Airport scans ok?

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Hello! FTM and traveling for the first time since I've been PG. I'm a little concerned with the newer TSA body scans in airports now. Are they safe?

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I've read that the radiation that you experience during the scan is small in comparison to the radiation that you are exposed during the flight. I went through the scan a few weeks ago during this pregnancy.

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I work for an airport (TSA) in Canada and although our rules are a tiny bit different, I know you can request to have a "pat down" if your not wanting to go through the scanners.... They say it's safe (the scanners) but personally I would refuse it if I was pregnant 😊

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So the research says it's ok but in the end it's up to you. I honestly think they're too new for the research to say anything. Plus it's research done by the government about the government haha. Guess I'm not always trusting! I went through them though in the end.

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I just told them I was pregnant and preferred not to go through the body scanner. They let me go through the regular metal detector with no problem.

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I heard they were fine.  I went through them at 20 or 22 weeks and baby is fine.  Enjoy your trip!

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My doctor told me to avoid it and ask to be pat down instead. Good luck!

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I wasn't allowed the pat down at Manchester airport (UK). They said that I'd need a 'privacy' check if I was insistent on not going through the scanner. The scanner isn't X-ray and doesn't give off much radiation at all and after researching this found out that there's more radiation in the aircraft I travelled in than the scanner.

Airport scans ok?

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