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nannyde 04:33 AM 03-16-2012
Originally Posted by LittleD:
NannyDe, I know how much you love your infants and I'm just wondering, do you not accept families with newborns who smoke (especially in the house)?

There is a risk with infants and SIDS and I know it increases if the parents are smokers, so I was just wondering if you do not take infants of smokers for this reason?

As a PP mentioned, I do not take them younger then 6 mths, and preferably 1 yr or older (unless it is a sib) due to fear of SIDS.
I don't come across too many that smoke. I would take the baby though. I do the same care regardless of their risk factors.
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