Hi,
I understand your concern.
Lead exposure of a would be mother has various bad effects on the developing baby.like- Weakened bones, effect on development of brain ( causing cognative problems/ learningf disabilities ), babied tend to be
underweight, prematurely born, developmental defects in later life.
YOu house has an old lead paint, has started chipping.. & needs patching off on.
I would insist that you should not be involved in painting activities. Even scraping for removal of old paint expose you to lead.. so better stay away from such work.. I feel as a newborn's arrival expected in the house soon.. the complete painting work should be undertaken once for all with water color/ acrylic or tempera paints .
If you have been exposed for few times till now.. you should continue with balanced nutritive diet containing sufficient calcium,
proteins, omega three fatty acid,
vitamin E along with other
vitamins , minerals / have regular health check ups ..
Thanks.