Rawleighs safe during pregnancy?
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Topic: Rawleighs safe during pregnancy?
Posted By: Mrs_B
Subject: Rawleighs safe during pregnancy?
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 11:42am
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DH's lovely Nana sells Rawleighs and has stocked me up with all sort of lotions and potions for the aches and pains of pregnancy. I have no idea if it is safe to use though and didn't want to hurt her feelings by asking! Any ideas??
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 11:55am
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What's on the ingredients list? ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 11:57am
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Mind you I just googled it and think you might want to check with a naturopath about some of the items... (if those are what you have been given) ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 11:59am
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Pain Ease Oil:
Clove Oil Lavender Oil Wintergreen Oil and the medicated ointment has Camphor and Menthol -------------
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 12:04pm
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Someting in the back of my head tells me clove oil is contraindicated during pregnancy - only for use in labour? Lavender oil I'm pretty sure is OK in really small doses, and I have no idea about wintergreen. But like I said you might want to check with a naturopath or similar. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 12:28pm
eek I just googled the individual ingredients (didn't think of doing that - duh pregnancy brain!) and all of them are contraindicated during pregnancy  Lovely Nana put some on my wrist so I could smell it! I've have just scrubbed the skin red trying to get if off.-------------
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Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:06pm
Ermmm I think you'd have more problems if it was ingested  . Lotions on the skin are only partially absorbed as your sweat glands would probably cause most of it to be evapourated. I used lavendar oil every once and a while during pregnancy and all was well.------------- 
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Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 1:20pm
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Definately do not use wintergreen or clove!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 3:30pm
| lavender should be OK but i like the others have clove sitting in the back of my head saying a rather large NO no idea why though. I must have read it somewhere. I'd check with someone in the know does rawleighs have an 0800 number or simialr way to contact them? |
Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 6:50pm
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I used the ointments during pregnancy (the red/gold and blue/gold tins).
But would agree that anything taken orally is probably not a good idea. ------------- Mum to: Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz |