Smoking During Pregnancy?!

[Emy725]

Ive heard from plenty of mothers that they have smoked throughout they're pregnancy and my cousin actually smoked cigarettes and marijuana threw her full pregnancy and the baby came out fine... my friends who have had babies actually have smoked cigarettes during they're pregnancy and the babies came out fine .. whats up with that? i hear that smoking is really bad and shouldnt be done during pregnancy .. what do you think about it?!?! have you smoked during your pregnancy?!?! do you think its ok?!?! i would feel really guilty smoking during my pregnancy but sometimes i feel really stressed that i crave one

[hope_peace]

my mom smoked with all of us, and it does have an effect all of us are fine, but every single one of us has a learning dissability. we were lucky to only have that but I think its soo selfish of a mother to smoke during pregnancy!!!!!
I told my mom that she is not allowed to babysit my children if she plans on smoking around them. Its not like Children can get up and walk away.

[Blackmetalrose]

I'm pregnant and definitely don't smoke never have in my life.  But when my mom was pregnant with me, she smoked like a sailor.  When i was born i only weighed 5 pounds and had hearing problems.  I still have to have tubes in my ears to be able to hear.  My little sister on the other hand, when mom was pregnant with her, she didn't' smoke.  And My sister was born 9 pounds and is perfectly healthy.   I blame the cigarette smoking.

[bounty2009]

It looks like plenty of expecting parents still smoke during pregnancy (example:  http://tinyurl.com/dlgzb7), but I think it's crazy.  A good friend of mine's mum smoked during pregnancy for all 4 of his siblings.  They were all born prematurely and now he is the tallest one at under 5'5", at 24 years old.  I'm convinced it's from his mother smoking..

[Nini2686]

I was a smoker (1 pak every other day) and stopped once I found out I was preggo. I still crave it like you wouldn't believe. My BF smokes and occasionaly I pick up one of his cigs to just take a pull and I just feel so guilty I put it down. I also don't drink caffeniated drinks anymore. My BF's sister has two kids (perfectly healthy) and she smoked a pack a day, drank espresso and actually craved coffee grounds. This had no affect on her kids. I personally don't ever want to take that chance. Everyone is different though.

[JAXX55]

I was a smoker and quit b/c pregnant. Only I have taken up a nice little caffeine habit instead and to my amazement, I just read a study that says that caffeine IS WORSE than smoking because the baby actually begins to CRAVE the CAFFEINE - crazy HUH!?! nice, oh well, Im trying to do whats best, its not always easy. Good luck to you!

[PENNY1705]

I am also a smoker.but as soon as i found out i was pregnant i just stopped for 9 months.i am pregnant again and i am doing the same thing ,i will never put my unborn child at risk.