AIBU?
I bloody hate myself :-(
M0naLisa · 08/04/2013 12:15
As you may have see. My previous tread re: Drs.
I smoked throughout my pregnancy and and because of my incompetence and selfishness he has breathing difficulties. He's only 4months old and already suffering. Have been told its hereditary. But there will always be the what if what if what if!!
Please please if you are pregnant and still smoking. STOP!!
I should have known better being an asthma sufferer because of My mum smoking in pregnancy. I just thought is be one of the 'lucky' one.
Wheresmycaffeinedrip · 08/04/2013 12:28
I'm sorry to hear your ds is poorly. Is he in hospital now?
It's very brave of you to post and I hope others read this as a warning. If it stops even one person doing it then you have done a brave helpful thing. What's wrong with your little boy op
I hope he gets better soon.
You can't help what you have done already but you can help him now. You can quit. Ask the nurses and the drs they will point you in the right direction. It will help him.
needacoffee · 08/04/2013 12:39
Not sure how to start this - but stop feeling guilty, it's done now and you can either carry on feeling rotten about the situation or take those feelings and channel them into creating the best possible future for you and your ds. Time to stop beating yourself up for this, none of us are perfect and we all balls up to varying degrees. You won't be the last person to make a mistake during pregnancy. Please stop hating yourself, its pointless and won't change anything.
Wheresmycaffeinedrip · 08/04/2013 13:25
There's been horrendous outbreaks of bronchiolitis past couple of years. Dd2 had it twice. It's Nasty and its scary and worse still there is nothing you can do about it. But he will get better. All you can do is focus on the future now and do what everyone else does which is our best. We ALL make mistakes and just have to learn from them. Please , there's no point in beating yourself up over this, it's always going to be a case of we will never know. Just look after Urself and your ds x
tiggytape · 08/04/2013 13:39
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SnowHOHOboarder · 08/04/2013 13:42
Just wanted to add, my DS1 has had reucurring bronchiolitis and also has inhalers & a spacer. He's suffered with breathing difficulties since he was born 2 years ago and we have made a few panicked midnight A&E dashes when he's been particularly bad.
I've never smoked in my life, I haven't even tried it.
Please don't blame yourself. At least you know it was wrong and wouldn't do it again.
AnyFucker · 08/04/2013 13:46
Bronchiolitis is epidemic in the months Nov-April
It is extremely contagious and yes, there are risk factors (parental smoking being only one of them) but love, don't beat yourself up
What's done is done, and you need to use that strength now to care for your boy in the best way you can x
.Pancakeflipper · 08/04/2013 13:54
Bronchiolitis is not hereditary. It can be a an area of weakness where parents are on red alert when their child has a cold checking it doesn't go back that way especially when their child is a baby.
My DS2 had a few days in hospital from this horrid illness when he was old. We don't smoke. It is not related.
It takes a while from them to bounce back from it.
If you are worried about asthma - I understand they don't do a proper diagnosis on that until about 4 yrs old ( but other wise MN's) will have info on that.
Altinkum · 08/04/2013 13:58
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AnyFucker · 08/04/2013 13:58
Bronchiolitis is related to parental smoking, sorry.
It is a risk factor...along with poor social circumstances, overcrowding, prematurity, other medical conditions, exposure to viruses eg. from a school aged sibling etc (probably not an exhaustive list)
Having said that, not one factor off that list is a cause in of itself.
Ionasky · 08/04/2013 13:59
There isn't any point feeling bad now, at least you have given up, stick with that and focus on looking after him. the past cannot be changed. Self hatred just weakens you further. Fwiw, mum smoked through 4 pregnancies, none of us have asthma but she's very lucky. People do do this though, people do drink also when pg, some get away with it. Anyhow, time to move forward.
Loislane78 · 08/04/2013 14:02
M0naLisa · 08/04/2013 14:45
Sorry not Bronchilitus is hereditary. Asthma can be hereditary. Got my words mixed up in my OP!
I stopped for two weeks in pregnancy but eh got finished from work and the stress made me start again.
I started smoking after DS2 was born. It was my coping mechanism during PND
Although DS1 has Asthma and I didn't smoke during his pregnancy :-/
Thanks for not been hard on me.
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