I'm 6 weeks preggo and need help to quit smoking!?

Question

You can't use the patch or anything like that can you?

Answer 1

I suggest rolling your own cigarettes. It's not the actual tobacco hurting you and your child, it's the nicotine and other harmful chemicals they put in cigarettes. Tobacco itself is actually a natural plant which is not harmful.

You can buy natural tobacco and rolling paper. This will satisfy your cigarette cravings but won't harm your lungs, or the baby.

(though you might not enjoy smoking natural cigarettes as much because they do not have addictive chemicals. That's why people can't stop smoking; because the added chemicals are addictive. That's why they put chemicals in cigarettes, so people will get addicted and buy more and more. In the end, the cigarette brand makes a LOT of money)

Good luck!

Answer 2

I feel for you. Few people understand what a difficult position you're in. You obviously want to do what's best for your baby (and you will) but you're dealing with a highly addictive substance that you're probably having difficulty letting go of. I've been there! I quit when smoking when I was pregnant as well. I had always intended to quit well before ever conceiving a child... but suddenly found myself unexpectedly... expecting!

Definitely speak with your Doctor and ask about all of your options. What I did was cut back on the number of cigarettes that I smoked each day and would only smoke 1/2 of the cigarette when I did smoke... and I ended up quitting, cold-turkey, after tapering off for 2 weeks. The first 2 days were a little difficult at times... but I would just take it one minute at a time and I would think about my baby.

You can do it. This is the one time when you have the biggest incentive to quit (a healthy baby)... you will never, at any other point in your life, have a better motivator than that. I understand it is a challenge... but talk to your doctor and do what you must in order to have the best pregnancy and healthy baby possible.

Best wishes!

Answer 3

This is going to sound weird but is creative (I think) and very visually stimulating to help you WANT to quit. Empty and wash out a mayonnaise jar and remove the label. Go to the toy store and buy an inexpensive little baby doll about three or four inches tall. Take it home and put it inside the jar with the lid on. Every single time you light up, open the lid, exhale the first couple of puffs into the jar and quickly put the lid on. While you smoke the cig, you have to look at the baby in the jar with the smoke swirling around him/her. When you see the visual of your little baby surrounded by all that smoke every time you light up, it will keep you very mindful of what you doing (both now, with the baby inside you, and in the future when the child is breathing the air in your home). I think this should have quick results and keep you motivated. If it goes on very long, the baby doll will become awfully discolored, and the effects on you seeing it will be even worse. I wish you the best of luck. Stay strong. If you try this, let me know how it works.

Answer 4

Oh i am so glad you want to stop, you really must stop. Your child is developing right now inside of you and is very vunerable and your cigarettes will effect every single cell in his or her body and will store up disease and health problems that will occur in later life. I know people who smoked during pregnancy and one of their children got cancer in his head, and another has terrible asthma. You owe it to your child to give it the best start in life possible, i am sure you want a healthy child more than cigarettes. The cravings will go away. Instead of focusing on " i can't have a cigarette, make the focus... i am giving my child, my baby a wonderful start in life." think how your child will feel when you tell him or her how you stopped smoking because you loved them so much before they wwere born. Also don't start again once they are born as even if you do it away from the baby the toxic chemicals cling to your hair and clothes and breath and affect the child and can increase chances of cot death. You can do it. Just do it.

Answer 5

I was a 2 pack a day smoker when I found out I was pregnant. I was never able to quit completly during the pregnancy,but I weened myself down by the second trimester I only smoked 3 day. My baby was 9 pounds and healthy. I think cutting down when I was pregnant is what paved the road for becoming the non-smoker that I am now.(1 year smoke free) Good Luck

Answer 6

the minute I found out I was prego I started to quit - (I was up to 2 packs a day) - by the time I was 3 months along, I'd quit - when my son was born, the dr showed me the gray spots on the placenta from my smoking - at birth, my son had breathing problems and had to stay in the hospital for a week in an incubator - we had him home for 5 1/2 weeks before he died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

3 days later I turned 19 - today my son would be 16 1/2 yrs old - do what ever you have to do - but quit now

Answer 7

3,000,000,000,000 people in this country and 500,000 deaths yearly from cancer and heart disease combined. And - that is mostly people 65 and over (all the way to 100 and more). Is smoking really a problem or just something for the harpies to harp on??? 500,000 is much higher than actual figure - but - as you can see - a tiny speck in the numbers of mankind - just in this country. Anti-smoking hate harpies win what a crock award permanently and I am a non-smoker.

Answer 8

Your OB/GYN can tell you if the patch will be safe. Just think about the health of your baby. Even cutting back will still cause some damage to the fetus. Smoking has been proven to cause problems with the placenta and that can in turn reduce the ammount of oxygen to the baby. My mom smoked with all 4 of us kids and although she did cut back all 4 of us have ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and one of my sister's is in her 40's and still has severe Asthma attacks.

Answer 9

Yes you can use a patch when you are pregnant, but your doctor has to prescribe it. I didn't use one, but he offered because it is very important to qiut. I just imagined my baby smoking a cig whenever I was. I quit soon after...

Answer 10

Think about your baby's health that will help you get through. I don't know about the patch sorry. I hope you quit for good for your health...Good Luck