Lynn T asked:

Ceramics and Pregnancy….Am I ok?
I have been working in a ceramics studio for a few hours, a few nights a week and was wondering if I should be concerned. I’m 17 weeks and didn’t start until well after my first trimester was over. I haven’t glazed anything, and the glazes are not mixed in the facility, so there is no barium and lead just laying around, but I’m just wondering if there’s anything in the actual clay that I should be concerned about re: pregnancy. I have worked with clay for a long time, so spare me the schpiel about silicosis (unless it’s somehow pregnany related). Been a potter for many years, just never been pregnant!

Also, if something is a risk, would wearing a particulate mask help?

THANKS!!!

working with basic white cone 6 stoneware, if that makes a difference.

Question posted courtesy of: Philip