im finding it so hard to give up smoking?

Question

im 3months pregnant, i was smoking bout 15 a day but have cut down too bout 5 cant give up any advice!!!plz??

Answer 1

i'm the same, i'm 8 weeks pregnant and i have went from 20 a day to 10, ppl always say u cant smoke you are pregnant give up, but they are non smokers and dont know how hard it is. and the fact that we cant use patches or gum is hard too.
i keep saying to myself when i need a *** "no, i dont need a ***" and it helps putting that *** off, just got to put it off longer and longer each time.
xxx

Answer 2

Hi there. I too am 3 months pregnant and i have actually managed to stop smoking and i was on 20 + cigarettes a day. It is very very hard at first but i just kept thinking of the baby. At the end of the day if you smoke baby smokes with you....

Lots of people think that when you are pregnant you cant have any NRT (patches etc) but you can. Yes you are still getting nicotine to help with the withdrawal. However, my smoking midwife told me at least this way you are only getting one chemical in your system which is nicotine. There are 4000 chemicals in each of those cigarettes u are smoking.

My advice to you is to get your midwife to refer you to a smoke free pregnancy midwife. They are sooo supportive and a great help, yes you will get help with the withdrawal and yes they will come to see you every week for support. You may feel a little silly at first talking about it to a stranger but believe me hun it really works.

As i said earlier i have now been a non smoker for 4 weeks another 2 weeks and they will lower the strength of my patches. I feel fantastic and i am sure my baby does too. I t is extremely difficult to quit but it is possible. Honestly hun its worth it in the end just keep trying.

Congrats on the pregnancy by the way :)

Answer 3

3months pregnant & 5 a day? Have you not read the leaflets? Well done for cutting down, but it doesnt make a difference: you still smoke while you're pregnant!!

Just think whatever you breathe, your unborn baby is breathing. Is that not a good enough reason?

My advice: You have got to stop TODAY!

Answer 4

How badly do you want to have a perfect baby? You need to use as much will power as you can muster....and no better time than now to quit as the motivation is there. Your baby will be grateful for every time you win the battle against the cravings!!
Well done for cutting down though...good start. If your partner smokes too why not ask him to quit with you, or if not then maybe you can do it with a friend. Also, it might help to research the negative effect smoking has on the unborn baby, and that should help to motivate you to give up.
Congratulations on you pregnancy by the way...I hope it all goes well for you.

Answer 5

Quitting smoking is a great opportunity to learn about ourselves.
Congratulate yourself on having the desire to stop - then you are over the worst, but still need to maintain your resolve. It's just so easy to start thinking that just one won't hurt, but it does. Just one achieves nothing except feeling the need for another. Whatever you do, don't have just one. Beware - alcohol will weaken your resolve.
Here's a few home-brewed tips that might be useful.
It's not just nicotine addiction - there are 50+ chemicals in cigarettes. Also the main problem is habit.
We have been used to having body sensations which we translate as 'my body needs something', which we have attempted to satisfy by having a cigarette.
When we try to stop smoking, we still get these 'my body needs something' sensations, and we still feel that we want a cigarette. We have to train our body to be more selective. When we feel we need something, we have to work out what it is that we actually need.
A glass of water is an excellent substitute if nothing else comes to mind, as it helps with the clearance of the toxic substances in our body. Another good substitute is a bag of salted peanuts, used in combination with the water.
Another thing to do is to find an activity which occupies the mind or body. Go swimming - nobody wants to smoke while they are swimming. Slowly, as our body adjusts and translates the 'want something' feelings into something other than cigarettes, then the feelings begin to go away. We know its not a cigarette that the body really needs, because as soon as we've had one we still have the feeling, and want another!
We will have a few bouts of feeling or even being short tempered. We must try to bite our lip, and control; ourselves. Recognise the short temper as being the removal of toxins which are trying to find a way out. They went in through the mouth, and they try to get out that way to. We must learn to keep our mouth closed, and force the toxins out the other way.

After we have stopped for a while we will begin to feel that just one wont to any harm.
All that leads to is a desire for just another one. We must guard very strongly against the desire to have just one.

Answer 6

Just stop! - do it for your growing baby. I cut down when we started trying from about 10-15 a day, to 3 a day. The moment I did a pregnancy test and it showed positive, that was it! No more fags! I did it for my baby primarily and for myself. I have a healthy 6 month old baby now. I did not find it difficult to stop at all because my determination to give the best start in my baby's life outweighed my need to smoke. Try saying that to yourself and prioritise. Hope this helps. I wish you luck and success and congrats!

Answer 7

i really dont no wot to say after my miscarriage i was smoking about 20 a day because of all the upset and stress but i always tried to quit and quit but i cudnt do it but as soon as i found out i was pregnant this time i stopped wen i did the test and i havent had 1 since and it hasnt bothered me 1 bit.

I think the thought of the chance that i can have another go at having a healthy baby the thought of smoking made me feel sick as i knew it wasnt any good for the baby.

Answer 8

Well done you for cutting down! I cut down to 5 a day when I was pregnant and the midwife's advice was that this was better than giving up completely as stress is bad for the baby too!! She was going to see girls who were pregnant and addicted to heroin so don't listen to all these answers who tell you you are going to have a deformed/asthmatic baby - my daughter is 5 and is as fit and healthy as any other kiddie in her school. I'm not saying you shouldn't give up, thats up to you - I'm just saying that you should not feel guilty for finding it hard to kick a long standing habit
Congratulations and good luck with your pregnancy xx

Answer 9

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Answer 10

try nicotine patches, put one over each eye and then you wont be able to find your "ciggies". sorry, i know it is hard but i have recently given up after 20 yrs of smoking and the difference is amazing. i can actually taste and smell the food i eat, i feel much healthier and dont get outta breath so quick. the best incentive (apart from the obvious impending baby) is to take the money you would normally spend on cigarettes and put it in a bottle on a daily basis. you will be surprised how quick this adds up and every time you weaken and crave one look at the bottle and think about something nice you could put the money towards. also make sure you get rid of all ashtrays, lighters and of course ciggarettes from the house so you wont be tempted. i wish you the best of luck with it. phil.

Answer 11

WELL DONE YOU!!!!

I'm SO glad you have realised the need to give up, for you and your baby's health!! I'm sure you will hear this from many people, but if you go and see your local health visitor they can put you in touch with local groups who can help you, and even prescribe gum/patches that are suitable for pregnancy. Lots of support from family and friends will help tremendously. Also, don't have ANY cigarettes or lighters in the house and don't carry any cash with you. If you pass the local offy you won't be able to buy ciggies if you've not got any money on you!!

WELL DONE AGAIN!!!

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