New carpet

[ladybug]

LOL... Kylie... thanks! I am hoping that is the case!

LightNLife... Thanks for the awesome suggestions! I appreciate the tips and will deffinitely keep them in mind. We recently bought a new vaccuum with a HEPA and I try to vacuum once a week anyway... if not more often. But, with the new carpet, I'm going to try to vaccuum 2X a week to keep it nice and reduce allergens from the get-go. The nice thing is that only 1/2 of our house is carpet and the rest is pergo, which really helps keep down the dust.

Thanks. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[dyza]

Carpets are good, but have you considered wooden floors, a bit more pricy I grant, but a lot easier to keep cleaner. We can apply for a grant to floor rooms in the house, if it is of benefit to your health, and since it is the CF trust who deal with the grant application, most, maybe even all, who apply get the grant. But thats in the UK.
I would consider a wooden floor in the bedroom, as that is where you probably spend most time, at one go.

 

[dyza]

Carpets are good, but have you considered wooden floors, a bit more pricy I grant, but a lot easier to keep cleaner. We can apply for a grant to floor rooms in the house, if it is of benefit to your health, and since it is the CF trust who deal with the grant application, most, maybe even all, who apply get the grant. But thats in the UK.
I would consider a wooden floor in the bedroom, as that is where you probably spend most time, at one go.

 

[dyza]

Carpets are good, but have you considered wooden floors, a bit more pricy I grant, but a lot easier to keep cleaner. We can apply for a grant to floor rooms in the house, if it is of benefit to your health, and since it is the CF trust who deal with the grant application, most, maybe even all, who apply get the grant. But thats in the UK.
I would consider a wooden floor in the bedroom, as that is where you probably spend most time, at one go.

 

[LouLou]

Cancel the carpet job. Anything but wall-to-wall. If you can't afford hardwood consider pergo floors or poured concrete can look very cool or even linoleum. Okay maybe not linoleum but you get my point.

Consider this <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Breast-Milk-Research-Urged.htm">article</a> quoted here:
"Because chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), dioxin and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene (DDE), a breakdown product of DDT, are fat soluble, they are not readily excreted from the body. Instead, they attach to fat cells, where they may stay for a lifetime. But if a woman breast-feeds her child, these fat cells are activated to produce milk. The contaminants, clinging to the fat, go directly into the milk.

A woman can shift 20 percent of her total body burden of contaminants into her infant in the first six months of breast-feeding, Dr. Steingraber said. "

 

[LouLou]

Cancel the carpet job. Anything but wall-to-wall. If you can't afford hardwood consider pergo floors or poured concrete can look very cool or even linoleum. Okay maybe not linoleum but you get my point.

Consider this <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Breast-Milk-Research-Urged.htm">article</a> quoted here:
"Because chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), dioxin and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene (DDE), a breakdown product of DDT, are fat soluble, they are not readily excreted from the body. Instead, they attach to fat cells, where they may stay for a lifetime. But if a woman breast-feeds her child, these fat cells are activated to produce milk. The contaminants, clinging to the fat, go directly into the milk.

A woman can shift 20 percent of her total body burden of contaminants into her infant in the first six months of breast-feeding, Dr. Steingraber said. "

 

[LouLou]

Cancel the carpet job. Anything but wall-to-wall. If you can't afford hardwood consider pergo floors or poured concrete can look very cool or even linoleum. Okay maybe not linoleum but you get my point.

Consider this <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Breast-Milk-Research-Urged.htm">article</a> quoted here:
"Because chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), dioxin and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene (DDE), a breakdown product of DDT, are fat soluble, they are not readily excreted from the body. Instead, they attach to fat cells, where they may stay for a lifetime. But if a woman breast-feeds her child, these fat cells are activated to produce milk. The contaminants, clinging to the fat, go directly into the milk.

A woman can shift 20 percent of her total body burden of contaminants into her infant in the first six months of breast-feeding, Dr. Steingraber said. "

 

[LouLou]

oh and if you are looking for a great vacuum I highly recommend Miele.

 

[LouLou]

oh and if you are looking for a great vacuum I highly recommend Miele.

 

[LouLou]

oh and if you are looking for a great vacuum I highly recommend Miele.

 

[kandi]

We just put in new carpet in my son's room who has cf. We did it ourselves and did not use any glue for fear it would make him sick from the fumes. We just tacked it with nails around the corners. Then we put down trim board. They (he shares his room with his brother) wanted the walls painted blue. We bought the right paint. No fumes what so ever. You couldn't even tell we were painting which was great for him. In my daughters room we are putting down linoleum a good kind because she is allergic to dust mites and she spends so much time in there on the floor she is 3 (four on April 1st).
My opinion would be to leave for a few days to air the house out.

 

[kandi]

We just put in new carpet in my son's room who has cf. We did it ourselves and did not use any glue for fear it would make him sick from the fumes. We just tacked it with nails around the corners. Then we put down trim board. They (he shares his room with his brother) wanted the walls painted blue. We bought the right paint. No fumes what so ever. You couldn't even tell we were painting which was great for him. In my daughters room we are putting down linoleum a good kind because she is allergic to dust mites and she spends so much time in there on the floor she is 3 (four on April 1st).
My opinion would be to leave for a few days to air the house out.

 

[kandi]

We just put in new carpet in my son's room who has cf. We did it ourselves and did not use any glue for fear it would make him sick from the fumes. We just tacked it with nails around the corners. Then we put down trim board. They (he shares his room with his brother) wanted the walls painted blue. We bought the right paint. No fumes what so ever. You couldn't even tell we were painting which was great for him. In my daughters room we are putting down linoleum a good kind because she is allergic to dust mites and she spends so much time in there on the floor she is 3 (four on April 1st).
My opinion would be to leave for a few days to air the house out.

 

[ladybug]

Thanks, everyone.

Well, we've already put money down, so cancelling is NOT an option, and probably wouldn't even if we could... Basically, we're only in this house another 2 years or so (military), so the long-term risks of carpet aren't very worrisome to me. And, like I mentioned, we have pergo flooring in the living room and kitchen, which is where we spend a lot of our time and it takes up about half the square footage of our home. So, at leat its not wall to wall carpet (I've had this though in the past for 26 years and never had much problem with it... and let me tell you, I NEVER vaccumed my bedroom as a teen! lol) So, I know the risks are there, but with moving so often for the military, I won't even be in this house very long and don't want to spend a lot of money putting pergo in for me to enjoy it only 2 years (and I LOVE pergo!) Maybe our next house right when we move in I will do something like that if the flooring needs replacing. Actually, I'd love if our next house HAD hard wood floors throughout, and may try to buy one with it already installed. I will deff. take into consideration the dangers of carpet next time.

Anyway, thanks for the info. though. I do appreciate it. And, from the dust mite point of view, I've decided I'll probably leave the second they come to lay the carpet (DH will be here) and come back 2-3 days later after the house has "aired out". <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[ladybug]

Thanks, everyone.

Well, we've already put money down, so cancelling is NOT an option, and probably wouldn't even if we could... Basically, we're only in this house another 2 years or so (military), so the long-term risks of carpet aren't very worrisome to me. And, like I mentioned, we have pergo flooring in the living room and kitchen, which is where we spend a lot of our time and it takes up about half the square footage of our home. So, at leat its not wall to wall carpet (I've had this though in the past for 26 years and never had much problem with it... and let me tell you, I NEVER vaccumed my bedroom as a teen! lol) So, I know the risks are there, but with moving so often for the military, I won't even be in this house very long and don't want to spend a lot of money putting pergo in for me to enjoy it only 2 years (and I LOVE pergo!) Maybe our next house right when we move in I will do something like that if the flooring needs replacing. Actually, I'd love if our next house HAD hard wood floors throughout, and may try to buy one with it already installed. I will deff. take into consideration the dangers of carpet next time.

Anyway, thanks for the info. though. I do appreciate it. And, from the dust mite point of view, I've decided I'll probably leave the second they come to lay the carpet (DH will be here) and come back 2-3 days later after the house has "aired out". <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[ladybug]

Thanks, everyone.

Well, we've already put money down, so cancelling is NOT an option, and probably wouldn't even if we could... Basically, we're only in this house another 2 years or so (military), so the long-term risks of carpet aren't very worrisome to me. And, like I mentioned, we have pergo flooring in the living room and kitchen, which is where we spend a lot of our time and it takes up about half the square footage of our home. So, at leat its not wall to wall carpet (I've had this though in the past for 26 years and never had much problem with it... and let me tell you, I NEVER vaccumed my bedroom as a teen! lol) So, I know the risks are there, but with moving so often for the military, I won't even be in this house very long and don't want to spend a lot of money putting pergo in for me to enjoy it only 2 years (and I LOVE pergo!) Maybe our next house right when we move in I will do something like that if the flooring needs replacing. Actually, I'd love if our next house HAD hard wood floors throughout, and may try to buy one with it already installed. I will deff. take into consideration the dangers of carpet next time.

Anyway, thanks for the info. though. I do appreciate it. And, from the dust mite point of view, I've decided I'll probably leave the second they come to lay the carpet (DH will be here) and come back 2-3 days later after the house has "aired out". <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[ladybug]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>LouLou</b></i>




Consider this <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Breast-Milk-Research-Urged.htm">article</a> quoted here:

"Because chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), dioxin and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene (DDE), a breakdown product of DDT, are fat soluble, they are not readily excreted from the body. Instead, they attach to fat cells, where they may stay for a lifetime. But if a woman breast-feeds her child, these fat cells are activated to produce milk. The contaminants, clinging to the fat, go directly into the milk.



A woman can shift 20 percent of her total body burden of contaminants into her infant in the first six months of breast-feeding, Dr. Steingraber said. "</end quote></div>


This is scary stuff! Yikes!

 

[ladybug]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>LouLou</b></i>




Consider this <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Breast-Milk-Research-Urged.htm">article</a> quoted here:

"Because chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), dioxin and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene (DDE), a breakdown product of DDT, are fat soluble, they are not readily excreted from the body. Instead, they attach to fat cells, where they may stay for a lifetime. But if a woman breast-feeds her child, these fat cells are activated to produce milk. The contaminants, clinging to the fat, go directly into the milk.



A woman can shift 20 percent of her total body burden of contaminants into her infant in the first six months of breast-feeding, Dr. Steingraber said. "</end quote></div>


This is scary stuff! Yikes!

 

[ladybug]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>LouLou</b></i>




Consider this <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Breast-Milk-Research-Urged.htm">article</a> quoted here:

"Because chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), dioxin and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene (DDE), a breakdown product of DDT, are fat soluble, they are not readily excreted from the body. Instead, they attach to fat cells, where they may stay for a lifetime. But if a woman breast-feeds her child, these fat cells are activated to produce milk. The contaminants, clinging to the fat, go directly into the milk.



A woman can shift 20 percent of her total body burden of contaminants into her infant in the first six months of breast-feeding, Dr. Steingraber said. "</end quote></div>


This is scary stuff! Yikes!

 

[Momtana]

LouLou, Sandra Steingraber is a great writer and very smart woman!
Sonia, I got very very sick from new carpets that were laid at work. The worst time is when the carpet is unrolled and all the chemicals "out gas" into the air. If you can, ask them to unroll the carpets in the warehouse then role them back up to bring to you. They might consider it a pain, but I had to be out of work for 3 months. I was just looking at the worn carpets today and thinking "OMG, they're going to have to put new carpets in again @!%@$##!