self preservation
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This is a question that I never thought of until today when my 6 month pregnant wife and I decided that we wanted to go target shoot. The below link is a Google search of the question and most of the answers are the same or very close. To spare some of the long reading I will share some of the main concerns and advice given. When reading the various links I mainly focused on the third trimester advice, but here is what I found.
It is recommended that one should not shoot during pregnancy due to possible hearing damage to the unborn child and well as lead exposure to the mother. However, they do go on to mention that it is a little safer if the mother to be is shooting a .22 or is using a suppressor. We decided to not go to the range today even with a .22 because I've heard some .22's that seem to be just as loud as larger caliber guns. Not to mention the lead factor. Just something to think about.
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=can+a+pregnant+woman+shot+a+gun
It is recommended that one should not shoot during pregnancy due to possible hearing damage to the unborn child and well as lead exposure to the mother. However, they do go on to mention that it is a little safer if the mother to be is shooting a .22 or is using a suppressor. We decided to not go to the range today even with a .22 because I've heard some .22's that seem to be just as loud as larger caliber guns. Not to mention the lead factor. Just something to think about.
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=can+a+pregnant+woman+shot+a+gun