I am newly pregnant (yay!) and am trying to decide if I must quit vaping. I've been vaping for almost 7 years. It got me off of cigarettes and is a bit of a coping mechanism for my epic ADD, which I am unable to medicate while pregnant. I have been cutting down on my nicotine for the last 6 months and the next batch I mix will be 0 nic (current is roughly .25 mg, which is really only there for the placebo effect). I went 100% DIY after the diacetyl scandal and only use FlavourArt flavoring, so I have no concern with that. I don't want to quit vaping but I absolutely will if I can find a reason to that is not just fear mongering.
Please read through my thoughts and pick them apart. If you have anything to add or personal experience, I would love to hear it.
The study that I'm interested in is this one: Frontal Cortex Transcriptome Analysis of Mice Exposed to Electronic Cigarettes During Early Life Stages
The researchers studied the brains of mice who were exposed to vapor in utero and postnatal. They found more gene expression changes in mice exposed to the nicotine free vapor, which is interesting. I'm trying to figure out why and if this is a legitimate concern.
Both PG and VG have been studied pretty extensively. Neither have been found to have a teratogenic effect with any form of ingestion, including inhalation. I'm reasonably certain that the base ingredients are not responsible for the changes.
I'm thinking that there must be something in the flavorings. The researchers theorised that aldehydes in the vapor may be responsible. Research has been done into aldehydes and gene expression and has found that they do cause abnormalities with in vitro exposure, so that seems reasonable.
I think we're all familiar with the flawed formaldehyde study, so voltage was my first thought. Only amps used is listed in the study, but after calculations based upon various assumed resistances for Blu cartridges, I believe that the voltage used is very conservative. Improper use should not be the source of aldehydes in this study, if they are the culprit.
The cartridges they used were classic tobacco flavor. Are aldehydes just present in tobacco flavorings? Could cartridges without nicotine contain a higher percentage of flavoring for some reason? Am I off base and should be looking into some other substance?
What do you guys think?
Please read through my thoughts and pick them apart. If you have anything to add or personal experience, I would love to hear it.
The study that I'm interested in is this one: Frontal Cortex Transcriptome Analysis of Mice Exposed to Electronic Cigarettes During Early Life Stages
The researchers studied the brains of mice who were exposed to vapor in utero and postnatal. They found more gene expression changes in mice exposed to the nicotine free vapor, which is interesting. I'm trying to figure out why and if this is a legitimate concern.
Both PG and VG have been studied pretty extensively. Neither have been found to have a teratogenic effect with any form of ingestion, including inhalation. I'm reasonably certain that the base ingredients are not responsible for the changes.
I'm thinking that there must be something in the flavorings. The researchers theorised that aldehydes in the vapor may be responsible. Research has been done into aldehydes and gene expression and has found that they do cause abnormalities with in vitro exposure, so that seems reasonable.
I think we're all familiar with the flawed formaldehyde study, so voltage was my first thought. Only amps used is listed in the study, but after calculations based upon various assumed resistances for Blu cartridges, I believe that the voltage used is very conservative. Improper use should not be the source of aldehydes in this study, if they are the culprit.
The cartridges they used were classic tobacco flavor. Are aldehydes just present in tobacco flavorings? Could cartridges without nicotine contain a higher percentage of flavoring for some reason? Am I off base and should be looking into some other substance?
What do you guys think?
