We have a preemie who is still in the NICU with Chronic Lung Disease. Will our basement apartment be a good environment for her when she comes home? And what do I have to do to keep our apartment safe for her condition?
We don’t have the funds to move. Our landlords have given us a break on rent to save our money to go back and forth to the cities.
Mike_T says:
I know exactly how you feel, I was in a very similar situation. I remember that I was so nervous at that time and I took it out on everyone around me. I didnt know what could I do until, thanks god, I found Smoke Deter. Now I can look back and laugh on myself and in the same time I remember how helpless I was. I hope that I'll never be in the same situation again
If the apartment is damp, it could be bad for her. Get a dehumdifer (a large one or several smaller ones) and use them all the time. Make sure there is no mold or mildew in the apartment. Talk to her doctor about it, he may have other suggestions…
My husband and I lived in a basement apartment for years before we had our son, but the moment I found out I was pregnant, I told him we were moving. There isn’t any way to get fresh air down into a basement & they are dank & humid. I would think it would be a bad thing for a baby without a lung condition to live in a basement, much less one with. Double check with her doctors, but I wouldn’t reccommend it.
Keep a sharp eye out for mold wherever you are. It is toxic. And I wouldn’t want a baby in a basement. As one reader stated above, it will be stale air. And too much from a humidifier wouldn’t be good either.