🧠 Wellbeing · 0 – 12 months
👃 Managing smells and baby's super-sensitive nose
A smoke-free, well-ventilated home is preferable to fragrance products.
Key moves
1. What to prepare
Avoid tobacco smoke, vaping aerosols, incense, essential-oil diffusers and strong sprays near baby.
2. What to check
Ventilate safely and store chemicals out of reach. Do not apply essential oils or fragranced remedies to treat infant congestion.
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When in doubt, contact your doctor or midwife. For a life-threatening emergency, call 112 or 999.