People have many suggestions for pregnant women once they find out they are expecting. One of the most openly given advice is regarding safe cleaning products to use while pregnant. Most cleaning products are safe to use while pregnant. Just remember to use in a well ventilated area and do not mix chemicals. One cleaning product you want to avoid is oven cleaner, it is dangerous to breathe in. You do not have to pass on the cleaning to someone else (although you can try if you want!) Below are some options for safe cleaning products to use while pregnant!
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Best safe cleaning products to use while pregnant
Honest Company Products: They pride themselves on creating non-toxic, natural and versatile cleaning products. They have a great bundle option of choosing 5 products of your choice to ship once a month directly to your home for a savings. You only pay when your order ships and there are no monthly fees. The Honest Company offers many other natural and non-toxic products for your home and yourself as well. Check out what they offer on their website www.honest.com
Make your own DIY safe cleaning products to use while pregnant. EarthEasy is a great wesbite for learning how to make your household cleaners as well as what to use to clean certain things like carpet stains and other floor materials. They give a great list of homemade substitutes for cleaning in a safer way. For example, using white vinegar cuts grease as well as removes odors and mildew. Use baking soda to cleanse and deodorize. You can also shop for products on their website.
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Check Labels: You want to avoid labels with the words ‘toxic’, ‘danger’, ‘poison’ or ‘corrosive’. Chances have it you never had a problem with these words before getting pregnant, but the reality is your body reacts differently now. The smell can make you sick.
Wear gloves and open windows: Just to be on the safe side, while cleaning, don a pair of gloves and be sure to ventilate the area well. Open a window and get some fresh air flowing. It will help with the fumes that may be bothersome.
Switch products: Consider switching to products that have less harmful chemicals or better yet, making your own. For example, you can make your own all purpose cleaner for countertops, tubs and tile by using equal parts white vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Many stores carry lines of all natural, less harmful cleaning products.
The reality is you do not have to stop cleaning your house nor do you have to hire a maid for 9 months. You just have to be smart and stick with options for safe cleaning products to use while pregnant. This is a good time to do research and make your house more non-toxic and healthy for when your baby arrives!
What substitutes have you found for non-toxic cleaning products? Do you think there are some options for safe cleaning products to use while pregnant that are better than others? Share your findings with us below!
All great tips that I am sure lots of pregnant women did not know about!
Lovely post! The list is really good! Thanks for sharing!
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great list! I’ll be sure to pass this on to my sister who is expecting.
I always tried to keep the windows open when I cleaned. I was addicted to the Pine Sol scent so that didnt help much!
Great to know! I’m going to save this to share with friends who may need it.
Great post! I have a few friends I am going to share this with
I did a lot of natural products when I was pregnant, but I was also obsessed with Clorox wipes, so I would wipe down EVERYTHING that I could almost daily up until babies were born to keep germs away. Then when we came home, I made sure my husband kept it up LOL
This is a great list! Especially when you start nesting!
This is a great resource even for anyone not pregnant. I hate using harsher chemicals there can be so many harmful things in them.
Wow this is a great resource. I would never want to use a product that could be unhealthy for me or the baby!
Great list! I stuck to the mild cleaners while I was pregnant, and had my husband work with the harsher ones.
This is a great post! I never knew what was safe to use when pregnant, so I just stayed away from all of the cleaning products. My husband did all the cleaning while I was pregnant.
I’m with Robin. Who needs a clean house. ;) Really, though, I was always opening windows and such while I was pregnant. Lots of ventilation, even for the less harsh chemicals. Why risk it?
I love this list! I wish I had it when I was pregnant. I was always so paranoid about cleaning products lol!
When I was pregnant with my youngest, I had a friend from church who made all of her cleaning products. I have used baking soda, lemon juice and vinegar as staples in my kitchen ever since.
Baking soda is a pantry staple with proven virus-killing abilities that also effectively cleans, deodorizes, brightens, and cuts through grease and grime
Or you can do what I did and not clean at all while you’re pregnant ;)
This is a great list.