When you’re pregnant, you’re not only damanging your own body, but choosing to impose all sorts of potential health risks to your unborn child. Quitting can be hard, but when you consider low birth weight and asthma statistics, what better time to really kick the habit than when pregnant? Talk to your doctor if you think you’ll need to try a quit smoking aid, as some may be damaging to a developing baby.
May 7th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
ask ur doctor!!! and good luck with quitting!!
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May 7th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
that would be a good question for your doc. because most meds. say consult your doc. if pregnant or breastfeeding
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May 7th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
i smoke, and when i found out i was pregnant… my doctor told me to cut back, not quit… just cut back… like two a day MAX
quitting smoking could put stress on your baby and do more harm than smoking 2 cigs a day. my best friend has three kids and smoked throughout all three pregnancies. Not saying that its a good thing to do…
anyways i would consult your doctor before you even use any available aids to help you quit…
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mommy of a three month old boy
May 7th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
I found out I was pregnant and whammo! I quit, no if's and's or butt's about it. It was way easier then I expected. I would suggest just quitting, this is the best and the safest. If its for your baby its worth it. (I had a miscarriage at 8 weeks on thanksgiving) I felt like it was something I did, but I knew I did my best, and I quit. I just found out that I am pregnant again and Im glad that I havent smoked at all since the first time I found out….Good luck to you!
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May 7th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_155.asp
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May 7th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Sweetie,
I quit smoking nearly 3 years ago. I tried every aid in the book, from pills, patches, gum to poking holes in my cigarettes. The only thing that worked for me was just taking it one day at a time, staying too busy, or in places I couldn't smoke, and flossing my teeth a lot!!!
Quitting for your baby's health strikes me as a great incentive!
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May 7th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
You'll have to ask your dr. about that one. But personally, I think getting pregnant is probably the very best way you can quit smoking.
Moms have a huge maternal instinct, and never, ever want to hurt their child. Smoking, not only prenatally, but after birth too, has been proven time and time again to injure children.
I think, if you want to take care of your baby, you'll do anything…even quit smoking.
I'm proud of the way you're confronting this problem. I can already tell you'll be a great mom.
TX Mom
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