degrees F, which can happen in a tanning bed, hot tub, or sauna — has been associated with <b>spinal malformations</b> in developing babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719279 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:33:38 +0000 MrsTiz 719279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: There are none around here, i've just seen stuff online about them! Not sure where @HLK208: lives though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719271 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:32:02 +0000 meredithNYC 719271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: Oh my God, how is it that I've never heard of this? It's hilarious. I grew up in the Midwest and live in the Northeast, but have never come across such a thing. Where do you and @HLK208 live? I wonder if it's a regional thing? I'm guessing the South since it's too cold anywhere else for most of the year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719261 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:30:00 +0000 MrsTiz 719261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: Girls who work at coffee shops who only wear bathing suits and shoes to work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719240 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:25:24 +0000 meredithNYC 719240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: What's a bikini barista?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719159 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:07:56 +0000 HLK208 719159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would NEVER go tanning while pregnant. A girl I went to high school with was the same way and went tanning during her entire pregnancy (although, she continued working as a bikini barista until she was 33 weeks pregnant, ick). All I know is that my OBGYN told me it was a big, fat no. He also said to not be in the sun for more than 20 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719137 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:01:48 +0000 Foodnerd81 719137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty much agreeing with everyone else-- it seems like a horrible idea, and I would never, ever do it, but I don't think it's your place to say anything to her. I don't know anything concrete about the risks, but to me it just seems like any behavior that is unhealthy or risky normally is just doubly so while pregnant. </p> <p>I've never been in a tanning bed, but I was guilty of getting plenty tan outside in the summers in high school and college. Now that I'm smarter I usually will just use some of the daily glow type of lotion to keep total pastiness at bay, but while pregnant, I'll just embrace my paleness. I don't actually trust that those chemicals are really much better than the sun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719098 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:51:00 +0000 Mrs. Owl 719098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think my main concern would be the heat, as the other ladies mentioned. i've learned to be proud of my pale over the years, but i went to tanning beds a few times in high school, and man...it feels like you're rotating on a spit over an open flame. at least, that's how it felt to me. i would also be concerned about the harmful uv rays, but in the part of the world where i live (saudi arabia), vitamin d deficiency is an everyday thing, so i'm sure there are some doctors here that would actually recommend a few tanning bed sessions for pregnant women. i think we could probably rule a vitamin d deficiency out for this young woman, though! and i can't imagine actually doing it, especially with such frequency! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719066 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:44:29 +0000 T.H.O.U. 719066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: @ladybee: I understand that you should avoid the heat, but in my experience, I can tan in a tanning bed for 20 minutes and not break a sweat or get hot, versus spending a day outside in the Florida 100 degree heat and I obviously get much hotter. Not trying to argue, just curious if there is actual facts behind this? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719050 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:40:43 +0000 wheres_c 719050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: yes.... I am super pale and proud. Hopefully no skin cancer for me! Was hoping LO would get daddy's dark skin but so far it looks like he got mine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719026 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:35:10 +0000 Grace 719026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm surprised she still feels well enough to do it. I couldn't take a hot shower without feeling faint. If you do end up talking to her (I don't really have any advice on whether you should or not), also mention that she's risking that mask of pregnancy thing too. If she's vain enough, if might make her stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719023 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:34:08 +0000 pl0508 719023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: that we were young and nothing bad could happen to us - stupid stupid ! I am very fair and was always so jealous of my bronzey friends ! I've embraced my paleness now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719015 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:31:29 +0000 wheres_c 719015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: I used to tan in HS too and have had a few moles removed. What were we thinking? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-719006 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:28:57 +0000 prettylizy 719006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm ambivilant about tanning beds and pregnant women. I don't know that the risks are huge (I see pregnant ladies laying out on the beach all the time) but I'm also and anti-tanner! lol! I don't want wrinkles at all so you'll never catch me in a tanning bed.</p> <p>As for contacting her doctor or approaching her, I say don't do it. Be stupid and cheerfull and let her make her own decisions, no matter how crazy they are! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tanning-bed-while-pregnant-thoughts#post-718991 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:24:50 +0000 Turd Ferguson 718991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I've read conflicting things about tanning while pregnant--I think yeah, 1st trimester is dangerous due to the heat, but for the most part, it doesn't really pose a threat to the fetus, just you. </p> <p>In general, with tanning beds being as huge of a cancer risk as they are, I think it's stupid to do anytime. I refuse to tan ever again (2nd wide local excision, 3rd mole biopsy at the dermatologist)--don't get me wrong, I sooooo miss being tan, but it's just not worth it! </p>