Ladies!! Worried about airport security scanners

Airport security scanners are totally safe - they emit less radiation than your phone!

I'm travelling at 25 weeks and so did a bit of research. From what I read from BabyCenter, TSA and MomJunction (to name a few), all airport screening tests are safe when pregnant, the radiation levels are incredibly low and not going to hurt baby!

yes I read that online but the security people made me anxious by saying I should tell the staff so they can make me pass through a different way. Otherwise I was fine 🥹

I’m relieved!! Thank you! ♥️

They are deemed safe but you can always say you want to opt out and they are able to pat you down instead with no scanners.

might have just been a family line or something. When I've travelled with pregnant family members before they took us to the family section (although we had no children with us) to get us through a bit quicker 🤷

They give you an opportunity to say no because they know it makes people nervous but they're pregnancy tested and proven safe, your baby will be fine! I've gone through a lot in my first trimester with work travel x

I’m now 24 weeks but at 22 weeks I travelled from Heathrow abroad without even telling anyone I was pregnant and just walked through the scanners at security as I was under the impression they were all safe for pregnant woman

Thank you beautiful ladies! This has put me at ease. ♥️♥️♥️

Absolutely nothing to worry about. I’m currently in Thailand on baby moon and it’s completely safe to go through airport scanners x

they only tell you this so on the extremely rare occasion something happens by coincidence and not as a result of the scanner the airport has covered its own back liability wise. Honestly though the scanners barely emit anything so you'll be absolutely fine!