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smokers??
Are any of u ladies smokers and if you are how often do you smoke daily? I'm a smoker and it's a lot harder to quit than I thought it was going to be and I am worried about what it's going to do to the baby, I'm 28 weeks and 2 days.
My Dr told me when I was preg n smoked not to go to ecig in a cpl yrs they may find out b they r actually worse then reg cigs .. my ask ur dr there input jic ur dr feels diff about them
Yes my Dr told me not to go cold turkey because it messes with ur immune system and your not able to fight off germs and things like that as easy and also about the stress, but I'm telling you I've been going through some hard times lately and that's what really gets me. I thought for sure I would have been done smoking by now but it is deff easier said than done. It's like 6 degrees where I live right now so me going out side to smoke really helps cause it ***** going out there in this wewther. One more question, has any one ever tried the e cigs while pregnant? I was thinking maybe they wouldn't be as harmful being that u are able to smoke them in public places now adays...i know none of the smoking is good for the baby but I'm just trying to do everything I can
I stopped smoking w my 1st at 7 mos my Dr actually told me that me smoking was better on baby then the stress of quiting at that point then at 5 mos I started cutting way back and by 7 mos I was completely done it's Def hard to do sometimes and some ppl don't understand .. cutting back is Def a good start . I always thought oh as soon as I found out I'm preg I'm done not so easy w my first due to personal reasons .. my second pregnancy as soon as I saw a positive test I was done but I also new I could do it and once I wasn't smoking it wasn't as hard to quit .. it's a routine ur in its Def hard .. if trying to quit I just ate a healthy snack when ev i needed a cig or I'd chew some gum it Def helped .. my son was 8lbs 4 Oz and I was induced at 39 wks but according to tests he was 38wks do I Def got lucky he was a good sized baby and I didn't have him pre term .My Dr also told me cold turkey that far along isn't good for baby that it will cuz to much stress so what u r doing is exactly what u should do
I think everyone should be supportive. Not downing her. For all you know she truly doesn't understand the affects. And being mean won't do anything but make her wanna smoke more.
I don't think they can check for asthma, I'm just talking about the cleft lip.
im a smoker was with my first am with this one but i smoke like four a day my doctor knows he said the stress i get is just as bad as smoke n it calms me i go light one when i feel like im going to freak and my babys fine plus my mom didnt smoke with her first two an they almost died and she smoked with te rest and we all came out fine so i believe know matter what you do if your baby is ment to have something wrong it will have something wrong so dont let these people put you down what ment to be will be
My mom smoked with all four of us too. We 2 out of the 4 have asthma. And I'm one of the 2 who has it. And I even smoked.
Hun, just do what you can for right now. Of course you know the consequences of smoking. Everyone does. But don't stress yourself out about it. If you're slowing down, then High five. That's a closer stepping stone to quitting. Maybe now you can only do it once in the morning and once at night. And chew lots of gum in between. Just do what you can for now. :)
Hun, just do what you can for right now. Of course you know the consequences of smoking. Everyone does. But don't stress yourself out about it. If you're slowing down, then High five. That's a closer stepping stone to quitting. Maybe now you can only do it once in the morning and once at night. And chew lots of gum in between. Just do what you can for now. :)
My mom smoked with all four of her kids.. i am 20 years old and perfectly fine. and my brothers girlfriend was around second hand smoke and her son is also fine. As long as you arent smoking waaaay too much you should be fine.. I know a lot of people who still smoke while being pregnant and everything turned out oohkaye for the baby.
Keep in mind my mom never once smoked when she was pregnant of me but was exposed to second hand smoke since the people next door were heavy smokers and I came out asthmatic my lungs swell up if I hang around a smoker to long I found out the hard way. Rushed to the hospital and almost died. Just imagine that could VERY well be your child having the same problem I do I really don't think any mother wants to see their child in the hospital with breathing tubs down their throats watching them struggle to breath!
Lord my mom felt guilty and it wasn't even her fault!
You really need to stop don't do it for yourself but for your child!
!!!Asthma is NO joke!!!
I pray your child hasn't already developed it!
-Good Luck hope my story may help.
Lord my mom felt guilty and it wasn't even her fault!
You really need to stop don't do it for yourself but for your child!
!!!Asthma is NO joke!!!
I pray your child hasn't already developed it!
-Good Luck hope my story may help.
Best of luck to you girl! I'm 24 weeks and still having a hard time quitting :( even though my baby is healthy. I plan on quitting here in the next week and my s/o is quitting with me too! I hope we both can quit! Good luck!!
Thank all of you for your input I really appreciate it. But I have cut down and when I do smoke I only smoke a half at a time, I've also stopped smoking in my house which really helps cause I'm not breathing in all of the second hand smoke also it's just very hard for me sometimes especially when I'm stressed out...
@jenz21, that's a very unfair statement to make. Just because someone smokes cigarettes while pregnant does not mean they don't love their baby. Have u smoked? It's very hard to quit for some ppl, but you are to say if she loves her baby she will quit? Yes, it's not the best obviously I think she realizes that or she wouldn't be concerned about it. You don't have to comment rude things. If u don't agree or have any advice just keep scrolling.
Watch a video of what cigarette smoke does to an unborn baby and maybe u will quit.
I was a smoker before pregnancy. After I got a positive pregnancy test I quit cold turkey. My doctor told me that people use the excuse, that it will put baby in stress if u quit and she said that's not true. Everytime u smoke you are literally cutting off oxygen to your baby, and that's far worse than "putting your baby in stress". The first three days are the worst but it's not impossible for u to do. Baby's can be born prematurely, very underweight and have athsma. And just because some people smoke their entire pregnancy and nothing happened, doesn't mean that's the same outcome for everyone.
I'm 22 weeks, still smoking, but cutting back and working on it. My baby is healthy so far, I'm still working on quitting but everyone in my home smokes and are stubborn to help me by going outside or whatever. I have a tobacco program through my hospital to help me quit I get free diapers for a year if I'm quit by the time the baby is born, which is another great incentive to help me. My tobacco lady gave me a list of some of the chemicals in cigarettes and it's enough to make your skin crawl and I've cut back since then. Maybe try keeping a list of all the nasty things in them to help you quit, when I feel I want one I just look at that and I don't want one so much after that.
But if you want to quit, I would suggest doing it now. It is unhealthy for baby and there are so many bad things that could happen to your little one. But if you can't quit completely, maybe only smoke half of a cigarette each time and maybe you'll start slowing down to a complete stop because everyone knows relighting cigs tastes nasty. Lol. Good luck!
I was a heavy smoker before I was pregnant. Like a pack and a half a day. Then one day the smell and taste of my cigarette made me so sick. Like puke out of my nose sick. Took a pregnancy test two days later and haven't smoked since. I do miss it sometime, but I feel healthy. I don't know if I'll start back up. I guess we'll see when I start drinking again, since that's how I started smoking in the first place.
Well if you can quit that is always the best but its really hard I smoked cigs the whole time I was preg with my first born I tried to quit but I never could I cut back a lot tho and thankfully she was born healthy and she is a 17 months now and is very smart and healthy and I will be 36wks Mon with my second and have smoked this time too and I'm not saying its. The best I wish I could stop but don't let other people put you down as long as your trying your best to quit or cut nacky that's what matters
Also. Don't make excuses for yourself. Or you will never stop. Don't try to justify the cigarette. Think of your baby and the cig being on a scale and which is more important.
I was a smoker when I found out about both of my pregnancies. Each time I was able to just stop. And not give it a second thought. Just think about the risks it could cause. And try not to beat yourself up. Not everyone has the will power other people have. But I know it does affect the baby and I'm not gonna preach. Just google it and ask your OB or midwife. But I know it doesn't mean you love your lo any less. Just try your best. Every one you turn down counts.
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