tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post6336158386238465470..comments2023-11-15T23:03:26.237-05:00Comments on Adventures With My Enemy Melanoma: Tanning While Pregnant?Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03983041684417338248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post-41113757470187689062012-09-21T18:55:39.284-04:002012-09-21T18:55:39.284-04:00Great post. ITA leaves me, almost, speechless. A...Great post. ITA leaves me, almost, speechless. And who is this Snooki person anyway?Rich McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022970468253019578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post-23716271254359529422012-09-21T14:21:20.114-04:002012-09-21T14:21:20.114-04:00I don't even know where to start...I like to s...I don't even know where to start...I like to say my oldest son saved my life. I tanned regularly until I found out I was pregnant with him. I'll be honest & say I did miss my tan at first. I felt blah & fat and wasn't used to being pale. No way did I consider stepping into the tanning bed. I asked my midwife about self-tanners & she shared my concern over possible chemicals in those. So, I put my big girl panties on & got used to being pale. (I think there are safer, more natural tanners out now, btw.) After having my son, again, as a new mom trying to get my body image back & craving "me time," I did go tan once or twice...It just did NOT feel "right." Something about being a mom & responsible for someone besides myself allowed all the warnings I ignored in the past sink in. I never went to a tanning salon again. Little did I know, the damage already done would lead to a stage I melanoma 3 yrs later. Just think how much worse it might be had I continued to tan during those years. Stay out of the tanning beds so you can be around for your babies & get your vitamin D from a good quality supplement! And yes, sadly, I do think some will use the tanning association article as an excuse to go tan. :(JenniferEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post-30801213347363728732012-09-20T22:17:12.952-04:002012-09-20T22:17:12.952-04:00I used to tan once a week and then since me and my...I used to tan once a week and then since me and my fiance are trying to conceive I have completely stopped and actually don't feel the need to. Yeah I hate my pale skin but if I really want to look tan I will buy some slow bronzing lotion to have a glow to my skin. After reading your story and other stories, I am terrified of stepping into a tanning bed! Now if I am outside, I throw on at least SPF 8, sometimes 50 depending on the sun and how hot it is so that I don't burn. I am anal when I am pregnant, I wouldn't even eat chocolate when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter let alone I never thought of stepping near a tanning salon!!Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260754584403468726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post-51145419681684568902012-09-20T14:43:53.496-04:002012-09-20T14:43:53.496-04:00I know women that tanned while pregnant but you co...I know women that tanned while pregnant but you couldn't catch me near a tanning salon. I opted for L'Oreal Sunless Tanning lotion instead... mixed it in with my moisturizer just to give me a little color. Worked like a charm :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288398114521031113noreply@blogger.com