AboutHelene Byrne Expertise I can answer all questions regarding prenatal and postpartum fitness and exercise.
I will not answer any questions that are not related to prenatal and postpartum fitness and exercise. I will not answer questions regarding getting pregnant, or signs or symtoms, only fitness and exercise during and after pregnancy.
No due dates, medical problems during pregnancy, signs or symtpoms of pregnancy, pregnancy tests, vaginal problems/smells/discharge, periods or ovulation.
Experience Pre-and-Postnatal Exercise Specialist
ACE certified Personal Trainer
Author: "Exercise After Pregnancy: How to Look and Feel Your Best" Book
Author: "Bounce Back Fast! Post Natal Core Conditioning" DVD
Founder: BeFit-Mom
Teacher: Post Pregnancy Exercise Workshops
Organizations IDEA Health and Fitness Association
Publications numerous regional parenting magazine
Education/Credentials Dancing Thru Pregnancy, Pre/Post Natal Exercise Specialist Certification 2000
Resist-a-Ball Core Program, 1999
American Council on Exercise, Personal Trainer Certificate, 1999
Peak Performance, San Francisco, CA, Pilates Instructor Training Program, 1992
Health and Fitness Institute, Cal State Hayward, Personal Trainer Certificate, 1990
American College of Sports Medicine, Group Exercise Leader, 1989
Boston Conservatory, BFA/Dance, 1982
Awards and Honors �Bounce Back Fast! Post Natal Core Conditioning�, 2005. Winner of the Platinum Award from the Family Review Center, 2007.
Question I am 8 weeks pregnant and have been using the following skin care products: Estee Lauder Resilience lift Extreme, Elizabeth Arden Intervene Night Cream and Lancome primordial yeux, skin recharge. Don't know why I didn't think of it before, but am now panicking about any potential harm this may have caused. Please could you advise me of the risks. Thank you
Answer While topical vitamin A and other Retinols should not be used during pregnancy, you don't need to panic. The amounts that are in over the counter products are very small, so I'm sure that you have not harmed your developing baby in any way. If either of these products contain Vitamin A/Retinol, just discontinue using them.
More importantly, you should refrain from using products that contain Pthalates, perfumes, Lavender oil, and petroleum products.
