He was born underweight and seems to be asthmatic. His mother or her family dosn't smoke but I do and she has said that it could be down to me. I'm 21 and this is my first kid so all this is new to me.
2007-03-21 19:34:26 · 7 answers · asked by Jamie 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
If you smoked around the mom while she was pregnant you could have caused some problems. Do NOT smoke around the baby. And for your own health, stop smoking - you want to see your son get married some day right?
2007-03-21 19:36:54 · answer #1 · answered by Katie S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! There are chemicals in those cigarettes you smoke and smoking around a pregnant woman means that both she AND the baby are at risk for all kinds of health problems. Cigarette smoke stays all over the place, wherever it lands, the chemicals stay there until it is washed off. Literally. Maybe the baby inherited the asthma, but your smoking probably tripled or quadrupled the risk. Not to mention tons of other factors that could have made the difference... the main thing here is: don't smoke around the baby. Or better yet, quit smoking altogether. The baby is not out of danger until his weight is brought up to normal and his lungs full develop. You should also look at the issue of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). The facts are leaning towards cigarette smoke. Just quit!
2007-03-21 19:41:09 · answer #2 · answered by Immanycegirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoking is bad around a new baby and a pregnant mother. Even if you don't smoke around them, the nicotine is still on your skin and clothes and nicotine is NOT good for a new baby. For your son's health, stop smoking now.
2007-03-21 19:41:50 · answer #3 · answered by lilly j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes its called 2nd hand smoke and its scientifically proven to do more damage to people being around people that smoke. so go outside away from you kid. another bad thing is kids will get ear infections from being around to much smoke and a really bad ear infection could cause them to go deaf.
2007-03-21 19:37:22 · answer #4 · answered by THE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I smoked with my first child, and she was barely 5 pounds and had asthma.
Today, she is regular height and her asthma has cleared because I stopped smoking around her and didn't allow anyone to smoke around her.
The answer is YES - cigarette smoke is bad for children.
2007-03-21 19:38:38 · answer #5 · answered by Debi in LA 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, unborn babies do inhaled smoke (2nd degree) via the mother thru the fallopian tubes.
2007-03-21 19:37:26 · answer #6 · answered by SGElite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its possible that secondhand smoke could affect a baby, also smoking can make you less fertile.
2007-03-21 19:38:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋