I'm pregnant and NEED to quit smoking.. how?

Question

I bought extra light today, but turned out there are no holes around the filter. I want to keep as much oxygen in my body as I can while I quit.

Any ideas on how to quit today?

Answer 1

My daughter just simply pictured her baby with a smoke in her hands and that grossed her out enough to quit. The baby is ten days old now and my daughter still doesn't smoke. It worked for both of them.

Answer 2

seriously...just stop smoking.I know that's what everyone says. I'm a 2 pack a day-er and have quit cold turkey with both my kids (and started smoking again when i was done breast feeding but I strongly advise against starting again) Stay away from other smokers, and places where smoking is allowed. DO NOT try switching to a lighter smoke...it wont help, you will likely just smoke more of them. You should be able to fight off your addicitons when you are pregnant. Some women get so sick from the cig smoke that they have no choice but to quit. Think about your baby not yourself. Its hard I know but every time you light up you could be doing irreversible damage.

Answer 3

Go to www.whyquit.com and if you want you can join the SmokeAway Support Group. I don't think you can quit with there product, but you can still join this group if you like at: www.smokeawaysupport.com. Good luck to you! I smoked for 10 years and know its hard to quit, but you can do it.

Answer 4

everyone I ever asked that smoked for many years that told me how they tried over and over to quite but could never do it said that the only way they were finaly able to beat it was to quit cold turky and endure the cravings until they stopped. they told me that cutting down don't work because you are still putting into your system what is giving you the cravings in the first place and until you stop you will continue to have thoses craving & struggle with it. they said chewing gum helped for the oral fix.
but quiting cold turkey is the way to do it. be strong, you can do it.

Answer 5

i just quit a month ago. and i can tell you the easiest way is cold turkey. i tried the lozeges, but then quitting the lozenges was harder that just quitting the smokes. i know its gonna be awful, and there will be times that you just don't care about why you quit, but the easiest way to get through that is to lay down and close your eyes. get your mind off it any way you can. best of luck to you.

Answer 6

Just think about risks to your baby, every time you take a drag:

Spontaneous abortion (miscarriage).
Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR).
Low newborn birth-weight.
Placenta previa or abruptio placentae.
Vaginal bleeding.
Preterm birth.
Perinatal death (those that occur just before, during, or right after birth).
Cleft palate.
Cardiovascular or urogenital abnormalities.
More risk of severe respiratory disorders.
Increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
In general, babies of smokers aren't as healthy as babies of non-smokers.

...and I'm sure there's more. Not to mention what it will do to you!

Answer 7

I had great the results with the patch. The kind that you change to a lower strength per the instructions. Check first with your doctor as you are still absorbing lower and lower amounts of nicotine into your body and believe nicotine is harmful to your baby. I quit for a year with the patch.

Answer 8

quit cold turkey.
think about how damaging it is to be stuck in a room with a bunch of smokers and how nasty and gross it is. think about that for your baby's sake. i quit smoking at four months and i quit cold turkey. you may gain extra weight for giving up the cigs though.

Answer 9

If you really want to then start doing puzzals that give your hands something to do. also if you get some sucker so every time you want one you suck on one of them. It will be hard but I know you can do it. IF you keep you hand doing thing it makes it easy. I hope I helped

Answer 10

When the erge comes along find something to get your mind off of wanting to smoke.
Good Luck