Artificial Nails - Page 4

WillowTheWhisp · 19-10-2007, 18:17

If you had nails like mine Katex a manicure would do no good at all. They used to be OK but during my last pregnancy they went to pot. The gel is more of a necessity than a vanity. They would certainly hold muck and bacteria in the splits and cracks if left untended. Occasionally I do have a colour on or something but mostly it's just plain.

katex · 19-10-2007, 18:25

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

If you had nails like mine Katex a manicure would do no good at all. They used to be OK but during my last pregnancy they went to pot. The gel is more of a necessity than a vanity. They would certainly hold muck and bacteria in the splits and cracks if left untended. Occasionally I do have a colour on or something but mostly it's just plain.

Ok .. agree .. some women have nails which aren't very sightly .. I can't understand why nails go to pot during pregnancy though. Ok .. to do with the calcium ? Like teeth ? Surely they would recover afterwards though ? A course of calcium tablets would help possibly ? Course I have to take them all the time now to prevent osteoporosis (being of that certain age .. sob, sob) and has certainly improved the strength in my nails.

BERNADETTE · 19-10-2007, 18:30

I'll have to get some calcium tablets, my nails are very weak. Would never have false nails just not for me. They must stop your own nails from ever being right!!!

WillowTheWhisp · 19-10-2007, 22:12

They don't interfere with the growth of your own nails because that comes from further inside your finger.

I don't know why my nails and hair went to pot when I was pregnant. It didn't happen with earlier pregnancies but neither have recovered. My hair used to be thick and wavy but it went very thin and has stayed that way. It literally fell out in handfulls. No amount of treatment or supplements or consultation with GP has made a ha'porth of difference. The water retention started at the same time and I was told I would be back to normal in no time once I'd given birth. She is now 13 years old and I still have the water retention. Doc has tried various tablets but all to no avail. Believe me I'd much rather have my own strong nails back, and my thick wavy hair and lose all this flippin water if only I could.