should my girl friend smoke when she is pregnant?

Question

my girl friend smokes almost a pack a day and I only smoke to a day

Answer 1

Not unless she wants a baby with low birth weight.

Answer 2

Both my parents have smoked since before i was even thought of. I was a normal birth weight, healthy and very happy as a child. I didn't even have any health problems growing up as a child. Even now as an adult expecting my first child on the weekend my husband smokes and my baby is healthy as a horse heres hoping it doesn't come out that heavy though lol. Good luck to you both and worry about more important things to do with the baby like names and the nursery.

Answer 3

No, she should not be smoking while pregnant. Smoking causes low birth weight, which in turn can lead to other problems for the baby. Smoking during pregnancy also increases the chances of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS.) Come to that, YOU shouldn't be smoking during her pregnancy, either. Studies show second-hand smoke can increase the risk of SIDS, too.

Answer 4

smoking is never good for anyone - would yiou give a cigarette to a small child? when a pregnant mother smokes, it damages the baby - they've done so many studies I just can't believe that there are still people who are so selfish that they put their own cravings ahead of the health and future of an unborn baby. No one has the right to harm another person's health - period.

Answer 5

Your girlfriend should avoid smoking completely while she is pregnant, there are proven negative side effects (lung problems, size of the baby, prone to allergies etc) for a high percentage of children born to mothers who smoked for the duration of the pregnancy.

Answer 6

A pregnant woman that smokes???? I would think that with ALL of the advertising AGAINST smoking (at all), ESPECIALLY during pregnancy, it would be extinct. Don't either of you realize how DETRIMENTAL it is to your unborn baby's well being??????? Guess you are prepared to have a very unhealthy child who could also possibly be born with birth defects.

Shame on BOTH of you.

mb

Answer 7

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Answer 8

are you in competion with her
it does not matter if you smoke 1 or 2
both of you need to stop

Answer 9

No, smoke can cause brain damage to the baby.

Answer 10

NO
it could cause serious health problems to her AND her baby... don't let her drink alcohol either
get her out of this smoking habit