Are you doing your part to protect your baby from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
Smoking is bad for you. That’s nothing new yet many people ignore that fact.
But if your family is expecting a baby soon, it’s absolutely crucial that you take this into consideration: the new baby could die from Sudden Infant Dead Syndrome (SIDS) because of all the smoking that in the home.
It’s hard to quit smoking, but it’s not impossible. Do it for your baby.
A recent study by the Karolinksa Institute in Sweden found that…
Babies of moms who smoked or were exposed to secondhand smoke during pregnancy tend to have abnormal heart rate and blood pressure responses that actually get worse during the first year of life outside the womb. This greatly increases the changes that a baby will die in his sleep — even when he is sleeping with unobstructed airways.
Can you imagine? Putting your baby to sleep one night and waking up to a tragedy, knowing that you could have changed one thing but didn’t? Is that something you can live with?
Think about your new baby the next time you decide to light a cigarette. Seek professional help if you find that you can’t quit smoking with a baby on the way. Don’t risk your baby’s life.
What do you think about mothers and fathers who smoke knowing that there will be a new addition to the family? Any suggestions on how smokers in the family can stop?
SIDS: New Study Finds Another Piece of the Puzzle? [CafeMom]
