Second hand smoke...

[May32015]

sorry I just need to rant for a minute. I'm almost 35 weeks and since my husband is away for work I've been at my parents house so if the baby comes im not alone. My grandma lives here because she's old and don't take care of herself. She seriously smokes SO MUCH! I can't breathe if I am in the same room with her. I've asked her so many times not to smoke around me asked if she would go outside because I'm worried it's hurting my baby. She is the only person who will not go outside or to a different room when she smokes. She will ask me to drive her somewhere and as soon as we start going she lights a cig and don't roll down any windows. I roll them down and she finishes and as soon as the windows are back up she lights another one! She always has a cig in her hand. I'm really starting to think she's doing it on purpose and trying to harm my baby! She just won't stop. I'm scared for her health and when she's born she will probably get worse! I don't want smoke around her at all. I guess some people just don't care about the baby's health like I do.

[May32015]

thank you! It doesn't matter on here tho, there's always somebody being rude no matter what you post. I just don't want to be like that and threaten her with not swing the baby because really she won't anyway because a few days after she's born my husband is coming back we're going back to our house.

[Summergrace8]

My mom is the same way, I had to blow up and yell at her and threaten her with not seeing her grandchild. To the people being rude, she said it was a rant!! She didn't ask for any help on how to confront her grandmother she already knows the women didn't care, she just needed to vent.

[May32015]

I don't usually go around her unless she needs me to take her somewhere because she can't drive.  The way the house is set up the living room, kitchen and dining room are all connected there's no walls. I can't even go into the living room because she doesn't leave it and that's where all of her smoke sits

[May32015]

I've got less than a month to be here. That's why I haven't rented a place. I have nowhere else to go. Nobody else is around here. I would go to a hotel but none around here will take my dog.

[keaanddan03]

What does your mom say? Smoking in her home is not only damaging to you it is also damaging your mom's house. Sometimes when people are elderly they do not understand the concept of how.damaging it is to smoke indoors. Im sure she loves you, she probably just is too old to understand or too addicted. Very sad! I would however, rent a small studio or somehow move out. Im assuming your grandma cannot change at this stage in her life. If I were you though, I would move out. This is super unhealthy for you and your baby. Better to be alone than to potentially harm yourself and your little one! Sorry you are going through this.

[Mommy2be_06_03]

Honestly your grandma sound selfish I would lay down the law because at the end of the day it's all about your baby just tell your grandma that if she has to smoke in the car then you can't drive and if she continues to smoke in the same area as you, you gotta get up and leave that room go outside and get a dehumidifier to help get rid of the smoke just try and stay away from her and her bad habits

[ashley0891]

Or maybe you go in another room.  If she wants to be around you and baby then shell stop

[ashley0891]

Lol he was trying to give you a logical solution. If you don't like it and she's obviously not giving a crap about you and what you want. Then go somewhere else. Stop driving her around or stop and make her get out and smoke her cancer sticks.

[Laurissanoelani]

Yeah she defiantly doesnt give a rats *** about you or that baby. What a mean old lady. I'm sorry...don't even go near her

[May32015]

I said I'm at my parents because my husband is away for his job. We don't even live in the same state. Our house is 15 hours away from this place. That could be why it says "so if the baby comes I'm not alone."

[firstimedaddy89]

Look if you're that worried about your baby then seriously just stop going over there. Think about it if you will. You either be alone or go to your grandma's where you will inhale second hand smoke which is way worse than smoking itself. It's terrible that your gma is like that but if she is indeed like that then just stop going over there. She obviously doesn't care to stop so just stay home and try to stay occupied. Your babies health is of the utmost importance.