Any smokers?? Help quitting!!

[Danni1415]

I am a smoker.. has been almost 10 years.. I really want to stop smoking.. Have wanted to for a long time. Before I found out I was pregnant I was attempting to quit for the how many times. I was on the patch I got from my doctor. However it wasn't going good due to me smoking while using it. So I quit the patch and was gunna start again a week later..I did end up cutting down. During that week I found out I was preg. I was under a lot if stress after finding out and the smoking increased again.. I can't seem to quit or really cut back down. When pregnant with my first I did smoke but cut down a lot! But when was in labor with her I was so nervous I smoked a lot and they had to run pit on me thinking that the smoking slowed down the process..

Is there any smokers out there?? Or have quit once found out??


Any tips on how to quit??

[nixsie]

I smoked for 14 years. I quit October 5th 2012. Id love a ciggie but its no good for my baby. I smoked throughout my first pregnancy and when my son was born he had dry skin and sounded awful breathing wise like hed been smoking himself. I felt guilty but kept smoking up until October and I was smoking 15_20 per day. 8 quit 3 days after I found out I was pregnant. My aunt said to me whilst I was having a ciggie are you going to smoke in the same room as your baby? I said no of course not! She said so why are you filling the babys room with smoke right now?? I was like oh **** yeah I guess I am so the next day I went to the chemist and got the patches and havent smoked since. The pharmacist said to me take one day at a time today I cant have a ciggie, tommorrow I might. And I was so proud of myself everyday I didnt have one. I also used masking tape a taped up my box of 10 and wrote messages on the box like be strong and would you give your baby a ciggie would you blow smoke in a newborns face?? Then. Whenever I was around smokers and had the urge id pull out my box and read my messages and then urge was gone. I was only on the patches 7 days. Weird styles but it worked for me and if I want to smoke after I think ill get the electronic ciggie x

[Danni1415]

Thanks ladys..

[nic_mart]

I smoked for four years.  I was smoking about 4 a day once I found out I was pregnant. My little brother (11) had and friend over (the same age) one day while I was at their house. My step mother pointed out the difference in there size. The other kids mom smoked the whole time she was pregnant. My brother had to weigh 20lbs more. That was the last day I smoked. It was really hard. Especially since my husband smokes. He goes outside tho.  I promise it gets better after the first cpl weeks. You'll still have cravings every now and then but knowing I'm gonna have a big healthy baby helps me get thru them. Good luck to you and if you need to talk to someone I'm here :)

[rosey3216]

I justified it too for the first 3 weeks after finding out I was pregnant, until someone finally told me off about it. At first I was really pissed thinking "she doesnt understand my situation," but the next day I realized...it doesn't matter. Yeah I've smoked for a long time, I used to smoke about a pack and a half a day, and that day that it hit me, I just quit. It's not fair to a baby, if you wouldn't let a baby smoke then why let them inhale it while inside you. They don't have a choice. You do. I know for myself I just decided it wasn't worth the risk. Btw I used to smoke pot everyday too and that was even harder to quit but I quit that day also. Good luck..

[ftm2013]

If something were wrong with your baby how would you feel if you knew it could've/ might have never happened had you not smoked? I ask this because I'm asking myself this right now!! I heard almost everyone I know tell me that they either smoked during pregnancy or knew someone who did and their Babys turned out wonderful and healthy well guess what mine isn't she's measuring small they think she may have a growth restriction I've been in pre term labor three times and they are very worried about her lung development...I might be able to take the news better had I done everything I could to keep my baby healthy but I can't say that and it breaks my heart cause I was selfish and now my baby is the one suffering for it. I always had a reason for not quitting I always justified it with something. Please quit!!! Don't find yourself in my situation

[GordonBaby]

I've smoked for about the same amount.of years. I happened to be so nauseous the first few weeks that I cut back significantly. I'm down to anywhere between two and five a day. Versus ten to fifteen. Doc said up to seven was okay but obviously smoking is not ideal. I want to quit very soon as well considering I want to breast feed. So I find myself sucking on jolly ranchers. Its been working. It also helped that I cut back on coffee.

[snrich7420]

I've smoked for almost 11 yrs nd I smoked like 10 a day. Wen I found out I was pregnant. I cut down.to one a day. The past like 2 1/2 months I smoke like one e dry other day so now I smoke maybe 3 a week... its soon hard to quit but if u can at least cur bak it.ll b a lot better for baby. I just think of the bay not getting oxygen nd it makes me feel horrible so at least try to cut.bak. I wish u the best of luck its def super hard!!

[almostmommyof2]

I smoked throughout my first pregnancy I just couldn't seem to quit. But as soon as I found out I was pregnant the second time u quit and haven't had one since it is really hard and sometimes I want one so bad