Exposed baby to smoke now I feel awful!

[loui32]

Hi, I went round to my neighbours with my five month old baby girl to give her a condolence card. We were there for about 10-15 minutes. The house smelt like smoke and I noticed none of the windows were open and she had just finished smoking a cigarette which was smoking in the astray, at which point I made my excuses and left. I Feel so bad that this has happened and am really upset that I have exposed my baby to cigarette smoke. I keep going over it but obviously i can't change it. We are non smokers and don't know anyone who smokes. I guess I'm just after some reassurance. I KNOW I should have not gone in there in the first place and I WILL NOT be doing it again. Thanks ladies

Your baby will be fine.

p.s my baby seems fine, no adverse effects

ment to put "no adverse effects yet"

I'm sure there wont be any adverse effects.

Smoking in public places was legal until not that long ago and I assume you weren't adversely affected by that before then?

There will have been no more smoke in that room that your baby will get exposed to walking down a high street near someone who is smoking.

Of course it's best to limit your DC's exposure to smoke but unless you keep them in a bubble they are going to get exposed to smoke a hell of a lot during their life.

(Also, they don't break out into hives or sprout an extra head if they've been around smoke - I'm not entirely sure what 'effects' you are expecting to suddenly see? )

If it helps reassure you, I grew up with a father who was a smoker, he smoked in the house, in the car, everywhere, all the time - it was the days when it didn't occur to people not to smoke indoors. I have survived to the age of 43 with no ill effects xx

Long term, continued exposure to smoke is a bad thing. A one off, short visit to a smokey house will do no harm, unless your child has asthma, which you would know about already.

Stop panicking!

You're over-reacting. And best you know this now before you set foot out the door again. Honestly, it'll be fine.

Calm down.

My childhood in the 70's was like the Grand Smoke-Off.
Then everyone smoked (it seemed )and did it everywhere.

I spend my formative years in a fug of fag smoke,as did the vast majority of my friends.

Stop worrying.

please get a bloody grip
my dad smoked till he was 80 not filter tips either and ive made it to nearly 50 with no i'll health at all. i used to light em for him as well if he was driving

Point taken. Thanks ladies. As you can see I am a bit of a worrier.....I will try to forget about this now and generally take a chill pill :-)

Point taken. Thanks ladies. As you can see I am a bit of a worrier.....I will try to forget about this now and generally take a chill pill :-)

Please calm down.

I grew up in a household where my father smoked 30 a day. I would say that it did have some effect on my athletic abilities as a child. 15 minutes' exposure to someone who had smoked recently will not have any ill-effects. I'm very anti-smoking but you are completely over-reacting.

I personally think it's very sweet you'd worry about something like that. She's a lucky baby! But, yes, for your own sanity you need to get a grip...! Your baby's fine! :)