I’m 25 Weeks Pregnant And Want To Find The Best Way To Quit Smoking. What’s The Best Way?
I’m 25 weeks pregnant and trying to quit smoking. I cut back to 2-3 cigs at the most a day. But I’ve just got put on some medication that is causing me to want to smoke all the time. I want to quit more than anything for my baby and for me. What’s worked the best for you and any good ideas that could help me?
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August 31st, 2009 at 7:45 pm
My Dr. told me not to quit. Quitting causes stress and will harm the
baby. So I cut back to 5-7 a day. The result. 3 pregnancies, 3 big
and healthy babies. Between 8.11 lbs and 7.9 lbs. All because I listened to my Dr. His advice benefited my children.
September 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
I really feel for u … Don’t listen to all those haters it’s really not as easy as people think, I managed to give up during my first pregnancy trough sheer will power, the second time I tried everything (patches, gum, inhalator, self help books) and I cut right down to about 2-3 a day. I am pregnant with my 3rd now and struggling to quit. I think if it was as easy as that then everyone would give up !
Try Reading alan carrs easy way to give up smoking … It worked for my sister.
Also 2-3 a day is a great start, those last few are the hardest, but I didn’t manage it last time nor this time and my babies are all fine, let’s face it, there are much more harmful things u could be doing and stressing about it is just as bad for u anyway !
Good luck hope u manage it
September 1st, 2009 at 4:37 am
I smoked 2 packs a day before pregnancy. The day I found out I was pregnant, I quit, just like that. I’ve taken psychology classes and know the effects of smoking on a fetus.
I am not trying to be rude, but this isn’t about you anymore. It is about the child that is growing and trying to develop inside of you. It is selfish for you to take hits off of that cigarette. Not only does smoking while pregnant cause low birth weight, but you have no idea the other problems that could arise from it.
I’m not sure how to quit smoking if being pregnant didn’t make you want to. Maybe get some carrot sticks, or celery or pretzel rods and every time you want to smoke, snack of them. Dum dum suckers? I’m pretty sure you can’t use nicotine aids while pregnant but maybe ask your doctor.
I really hope you can find the strength to stop. Good luck!
September 1st, 2009 at 10:22 am
I was two weeks pregnant when I found out that I was pregnant and had just purchased a fresh carton of cigarettes. I cut down immediately to half of what i was normally smoking (i was smoking a pack a day and cut that to half a pack instantly) then I smoked for about two more weeks until the carton ran out and then daddy and I stopped cold turkey. I had a few drags off of friends at work and such after that about one to two drags in a day for like two days and then I was fiending for one and asked if I could bum a whole cigarette. I smoked it and was fine, although I felt guilty, got back to my desk then proceeded to run to the bathroom and vomit for half an hour. I haven’t smoked since. I am 25 weeks going on 26 weeks pregnant and havent’ smoked since the second week of Feb. Your body should just be rejecting it, go with what mother nature is trying to tell you!!
September 1st, 2009 at 4:02 pm
First Of all Congrats on the THe Bundle of Joy!!! You def need to quit for him/her. What are the meds? Well i was a smoker but i can’t get pregnant. About three months ago i was a pack a day smoker. i was really disgusted with myself b.c i hated how my breath smelled and my clothes. It was also getting expensive. i Recently bought smokeless electronic cigarettes and i have been able to ween myself from smoking real cigarettes. These cigs are awesome and i haven’t had a real cig in over a month. These benefited me b/c i didn’t smell like smoke anymore and i didn’t inhale the nasty toxic smoke into my body. i have also been saving money and these things are rechargeable. they have worked really well for me and i hope they do for you too. take care and good luck
September 1st, 2009 at 10:34 pm
actually i dont think its safe now to quit. the drs tell you to quit asap but if u get to far along the baby can go through withdraws just like drugs ya know. my friend was a smoker and got pregnant and she wanted to quit but she was to far by the time she found out and her dr told her to just cut back and not smoke as much like your doing. because it can actually affect the baby just as it would you. im not a dr but id ask yours before trying anything JUST to make sure.
September 1st, 2009 at 10:47 pm
My midwife finally gave me patches to help me finally kick the habit…it’s really hard bc the patches help with the physical but not the mental…. I know patches aren’t good for your while pregnant but neither are cigarettes.You just have to stop buying cigarettes! its hard, trust me, Im going through it right now and I’m 25 weeks also….but you have to really want it for you and your baby….I want it for my baby, but not for me I guess…Im selfish but I hopefully will be totally off soon….good luck and just try to keep yourself busy when cravings come…like suck on some hard candy or chew sugarless gum…it’s helped me alot!!
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:19 am
dont you hate it when you ask a question becaus u want an answer and instead ppl just bash you and say “if u loved ur baby u would stop, or knowing what u are putting into your body should make you stop cold turkey” OBVIOUSLY you know what u are putting into your body and that urge to smoke is still there. and u are asking this question because u want real advise, not to be scolded. I am 25 weeks pregnant and i used to be an everyday smoker, what i have found that helps me is i do not buy packs of cigs anymore. that way when u want one, u cant have it. every once in a while (3 or 4 times a month) i will be with a friend that lights one up, i do occasionally take a few drags, this helps take the edge off my cravings. it also helps to ask your friends not to smoke around you, this may make u want to smoke. all in all, its not going to kill your baby, especially if u have cut down drastically. my mother smoked everyday with all 4 of her children, i came out 7 lbs 7 oz, so low birth weight wasnt a problem! good luck hun and best wishes. By the way, when are u due? im due oct 4th with a little girl. do u know what u are having?
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:11 am
Honestly.. Just knowing that everything I do wasnt only affecting me but it’s now affecting a baby inside me was enough to quit as soon as I found out I was pregnant. I truly believe it’s all about self will. If you REALLY want to quit then quit. The choice is yours. I quit cold turkey after 10 years of smoking a pack a day (within two weeks of finding out I was pregnant and havent smoked since). If I can do it.. trust me.. ANYONE can.
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:28 am
I quit the morning I found out for both my pregnancy’s and I did it cold turkey! My baby is the most important to me, I can smoke after she’s born, until then she gets everything I get and I refuse to hurt her with that! Good Luck & Congrats with the baby!
September 2nd, 2009 at 11:17 am
im not trying to be mean but you should have quit after you found out you where pregnant. i say this cause i was a smoker also. but i quit as soon as i found out i was pregnant. cutting back takes too long and is not a sure thing at all. cold turkey is the only sure way to do it. good luck. be strong. keep in mined its what is best for your baby. keep your hands busy, keep hard candy close by. it helps.
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
i’d to quit cold turkey.. just knowing that what your putting in your body is going to a baby.. made me stop. i smoke every now and then, but not every day… kind of like a social smoker you can call it.
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Going through the same thing, I was in the middle of quitting using Zyban and got a nice surprise. You can’t take anything natural or otherwise to help (per my Dr.)Grrr! I did see this fake cigarette and was gonna look into that. I am just cutting down on my own and try to limit myself to 3 or less
September 2nd, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Everytime I wanted to smoke I would think I about my baby and what would happen if I did. I would look on websites that scared me into quiting. Then two months after my son was born I started up again Lol, but never around my son. Ever.
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:21 am
This makes me so sad. please tell your doctor you are having a very hard time. you dont want your child to have asthma or anything worse. i would feel nothing but guilt if it were me, and seeing my baby having trouble breathing and what not. TELL YOUR DOCTOR! what does ur family think?..are they supporting this?..they should be helping you too not encouraging…
September 3rd, 2009 at 7:40 am
My best advice would be to do things to keep your mind off of smoking…Not eating which i tend to do but maybe when you want a cigg go dip your hands in ice water…lol. Just any random thing to make you get your mind off of it.
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:12 am
I haven’t put a cigarette to my lips since the morning I found out I was pregnant. My little one was all the reason I needed. I’d do anything to protect him.
Good luck with quitting & congrats on the baby.
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
The health and well being of your unborn baby should be enough motivation. Women who are pregnant and smoke are selfish. Think of your baby.
September 3rd, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Just Look At your New babys ultra sound.. u dont want that child to have birth defects because its mother couldent stop smokeing.. i know i sound like a ***** but its a serious issue.. But good job on knowing u have to stop!! and congrats on the baby!! good luck!
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:34 pm
SMOKING ENDANGER YOUR HEALTH,Not all right work heavy while pregnant so go best to meet expert doctor stop the smoking and to ask for view about with your problem
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Being pregnant should be enough to stop smoking.
September 4th, 2009 at 5:28 am
ok you want to stop cos of baby that’s ok but deep down you don`t am i right ?
September 4th, 2009 at 9:46 am
my spouse and i cut the smoking outside only, not in the house or vehicles and then wiped everything down with cleaners.
then i started eating hard candies and chewing on straws, and now it doesn’t even bother me. i rarely think about it. GOOD LUCK!! i know its hard.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
hun its never easy to quit. and its even hardever when your pregnant cuz yu gotta watch wat you take. just keep cutting back.
i cut back to a half a day. cant seem to kick it whole but for some reason it just came to the point where i dont even have the cravings for a cigarette anymore.. could be cuz my first three month when i smoked i threw up
September 4th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
its all about will power, just dont put it in your mouth YOU KNOW ITS BAD FOR THE BABY. each time you somke you are keeping oxygen from him! I have 3 kids and I quit the day i found I was prego… you know its bad you know its wrong just dont do it!
Smoking During Pregnancy
Smoking is a major public health problem. All smokers face an increased risk of lung cancer, other lung diseases, and cardiovascular and other disorders. Smoking during pregnancy can harm the health of both a woman and her unborn baby. Currently, at least 10 percent of women in the United States smoke during pregnancy (1).
In the United States and in other industrialized countries, 18 percent of women smoke (2). This proportion is somewhat smaller in developing countries where only 8 percent of women smoke (3). Statistics from the United States are compelling. According to the U.S. Public Health Service (4), if all pregnant women in this country stopped smoking, there would be an estimated:
11 percent reduction in stillbirths
5 percent reduction in newborn deaths
Cigarette smoke contains more than 2,500 chemicals. It is not known for certain which of these chemicals are harmful to the developing baby, but both nicotine and carbon monoxide play a role in causing adverse pregnancy outcomes.
How can smoking harm the newborn?
Smoking nearly doubles a woman’s risk of having a low-birthweight baby. In 2004, 11.9 percent of babies born to smokers in the United States were of low birthweight (less than 5½ pounds), compared to 7.2 percent of babies of nonsmokers (1). Low birthweight can result from poor growth before birth, preterm delivery or a combination of both. Smoking has long been known to slow fetal growth. Smoking also increases the risk of preterm delivery (before 37 weeks of gestation) (5). Premature and low-birthweight babies face an increased risk of serious health problems during the newborn period, chronic lifelong disabilities (such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation and learning problems), and even death.
The more a pregnant woman smokes, the greater her risk of having a low-birthweight baby. However, if a woman stops smoking even by the end of her second trimester of pregnancy, she is no more likely to have a low-birthweight baby than a woman who never smoked (6).
A recent study suggests that women who smoke anytime during the month before pregnancy to the end of the first trimester are more likely to have a baby with birth defects, particularly congenital heart defects (7). The risk of heart defects appears to increase with the number of cigarettes a woman smokes.
Can smoking cause pregnancy complications?
Smoking is associated with a number of pregnancy complications. Smoking cigarettes doubles a woman’s risk of developing placental problems (4). These include:
Placenta previa (a low-lying placenta that covers part or all of the opening of the uterus)
Placental abruption (in which the placenta peels away, partially or almost completely, from the uterine wall before delivery)
Both can result in heavy bleeding during delivery that can endanger mother and baby, although cesarean delivery can prevent most deaths.
Smoking in pregnancy increases a woman’s risk of premature rupture of the membranes (PROM), when the sac that holds the baby inside the uterus breaks before completion of 37 weeks of pregnancy (4). (Usually, when it breaks, normal labor ensues within a few hours.) If the rupture occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy, it often results in the birth of a premature baby.
Does smoking affect fertility?
Cigarette smoking can cause reproductive problems before a woman even becomes pregnant. Studies show that women who smoke may have more trouble conceiving than nonsmokers (4). Studies suggest that fertility returns to normal after a woman stops smoking.
Does smoking during pregnancy cause other problems in babies or young children?
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September 4th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
you should know that if you were continue smoking, it could kill the babby. that should be enought reason