Comments on: I’m 25 Weeks Pregnant And Want To Find The Best Way To Quit Smoking. What’s The Best Way?

By: Dana J

Dana J — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:21:19 +0000

you should know that if you were continue smoking, it could kill the babby. that should be enought reason

By: Photogir

Photogir — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:47:40 +0000

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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By: ~Army wife with #1 on the way~

~*Army wife with #1 on the way*~ — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:18:11 +0000

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

By: lil_moma

lil_moma — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:46:55 +0000

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.

By: baby on way

baby on way — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:28:04 +0000

ok you want to stop cos of baby that’s ok but deep down you don`t am i right ?

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:07:50 +0000

Being pregnant should be enough to stop smoking.

By: zulkifli bin mohamad

zulkifli bin mohamad — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:34:11 +0000

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

By: ~*~Smooc

~*~Smooc — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:29:33 +0000

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!

By: strawber

strawber — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:04:55 +0000

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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:12:27 +0000

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.