You don’t want toxic cleaning chemicals near your baby. Try to get into the habit of using green minded cleaning products while you’re pregnant and you can save the earth while you kep you and your little one healthy.
Some chemicals in cleaning products like Nitrobenzene (in some wood polishes) have been linked to birth defects and cancer. You can actually take a toxic tour of your home at this EPA website link.
[...] These have not only been shown to release icky toxins into the air, but studies note they’re especially bad for pregnant women. Try homemade non-toxic cleaners [...]
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Comment added May 15th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
[...] Clean green and safe during pregnancy [...]
Comment added April 29th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
[...] These have not only been shown to release icky toxins into the air, but studies note they’re especially bad for pregnant women. Try homemade non-toxic cleaners [...]