My stepdaughter has smoked all during her pregnancy?

Question

We did all that we could to try to make her stop. She is an adult and cannot be watched constantly. She was not allowed to smoke her at the house but....
I hope the baby is o.k. and it seems to be in the ultrasounds etc.
Will the baby go thru withdrawal symptoms? Please answer only if you really know the answer thru experience. I am terrified.

Thanks for answers. I worry also that there will be other affects such as learning disabilities etc.

Answer 1

Even though it is wrong to do. I did smoke with both of my children, I know bad me. But anyway, both of my children turned out just fine with no side effects. My daughter weighed 6lbs. 7 ozs. and my son weighed 6lbs. 4ozs. But neither child had any problems. Both of my babies were really calm and not fussy at all until they got older. So I don't believe that they had with drawls. All the books and Dr.s say not to smoke during pregnancy. And I am not condoning it. And I am not saying that I wasn't wrong. But if you ask any Dr. they will tell you a sudden stop can hurt the baby worse than slowly cutting down.

Answer 2

I've been a baby nurse for a long time, so let me share this with you. Babies of mothers who smoke can be low birthweight or what we call SGA - small for gestational age. The reason is it can make the placenta smaller. It may or may not affect the baby in this way. If she's a heavy smoker, it is more likely to happen. It is even worse to smoke around the baby after the birth. It can cause upper respiratory problems, ear infections, allergies. It is very difficult to stop smoking. Encourage her to at least cut back and to smoke outdoors after the baby arrives.

Answer 3

I smoked (about 5 a day) with my daughter, and I felt so guilty after she was born and I saw how precious she was (is!). I quit with this pregnancy, but I miss it terribly everyday. I was lucky and my daughter is fine. My grand-nephew, on the other hand, has had issues from the day he was born. Allergies to everything, but doctors can't narrow it down due to his age. He's on meds for everything and is sick all the time. There is no doubt in my mind that it was from my niece smoking while she was pregnant and in the car after he was born. The effects of smoking may not be there when the baby is born, but they may be a year or two after the fact. Your stepdaughter's baby may be fine, but with everything else working against you in this world, I wouldn't purposely take the chance...

Answer 4

As long as shes not smoking a lot, the baby should be fine. When my friend was pregnant, her midwife actually told her to not stop smoking. She said to cut back and try to quit but dont do it cold turkey because it would place unneeded stress on her and the baby. I was also told (by a doctor) that if you smoke 5 or less a day your nicotine intake is so minimal that it will barely affect the baby at all. When the baby comes, just tell her to not smoke around the baby and to wait at least an hour after smoking to feed the baby (if she is going to breastfeed).

Answer 5

Its not good for the baby if she keep smoking like that.But the baby wouldn't have any symptoms.Thats just what people say because they don't want it to hurt the baby.When I was pregnant with my son I didn't even know I was pregnant.I was doing drugs and drinking. When I found out I was 5 months pregnant I quit all of that.But i still drank wine once or twice.In my culture if you drank wine before the baby is born they would have a beautiful skin color.Now my son is one and he is very healthy.

Answer 6

unfortunately my cousin smoked cigarettes and weed throughout her pregnancy. nothing we said would make her stop. statistics show that babies born to smokers had negative reactions. such as asthma, smaller birth rate etc

fortunately she gave birth to a healthy beautiful little girl. Hopefully your grandbaby will beat the odds and be healthy as well. what i find strange but i am glad for is that my cousin does not allow herself or anyone else to smoke near the baby, now that she is born.

Answer 7

The baby will have no withdrawal. I smoked when I was Pregnant stupid I know ! my daughter weighed in at 5lbs and My Son has allergy's.I did not smoke with my oldest son.you have done all you can Just pray that the will be heathly.

Answer 8

my sister smoked through all three of her pregnancies. I do not agree with it because i quit three months after i found out i was pregnant with my daughter i had to cut down. My sisters kids were not really defected. my nephew ( her first child) had jondis which is yellow skin and yellow of the whites of the eyes. My niece ( her second child) had water behind the ear until she was about 4. and my nephew ( her third child ) was in the hospital for upper respiratory infection. Although i don't know if this is because of smoking that is what happened. i do know that smoking during your pregnancy can cause the baby to be very small or have birth defects. And it can cause asthma in children!

Answer 9

When the baby comes, drill her to wash her hands! Niccotine can be transmitted to a baby through it's very sensitive skin, making the baby much more irritable than it would normally be.

Answer 10

ok I can say this for you. My mom had 4 children two, my older brothers, she didnot smoke while pregnant. they were sickly babies and very small at birth. with myself and my lil bro she did smoke while preggers she says we were bigger and healthier as kids althouh we both had mild asthma. I dont condone smoking at all I do not smoke but thats what happened with the 4 of us when my mom was preggers