How many months can you do nail art during breastfeeding?

Women of all ages love beauty. Even when they are pregnant or breastfeeding, they hope to stay beautiful. So, can they do manicures during breastfeeding? Many mothers are confused about this issue and don’t know whether doing manicure during breastfeeding will have an impact on the baby. The following editor will introduce it to everyone.

Can I do manicure during breastfeeding?

It is not recommended to do manicure during breastfeeding, mainly because nail polish is basically made of nitrocellulose as the main material, combined with toluene, ethyl acetate, ethyl lactate, phthalic acid tincture and other organic solvents. Using this kind of nail polish for manicure can make the nails bright and plump, and will not fade for a long time.

However, during breastfeeding, these harmful ingredients can easily enter the baby's body through breast milk. A small amount of harmful substances enter the adult body and can be excreted from the body through metabolism. However, for fragile babies, because their kidney function is not yet perfect, they cannot excrete toxins, and they accumulate in the body, which affects the baby's health.

The harm of doing manicure during breastfeeding to the baby

Nail polish contains a substance whose full name is phthalate. If this type of phthalate is absorbed by the body for a long time, it will be very harmful to human health. The main components of nail polish are 70%-80% volatile organic solvents, about 15% nitrocellulose, a small amount of oil-soluble organic solvents, camphor balls, polyethylene wax and oil-soluble colorants. If a breastfeeding mother does manicure, the baby may sometimes bite the mother's hand, and if she is not careful, she may eat the nail polish in her mouth.

Some studies have shown that phthalates can especially harm the reproductive organs of infants and cause reproductive diseases. There are reports from abroad that if mothers use nail polish containing phthalates to do manicures during breastfeeding, the possibility of infertility or impotence in their babies when they grow up will increase.

Breast milk is the most natural and nutritious for babies, so doctors usually recommend mothers to breastfeed their babies as much as possible before they are four months old. Therefore, for the sake of the baby's health, mothers should pay attention to food taboos during breastfeeding and adjust their lifestyle to avoid unnecessary harm to the baby due to momentary inattention.