Lead based paint in our potential new home. Anyone have experience with this and and an infant?

We've read about all the harmful possible effects of lead paint if ingested, but how likely is it? Has anyone lived in an older home with lead paint? A relative of mine lived in an old building with lead paint and their daughter had to be tested each month, but she was just fine. Anyone have anything to add?Lead based paint in our potential new home. Anyone have experience with this and and an infant?
Removing it will be more of a problem than dealing with it.





If there are any flaking paint chips...definitely remove those and paint over them with a latex or something that will hold it together.





Lead paint is only bad for babies when they ingest it, either eat or breath the dust. If baby isnt chewing on the window sills or eating paint chips, or breathing dust from construction, it will probably be fine.





The whole thing is over rated and blown out of proportion. We all grew up in houses with lead paint....not all of us are ';damaged'; from it.Lead based paint in our potential new home. Anyone have experience with this and and an infant?
You need to get ride of the lead base paint
Ideally you want to have that removed before bringing an infant around. The lead can flaky off and be inhaled without you knowing it. I used to work for a company that remodeled homes and when one had lead paint we had to wait till it was removed before we could work inside. Some people paint over it but really its not healthy to have around if you can avoid it at all possible please do so.
If there are no loose particles around, it is likely not a problem. I know my friend had to have his daughter tested every month to check for lead once she could crawl around. However, he owned his home and was rehabilitating it.





Some states won't even allow a landlord to rent an apartment with lead paint to families with small children. I think it is unwise for you to do so and you really should consider a different place.





The elimination of lead paint did much to reduce the instances of acute lead poisoning. Eliminating lead gas eliminated many more mild injuries, particularly to inner city children. Now, if we can get rid of the drug problem, you would see the difference, but unfortunately, that masks many advances.
You will absolutely need to get the lead paint out of your house. Do your best to remove most before painting over it. It is highly toxic to children as well as adults. While you say your relative's daughter was just fine, there is no way to tell. Perhaps her learning functions are somewhat slower than they could have been, etc. It is better not to risk it. I highly recommend contacting the local agency that deals with lead paint issues to give you proper advice on getting rid of it.





Good luck!