smoking while pregnant?

Question

i smoked up until i was 7 months with my first born and started smoking again when he was 4 mos old. he was born late... and he was 8 lbs 6 oz 21 inches long. no astma at all... perfectly healthy little boy and developing very very very well. i am almost 8 months pregnant with another boy and yes... i still smoke, not as much as i did before, its just so hard to quit. does this make me a bad person?

Answer 1

Of course it doesn't make you a bad person. I smoked when I pregnant too. it was too hard for me to quit, so I just cut way back and needless to say, I had a healthy boy. Don't ever let anyone make you feel bad about your lifestyle and your choices, because nobody is perfect! Best of wishes with the little miracle on the way!

Answer 2

Well I guess I was extremelly lucky that as soon as I got pregnant, I could not even go by where anyone was smoking, I hated it so bad that I got terrible nausea

I was able to be off cigarettes 3 years, (breastfed).By then thought about what it will do to my baby.
I became pregnant 3 years later and did not pick up the habit again. My son was about 2 yrs when I started smoking again because of stress, but did not do it at home.

my children are 33 and 30 yrs old. My son being the youngest when he was three yrs, said mamy uff uf, and made smoking gestures with a pencil.

I took the cigarette box, and broke them all in front of him, and told him, no mami no more ff, uff. That was 28 years this february 9, and thanks to God never smoked again.
You can stop if you care enough about the little person you are carring for 9 months.

Answer 3

You are not a bad person or a bad mother. I smoked during the first 5 months of my first pregnancy and my daughter was fine. I am 20 weeks along w/ my second and quit for about a month then started again. I know how difficult it can be to quit! Try using the nicotine patch, but use only the 14mg for one week and 7mg for one week. My OB/GYN told me that using the patch is less harmful than smoking even though the makers of the patch will tell you not to use it while pregnant. That is the only thing that I can use that works to help me quit. Don't forget to cut down as much as possible and do not switch to lights or ultralights b/c you tend to smoke more and inhale deeper. I know that you know the risks of smoking while pregnant, but here are a few: increased chance of vaginal bleeding, placental abruption (this is where the placenta separates from the uterus and your baby can possibly die), heart and lung failure in infant, and difficult labor.

Answer 4

Coming from so many family members who smoked and died at such a young age... I say you should want to quit for many reasons- not just the health of your babies, but also you. Do you wish to die early? I know it may be a tough question for you, but I miss my grandfather dearly - lost him to cancer from smoking- he was only 50 when he died. My other grandparents were 55-60 when they died. It was hard. Also, being around all of their smoke, I have slight asthma where I need an inhaler occassionally- I really noticed I needed it when I was pregnant. I'll get to laughing really hard and need it. My youngest sibling however suffered the worst- he had to be taken to the emergency room sevearl times with asthma attacks so bad he almost died! It was sooo scary because he was only 2 yrs old at the time! Neither of my parents smoke- never have... but we were around my grandparents allll the time.

When I became pregnant, I even cut out all caffiene... and yes it was hard because I love to drink soda occasionally. Anyways, I know you can quit. I got my husband to quit smoking a few months before I found out I was pregnant -he set a day- Thanksgiving Day, and stuck with it, didn't smoke at all after that day! I was so proud of him. He said it was mainly in his head. He always has to have a soda with him or a sucker-something like that instead of the cigg. If you can do something like this, it would be more beneficial to you and your babies. i always told myself when it came to me wanting a sip of wine, or even caffiene...do i really want to risk doing any kind of harm to my baby? The answer was no way. And it made me feel a whole lot better knowing I could stay away from it all, and the outcome is a great reward as well. Your children might not have any symptoms now, but there's always a possibility (like I did), down the road. Try to be healthy for your babies too so you can be with them for a very long time. I'm sure they'd thank you.

Answer 5

No, it doesn't make you a bad person. I smoked with both of my boys, right up til they said ok, Time for them to come out. They are not twins. The oldest was 7 lbs 13 oz and the youngest was 7 lbs 12 oz. I'd hate to see if I didn't smoke..HAHAHA!! The doctors actually say, that if you are going to quit, that the baby might have withdrawals and it might end up in a miscarriage. When you first find out that you are pregnant. No, You aren't a bad person. You just have a bad habit....but then again, so does everyone!!

Answer 6

No, I would definitly say you're not a bad person. Just know that the smoke is definitly affecting their lungs, breathing, sinuses. .. and your baby that was eight and a half pounds born late sounds like he could've been a bit bigger if you hadn't smoked. I'm glad he's healthy!! But my dad smoked in the house up until I was 14. . .that's when we discovered my terrible sinus and throat problems were steaming from the smoking. Just try to smoke outside of the house and car, for your kids. I go into my friend's house that smokes and I can't be there for a hour, or I am getting sick. It's best for your kids if they don't have to sleep, play, and eat with the smoke in the house. Just my opinion.

Answer 7

Doesn't make you a bad person but because you asked the question you know that you are wrong. I know you think because your first child is fine that it will be the same for this one. That's not always the case. Each of your pregnancies may not be the sae and you are taking a chance with your child's health and you already know this. Just do the right thing and you can answer your own question with no hesitation at at all.
Just quit. It's for your child's benefit so that should make it all the easier to quit.

Answer 8

Having an addiction does not make you a bad person, but you must realize this is an addiction you are passing on to your children. It starts in the womb when you take in the toxins and pass it on to their developing body. Then, later on in life, after your children have watched you smoke and inhaled your second-hand smoke for years--they don't see it as being harmful and begin to smoke on their own. The full effect of it all is not realized until later when your children are watching you slowly dying of a smoking-related illness that has not reared its ugly head until it's too late! I have never smoked a cigarette and I am 35, so I cannot fully understand how difficult it is to quit, but I can see how a friend of mine is suffering after smoking most of his life. One of his daughters has still started smoking even after watching how it affects him.

Answer 9

i wont say your a bad person just very lucky this is not the case for everyone and you should know that you did take a big chance they did not make up the things about smoking for the heck of it and my sister in law who smokes around her kids and while she was pregnant used to say the same thing until her kid developed asthma when they where over 8 so there is still time. the chance you took is like all the people who drive with their kids in there lap they say well i have never been in a accident and my parents did it with me, my question to them and to you would be why even take the chance? it does have to happen to someone why would you sign up to possibly be the one that gets hit by lightning? why would you sign your baby up for that? many kids run in traffic but don't get hit by a car but i wont let my kids play in it because i got lucky once? it is hard to quit but it is also hard to give your child breathing treatments everyday and rush then to the hospital while they are turning blue and gasping for air and knowing you may have caused that a bad person i cant judge but most definitely someone who's children where blessed that god was looking out for them and helped them to be born healthy and strong despite what they were working against.

Answer 10

Maybe you should stop smoking because who knows what affect that smoking can have on your children. Just because you smoke does not mean you are a bad person. You are a wonderful person but you still need to do what is best for your baby. Congragulations on your new baby!!!!!!!!!!!!