To have a smoke when DS has gone to sleep?

[AnneNonimous]

Before I fell pregnant I used to smoke a lot. I gave up completely when I found out I was pregnant and have never smoked infront of DS who is now 15 months.

Now he goes to his dad every other weekend I will buy a pack for the weekend he's away. I'm not addicted I just enjoy it an it relaxes me. I live on my own with DS in a house that has been converted into flats. Occasionally when he's gone to bed and I have left over cigarettes I will go out the front and have one.

My question is it wrong to do this and leave him in bed inside? In terms of distance it is the same as if the house wasn't converted and I lived in a 2 bed house an left him upstairs and stood outside the front door. The only difference is I need a key to get into my front door (which I always have, as well as my phone so could phone my mum for the spare keys in the very unlikely event I forgot them)

Is it wrong to do this? Obviously I shouldn't smoke full stop but that's not really the issue i want to focus on

Sorry about typos and poor grammar! On my phone

I don't think it's wrong.

I love my cigarette after the wee boy has gone to bed! We live in a gardenless ground floor flat. If OH isn't here, I have to go through 2 firedoors (which I prop open), and then stand outside. If the baby cries, I can actually hear him from the smoking spot.

I have to go a lot further (about 200-250 meters!) when I put the rubbish out!

I don't think yabu, I do it too. Ds is 18 months and it pretty much happened exactly as it has done for you.
Wouldn't have one while he was awake or anywhere near him but when he's asleep or I'm out I'll have a couple.

Sorry, in answer to your question, if you can hear him/have a monitor then it's fine. No different to taking the bin out.

Just remember that he will get older and won't be so easy to fool.