Birthing (pos cs) with Henna body paint... Contraindications?

[Beach Mama]

I'm not sure hun, might b best to call and talk to your middies about it and see what they say? I can't see any problems though, seeing as it is essenitally staining the skin, and by the time you are overdue(which fingers crossed you won't be and will have bub in your arms without worrying about a cs ) but JIK I would think that at that point it would be ok. Then again I'm a teacher not a doctor!

Good luck though hun and that sounds like a gorgeous thing to do to get you in the right head space and to prepare for your VBAC xoxo

[boomba]

Oooh how lovely!
I cant see it can be any differnece to having tattoos really? But maybe just double check with the midwife?

[AnyDream]

Just make sure you get the natural red/brown stuff as some of the black ones have nasty chemicals added.

[CrazyLady]

Just make sure you get the natural red/brown stuff as some of the black ones have nasty chemicals added.

Yeah, there has been a heap of reactions to the black reported. It would be worth checkong with your midwife too! That's a gorgeous idea hun!

[angelaartsstudent]

Henna is a plant based dye - I've been using it on my hair for years.

It's literally just cushed leaf from the plant.

It only stains the skin/hair/nails...so it won't pose any risk.

It doesn't easily wash off once stained, so even if you have a cs, it'll still be there. They won't be able to scrub it off.

[angelaartsstudent]

PS: There is no such things as "black henna"...it's just a normal old chemical dye.

If you want a black colour, use a product called Indigo. Again, it's a plant based dye which produces an almost black result.