My wife is Pregnant & she smokes 90-100 cigarettes daily.?

Question

My wife is Pragnent & she smokes 90-100 cigarettes daily.
she is of 21 years of age.
She smokes continuously , she always inhales for long period ,she never wants to keep her friends free.I always see her smoking .She does not smoke only during sleeping.she even smokes during bathing,toilet,breakfast, lunch,dinner,She smokes the cigarette of company gold flake of King Size,Is there Any problem to her as well as child?

My wife is Pragnent & she smokes 151 cigarettes daily.she is of 21 years of age.
She smokes continuously , she always inhales deeply & for long long period ,she never wants to keep her friends free.I always see her smoking .She does not smoke only during sleeping.she even smokes during bathing,toilet,breakfast, lunch,dinner,She smokes the cigarette of company gold flake of King Size.She can't leave smoking ,she said I like to be a such type of chain smoker.Is there Any problem to her what will be problems?

Answer 1

Smoking during pregnancy puts both mother's and baby's life at risk. Currently, about 13 percent of pregnant women in the U.S. smoke during pregnancy. If all pregnant women stopped smoking, there would be an estimated 10 percent reduction in infant deaths in this country, according to the U.S. Public Health Service. Cigarette smoke contains more than 2,500 chemicals, with nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide thought to be the most dangerous to the fetus.

The sooner a mother quits smoking, the better it will be for both her and her baby. If you currently smoke, it's not to late to do something about it. Quitting during the first trimester can greatly reduce the risk of having a baby with low birth weight — almost to that of a woman who doesn't smoke. The fewer cigarettes a woman smokes, the less likely her baby will be born with smoking-related problems.

Tell your doctor if you need help quitting. If you are a heavy smoker and have not been able to quit or cut down, you may be able to use a nicotine patch to help you quit while you are still pregnant. There are risks to using the patch during pregnancy, but the risk of heavy smoking may be greater.

Even if you don't smoke, be aware that your baby can be harmed by people smoking around you. Pregnant women regularly exposed to other people's smoke during pregnancy may also be at increased risk of many of the same fetal development problems.

Smoking During Pregnancy: Complications
Smoking has been associated with a number of pregnancy complications. One is an increased risk of ectopic pregnancy. In an ectopic pregnancy, the embryo becomes implanted in a fallopian tube or other abnormal site instead of the uterus. With the rarest of exceptions, these pregnancies do not result in the birth of a baby, and must be removed surgically or with drug treatment to protect a woman's life.

Cigarette smoking also appears to double a woman's risk of developing placental complications (which occur in about 1 percent of pregnancies). These include placenta previa, a condition in which the placenta is attached too low in the uterus and covers part or all of the cervix; and placental abruption, in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall before delivery. Both can result in a delivery that jeopardizes the life of mother and baby.

Smoking during pregnancy also increases the risk of stillbirth, miscarriage, and severe vaginal bleeding.

Smoking During Pregnancy: Risks to Your Baby
Smoking during pregnancy, which can seriously slow fetal growth, nearly doubles a woman's risk of having a baby with low birth weight. In 1998, 12 percent of babies born to smokers in the U.S. were of low birth weight, compared to 7.2 percent of babies of nonsmokers.

Studies by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also suggest that smoking increases the risk of preterm delivery (before 37 weeks of gestation) by about 30 percent. It also increases the likelihood of certain birth defects, including a cleft lip and/or cleft palate (an opening in the roof of the mouth or the soft tissue in the back of the mouth).

Babies who weigh less than 5 1/2 pounds at birth face an increased risk of serious health problems during the newborn period, chronic disabilities (such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and learning problems), and even death.

Babies of mothers who smoke are twice as likely to die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) as babies of nonsmokers. Children who are exposed to cigarette smoke before birth also may be at increased risk of lasting problems, including asthma, learning disabilities, and behavioral problems.

Smoking During Pregnancy: After Baby Is Born
It's also important to stay smoke-free after you bring your baby home. Both mother and father should refrain from smoking in the house, and insist that visitors to do the same.

Babies who are exposed to cigarette smoke after birth face an increased risk of SIDS. They also suffer from more respiratory illnesses, ear infections, and tonsillitis than other babies. According to the AAP, an estimated 1.67 million physician visits each year in the United States are to treat coughing due to involuntary smoking. Infants whose mothers smoke are 38 percent more likely to be hospitalized for pneumonia during their first year of life than babies of nonsmoking mothers.

Smoking in the home during the first few years of a child's life also increases his risk of developing asthma. Continual smoking can lead to more frequent and severe asthma attacks in children who already have the disease.

Nursing mothers who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day will likely pass along harmful chemicals from cigarettes to their babies in breast milk. Heavy smoking can reduce a mother's milk supply, and on rare occasions has caused symptoms in the breastfeeding baby such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea.

Sources: March of Dimes; American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; U.S. Public Health Service; La Leche League

The information on this Web site is designed for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your pediatrician or family doctor. Please consult a doctor with any questions or concerns you might have regarding your or your child's condition.

Answer 2

Mother's who smoke put their babies at risk for low birth weight, premature birth, asthma, RSV, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Even if the baby is born ok, which I doubt the child is at risk for repeated ear infections which can cause deafness and speech issues, respiratory problems and having a smoker in the home increases the chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by 50% (the baby goes to sleep and never wakes up). The child could also develop asthma and other serious lung diseases. I hate to be mean and judgmental, but what your wife is doing is child abuse. Have you ever seen the commercial where there is a person in a chamber that fills with smoke and the person can't get out? That's what happens to your baby every time she lights up. I would be seriously concerned about what kind of mother she is going to be if she is willing to cause her child to be exposed to a cancer causing agent. However, approaching her that way will not help her to quit. Has her Dr. spoken to her. Help her get this information from a neutral source. I don't think it will help. She is an addict and addicts seldom see beyond their addiction. Side note: My aunt smoked like a chimney and died at 54 of brain and lung cancer.

Answer 3

She is extremely addicted to the nicotine and she will not be able to stop. At this point, the baby has already been exposed and any damage is already done. So, the best thing to do is to prepare the doctor and nurses at the hospital that the baby will have to have special care to deal with the detox once it's born. During its time in the womb, the baby, too, has become quite addicted to that much nicotine in his/her system all the time. Once born, the nicotine fits will start because the baby is no longer receiving a constant supply. It will have to have similar treatment to a baby born to a mother with an addiction to crack. In some states, mothers are charged with child abuse for knowingly abusing their unborn child. The baby will be at low birth weight, most likely quite sickly, and severely addicted to nicotine. The baby will have a serious fight ahead of it, if the baby's gestation is not interrupted by spontaneous abortion. (the body basically just ejects the unborn baby.)

Good luck to you and to the baby! That mother needs to rethink her decision to endanger the life of her baby (not to mention her own life). I'm sure she's heard all the "smoking kills.... smoking causes cancer etc.) so I'm not going to preach. Just tell her not to be surprised when she gets severe Stage IV (end stage) lung cancer and there's nothing they can do for her. She will leave behind the people she loves with a ton of medical bills and leave her child nothing to live off of because no medical insurance company in their right minds will support that. How selfish can she be!?

Answer 4

seriously? She'll probably croak before the baby is even born. I don't believe she smokes 90-100 day. 20 per pack and she smokes like 5 packs a day? Give me break! My 85 year old grumpy grandpa smoked since he was 8, yes, 8 and he died not smoking more than 3 packs a day. I don't remember him NOT having a cigarette in his hand. I happen to think you are exaggerating or completely making that up.

Answer 5

IF she doesnt miscarry SHE WILL DEFINITELY cause the baby to have substantial birth defects .........Its possible even if she goes full term that the baby will be sufficiently underdeveloped and probably have to live in an incubator for months .........

You should seriously throw out all the cigarettes and not allow her to buy another pack........

You need to notify the physician so that they can monitor the baby and they may even send her to some classes where they watch videos of the effects this can have before while and during pregnancy........It a VERY SERIOUS ISSUE!!!

Get the family involved........she's being selfish right now and you have a duty to your child to look out for his/her best interest......ESPECIALLY since the mother is obvioulsy being very irresponsible and downright STUPID!!!

She needs help and you need to be the one to get it for her because it doesnt appear that she realizes she needs it or SHE DOESNT CARE.........maybe she wants to kill your baby and if thats the case why did she even get pregnant in the first place.........

I feel for you.........I went through a pregnancy knowing there was a possibility my daughter may have Down Syndrome and I'd done EVERYTHING right.......I didnt sway once into anything harmful to my baby and that was hard enough so to hear of a mother being so careless and thoughtless is just repulsive and she should not be so careless with her blessing!!! Maybe the Lord will make her pay........but I pray for YOU and THE BABY that it all works out eventually and you have a healthy child (eventually because i guarantee if she keeps it up you wont!!!)

Please get her some help.........its imperative and there is not another second to waste ...........!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

She's a very selfish woman to put those toxins into her body while pregnant. That baby has no choice in the matter so she's pretty much forcing her child to smoke. What is wrong with people. You need to tell her that she needs to stop smoking while pregnant.

Answer 7

she needs to stop the baby will die in 3 or 4 months or if it lives it will have serious problems and she or he will cost alot of money you might lose ur home and every thing she has go to rehab and she a doctor hide the smokes when u see them and also you are not going to live a full life because of second hand smoking and if the baby livies u need to teach what smokening can do to her and tell ur wife she is killing her baby and if your wife dies so will the baby ( on the web it tell me there is a 47% chance that he or she will live)

good luck

P.S the first 3 people are not telling u the truth

Answer 8

Smoking poses a lot of problems not just for mother, but also for the baby. The most dangerous, of course, would be miscarriage, but there is also preterm labor and low birth weight.

To quit a habit this strong, your wife will need support and help. Even if she agrees to try to stop, don't just take her word for it. Nicotine is VERY powerful, as hard to get off of as cocaine!

Tell her you are very concerned for her and the baby and want to help.

And ignore anyone who tells you to abort! Although risks are likely they are not a given, and so there is a chance your baby could be perfectly healthy.

Answer 9

YES THERE IS A PROBLEM TO THE BABY! Low birth weight and delivery complications, could cause asthma and allergies and makes the baby more susceptible to SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and other complications too. If your wife doesn't quit smoking the baby might not get enough oxygen and will have a hard delivery.

Answer 10

Okay so you're saying that your wife smokes about 5 packs of cigs a day?!? i find that nearly impossible. I also find it impossible that she is still alive and kickin as well as the baby. My conclusion: I call bullshit on this question. If it's not bullshit, then I call you a moron for letting her smoke so much. Just take the damn things away and DONT LET HER SMOKE. Enough said.

Answer 11

yes I smoked when I was carrying my daughter for a few months. smoking can cause your babys not to gain oxygen and weight. You need to talk to her doctor so she can get on the patch to help her stop while she's pregnant. She will have a hard pregnancy and labor if she continues to smoke.