what happens when a pregnant woman smokes cigrrates?

Question

i am 2 months pregnant and still smokes is it harmful to d baby

Answer 1

Hello! I am 25weeks and a couple of days alone. I am due June 11 of this year. I have been a smoker for a couple of years now. I was up to 3packs a day, at one point. I still smoke, but I have cut myself WAY WAY down. Everything is completely normal with my little girl. I have had plently of tests, and trust my midwife 100%. My mother smoked w/all 4 of us, and we all turned out fine. I suggest slowing down if you can`t quit.

Answer 2

Well, the main thing is very low birth weight, asthma, been thought to lead to early miscarriage and I'm not sure what else. It's best to quit gradually, and cut back if you cannot quit cold turkey. I smoked 3 packs daily before I got pregnant. As weird as this sounds there were two reasons for me quitting. My first one was that knowing how I felt smoking as much as I did, I did not want to put my child through this needlessly (and though there are smokers who have had healthy weight babies) because I was doing those harmful things to my body, I knew that my baby could also suffer and I didn't want to chance harming my child. My second reason was because I'm 24 and noticed I cannot breath without having difficulty breathing and wanted to be there for my child as long as I could. Quitting smoking (if that is your intent) is best, but if you cannot cut back significantly. Also I want you to know that I quit cold turkey and am having a healthy baby and my baby had no stress or problems from me quitting. If you plan on quitting, get a support system that encourages you, but doesn't tell you you should quit etc. If you are a stress smoker you may notice you smoking much more. Also, it may help to not be around smokers. If your boyfriend/hubby smokes then have him smoke outside or in an area you are not in. Being around smokers tend to make you want a cigarette more. Also, if you are a stress smoker, try to find something that calms you down. I hope this helps and encourage you to do the best. Those people who tell you to just quit may not quite know the difficulty of quitting, but I had a reason to quit and I considered that reason more important than me smoking 3 packs a day (don't even ask how many packs if I bought by the carton).

18 weeks pregnant and quit smoking 7 months ago because we were trying non stop.

Answer 3

I have a dear friend who's wife smoked through all 4 pregnancies. Her first son was still born at 5 months. Two of her children were low birth weight, complicated pregnancies, complicated births, she she was hospitalized with her second child who was then delivered early. All 3 children have asthma, which doesn't run in their families, and have colds constantly.

Quitting is hard!! I'm a smoker!! I have 2 beautiful boys. I smoked up until I found out I was pregnant with each and then began smoking again when they were about 10 months old, after I quit nursing.

Try to think of it this way. You are now sharing your body with another person. For the next 7 months this is not only your body. You wouldn't give your infant a cigarette. You wouldn't blow smoke in your babies face.

It's hard as hell to quit, but think of your child. Think of the guilt you would feel if you lost that baby or if you had to endure the health problems you gave them by not quitting. Talk to your obstetrician. They will give you information on the risks and also some great tips on how to quit. I was lucky, I was able to just throw them away, but I know it's hard.

Good luck!! I know you can do it!! And CONGRATULATIONS!!!

And to the goof ball who said you're baby would get downs syndrome.... check your references!! Smoking does not cause downs. It's a genetic birth defect!!!

Answer 4

I believe it works by cutting down the amount of oxygen available in the bloodstream which is very important for a baby's growth. You will end up with a baby that is smaller than it should be and probably less intelligent than it should be as the brain's growth is affected too. So what argument can you possibly have for continuing to smoke? If you need something to relax, go for walks in the fresh air and eat some good food, chew gum if you must have something in your mouth, but do NOT smoke. Your baby will thank you later, and you will not be shortening your own life. You'd like to see your grandchildren, wouldn't you?

Answer 5

Smoking is harmful to yourself and to your child, but to what degree it has on your child is anyones guess. If your child is born healthy, nothing will be said, if your child is born with difficulties, the doctors will put it down to your smoking.

My mum smoked through all four of her pregnancies and my 3 brothers and I turned out healthy weight, born very close to due date with no complications. Mind you, now all 4 of us ranging from 22 to 32 all smoke.

Look back and ask people who had their children 30+ years ago, at which time alot of people weren't aware about the dangers of smoking and how'd they harm their baby while pregnant and see their children turned out health wise.

If you choose to smoke during your pregnancy, that's completely your choice and not something someone else can decide for you because THEY think it's wrong.

Think of your health, think of the side affects to bubby and weigh up whether you could live with the guilt, wondering if you caused your child harm.

Answer 6

It's very harmful to the baby. It will cause the baby to not grow correctly and maybe premature birth.

Answer 7

if its harmful to you, its harmful for baby. everything you ingest baby ingests. try to quit. my doc told me to at least limit how many i smoked to 3-5 a day.

Answer 8

YES! It's harmful to you and the people around you, so it is definitely harmful to your baby!

Answer 9

Of course it harms your unborn child. What you put into your body affects your baby... Look at all the chemicals in cigarettes..
Seriously, you have a life inside you... LOOK AFTER IT.
FORMALDEHYDE... embalming fluid
BENZENE.... petrol additive AMMONIA.... toilet cleaner
HYDROGEN CYANIDE... gas chamber poison
ARSENIC.... rat poison ACETONE... nail polish remover
CARBON MONOXIDE... car exhaust fumes

Tobacco "first, last, and all the time is a poison.
(Rev.Jenkin Lloyd Jones) (1893)

Answer 10

Yes the 1st trimister is when the babys brain grows the most