scotchgard use when pregnant

[Anonymous]

i just sprayed it on my fabric couch. i opened the windows. but then i read online that scotchgard is bad. anyone have experience/knowledge?

[Anonymous]

Why in heaven's name are you using scotchgard ever? That stuff does not decay and is literally in every cell in every human around the earth. You can't do anything about it now, but keep the windows open as much as possible, get as much fresh air as possible, and get some plants.

[Anonymous]

thanks for making me feel better, PP. I read online that Scotchgard reformulated itself in 2003 to a safer formulation, so that's why I thought it was ok.

[Anonymous]

Why get some plants?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why get some plants?

They clean the air.

[Anonymous]

Just spray some Febreeze. That should do the trick.

[Anonymous]

Febreeze to undo the harms of the Scotchgard in the air?

[Anonymous]

Proctor and Gamble says its just as safe as can be! I trust the national brands. I bet you are some tree hugging whole foods shopping lefty. I'm not gonna let a bunch of crunchy granolas tell me what to do!

[Anonymous]

And you can eat my Suburban XL dust too.

[Anonymous]

it's not a P&G product. it's made by 3M. and it's not the tree hugging people who say it's unsafe - it's the EPA.

[Anonymous]

Aren't there PFCs in food products and household products already that we can't really avoid?

[Anonymous]

16:39 poster- didnt Scotchgard recall that product in the early 2000s and put out a safe one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:thanks for making me feel better, PP. I read online that Scotchgard reformulated itself in 2003 to a safer formulation, so that's why I thought it was ok.

Was she supposed to lie?

[Anonymous]

No, but she was pretty rude about it ("why in heaven's name")- pretty melodramatic. It's not like I went out and drank bleach. Anyways, aside from rudeness, I just want honest responses to people's experiences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why in heaven's name are you using scotchgard ever? That stuff does not decay and is literally in every cell in every human around the earth. You can't do anything about it now, but keep the windows open as much as possible, get as much fresh air as possible, and get some plants.

Typical hysterical DCUM response. OP, ignore. You used scotchguard once. You didn't ingest it repeatedly for the duration of your pregnancy. I understand your concern and I think just the fact that you are concerned means you'll be a good mom. But unless you want unhelpful and nasty sanctimommy responses like the one from PP, don't ask DCUM if you may have done something "wrong."