Neighbour's Smoke

hello mummies! i know second hand smokes are bad. i have been trying to avoid them in public areas as much as possible. my neighbour is also smoking as well and sometimes the smoke will enter our house through our bathrooms' ventilation fan holes, even though we have shut all the windows and doors. i am paranoid. any mummies who had such experience throughout their pregnancy and still had a healthy baby?

Sin Yee

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My husband smoked during our first pregnancy and often refused to change out of his clothes after that so the smells lingers. I do try to avoid him but there’s only so much I can do. I worry the same like you and thinking back, towards the later half of the pregnancy, this worry’s priority went down a lot. I think soon, you may worry about when the baby comes and second hand smoke situation remains. I didn’t like it and my fil carried my firstborn right after smoking. For peace, I didn’t say much. Thankfully, our firstborn is good and well, even now at 2.5yo. I have no solution for you but I do hope my experience brings you some comfort.

Sin Yee

Excited to become a mum

2y ago

it does bring me comfort. i appreciate your sharing a lot. trying not to stress myself too much on this too. thank you once again!!

yes i did. worse was my FIL was the smoker in the house and i had to endure altar smoke as well. i even put door rubber underneath to block the smoke. baby is now healthy and happy one year old, no respiratory issues. most impt is during first 6 months after birth try to avoid this smoke as their lungs are still developing. i moved to my parents place during confinement so avoided the smoke. try to get air purifier too it helps.

Sin Yee

Excited to become a mum

2y ago

thank you so much!! assured me.

Bit hard to control external factors but a good air purifier goes a long way. Like Dyson

Sin Yee

Excited to become a mum

2y ago

yup! gonna get 1 more air purifer later at shopee sale. thanks so much for the tip!