There can be many changes in the nails during pregnancy. Rarely, in pregnancy, changes such as whitening, bruising, spots can be observed in the nails. These changes may indicate a fungal infection during pregnancy. If you see these changes, you should consult your doctor for the examination. Some notices that the pregnancies have hardened their nails, while others notice softening and fragility in the opposite nails. These may be normal changes due to pregnancy or rarely due to some dermatological diseases; For this reason you should absolutely check your dermatologist in case of nail changes.
In pregnancy, with the effect of hormones, the nails grow faster and the nails may become soft and fragile.
It may be enough to wear gloves during the dishwashing and cleaning, to moisten the nails and the skin around the nails to protect the fingernails that become tender and fragile in pregnancy. Do not stretch the nails, keep them short, dry the toenails and fingers between the flanks and the fingers, it is useful to protect the fingernails. If there are habits such as biting nails or eating nails, it should be abandoned.
It is impossible to predict that the baby’s gender is male or female by looking at the changes in the quotes of the mother’s candidate, such as some false beliefs among the public, that there is no interest between the mother’s fingernails and the baby’s gender.
Manicure and Pedicure in Pregnancy
During the pregnancy, you can make manicures and pedicures, but you have to go to reliable places where you can be sure that the equipment used are sterile. Nail polish solutions contain harmful chemicals and should not be used during pregnancy. There is no need to clean nails with cleaning solutions whose contents are unknown, and some may contain harmful substances.