I am about to give birth to my first child any day now and have a dilemma. My father smokes incessantly. Though he promises (and I do believe him) that he will not smoke when the baby is around, the problem lies in my parents home. He is retired an literally sits around all day long and smokes in the house, probably a pack a day or more. Their house absolutely reeks all of the time, and their walls, curtains, and furniture are actually infested with the smoke smell to the point where everything is actually dark yellow (probably the same color as his lungs!) They insist the house does not smell at all, because they are around it all of the time and dont notice it. But when I go over there, I leave with a headache everytime. When it was just me, I could deal with it , but I dont want my son around this. Is there just as much harm to infants when its not direct second hand smoke, but when the fumes are just festering in there? Any doctors and nurses with any info for me? Thanks!
2007-03-27 12:46:00 · 5 answers · asked by Jennifer S 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I work with infants, and a baby should not be in any home where there is smoke, even if it's not done in front of them. They could have respitory issues, asthma, bronciolitis, etc.. because of this. Smoke is left in a room and stays in the air. Your father needs to only smoke outside from now on, and should have been for your entire pregnancy if you spend a lot of time there. You should not have spent time in a house where there is alot of smoking while pregnant. If your father is unwilling smoke outside, then you should never bring your baby over there.
http://parenting.ivillage.com/newborn/nbreastfeed/0,,3wsj,00.html
2007-03-27 12:49:00 · answer #1 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel for you, I have the same problem. Luckily, my parents smoke only in their bedroom, but it's still on their clothes and hands. Unfortunately, I was left with no choice but to move in with my parents to get out of an abusive relationship. I am having this same problem, because they claim the house doesn't smell, but it does. I have had numerous discussions with them on at least washing their hands and changing their clothes before they interact with the baby, but smokers don't listen. They are "addicted" and "have tried everything" to quit, which is crap. My mom tried the patch and gum for maybe 6 hours. I have given up the battle and look forward to when I can get my own place again. You, however, have the choice to not bring your child there, and I would advise you to do so to get the point across to your parents.
2007-03-27 13:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by busy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem My husband's family all smokes and i would ask them all politely to go outside or refrain from smoking. Second hand smoking is terrible for newborns can cause asthma and respitory viruses. go to webmd they have a detailed website.congrats on the little one and good luck
2007-03-27 12:51:09 · answer #3 · answered by chenelle o 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoking constricts blood vessels and there will be no enough blood supply because of this. Mothers who smoke during pregnancy will normally have SGA babies that is also prone to have lung or breathing problems.
2007-03-27 14:21:10 · answer #4 · answered by sheila l 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to www.webmd.com. Please don't bring your newborn in that house. It's worse than smoking directly.
2007-03-27 12:53:38 · answer #5 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋