If my husband smokes will that hurt the baby at conception?

My husband smokes, I don't. He never smokes in the house or anything. He is definitely going to quit before the baby is born but I'm worried about whether it is bad for conceiving when he smokes. Will there be nicotine in the sperm? Will that hurt the baby?





Please give a credible reference with your answer. Thanks!If my husband smokes will that hurt the baby at conception?
It could make it more difficult for you to conceive a child. The sperm may not bind tightly to the egg leading to actual fertilization. There is also concern about smoking damaging the DNA of the sperm and in turn passing damaged DNA onto the child.





Good luck!If my husband smokes will that hurt the baby at conception?
the second hand smoke is a class A carcinogen (like mustard gas, used in WWII to torture and kill)


there are seemingly endless side effects


the ';crap'; in cigarettes (ie formaldehyde, lead, arsenic, benzene, and radioactive polonium 210) goes all thru the smokers system; i wouldn't doubt it affects your endocrine system





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If he was smoking at the time that you became pregnant, then yes there is nicotine in the sperm.
I don't have a reference, but i still would like to help. From what I learnt in my time with a-level biology, i think the worst it will do for the male is reduce his sperm count. If it causes any defect in the sperm then it will not affect the genetics it carries but the structure of the sex cell. This means that only the healthy ones will get a chance at the ova. The mother is the only one able to damage the baby thru pregnancy with smoking because the nicotine isn't completely filter through the placenta and will reach the babies bloodstream
You are paranoid. Also don't be surprised if you husband can't quit before the baby is born. Its a stressful time for the guy. and that makes it a hard time to quit a habit. Be supportive of him especially if he's really trying.
No, it won't hurt the baby. Nicotine can affect his sperm count, but it won't hurt the baby if he smokes at the time of conception. Obviously you don't want to breathe a bunch of second hand smoke once you're pregnant, but it sounds like you already know that. My dad smoked when all of the kids in our family were conceived and my brother and sisters and I were all fine. Good luck!
i dont think so, cause so many men smoke and





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Yes. Your baby will be underdeveloped and will grow up as ';the slow kid';. Make him stop.