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Pregnant mom that smokes....what a sad sight .. :(

Healthy babies were born in the 1930s, 40s, 50s etc with mothers smoking. All things equal it would obviously be better for both the mother and the baby if the mother did not smoke but it is not something I waste any time thinking about when I see it.
 
Originally posted by: Linflas
Healthy babies were born in the 1930s, 40s, 50s etc with mothers smoking. All things equal it would obviously be better for both the mother and the baby if the mother did not smoke but it is not something I waste any time thinking about when I see it.
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i wouldn't call a baby who is born to a mother who smokes as healthy as one who isn't exposed to those toxins during development.
 
Personally, given what we now know about the results of smoking, I think it's sad to see *anybody* do it.

Nate
 
I think it's horribly sad. A friend of mine was smoking up until the day she had her baby... now the child is healthy(i.e. not a low birth weight, etc) but i will be interested to see what happens as the child grows up.

I have found, just by my own family, that children who were born by mothers that smoked had more sickness as children.
 
Originally posted by: wasserkool
I feel bad for the baby that his/her health is ruined the moment he/she steps on Earth 🙁
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Being a little melodramatic by labelling the health "ruined."
 
Smoking isn't that overly bad for the baby, I wouldn't recommend it, but it's drinking that's the ultimate no for pregnant women.
 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: Linflas
Healthy babies were born in the 1930s, 40s, 50s etc with mothers smoking. All things equal it would obviously be better for both the mother and the baby if the mother did not smoke but it is not something I waste any time thinking about when I see it.
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i wouldn't call a baby who is born to a mother who smokes as healthy as one who isn't exposed to those toxins during development.
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That would be why I included the bolded part in original post.
 
Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: Linflas
Healthy babies were born in the 1930s, 40s, 50s etc with mothers smoking. All things equal it would obviously be better for both the mother and the baby if the mother did not smoke but it is not something I waste any time thinking about when I see it.
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i wouldn't call a baby who is born to a mother who smokes as healthy as one who isn't exposed to those toxins during development.
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That would be why I included the bolded part in original post.
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i was commenting in response to your first sentence.

 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: Linflas
Healthy babies were born in the 1930s, 40s, 50s etc with mothers smoking. All things equal it would obviously be better for both the mother and the baby if the mother did not smoke but it is not something I waste any time thinking about when I see it.
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i wouldn't call a baby who is born to a mother who smokes as healthy as one who isn't exposed to those toxins during development.
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That would be why I included the bolded part in original post.
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i was commenting in response to your first sentence.
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So you are saying that healthy babies were not born prior to the period when smoking became taboo? That is going to come to a surprise to a lot of people over the age of 25.
 
Originally posted by: LolaWiz
I think it's horribly sad. A friend of mine was smoking up until the day she had her baby... now the child is healthy(i.e. not a low birth weight, etc) but i will be interested to see what happens as the child grows up.

I have found, just by my own family, that children who were born by mothers that smoked had more sickness as children.
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I don't know if smoking while pregnant causes that, but it's been borne out by research that kids living with parents that smoke are more prone to be sick. The whole 2nd hand smoke bit.

 
Originally posted by: Armitage
Originally posted by: LolaWiz
I think it's horribly sad. A friend of mine was smoking up until the day she had her baby... now the child is healthy(i.e. not a low birth weight, etc) but i will be interested to see what happens as the child grows up.

I have found, just by my own family, that children who were born by mothers that smoked had more sickness as children.
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I don't know if smoking while pregnant causes that, but it's been borne out by research that kids living with parents that smoke are more prone to be sick. The whole 2nd hand smoke bit.
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possibly. but even so, with my own family, it was weird because the mom smoked while preggo, and then stopped after the child was born, and the child had tons of health problems like asthma and ear infections.
 
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