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is it bad to smoke please dont judge

Im 22 years old and I am 4 1/2 months pregnant but before I came out pregnant I was a heavy smoker I would smoke around 10 smokes a day once I found out I was pregnant I stopped but then around 8 weeks I smoke around 2 smokes and didnt smoke no more until recently I would take drags from my husband not everday just when the craving comes but then I feel very guilty I know its bad and so is the addition. I would want to know is it bad if I take a couple of drags from my husband when he smoking? Please help
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Omg im glad Im not the only one girl my boyfriend n mom smoke n it makes me want to smoke at times I do take a few drags from my boyfriend and I know its bad but I read so many post on yahoo that I feel at ease but never thought I would start making conversation with someone actually going threw it
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I  understand exactly wat yur qoin thru . Im 21 & jus found out I am preqo . Im only about 8 weeks &im tryn to quite smokinq but findin it ta be alottt easier said then done . I rly want to but havinq a rly rly hard time . It doesnt help that eryone else in my house smokes too :/ I feel so quilty & bad about it . Idk wat ta do ...
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Thank u all so much
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The only thing that I can point to is that whatever goes thru your system also goes thru babies. Smoking is not good for you nor the child. You must remember that cigarettes have been altered over the years to make them addictive. When you look up what is in them, there is no question as to how harmful it is. Give it up, your doing great. Who wants to go around smelling like a stale ashtray anyways right?
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I couldnt even smoke during pregnancy cause the smell made me sick, among other things. BUT, yes , even a little can ahrm the baby and like others said, second hand smoke is very bad as well. Good Luck and keep up the quitting, and ask hubby to smoke outdoors only. xo
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1972289 tn?1325877810
I commend you for your efforts to quit!  Good work, mama!

The things ducky said about smoking and children/pregnancy are all true, and there really is no way around it that smoking isn't good for babies/children.  You are doing a great thing - both for now and for your child's long-term health if you're able to keep making progress.  Keep going as much as you can - maybe there are even some others around you who are trying to quit and you can try to help one another stay encouraged.  Hang in there!
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1809109 tn?1331803777
Honestly it's not good to be around cigarette smoke. Second hand smoke does its damages too and there is no guarantee that it wouldn't hurt the baby. It's quite probable that being around it, because it does definitely hurt you, will also hurt the baby.

Really what smoking does is making the baby at risk for premature birth, low birth weight, potential weight problems as a child/adult, risk of ADHD and ADD, among other things. A baby can also theoretically be born addicted to nicotine.

Now it's very good that you've almost completely stopped. It's a freaking hard thing to do. But each drag does your body some harm, and therefore baby too. Perhaps now is when you have a choice, and your husband probably should make it too. A child growing up in a smoke filled house is more likely to suffer health problems than a child growing up without smoke. What better way to welcome a new life than to kick a bad habit and addiction?
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