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Absolutely not. As long as you don't smoke anywhere near your baby and you can afford to upkeep both smoking and your child, then there is nothing wrong with it at all.

As for the people saying that it may influence your child, make it perfectly clear to them that smoking is a bad habit, and that just because you smoke, doesn't mean that they should. It's the whole, 'do as I say, not as I do' situation.

Smoking doesn't effect your ability to parent, and I'm sure you'll be a fantastic parent regardless of if you take up smoking again.