smoking

[Michellegalvaz]

I'm five weeks and working on quitting smoking but I haven't quiet hit that market is it going to leave long term effects I plan.to be at 0 cigarettes a day by next Sunday.

[victoriamichelle1010]

If you come off slowly everything should be fine! (: good luck with it!!!

[sammy1219]

Yea that's how I am I know the feeling. I was stuck on buying loosies and then I moved to where they only sale packs. But every here and there some one comes around with a cigarette I know its so hard I been smoking 7 years every day!

[LmVeldstra]

Good luck! It took me about a week to stop. But when ever i would smoke i would get sick so that helped. Now i cant stand anyone smelling like smoke.

[haleyblossom]

Google how smoking effects your baby. One was it increases the risk of sids (sudden infant death syndrome). That alone should be enough for someone to quit but a lot of moms turn a blind eye to the negative side effects.  Best of luck quitting! !!  

[haleyblossom]

You're so early on so I don't believe any damage has been done

[sammy1219]

@haleyblossom its really not that easy it isn't called a addiction for no reason every pregnancy is different some women get completely turned off by cigarettes when there pregnant  others stress and feel they need a cigarette its just like any other bad habit it requires strength and motivation if you know that your pregnant and ur supposed to be eating healthy but u just can't help but eat that tuna hoagie or that chocolate cake then you know what I mean same rules still apply whats bad is bad and just cause u know the facts won't mean your gonna just stop doing what your doing

[sammy1219]

@haleyblossom its really not that easy it isn't called a addiction for no reason every pregnancy is different some women get completely turned off by cigarettes when there pregnant  others stress and feel they need a cigarette its just like any other bad habit it requires strength and motivation if you know that your pregnant and ur supposed to be eating healthy but u just can't help but eat that tuna hoagie or that chocolate cake then you know what I mean same rules still apply whats bad is bad and just cause u know the facts won't mean your gonna just stop doing what your doing

[lilfoot21]

I quit cold.turkey once I found out I was pregnant and I was like 6 weeks or 7 weeks when I found out and my lil one is fine as long as you quit

[bentsmommy14]

I quit aboit a week after I found out started at only smoking when I felt like I was going to go crazy I kept telling myself they are so nasty when I felt like I needed one I would talk myself out of it and go get a Snack or some Sun flower seeds in now 7 weeks and 3 weeks no smoking I feel really proud of myself you can do it! After I have the baby I don't plan go go back I started again after having mu son and wish I hadn't like go I go so long why without it why go back! Good luck I wish you the Best

[bentsmommy14]

And yes don't let anybody make you feel bad if you don't smoke they  have no clue what you are going through

[bentsmommy14]

And yes don't let anybody make you feel bad if you don't smoke they  have no clue what you are going through

[wife_and_mama2014]

Come off of it gradually! Quitting anything like that cold turkey can cause problems so just be careful! But kudos to you for trying and making an effort to quit! You can do it!! Sammy, how are you honestly going to compare cigarettes and cake....? Lol. While I completely commend her for quitting, there is no doubt that smoking can cause serious problems for baby. Which is why she's quitting.

[sammy1219]

I was making a point yes we all no cake is very good lol but if you eat it all the time it can be bad for your health but yet ppl eat it all the time when stressed,when happy when ever knowing it contains all sugar and can be at risk for diabetes. Lol I guess the moral of this is its just like any other bad habit and having someone basically tell you that it easy to get off something that you have been doing for a lifetime is not as easy as it seems

[mommyhails]

I know plenty of women who smoked while they were pregnant and had very healthy babies...I quit for awhile but now I maybe smoke 1 a day and that's only because I am having severe back pain due to my scoliosis and it is only to make my body relax...I am only doing this until my drs appointment Thursday. I don't encourage smoking but at the same time if you cut back and barely do it then it shouldn't harm the baby

[AshStap18]

I agree with Sammy it isn't as easy as it seems and it's way easier said than done. My cousin smoked the whole time she was pregnant, she had cut back tremendously but she just couldn't fully quit and her baby is just as healthy and happy as a non smokers baby. I had quit a month before I found out I was pregnant simply because of a chest cold, but when I hit 7 months I started stressing over money, bills, me and the hubby started fighting every day and I thought I was gonna be a single mom and I had started back smokin one or 2 a day after doing so good for 7 months. All of us moms know the risks and side effects that smoking causes, but it's extremely hard when you've relied on that feeling you get when you do it for so long.  I applaud you for deciding to quit though! :) I haven't smoked one in a while and I don't intend to. Good luck! :)

[sammy1219]

Ashstap18 im glad someone see's the point im making. I just can see how she feels cause im 17 weeks and although I try I haven't completely come off of smoking either I probably smoke maybe one or two cigarettes a week but its really hard im just beginning to cut back ive been smoking every since I was 12 yrs. Old so I know for a fact it ain't easy to just quit but this is supposed to be a forum for help and fun and most of the time all I see is judging and ppl putting other ppl down for whatever reason

[haleyblossom]

If the health of your baby isn't enough motivation then .... no comment.

[haleyblossom]

I smoked for 5 years, I'm an alcoholic,  and ex drug addict. I don't do any of that stuff since I found out I was pregnant. If anyone knows about addiction it's me.

[sammy1219]

Everybody deals with addiction differently some addictions are stronger than others and some can just be dropped like I said I've been smoking since I was 12 weed and cigarettes im able to put down the weed cigarettes on the other hand is a issue. Now Iddon't mean no offense but that its easier said than done and its not right to go judging ppl because of there pproblems some ppl may not have had the support u had everyone situation is different and im sorry but if you were able to quit cold turkey than you were never an addict you were always able to quit u just didn't because u thought u didn't have a reason to and that's what u wanted to do addicts struggle thats why its called an addiction.

[bsconcerned]

It's extremely rude to throw the risks in someone's face to make them feel guilty when they are asking for advice. She asked for help not to make her feel like she is doing something terrible or what it could do to her baby. I honestly know more women who smoked while pregnant than ones that didn't and not a single complication. Of course there are risks but there are risks in anything you do while pregnant unless your literally living in a bubble eating 3 very healthy meals a day. As long as you have the will to quit and are trying is all that matters. And honestly if you can't, the stress is and lot worse on your baby and that is and fact. Every one is different just because so and so quit cold turkey over night does not mean it's easy or that you can. I wish you the best of luck but don't let anyone put you down.

[sammy1219]

Exactly what im saying!

[theawesomejuju]

I Seriously just laughed so so hard at bsconcerned hahha living in a bubble.eating 3 very perfectly healthy meals haha I love you and don't even know u I needed that laugh.. hah

[bsconcerned]

Lol its the complete honest truth. Everything in pregnancy is when benefit out weighs risk. Stress is a huge factor in miscarriage.  Smoking is not. My cousin has two miscarriages doing everything by the book, quit smoking cold turkey, completely cut out caffeine etc. When she got pregnant the third time she listened to her Dr's when they said everything in moderation.  She cut down smoking, but did not quit and stress herself out, had one bottle of Pepsi a day, she now has two perfectly healthy baby boys. I had ankle surgery in the beginning of my pregnancy not knowing I was pregnant,  my biggest fear was the amount of pain killers I was on. My doctors said not only would I be fine but to keep taking them as needed because my body could not deal with that pain and my baby could not handle the stress. Stress raises your heart rate, blood pressure,  your eating havits, sleeping habits etc. So do whatever works for you personally and don't let anyone tell you how you should be doing it

[sammy1219]

Some ppl don't get that though they rather shun you and make u feel guilty for w,e reason sometimes some ppl don't even think before they speak. Trying to give you facts when the fact is everyone is different and weather she smokes or not she trying to quit and last time I checked this wasn't a judgment app I commend her!