Vaping around baby

[Crema]

I left my 6 week old baby with my friend of 10 years + for 30 minutes whilst I went to an appointment about my PND.

When I came home, I noticed her front room was hazy. I asked her why it was smokey and she said she had started vaping and not to worry because it isn't harmful etc etc.

I got really annoyed with her and took DS home without staying for tea.

She's since sent me a link to say that passive vaping isn't dangerous. It's not a reputable article.

AIBU to be really upset with her for having my baby in a room filled with vape smoke? Am I being silly? Is it really not harmful?

I'm in such a daze right now I'm struggling to see right from wrong...

Bogmanstar are you ok pal? That was a rather dramatic comment 😂

I advocate for vaping too OP but I can see why you'd be annoyed, it's your baby at the end of the day and you make the rules. If she was sat smoking a cig around the baby then I'd say yeah terminate the friendship and be done with it, however as far as she thinks/is aware vaping isn't dangerous and fine to do even around kids.

I think as she wasn't doing it to hurt you or intentionally harm your baby why don't you use this as an opportunity to educate her? Maybe do a bit of research together or talk to her about how you know it's nowhere near as bad as smoking but you're concerned as we don't really know how harmful e-cig vape is yet. I think this is a great time for a conversation not a confrontation as I don't think she was acting meliciously

She should realise it's important to you and not do it again simply because you're her friend even if she doesn't believe its harmful at all. If she does it again then get rid of her!

Vaping is harmful. There are already cases in the UK that demonstrate that, it’s just slowly emerging. I would keep your baby away.

Gross. Bet she feels bad. Lack of common sense

She is being unreasonable to make non-emergency decisions about your child’s safety on your behalf.

I would be very unhappy about this but if she genuinely believes there is no risk (I disagree) and
she was doing you a favour, I would ask that she didn't do it again.

vaping was not suppose to be a long term alternative to cigarettes it was suppose to be a way of weaning people off & for that use it was suppose to be short term & was less toxic BUT it was never meant for long term & cheaper method of an addiction - it contains nicotine -nicotine is poisonous - unless you can be sure that it is definitely sourced & legally made in the UK how can you be sure what other chemicals are in them. Op you are absolutely right & she was totally wrong