Smoking

[Sarah10]

Thanks everybody i dont feel so paranoid now i know people feel the same way as i do xx

 

[annawrigley]

Especially since the weather was nice they could of gone outside

Oh wow, i thought you meant outside!!
Inside is disgusting, walking into a smokers house you instantly get hit with the smell even if theyve not smoked inside for a while, and stink of it afterwards.
Outside i think is fine, as long as the are away from the baby x

 

[anna matronic]

I've moved back in with my mum temporarily and her and my stepdad smoke loads. I have already asked them to keep it to one room (kitchen) as there is baby stuff around I don't want stinking. That lasted about 2 days

I have also asked (told) them when he is here no-one smokes in the house and to go outside. I wonder if they will. Mum is pretty good but stepdad chain smokes around 40 a day

 

[Sarah10]

my mum and dad have about 40-50 a day too lol, i dont have a problem with them doing it outside, just i dont like it indoors and around him oh well i've learnt my lesson not to go round there now.. and they seriously wonder why i keep making excuses for them not to have him for the afternoon (aswell as the fact i'd miss him too much hehe)

 

[suzanne108]

I don't like anyone smoking around my LO inside or out. I wish it would be banned completely tbh x

 

[ouchwithNo.2]

I used to smoke 20 a day but when I turned 27 last June I decided enough was enough, ten years of smoking causes enough damage and went on a health kick, gave up just like that.
3 months later I fell pregnant.
I haven't touched a fag since.
Personally I cannot believe anyone would smoke around a child, let alone a baby and that comes from an ex smoker.
Children shouldn't smell of smoke, I would be mortified if I was still a smoker and someone commented that my son or my baby smelt of smoke.
It is bad enough when someone wearing strong perfume / aftershave holds your baby and makes them smell, but fag smoke.... not a chance.
My dad has always smoked cigars. I remember as kids going to school sat in the back of his car flicking fag ash off my school uniform because it blew back in the window
Dad still smokes them and I told him outright if he wants to hold his G.D then he has to wash his hands, change his top and brush his teeth.
And he respects that.
By all means poison yourself but not children who are totally unaware.
And thats from an ex smoker who a) never smoked in anyones house b) never smoked in the car c) never touched a fag around a child d) smoked 20 a day on and off for 10 yrs

 

[Rach27]

I don't like anyone smoking around my LO inside or out. I wish it would be banned completely tbh x

Agree. Both my parents smoked throughout my childhood and it was disgusting. It lingered on their breath even hours afterwards

 

[MamaDo]

Not to rant as I truly do understand how hard it is to give up.........But in my humble opinion, with all the literature documenting known associated problems with smoking around children there really is no excuse for doing it anymore..

My parents are in their late 70's (I was a late baby ) and for much of my "growing years" my mother in particular was a heavy smoker - dad was a chooser i.e. one minute smoking the next giving them up - now completley anti smoker.........anyway my mum smoked whilst pregnant with all of us and whilst we slept near her etc

But give her her dues when the dangers were more clearly known and people became educated on the harm they could be doing, she went to a hypnotherapist (because cold turkey /patches didnt work) and shes been cigarrette free for probably 15 years now. Too late for me but good for my LO's

Point is I hated them as a child, and when I learned they could potentially lead to death ...it terrified me ...so when your kids are at school learning about the dangers ...they may also end up worrying about your health?? ...also when quite young I ended up trying and becoming hooked on cigarettes myself ....so possibly down to the example I was set?

Luckily though when I fell pregant the first time I went off them and never went back, guess Im more of a daddys girl, cold turkey worked for me Lol

We're all adults and can make our own choices - thats the beauty of life but for anyone smoking around their child please dont take this as a critisism ...it isent intended that way - I just hope it might give you food for thought

 

[divadexie]

I will Never let anyone smoke around my kids or even just before they see LO.
When she was in hosp SIL was about to start a fag when we got there I said ''better leave it to after if you want a cuddle'' and she was fine.

Yesterday I felt a bit rude cos nana asked me round and two friends were there, they knew what time I was arriving yet they were both smoking when I got there so I put the car seat down facing away but nana moved it round to show her friend and moved her closer (she had finished her fag by now)
The other friend is someone we all know and she went to speak to LO and I said ''sorry Id rather you didnt because the smoke is still on your breath'' and she respected that.

My sons dad smokes in his kitchen and lets his daughter walk in and stay with him! This happened when I was there and I just said to my son ''go out the kitchen when people are smoking'' and always tell him to stay away from OH if he is out having a fag- NEVER in the house not even when the kids are in bed.

I have also told a woman to move because I was standing talking to a friend outside a shop (I was on way out, she on the way in) and this other woman came and stood next to us and lit up a fag. I said ''how rude lighting that up right next to a baby. she is premature she could get really ill move somewhere else'' Makes me mad! I hate smoking.

 

[Thedon]

I smoke and smoke outside about 20 meters from the house. Don't want the smoke near the house, plus the view of the beach at night is also great.

But I would be pissed if someone was smoking in the same room as my daughter and they knew us, strangers can be stupid, but friends and family should be expected to know not to smoke around your LO.

 

[Janiepops]

I used to smoke, and even after giving up when I was preg with Luke, I started again and smoked only outside. He developed asthma, and has had glue ear on and off for 5 years now. My GP asked me 2 years ago, when he was going into hospital for grommets, if I smoked, to which I replied yes, but only outside. He then told me something that shocked me. It is the nicotine that is the allergen and it will stick to hair, clothes, hands etc for HOURS after you smoke, so unless you're willing to have a shower and full clothes change after you have a ciggy, then you're putting your child at risk. Needless to say I gave up there and then, and have been fighting endless battles with my ex and his family, trying to get the point across. They just laugh at me

But anyways, I would rather they smoked outside than in a room with a baby, that's just completely selfish!

 

[annawrigley]

I used to smoke, and even after giving up when I was preg with Luke, I started again and smoked only outside. He developed asthma, and has had glue ear on and off for 5 years now. My GP asked me 2 years ago, when he was going into hospital for grommets, if I smoked, to which I replied yes, but only outside. He then told me something that shocked me. It is the nicotine that is the allergen and it will stick to hair, clothes, hands etc for HOURS after you smoke, so unless you're willing to have a shower and full clothes change after you have a ciggy, then you're putting your child at risk. Needless to say I gave up there and then, and have been fighting endless battles with my ex and his family, trying to get the point across. They just laugh at me

But anyways, I would rather they smoked outside than in a room with a baby, that's just completely selfish!

Thanks.. Didnt know that.. Definitely incentive to quit thats shocking! x

 

[Lara310809]

I only knew that because my stepmum is allergic, but in my mind if they smell of cigarettes, then your LO is inhaling it; especially if they're holding the baby

 

[Celesse]

I cannot imagine why, in this day and age, with all that is known about smoking and the dangers of smoking that ANYONE would even consider smoking whilst there is a child in the room. I understand some people may consider it ok to smoke near a child whilst outside and I understand why some people may not understand why they must wait to hold a child after they have had a cigarette. I even understand why some people may not get why, when they smoke out hanging out the back door, with some smoke backdrafting into the house, it isn't far enough away. (although I do not consider these thinks ok)

But I do NOT understand how on earth anyone can think it is acceptable to smoke around a baby inside!!

 

[bump_wanted]

i think its terrible i always make sure people wash their hands before holding LO if they have been smoking...no one would dare smoke in the same room or even the house tbh...i didnt know about it sticking to hair n stuff thankfully neither me or DH smoke xx

 

[rainbows_x]

I ask peope to go outside if they want to smoke, then ask them to wash their hands and wait 10 minutes to hold her.
I definitley don't think it's right to smoke around a two week old

 

[loulou10]

im the worst ex smoker ever i dont let oh smoke indoors never have done he us used to smoke on balcony but ive banned him from that now he goes downstairs when he comes up has to wash hands face take top off that had smoked in told all inlaws that i wont have smoking around baby or on balcony anymore i know everyone thinks im OTT but in my defence thats my baby she has little lungs and i dont want her breathing it in and also when people walk past me and there smoking on the street and blow smoke towards buggy i have a go at them

 

[better2gether]

I used to smoke, and even after giving up when I was preg with Luke, I started again and smoked only outside. He developed asthma, and has had glue ear on and off for 5 years now. My GP asked me 2 years ago, when he was going into hospital for grommets, if I smoked, to which I replied yes, but only outside. He then told me something that shocked me. It is the nicotine that is the allergen and it will stick to hair, clothes, hands etc for HOURS after you smoke, so unless you're willing to have a shower and full clothes change after you have a ciggy, then you're putting your child at risk. Needless to say I gave up there and then, and have been fighting endless battles with my ex and his family, trying to get the point across. They just laugh at me

But anyways, I would rather they smoked outside than in a room with a baby, that's just completely selfish!

I was just about to say this, so thank you!!! I don't care if you smoke outside or inside, you won't be near my child period. Like you said, that disgusting smell just sticks to clothes and hair and just EVERYTHING.

 

[loverguts]

Both my sisters smoke and i get such grief from them for not letting them hold my LO if they reek of smoke. Its even worse that one of them has a baby herself and has always smoked in the same room as him, i feel so sorry for him!
I went absolutely mental when my FIL came round when Damien was a few days old. I was in the bath and when i got out he was cuddling him, LO's face was shoved into his jumper and he STANK of cigs. I couldnt believe DP would be stupid as to let a tiny baby be held by someone who was basically a walking cigarette!
I was a smoker so maybe its a bit hypocritical of me to even comment but i quit the day i discovered i was pregnant, i just wish everyone else could do the same for their LOs!

 

[LogansMama]

I'm a smoker - and I still think you are 100% right. I never smoke around my kids, (or in my house,car, etc...) and I don't let anyone else either. I told my MIL I wouldn't bring the baby to her house because she smokes in it. She told me she wouldn't smoke in the house when we are there, but thats not good enough. Her house reeks of smoke. She eventually stopped smoking in her house altogether (because she was trying to sell it - and the realtor said something about it!), so now we go over there... but before that she only came to my house.

Also - one time when my 1st was little - we did go there, and her idea of smoking outside was sitting by an open window. Thats when I really flipped out and stopped going there completely.

And like I said - I SMOKE but there is no excuse for exposing children to it.