No no to nail varnish in labour

[Princess81]

Did you all know this?

We were told by the mw yesterday. It's in case you need a section and they have to pinch your nails to check your capillaries (I think).

I was gonna try to have a pedicure before hand and maybe a french manicure but I'll not bother wasting my dosh now

x

 

[titch]

yup, they were removing nail varnish from my fingers while wheeling me into theatre

just as well I never got round to getting the permanent gel stuff

 

[cosmicgirl]

Yep, it's true x


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[kerry5a]

Yep, they need to check they are not turning blue!

 

[Rachaellius]

Whaaaat!? I was also planning on a bit of pampering before labour! Pointless I know but it'd make me feel a bit better I think. Ah well I'll have to save my money to buy myself something nice afterwards, I think I'll deserve a treat! lol x

 

[Princess81]

suppose I should have known better than to hope for glamour in labour

Guess I could still have the pedicure though

 

[titch]

you could book a beautician to come to the house when baby is 3 weeks old to get yourself a mani/pedicure. they keep nail varnish remover on labour wards for idiots like me though. I was allowed to paint my nails on the antenatal ward

 

[titch]

suppose I should have known better than to hope for glamour in labour

Guess I could still have the pedicure though

nope they stole the varnish from my toes, and I tell you what, painting your own toes nails while 39 weeks pregnant is quite an achievement!

 

[Princess81]

I just mean the actual treatment with no painting though? So basically a foot massage :lol

 

[Rachaellius]

suppose I should have known better than to hope for glamour in labour

Guess I could still have the pedicure though

nope they stole the varnish from my toes, and I tell you what, painting your own toes nails while 39 weeks pregnant is quite an achievement!

I can imagine...I can barely put my own shoes on, let alone paint my toe nails!!!

 

[positivity :)]

i got a mani and pedi for my birthday from a friend and was planning on going a week before due date hmm, gonna have to rethink this xx

 

[Princess81]

glad I started this now then pos, you'd have been gutted to waste your birthday pressie x

 

[positivity :)]

yeah good job you did, need to fit in a wax at some point too..dont want to leave it too late in case i go into labour early and end up being a hairy mary in the delivery suite! xx

 

[tinytoes]

I painted my tonails while in labour I didnt know any better and it gave me something to keep distracted while timing contractions . Also plucked my eyebrows(not easy) , had a soak in the bath and have a good shave and moisturised . Luckily I didnt need a c-section or anything so it wasnt an issue .

 

[nickynoo...]

I think it's fine to have it on your toes so long as you dont have it on your fingers too or have gel/acrylic on your fingers - that's what we were told at our class anyway x

 

[Princess81]

your a proper hardcore trooper ttoes

Pos, I'm booked in for waxing on 13 December - if I make it that far. I think they basically wanna take everything away

They took nearly all of it last week when I went - ouchies x

 

[Princess81]

I think it's fine to have it on your toes so long as you dont have it on your fingers too or have gel/acrylic on your fingers - that's what we were told at our class anyway x

Its strange/annoying that different hospitals say totally different stuff isn't it? guess everywhere has their own policies though x

 

[tinytoes]

yup waxing stings when pregggers ! no way was I brave enough , Ah I just knew I wasnt ready for hospital and chilled at home . Mind you she was born withing two hours of me getting in hahaha

 

[jojo_2012]

It's not just to see if they're blue. The pulse oxometer (thing that has a red light and looks like a peg) won't work through painted or false nails.

 

[Olive]

Good job I can't reach my toe nails lol!