Vapers with newborns? Infants?

[Mr.Mann]

Oh well, I got in bed and soon as my eyes started rolling back, it was feeding time. (Insert whimpers followed by crying here.) Mommy has her now (nursing) but I got another diaper to change shortly. Sometimes I feel like these two hours on/hour off "sleeps" are not as bad simply because I got my PV & ECF, and well, because my baby is awesome! haha

Any other vapers that are brand spankin' new parents? Relatively new parents?

 

[Mr.Mann]

Oh well, if it's just me, then so be it. Right on schedule. I think for this feeding/diaper change, I'll break with Mom&Pops tobacco Haze.

 

[lilmrsyeti]

Awe!!! Nothing sweeter than a brand new baby!! Those night time wake up calls are a PITA...but oh so worth it!! My son will be 13 in less than 2 weeks and my daughter is 10 going on 15...so it's been a while since I held the sweetness of a babe in my arms.

I tell you what...I wish they had vaping back when I was taking care of a new born...would have made things A LOT easier!



Psst...You ROCK!! Your wife is very lucky to have you helping as much as you do!!

 

[heroinesick]

Oh, the incredible sleeplessness of the brand new baby days are SO rough! But trust me, they'll pass soon. My LO is 11 going on 15 like past poster's daughter (lol) but let me tell ya.. Feels like just yesterday that she was little. I miss it.

 

[dilong1717]

I remember those days. Mine are now 15 and 6..Your body will adjust to the lack of sleep over time, at least mine did. And hopefully before you know it your little bundle of joy will be sleeping through the night. I miss the newborns too. Mainly because they don't talk back.LOL and yes it feels like it was just yesterday when I was holding them all snuggly & warm wrapped up in a cozy blanket. Its all worth it & the time goes by so quick so take advantage of every precious moment..congrats to you and your family!!

 

[Snickerfritz]

Two daughters, 3 and 7. We are now officially done with diapers FOREVER.

 

[volume control]

Got one coming in like 2 weeks man, my first, hrmmmmm

 

[vapero]

I have a 2 year old boy and a girl coming in september! those first months are amazing to look back but a bit hard to look up to, I love it but the are a handful!

 

[Leothwyn]

My little guy is 2 (other son is 6). We're at the point where we sometimes get a full night of sleep. It's challenging having two little ones, but it's also helpful having more than one. With the nice weather we've been having here, my wife and I are out doing yard work whenever we get the chance, and the boys will hang out with us; playing in the sandbox, trampoline, etc. on their own for hours.

 

[daleron]

No babies here - been there, done that! However, must say Grandbabies are the cats meow!!!!

 

[USinchains]

Mine is awesome, just turned one. He's been sleeping all night for a while now, but I still can't get to sleep till 3am.

 

[Mr.Mann]

Got one coming in like 2 weeks man, my first, hrmmmmm

Congrats! Mine is 4 1/2 weeks (our first). Charge your batteries.

 

[Pathology]

Got a 15MO and one on the way (due November 3rd....just made it out of the first Trimester!) myself.

So great being a poppa-bear.

 

[Mr.Mann]

Got a 15MO and one on the way (due November 3rd....just made it out of the first Trimester!) myself.

So great being a poppa-bear.

Hear, hear! Congrats.

 

[USinchains]

My boy got me back into the vape hobby. Still vaped but I left the forums and was content dripping an ego. I lose my drip bottle all the time and didn't want to find it in his mouth, so I came back looking for tanks. Then discovered RBAs and all the new mechs coming out. Now I'm hooked on vape gear again, not much you can do when you're on baby patrol but surf the net and spend money. All my projects in the garage are just sitting their waiting for me to get some free time.

 

[mjrhartley]

Long gone are those days for me... mine are 10 and 6 (both daughters). I'll tell you what, though: Despite the lack of sleep (and my poor wife had much more of that to deal with than me - shout out to Moms everywhere!!!) I will always remember the times when my girls were just little lumps of human as the best times! With each new growth in their lives comes a new and exciting challenge, and things are always happening that are new and wonderful. There will never be another time, though, that compares to those first months of holding that amazing new baby, watching them sleep in your arms and look up at you in wonder and awe... That's the best!

 

[Mr.Mann]

I wanted to share a bit of info with you parents.

Having a newborn in the house, no matter how much I feel about the safety of vaping, I just wanted to check on something. My wife works in management/administration at the big hospital in Detroit and they have recently started a "No Nicotine" policy (notice the wording is not "No Smoking.") Because my wife has access to certain info, she found out someone was disputing the results of their Cotinine test because that person was not a smoker, but they failed the test. Supposedly, the person argued, he/she lived with a smoker and that was the extent of his/her nicotine exposure. It has yet to be resolved, but I got to wondering about second-hand vapor.

Second-hand vapor in close proximity and for extended periods.

I bought several Cotinine tests and decided to have my wife and I take the tests. I vape around her all the time, in closed rooms, next to each other on the couch, bed, in the car with the windows rolled up etc; I have been doing it like this for about 3 years. (*I don't vape around the baby in close quarters. Just because I choose not to, not necessarily because I am worried.)

Anyway, I won't go into the specifics of the test in any real scientific analysis of the urinalysis (because I can't! LOL), but I thought the "findings" were interesting.



As it turns out, my test (with the one stripe) is a positive test for cotinine (nicotine exposure/usage) and my wife's test (with the two stripes) is a negative result for exposure/usage. This of course is not a GC-MS test, but the results are good enough for me.

To say that I was happy is an understatement. It's not that I thought differently, but sometimes you got to see for yourself.

Edit***I vape anywhere from 2.5-3 mL a day with anywhere from 18 mg to 32 mg juices (normally 24 mg).

 

[Mr.Mann]

I wanted to share a bit of info with you parents.

Having a newborn in the house, no matter how much I feel about the safety of vaping, I just wanted to check on something. My wife works in management/administration at the big hospital in Detroit and they have recently started a "No Nicotine" policy (notice the wording is not "No Smoking.") Because my wife has access to certain info, she found out someone was disputing the results of their Cotinine test because that person was not a smoker, but they failed the test. Supposedly, the person argued, he/she lived with a smoker and that was the extent of his/her nicotine exposure. It has yet to be resolved, but I got to wondering about second-hand vapor.

Second-hand vapor in close proximity and for extended periods.

I bought several Cotinine tests and decided to have my wife and I take the tests. I vape around her all the time, in closed rooms, next to each other on the couch, bed, in the car with the windows rolled up etc; I have been doing it like this for about 3 years. (*I don't vape around the baby in close quarters. Just because I choose not to, not necessarily because I am worried.)

Anyway, I won't go into the specifics of the test in any real scientific analysis of the urinalysis (because I can't! LOL), but I thought the "findings" were interesting.

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As it turns out, my test (with the one stripe) is a positive test for cotinine (nicotine exposure/usage) and my wife's test (with the two stripes) is a negative result for exposure/usage. This of course is not a GC-MS test, but the results are good enough for me.

To say that I was happy is an understatement. It's not that I thought differently, but sometimes you got to see for yourself.

Edit***I vape anywhere from 2.5-3 mL a day with anywhere from 18 mg to 32 mg juices (normally 24 mg).

Just an FYI: The test I took, One Step Cotinine Test Device, is >99% in line with the leading commercial Cotinine test results for positive results and 96% in line with the commercial tests for negative results.

The sensitivity of the results for the test I took can detect 200 ng/mL = 0.2 mg /L = 0.0002 mg/mL

So, as far as vaping and this parent, I would say that I am super thrilled to not be smoking and to have come to vaping a few years ago! What a great invention, vaping, to counterbalance one of the worst "inventions," cigarettes! LOL

 

[basylica]

Oh well, I got in bed and soon as my eyes started rolling back, it was feeding time. (Insert whimpers followed by crying here.) Mommy has her now (nursing) but I got another diaper to change shortly. Sometimes I feel like these two hours on/hour off "sleeps" are not as bad simply because I got my PV & ECF, and well, because my baby is awesome! haha

Any other vapers that are brand spankin' new parents? Relatively new parents?

I did that dance with my two kiddos while working a really demanding 10-12+hr job and my ex was NO help with kids (hence the EX part), housework, or anything else. I did cloth diapers too, to boot.
I remember the sleep dep well! it gets better about the time they move out

Teething was worse for me. both my guys slept through the night fairly early (mighta been the 11lb birthweight!) but both boys were prone to ear infections esp when teething. Nightly ritual of motrin for pain, a half dose of benedryl to dry up sinuses, and often antibiotics were needed.....poor kiddos.

my boys are 9 and 6 and now I just have to keep yelling at them NOT to both sleep in the top bunk. they both have a bed for a reason! hahaha...

 

[TorontoJay]

I've got a 2 week old at home and a 2.5 year old and I hear ya on the 2 hour thing... last night I fell asleep at 1 : 20 AM just to get the little one up to eat and changed at 2... it ain't easy but it does get easier!! Vaping has certainly made it easier and I'm not constantly concerned about how I smell and washing my hands. So far we have to keep waking up the new one to eat so I'm somewhat hopeful she'll go for a good stretch once she's picked up enough weight to let HER tell US when she's hungry!