aemeijers wrote:

Charles wrote:

"Norminn" wrote in message
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Charles wrote:



Dust, chemical vapors, noise, stress ... I vote no.


Chemicals, no. What does she want to do?


We had our kitchen remodeled last year. The finish on the new
cabinets was very strong smelling for the first month or so (even
though they were shipped to us already finished). Second, several of
the adhesives used were very stinky. Are these odors potentially
dangerous? I really don't know but I'd be very cautious.

Don't know about modern cabinet finishes and carpets and such, but 30
years ago, the outgassing from those items, stored in a staging
warehouse near an apartment project I was working on, would nearly
knock me on my ass every time I went to pick up a load. I was only in
there for maybe 20 minutes at a time, but would leave with burning
eyes and a headache. Note that this WAS in the summer, and the
warehouse, though dry, was probably 100 degrees inside.

aem sends...

Would that have been formaldehyde? I haven't read much about that issue
- mostly in particle board? We had new kitchen doors, drawers and
refacing about 5 years ago. No odors in those, other than
the contact cement and that didn't persist. Doing work in the dead of
winter would not be my choice - dry, warm weather allows more work
outdoors and can ventillate without driving anyone out.

The folks who suggested checking with a physician gave the best advice.
The first trimester is critical time, but life is full of hazards
nowadays. The stress could be an issue, because pg is stressful and
emotions get pretty crazy from hormones - my pregnancy test x3 was
suddenly being unable to tolerate the smell of coffee brewing )