| We had carpets installed in the wintertime.  I was away at school at the time so I didn't have to deal with the smell,  but it bothered my sister's children (3 and 1 at the time) pretty badly.  They were coughing and the like for a month.  But then again, this was in Southern California where even in the winter you can open the windows more often than not.  
 I'd wait.  And re-evaluate carptes overall.  I'm with thingstodo in their advice to go for wood.  You can always throw a rug or mat down to cushion your feet, and they won't collect invisible dust bunnies and stains the way carpets do.
 
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