No. Smoking outside is better than smoking indoors, but no matter where you smoke your baby can still be exposed to cigarette poisons.

Whenever you smoke, poisons such as nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide can get into your hair and clothes and remain there for at least an hour. You also continue to exhale these poisons for several minutes after extinguishing the cigarette. So if you have a cigarette and then hold your baby, she will breathe in these harmful substances.

Smoking inside your home when your baby isn't there is not safe either. Poisons from cigarette smoke can settle on surfaces throughout your house, and stay there long after the smoke and smells disperse. Your baby is particularly vulnerable to this, as she may crawl and walk on floors covered with cigarette poisons. She may also play with, touch, and mouth contaminated toys and objects.

Smoke has also been found to go through floors and ceilings. This means that even if your baby does not go into the room where you smoke, the toxins could still reach her.

It's illegal to smoke in a car or other vehicle with a baby or child present. This applies even if you have the window open, or sit in a parked car with the door open.

If your baby is exposed to cigarette poisons, she will be more prone to colds, asthma, and chest and ear infections. She will also be more likely to get glue ear, which can lead to partial deafness. Babies breathing cigarette smoke also have an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).