Please, especially with a young one, make it a point to quit.
When I look back on my two pregnancies, smoking through them both, and my son who is now 23 and my daughter who will soon be 20, I want to cringe at the thought that I risked their health as well as youth by my selfishness!
Good luck to you and if you ever need support, were here.
Kathy Jo
You both have excellent points. It is a great time to stop for my health!! Why keep this nasty habit for? Maybe i;ll try to keep busy also w/ my 3 yr. old and some exercise! Thanks soo much you guys ;=)
I don't know if it will be easier for you to quit. It really depends on how dependant you are. Smoking is more of a mental/emotional addiction then a physical one.
If you are going that long without a smoke then why do you light up? These are questions you have to answer before you can successfully quit. Know your triggers and work on them.
I used Chantix for my quit and I think that I succeeded thus far by accepting that there would be some changes in me, mainly weight gain, that I would have to deal with. After a few months, I was close to the same weight as I was pre-quit.
Best advice is to keep yourself physically busy, join a gym or if your lucky enough to live in warmer climate, get out and walk/jog/run. In the evening, when everything/everyone is quiet, read the articles at whyquitdotcom.
Good luck.
I would try to go cold turkey first, I have heard that Chantix has some side effects for some people that are not good. I smoked for nearly 30 years and quit cold turkey, if I can do it you can do it too. I don't know about the theory it would be easier for you or not, a smoking addiction is what it is weather you've smoked 4 years or 30 years, but for your health now is a good time to stop. I wish i had.
Dakota