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I drank water with a paint chip in it. i am 5 weeks pregnant. will the baby be ok. the paint chip was extremely small.
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Ignore it: Unless you ingested radioactive paint used in the 50's to paint luminescent numbers on watches i would ignore this. Latex paint has no negative effects & lead based paints haven't been sold in stores for decades.
Answered 3/29/2013
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No problem : This minimal exposure should not be any problem.
Answered 3/29/2013
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