Sun beds when pregnant

No sunbed shops allow pregnant women onto the beds it’s in their policies, due to overheating, dizziness and reduction of folic acid, and dehydration you also will find you won’t tan as well because your skin is much more sensitive whilst pregnant so will most likely burn. Summer is just round the corner from someone who mum owns a sunbed shop, just wait for the natural sun it’s the safest option for you and baby x

I would personally ask your midwife, I know some sunbed shops do not allow pregnant women on the beds but some do but I would definitely ask your midwife and see what they recommend and see there’s another option to reduce your psoriasis x

I got told by a woman who owns a sun bed shop that it’s not actually necessarily bad for you to go on the sun bed when you’re pregnant if you’re just careful of it, so if you usually go on for 15 mins then go on for less and make sure you’re actually taking a proper break in between your sessions. Because it’s like going on holiday isn’t it.
However I know my heart rate would go high on a sun bed and I’m waiting for summer to just absolutely bake myself outside in the garden as I’m also missing the sun bed!!
I also think if they notice your bump they’ll decline you as they’ll have insurances etc that say no pregnant women and tbh as much as I love it I wouldn’t bother risking it. It’s summer soon and I think next month we’ll see the nicer weather which will hopefully help your psoriasis

When pregnant our skin’s ability to process UV light is not good, hence why we burn very fast. My obstetrician told me not to even sunbathe pregnant when I told her I was going on holiday.

My mum did in 1990 whilst pregnant with me and has permanent melasma on her face (pregnancy mask). I honestly wouldn’t bother until after pregnancy. 35 years later she still has visible discolouration on her face, neck and chest from a single week in the sun.

Definitely don’t as the hormones create more pigmentation

My mum interestingly found out she was pregnant with me because she went on a sunbed and had a horrible prickly heat reaction to it 🤣 she went to the doctors the next day for a vaccination (she was going on holiday - hence the sunbed) and she mentioned the reaction to the nurse and the nurse said “humour me, take a pregnancy test.”

But in all seriousness, I’d definitely avoid it! My skin is way more sensitive to light at the moment (I’m getting way more freckles than I normally do this time of year!)