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colouring hair

I am 5 weeks pregnant and was wondering if I can still get my hair coloured, or will it effect my pregnancy?
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Thanks heaps for the advice I will wait until my second trimester just to make sure, hopefully the hair can last until then before to much regrowth lol :)
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Omg I colored my hair at 8 weeks my hairdresser wasn't concerned and had assured me when I was TTC it was perfectly safe. Didn't even think to ask ob guess I will fess up at my next appt and pray my baby is fine....
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yeah i agree wait until your second trimester i have dyed mine 3 times since then and my babys perfectly healthy
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My doctor said wait till second trimester. Once i hit 13 weeks i dyed my hair. Baby is perfectly fine :)
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My Dr said the same to wait until the2nd possibly the 3rd trimester to dye my hair
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Also, know that your hormones can make the color change from what you normally have it do
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Wait till your 16 weeks. Ur bby right now is extremely fragile and coloring ur hair is not the best idea. i had the same ? in the begging of my pregnancy and asked my dr he said to wait until  13 weeks. but i went ahead and dyed it at 16 wks just to b safe
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