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Husband Vapes Around Our 3-Month-Old Baby – What Should I Do?

knottiea83176062575816eknottiea83176062575816e member
edited July 2024 in Parenting
I’m really worried and need some advice. My husband has been vaping around our three-month-old baby, and I’m concerned about the potential health effects this could have on our child. While I know vaping is often considered less harmful than smoking traditional cigarettes, I’m still anxious about the exposure of the vapor to our baby.


Current Situation:

I’ve tried talking to my husband about my concerns, but he believes that yocan vape （https://www.yocanvapeusa.com/）isn’t harmful and insists on continuing. He usually vapes indoors, often close to where the baby is, and this is really stressing me out. I don’t want to cause conflict, but I’m genuinely worried about our baby’s health.
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Re: Husband Vapes Around Our 3-Month-Old Baby – What Should I Do?

  • lizzzy217lizzzy217 member
    edited July 2024
    Yeah he needs to stop immediately. Vaping might be "better" than cigarettes, but it is still harmful and releases particles into the air that could be harmful and interfere with lung development.
    Baby lungs aren't the same as adult lungs. Not only are they still developing, but they are much smaller with a much smaller capacity. This means that they'll have higher throughput of air through the lungs, which means the harmful particles will go through their lungs many more times than they would through an adult's lungs. It's not okay to expose a baby to this risk just because he doesn't want to go outside. It IS harmful and there's a lot of evidence to support this.
    Babies exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to die of SIDS and kids exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to get sick more often with ear infections, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma and breathing problems. 
    My dad has had lifelong nosebloods and allergy issues. He was finally diagnosed in his 60s with the "worst case of secondhand smoke" his ENT had ever seen. His father smoked indoors when he was a baby. My dad despises smoking and has never smoked a day in his life.

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  • knottieb0154512a3f60df9knottieb0154512a3f60df9 member
    That would drive me crazy. My partner was supposed to vape only outside the house to prevent exposing our baby (and we have a big house with multiple floors). I knew he was vaping in secret behind closed doors, like in the washroom with the fan on, etc. I caught him around three times before threatening to leave him or something like that because I wasn't f* around with my baby's health. He knew fast enough that this was not something I could compromise on... He can do it on the backyard balcony or in the garage. Do not compromise on that and talk with your kids doctor so he could clearly send the message to your partner if needed.
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  • saintnic-olesaintnic-ole member
    It can't be that hard to take it outside. You should definitely talk to him about it. It may cause some conflict, but your baby's health is worth it.
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  • knottie0b7254139443fe80knottie0b7254139443fe80 member
    Nope. Baby's health is more important than his addiction to vaping. Surely he can see what's important here why would you want to risk your baby's health and development? Maybe even try approaching from the angle that he is desensitising the child to vaping/smoking inside making it seem like a normal behaviour + making them more likely to adopt the habit later in life.
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  • knottie090a0ff8c7073375knottie090a0ff8c7073375 member
    I am wondering if you also tried any secondary products or things to help product your baby from second hand smoking. would love to know if you looked or tried any products that showed promise as well.
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