Posted on: 24-03-05 13:54:14
Can living in basement apartment have any adverse impact on newborn baby like health issues?
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if it is well ventilated and clean , It should be fine
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Add On: People (present owner or past owner) tend to keep pets. Due to carpetted floor, many people esp kids gain a quick allergy to these, causing respiratory problems.
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Orginally posted by ThinkingOne
Add On: People (present owner or past owner) tend to keep pets. Due to carpetted floor, many people esp kids gain a quick allergy to these, causing respiratory problems.
Allergies are over-reactions by the body to substances it considers to be harmful, even if they are not.An allergen is a material, which is capable of provoking an allergic reaction.
It is true that carpets are likely to trap allergens.In most people, these substances produce no symptoms, but in sensitised people it can lead to reactions.
Another recently identified risk factor that appears to contribute to the development of allergy is the act of being exposed to allergens at certain times when the body's defenses are low or weak, such as after a viral infection or during pregnancy.
http://www.myallergies.org/ms/guides/causes_of_allergy/main.html
So the carpetting probably will add to the risk if the child is already predisposed to allergies. Especially considering that in the first cpl of years the child is likely to be exposed to the allergens in the carpet often (crawling etc).
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Thanks for more infor jake3d. As we observe, small kids crawling, licking things around, or even their own hands etc, which has touched the carpet with allergans. This kind of environment is not very healthy for infants esp due to their lesser immunity.
Just to add to what others have said - basement apartments are unsuited for young babies for another reason - lack of proper sunlight during the day.
This can have everlasting effects of the baby's body and mind.
Sunlight is very important to regulate our hormones and for the making of natural Vitamin D in the body.
And artificial light, especially in the night, is very bad for the body's endocrine system.
Also, if the basement apartment doesn't have windows, then no fresh air can circulate easily.
This is again bad for obvious reasons - the air in the ducts will keep circulating and carrying allergies around.
Outside air inlets don't work well in most cases and it is definetely not a replacement for normal fresh air.
In terms of the carpet and allergies, even if the baby is not genetically predisposed to certain allergies, exposure to carpet related substances (dustmites and others) can trigger an allergy in the baby, either at this time or later in life.
The body has a certain tolerance threshold for non-tolerated substances - and it can go on for a long time by accumulating them.
But sooner or later the threshold is reached and the body produces the allergic reaction.
That's why some kids suddenly become allergic later in life to substances that they were not previously allergic to.
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Orginally posted by pratickm
Just to add to what others have said - basement apartments are unsuited for young babies for another reason - lack of proper sunlight during the day.
This can have everlasting effects of the baby's body and mind.
Sunlight is very important to regulate our hormones and for the making of natural Vitamin D in the body.
And artificial light, especially in the night, is very bad for the body's endocrine system.
I think it is the most important reason why basements may not be suitable for newborns and infants. Carpets, molds and allergies can be anywhere.
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