Suppose you were about to take your baby into a room when you noticed a sign that read:
WARNING !
this room contains poisonous gases of around 4,000 chemicals,
some of which have been linked to cancer and lung damage, and
are especially harmful to the breathing passages of young infants.
"I certainly wouldn't take my baby into there," you conclude.
Yet, that's exactly what happens when you take your baby into a room frequented by smokers.
"But we always sit in a non-smoking area of public places," you add.
This is helpful, but not enough.
Having a "Non-smoking area" is like trying to chlorinate half a swimming pool.
Pollutants travel through the air.
"But I only smoke outside," you rationalize.
Also helpful, but not enough.
Smoke sticks to clothing and hair. When your baby nestles on your shoulder with his nose on your smoke-contaminated clothing and near your hair your baby's inhales pollutants.
p/s: think twice

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