smoking while pregnant

[carissa_rae]

Hi I'm currently 24/3 & used to smoke 1.5- 2packs a day. well now I'm down to 4 cigarettes a day but can't find the courage to quit completely have any of you guys smoked while pregnant and had a completely healthy baby? someone please ease my mind!!

[TelleAnne]

Yes I did and my boy is perfectly fine and i'm due to have my second anytime soon and I still smoke.

[courtness89]

Thank you ash dubs! My thoughts exactly (with your first comment) people who haven't struggled with addictions can begin to imagine how hard it is to change/stop. More often than not addiction is a lifestyle not just a habit. Its harder to quit than people think. Some people find it easier while others struggle. Aren't we all Here for support NOT judgement?  

[Tay9662]

That's really good but the more you cutback is better cause whatever you do goestp the baby I would do 1a day or 1everyother day don't stop all together cause at this point that's not good forthwith baby

[tomorrow264]

Getting down to 4 a day is awesome. 4 a day probably won't cause harm but it is best to quit completely so just keep trying. Talk to your Dr or check out a support group or Quitplan. I am an ex-smoker and I know how hard it is. Smoking is a drug addition. Studies have gone so far as to say its harder to quit smoking then quit heroine.

[danika0913]

I smoked 1.5packs a day then during my first pregnancy with my son i dropped to ten cigarettes a day. I had him at 35weeks due to preeclampsia but he came out just fine. He was 4lbs 7oz. He didn't need any machines or tubes. He ate immediately. Only stayed 3days in nicu then he came home. Im now 12weeks with my second and i dropped down to 5 to 10cigs a day.

[Ashdub07]

^^ awesome! I tried to smoke one cigarette last weekend after not having had one in months but just lighting it I got immediately sick and told my husband we had to leave. Being around smokers is too hard for me. Even thinking about that cigarette makes me sick to my stomach

[marlrnedelk]

I smoked almost a pack a day before my pregnacy I am 15 weeks now and I Have not had a cigerette yet...its was hard at first but not anymore I just didn't have a taste for them anymore

[Ashdub07]

Well I think the fct that women who go from 2 packs a day to 4 cigs a day that is an amazing achievement. I smoked with my first 2 pregnancies and have healthy kids but I quit before ingot pregnant again. But there are women who do everything right during pregnancy and have unhealthy children. It's just the way it goes sometimes. But yeah, its not healthy to smoke period, but I'm so sick of people judging other women on this forum because they live different lifestyles. NUMBER1 if you've never smoked, your opinion is invalid. NUMBER 2 nobody's perfect and I'm sure if someone combed they everyone's life there will be something negative there. So congratulate the girls who are cutting back trying to get healthy for their children or keep your opinions to yourself. They came here for support not a medical history lecture. They obviously know its bad and I haven't seen anyone say smoking is good while pregnant because it's not but it's the baby steps toward getting healthy. I smoked since I was 12 years old and it's taken me this long to quit and I'm 24. Kudos to you moms who don't smoke and kudos to you moms who are cutting back for your babies

[helter]

I smoke about one a day or maybe not at all i have my days and i get scared i feel like im suffocating baby with smoke -__- but its just what i think.and everyone tells me i will hurt him.but there are ladys who smoke packs a day and there babys come out fine. Like my mom smoked 2 to 2.5 packs a day when she was pregnant with me n my sisters and we came out healthy.  I use to smoke a pack a day then when i got preg my baby boy rejected ciggs. Which im glad he did cause i was addicted. Now i can maintain my self and smoke when i really need it. Good luck on quitting cause i know it can be hard:/

[BabyTurnip]

I agree with jen_ortiz 100% :) never smoked in my life and never will! I cant stand the smell and it helps that my parents never smoked either. But i feel like a lot of women who do smoe will tell themselves anything to make them feel better. Maybe some of them are lucky and have healthy babies. Doesnt mean that the poor baby didnt go threw nicotine withdrawl when it was born and its certainly doesnt mean that they wont have issues later on in life. I just wish they wouldnt make it sound like its no big deal. Smoking while pregnant is basically the same as poping a cigarette in ur baby's mouth....only with pregnancy ur not physically doing it. Plus its a known fact that smoking increases chances for cancer, respiratory problems and much more. Anyway, im sure it must be hard to quit all together and decreasing the amount to 4cigarette a day is really good, but she shouldnt stop there. She should keep on working to stop completly because if that baby is born with a problem she will regret it the rest of her life.....i say keep on working dear! 4 is good but 0 is better! For both u, the baby, and all the people around! :)

[Bubbs92]

Well im smoking aswel I am finding it so hard to quit but I have cut down to about 5 a day.. I don't smoke a full cig it's only half a cig. My sister smoked with her first baby and she did have colic but now we look back (she has 3 girls now) it was stomach reflux because all 3 girls had it and she didn't smoke with the other two. I feel bad smoking because it's not fair on my unborn baby but I get really stressed when I need a cig. I need willpower to quit and I need a lot of it. Plus my hubby smokes so it dosnt make it easy.

[excitedmommy62013]

There was nothing dramatic about that @jen_Ortiz. That's just reality some women are lucky to have healthy baby's even when there doing unhealthy things during pregnancy. And some are not so much. I've known a few people that miscarried during pregnancy due to smoking. Or a lot of health issues that came along with the baby after birth. If you can avoid putting your child at risk then you should. But the reality is every pregnant woman can't puff away on ciggs and get away with it. Anyway good luck everything.

[jen_ortiz]

Wow dramatic comments smh

[courtness89]

Im 30 weeks with my first and i quit smoking pot when i found out i was pregnant. Unfortunately when i quit pot i replaced it with cigarettes. I have around 5 a day. Having a couple of cigarettes a day isbt going to kill you baby. Don't stress about the dramatic comments. Women in the  last however many decades smoked like chimneys all through their pregnancies. Its only in recent years there been so much research and pressure to quit. Some people struggle to quit especially when its been a habit for so long. Just be proud of what you have achieved.

[JennaE94]

As long as your not smoking a full pack a day your good. Im almost 28 weeks and I have a very healthy pregnancy but I still smoke about 4 cigs a day. My doctor told me to cut down but not quit because I was high risk for misscariage and quitting puts stress on your body. If you quit that's awesome but dont beat yourself over having a few a day.

[jen_ortiz]

U do kno that smoking cigarettes can cause the placenta to detach causing death ?? Not to mention breathing issues n low birth weight. I'm not perfect with my youngest son I did smoke I was in a stressful abusive relationship n my pour baby has a breathing machine n a inhaler I was I had stopped I wish I never smoked but I can't change that. That's the reason I'm completely against that ****. Ur doc can prescribe u the patch well I think it depends on what state u in but u should ask its better than puffing on cancer sticks. I havent had a cig in almost 2 years n I did it for Mt rey !!!!!!!

[MeganHayden]

I smoked with my second and she was just fine and when I found out I was pregnant this time i had been done for 6 months. Well 2 weeks after I found out I started again! :( I don't know what to do...its hard!

[Leobaby2013]

I'm not a smoker so I can't imagine how hard it must be to quit. And I have read evidence supporting cutting back being the best way as quitting cold turkey can be more dangerous for the baby. But just to share some information I read, smoking increases the chances of SIDS in a baby. I don't personally smoke and never have but I found this info while trying to find motivation to get my mother to quit. Good luck ladies! And deff. Congrats on cutting back! It's not only good for baby, but good for you too!

[BabyTurnip]

Your addiction to cigarettes will be passed down to ur baby. Only when ur baby is born it has no choice but to go threw withdrawl as im sure ur not going to give nicotine to ur baby. If i were u i would start thinking about that and find a way to stop. Stopping cold turkey isnt good so youve done a great job so far! Now u just need to stop does 4 a day. I would seek help with ur medical dr. Im sure you dont want to be smoking when ur baby is born either its just getting over that very steep hump.

[shayjolley]

I'm 10w 1d and cut back but am having the same issue with trying to quit my doctor said 4 cigarettes a day isn't enough to do anything

[sandy_baby3oct6]

I smoked with both if my kids' pregnancies and they are completely healthy i did have a preterm labor scare with my son at what they thought was 35 weeks but I was really almost 38 weeks and just going into labor :/ my daughter was 7lbs 13oz and my son was 8lbs 4oz I'm still smoking with this pregnancy but way way less than i was before getting pregnant I'm down to about 6 or 7 cigarettes a day but smoked close to a half to a whole pack with my previous pregnancies no colic with either of mine either

[carissa_rae]

Yeah its pretty hard for me too. thanks though have a good one

[Ashdub07]

You're welcome. Good job cutting back so much. It has taken me YEARS and YEARS To quit

[carissa_rae]

Awesome thank you!