can pregnant women go shooting?

[vtrigger77]

My wife says she cant. Something about the pressure wave and the gun powder on skin?

[SILENT GUNMAN]

My wife's dr said it was fine until the 2nd trimester when the baby's ears form. After that it's a no go. Talk to your wife's dr and see what he/she has to say on the subject. Most here really aren't qualified to answer this question.

[John Browning]

Would you want to swim in a pool where someone is shooting underwater?

The potential downsides of going are huge for the baby. My wife did not go when pregnant and you will never convince me that it is safe when wife is +1.

[fighterpilot562]

Maybe she doesn't wanna go shooting? lol

[vtrigger77]

Lol she loves shooting wich is why i kinda believe her. Ill just play it safe. She just turned 4 months.

[1hkfan]

I have heard it is not safe for the baby because of the potential for hearing damage.

[Brutmor]

I had my wife avoid the ranges while she was pregnant and breast feeding. I wanted to avoid the lead exposure. I'm planning to sign her up for a pistol course once the school year ends and my older son stops bringing home colds.

[fledge]

My wife took a Thunder Ranch handgun class with me when she was pregnant at four months. Doc said it was fine because of how insulated the womb is. Little guy is 5 years old. No hearing problems whatsoever. Gunpowder was never considered questionable.

But best to do what your own doctor suggests.

[deckhandmike]

Lead is a risk. I wouldn't let my wife.

[monk]

I'd think lead would be a concern as well.

[movie zombie]

dang, why would anyone chance any damage?!
9 months isn't much to wait given a defect is for life.

[Steve1968LS2]

My wife's dr said it was fine until the 2nd trimester when the baby's ears form. After that it's a no go. Talk to your wife's dr and see what he/she has to say on the subject. Most here really aren't qualified to answer this question.

This..

The baby has no hearing protection.. personally, given the noise, concussive force and chemicals/metals I wouldn't risk it..

[vtrigger77]

Thats true zombie. Ill wait. For some reason i dont like shooting alone lol

[Meety Peety]

I have always heard that the lead exposure is what you really want to avoid. This alone would make any indoor shooting a big red flag, and (IMO) even makes outdoor shooting fairly questionable. Questionable enough that when my wife gets pregnant, She will not be going shooting. Like MZ pointed out, why even take the risk?

The hearing issue is less commonly brought up, but I imagine it would be less significant. If a child can put his hands over his ears and suffer no serious damage from a gunshot, I would imagine the womb and several layers of muscle/skin/tissue between the baby's ears and the gun would b e enough to sufficiently protect their hearing. I am not a doctor though. The idea is more or less that you can't really be certain whether or not an infant in the womb is more susceptible to hearing damage - therefor, why take the risk?

Disclaimer: I do not have a baby.

[ibanezfoo]

My wife says she cant. Something about the pressure wave and the gun powder on skin?

We asked the doctor about this with my wife was pregnant. The doc said there is no proof one way or another as to whether its bad and there probably won't be any studies on it because where are they going to get a few thousand women to potentially put their babies at risk for a study?

The local gun ranges around here don't let pregnant women shoot because of the smoke and lead being potentially dangerous.