How do you protect your baby if you smoke?

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How do you protect your baby if you smoke?

These will send the message to your guests that your home is a no-smoking area. If any friends or relatives who are smokers want to hold your baby, ask them to wash their hands and change their clothes first. This will reduce your baby’s exposure to the harmful toxins.

What happens when a baby is exposed to smoke?

Babies whose mothers smoke while pregnant or who are exposed to secondhand smoke after birth have weaker lungs than other babies, which increases the risk for many health problems. Secondhand smoke exposure causes acute lower respiratory infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia in infants and young children.

How can I protect my baby from second hand smoke?

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  1. Ask people not to smoke around your children.
  2. Support family and friends who also want to stop smoking.
  3. Decide to have a smoke-free home and car, and ask family and friends to respect your decision.
  4. Get rid of all ashtrays in your home.
  5. Teach your children to stay away from secondhand smoke.

Is it legal to smoke around a child?

While several states have banned smoking in cars when children are present,8 there is still no national legislation that protects children from involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke in all public places, worksites, and areas where children cannot escape such exposure, such as inside cars and homes.

How bad is third hand smoke to a baby?

Infants and children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of thirdhand smoke as crawl on the floor and put things that are contaminated in their mouth. Infants exposed to thirdhand smoke are more likely to die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and those exposed are at an increased risk for asthma.

Is smoking outside safe for babies?

Any smoker (including you, if you smoke) should smoke only outside, away from windows and doors. If you wear a jacket or sweatshirt while smoking, take it off before holding the baby. Never let anyone smoke around the baby. And never take the baby into an area where people are smoking.