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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG are you for real?  You are way neurotic.

I sympathize that she reeks bad and its nasty.  But her stinkiness and "3rd hand smoke" [b]every once in a while[/b] is not going to harm the baby except to stink.  And if the baby cries because she stinks, then just take the baby in your arms and if grandma looks baffled every time just say that "she smells the smoke on you, sorry."[/quote]

But the MIL is local, so it probably wouldn't be "every one in a while."  Presumably, it could be a few times a week or more.  If I were OP, I'd cite something like what the pediatrician PP said.  Couch it in language that appeals to her sense of anxiety but do so in a way that is depersonalized so she is less likely to take offense.  If you really feel compassion and fondness for her, those feelings will come through and ease the sting of the message.

FWIW, OP, I'd have the same concerns as you-- and I'm not even (currently!) a hormonal, new first-time mother.  [/quote]

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