How do I deal with inconsiderate smoking neighbors while I'm pregnant?

Tell them nicely that it nauseates you and you appreciate anything they could do to avoid smoke near you.

It's the best you can do without regulations prohibiting smoking.

However, I really don't think you're in terrible danger unless you were immersed in cig smoke. You breath more pollution from cars etc.

With the way the world and people are today it really is a shame. I feel for you. It's too bad that people really are as inconsiderate as they are. It is no sense in you confronting anyone, when it's not going to help anyway. Then later on after you have your baby, you will only have enemies for neighbors, if it hasn't happened already.

If people are not interested in their own health, why in the world would they give a good hoot about anybody else's? That would be way too much like right. I suggest to you, to keep peace with your neighbors, for one, because you never know when an emergency will occur and you might need that very one you might have that confrontation with. Even if you obtain a note from your doctor, the courtyard is common ground for everyone. So they would not really be able to assist you with that.

I know its a sorry situation, but what can you do? You know you have that problem everywhere you go. The only sanctuary you have is inside your home. And still not even totally inside your home.

The only thing I can suggest to you is, buy an air conditioner, seal off the other window that is in the area of the smokers and put stripping around the frame of the door the prevent the smoke from coming in. This may assist you in keeping the smoke out of your home. I understand. Good luck!

It may be hard to watch and I'm sure you are very concerned about the baby but in all honesty she probably KNOWS that smoking is bad while pregnant. I'm sure her doctor and friends/family have all been on her to smoke. She probly quite frankly doesnt care enough to quit. I don' t think you saying anything will do much good. She will probly think you are being nosy and it may cause problems between you two in the future. I would not say anything because I'm sure she knows that smoking is bad, just chooses not to care. It's sad, but you can't change some people's mind. It's good you are caring about her baby though :)

I don't know that moving is quite the answer because who is to say that your next neighbors won't be smokers? I would ask them again kindly and if that doesn't work I would try my best to seal around the windows and doors with the foam stuff to cut drafts. If you wanted to you could also buy an air purifier to help remove the smoke. I am sorry you are in this situation. Most smokers I know really don't care if they make other people sick with their smoke or not. If they don't care about their own health why would they care about anyone else's, right?!

I wish there was a law that you can't smoke within so many feet of children and pregnant women. Second hand smoke is terrible. I was out walking with my daughter at the park and I saw a car drive by with the mom smoking and her toddler in the back seat... it made me SO mad. That said...

Legally the apartment manager can't tell a tenant where they can smoke outside at their "home". Even if he posts a new policy when leases are renewed saying you can't smoke IN the apartment, you can still smoke outside. You can't change the rules mid-lease anyway though.

If anything will harm your baby, it's the stress you're putting on it.

My father smoked around my mother while she pregnant with my sister and I, and we were born healthy.

As for your neighbors. It's the outdoors. It is legal to do so. Unless they are right in your doorway, they are free to smoke their brains out.

You can move all you want, but you will run into smokers everywhere you go. So you might as well deal with it now.

I agree with Kimmy- I would tell them in not so nice words to move the F away from my apartment. If they are being rude and you have tried to be nice- screw it. You can only be nice for so long..then it is time to take the gloves off. Tell them to move, they are stinking up your house, harming your baby, and being disrespectful.

And if that doesn't help - light a bag of poo and toss it at their door.

wow! that is very inconsiderate.

i suggest you confront them -- tell them how they would feel if they were in your shoes.

talk to your apartment manager about other things you can do. in the meantime, if you have an exhaust fan at home, i suggest you turn it on the whole day.

good luck! i hope u have a healthy pregnancy.

Wet towel under to close the gap at the bottom of the door/window.

Not much you can do. They're arseholes though.

Yeah, I'm sorry, and it is gross (I hate smoking)

but if they are in the boundaries of their house or yard, there's not really a lot you can do.