Smell Of Lingering Cigarette Smell Scares My Infant ?
11 January 2010
I have a 4 month old daughter and she seems to be bothered by the lingering smell of cigarette smoke in a room. on the clothes or on the breath. My mother smokes and she is so insulted that I suggested this to her that she will not speak to me. I even went as far as explaining to her that my pediatrician suggested this as well. Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?
It’s extremely important that they baby is not in a room where someone has smoked. The toxins from the cigarette smoke take up to 10 days to clear from a room. Every airing a room out doesn’t remove it all for days. SIDS has been linked to secondhand smoke which is what your daughter is being exposed too. If you can smell it in the room, it’s still in the room.
Unfortunately, there’s nothing you can do about the ashtray smell around your mother. As long as she smokes, her clothing and breath are going to smell like it. It’s a very nauseous smell to non smokers. Smokers can’t smell it with the same intensity that non smokers do.
Also, let you know that babies have stronger sense of smell. The receptors aren’t aged or decreased like adults.
Oh gosh, I am a smoker and have been for 31 year’s. As odd as it is, I hate the smell of smoke myself and have become obsessive in removing all smells from my environment, and refuse to date a smoker because I hate the smell so much.
Carpet Fresh “Super Pet” foam spray takes smoke smell out of carpet, bedding, and cloth surfaces without having to wipe off or vacuum.
As far as your mom, Hall’s Mentholatum drops will take the smell off of her breath better than any breath mint, and a quick shot of body spray on her shoulders, hair and a touch on the tip of her nose will fix that. Of course she will have to participate that much, so make sure it is a scent she will enjoy.
The smell if real strong also might be giving the baby a headache, even if your mother is not smoking in her presence.
This is not uncommon. Babies often have reactions to odd/bad smells, especially lingering cigarette smoke, especially if they are raised in a non-smoking home. I know that when I was a child, I was VERY sensitive to cigarette smells. My grandparents smoked, and although they never smoked in the room with us, I always ended up sick (congested) after visiting their house. It’s not as far-fetched as you’d think. If you ask smokers who have quit smoking about the smell, many will tell you that it sickens them.
My mom smokes as well but won’t smoke if she is going to be around my kids, I don’t even want them around what would be lft in her clothes. Maybe show her some statistics, how bad it is for your kids. Really if she refuses to stop I wouldn’t allow her around the baby until she did, you have to do what you can to keep her healthy
Beth
http://www.modern-mommies.com
Adding, even if she isn’t smoking around her the smoke in her clothes is still there and when she holds your daughter she is breathing that in
Smart kid, I refuse to have anyone smoke in the same room as my daughter and if they smoke they don’t get to hold her either. They have the option to smoke and I have the option to protect my daughter.
I would tell her to keep the smoke away from your daughter and that if she wants the privileged to hold her she’s gonna have to make a sacrifice.
Me and my mother law get in to it about her smoke in in front of my kids. I tell she would see them if she went go out side she come a round.
i don’t blame the child cigarette smoke stinks. tell your mother that she cannot smoke around your baby anymore. and if she continues she will be banned from seeing her
Just ask her to go outside, it aint that hard, really! smoking inside is kinda gross anyway, unless you are sure to air out the house.