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[quote=Anonymous]I was extremely anxious about second/third hand smoke. I told my mother she couldn't be around my baby unless she quit, at least not for the first few months when the SIDS risk is highest. She smoked 1-2 packs a day and even if she changed her clothes/washed her hands would have reeked of it. I grew up with it, have asthma, and am now very sensitive to it (wheezing and burning eyes after hugging her) so I just couldn't imagine having a brand new baby exposed to that. I did not like having this conversation with her - I felt like absolute shit about it - but I felt like I had to do it. She actually quit, which was a huge surprise. I recognize my approach may have been over the top and that not everyone smokes like she did, but my real point here is just that you're totally justified in setting whatever ground rules you and DH are comfortable with.[/quote]
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