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I just cleaned my floor withbleach straight from the bottle and scrubed floor with a hand brush , never thinkin bout being pregnant, wil it harm baby?
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No: Short answer is no; you would really have to ingest bleach to cause health issues for yourself that could secondarily harm you baby;
Answered 12/1/2014
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