Has anyone shot a gun (indoor) while pregnant?

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After all this crazy crap going on and being pregnant with my first child, I decided I needed to purchase a gun for protection for myself and my family. I went to an indoor range and split two cases of ammo with my husband, less than an hour and washed my hands right after. So my question is was this harmful to my baby? I'm currently 9+2 and was told by someone lead exposure and the noise exposure isn't good. The noise im iffy about but the lead....eh. I'm just curious is anyone has been pregnant and gone to and indoor shooting range and been fine.
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Yes at an indoor range.

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Pls just make sure you put the gun in a safe place where none of your kids will ever be able to get. I see such horrible stories. I understand your need and want for protection, don't take me wrong. I am just genuinely trying to give the only advice I can, even though I'm sure you already thought about it, is never too much to emphasise it.

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I haven't been to an indoor shooting range but my grandfather is big on hunting and shooting in general so we're almost always at the outdoor range when we visit him. I've not been advised against it until I reached a certain point, 23 weeks I believe, and that was due to the possible damage that could be done due to noise. My OB never mentioned anything about the lead though and I never bothered washing up afterwards. My little bub and I will be entering the third trimester tomorrow and everything has been going perfectly so far. ☺️

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Woohoo! I have no idea if you should be shooting while pregnant or not, but good for you on buying a gun and getting some practice in!! :)

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You should talk to your doctor because once you get to a certain point I think it is maybe around 17 weeks certain decibels are harmful to babies developing hearing. My family are Avid Marksmaen and I avoided all shooting while pregnant. Indoor will also amplify the noise FYI.

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I always wait until I give birth to go back to shooting 😁

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Ask your doctor in case but I shot my gun up until the day before my daughter was born. Both indoor and outdoor.

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I've been shooting while pregnant and my doctor told me that if I am going to do so (he advised against) he said to make sure I wash up to my elbows with COLD water and soap so that I don't open my pores and expose myself to lead. He also said to cover my mouth and nose. Just be very vey cautious when washing. There's no such thing as too clean. But I went shooting 6 or 7 times when I was pregnant with my son and he came out perfectly healthy :) hope this helps.

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I've been out shooting with mine. Granted it was outside, but I didn't wash up afterwards. Baby is just fine.

Personally I think it's a bunch of hog wash, and we all should be able to practice regardless of being pregnant or not.

I know several women who have been pregnant playing drums who made more racket (I wasn't a fan), for longer periods of time than my shooting ever did. Kids turned out fine.

In fact they went to sleep when they started playing.

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My doctor said absolutely not due to lead levels. Have to wait till after

Has anyone shot a gun (indoor) while pregnant?

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