Patient's question:
We moved back to a new home when our baby was four months old. The cabinets in the bathroom had a bad smell (this cabinet has been purchased for a year and five months now, and the bathroom is ventilated 24 hours a day). It's next to my bedroom, and the door to my room is usually open for ventilation during the day. Later, we found that if there's a draft, the odor from the bathroom cabinet would slightly drift into the room, but it was only limited to the area near the door. I couldn't smell any odor inside the room, and I could only faintly detect it when using the bathroom. There's also a slight smell in a hall cabinet in the living room, but it has been purchased for more than a year and has been well-ventilated. I mostly eat in the living room because the dining area is far from the hall cabinet, so I hardly notice its smell. I'm wondering if this could affect breastfeeding or if it could affect the baby?Doctor's answer:
Environmental factors are also a major factor in children's illness.1. Environmental factors are also a major factor in children's illness, such as tumors, especially leukemia. Research has already suggested that they are related to home renovation and ionizing radiation.
2. Therefore, attention should be paid during home renovation. Based on your situation, if the renovation and furniture have been ventilated for a year, it is not a problem. So, there is no need to worry too much. If conditions permit, you can find environmental health monitoring personnel to bring instruments to your home to monitor whether the concentration of harmful substances in the air and on the furniture exceeds the standard, and to give you advice on how to remove odors, etc.