Ok, first off all self righteous non-smokers need not respond. Sorry but they are so sickeningly abnoxious and that's the last thing I need right now...
I found out I was pregnant and went from a pack a day to about 5. Before I hit 12 weeks I want to quit totally. I would like to hear from ex-smoker's who've successfully quit. The withdrawals, as you know, are awful! I get charlie-horse type pain in my legs among many other rotten withdrawal symptoms. I had cut down to two a day (which the doctor was pleased with) but I've creeped back up to 5. Now I just want to end this madness and quit totally. Please give me some suggestions on easing the physical withdrawal symptoms. I wish I could take the patch because I used it before and quit for 2 years (don't even ask why I started again, I kick myself all the time for that!) The only thing I found that easing the horrible pain in my legs is a warm bath bath but I can't stay in the tub 24 hrs a day! Please give me some advice!! Thanks!
2007-03-13 01:06:01 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
i smoked for 7 yrs!! i am now pregnant with my second child.. im 8 months pregnant at this moment.. i smoked 20 a day .. as soon as i found out i was pregnant i cut down to 5 a day.. then i smoked half a ciggerette when i was desperate.. then i wud take a drag every now n then.. now i have completly stopped .. it has now been 7 1/2 months since i quit and i still struggle every now n then with cravings but they are not as bad. at the beginning it was REALLY hard to try give up.. i found having a carrot when i craved one seemed to last me for a while..it is really difficult and for ppl to say it is easy it isnt!! You will need the support of all ur friends and family as this wil b a difficult journey.. Goodluck with it tho i kno you can do it :)
2007-03-13 01:13:08 · answer #1 · answered by lovelyinpink_uk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-17 02:43:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I smoked a lot before I found out that I was pregnant. The day that I took a test, and knew for sure, I just, quit! And that was that!! I just decided that I had to give it up for the health of my baby. And to this day, I don't smoke. It's been almost a year.
You just need to take it a day at a time. Don't look 9 months down the road. Just day by day!
As for the pains, try some of the lotion that you can rub on. The charlie horse pains may not be from quitting smoking, I got them all the time while I was pregnant.
Good luck & congratulations!
2007-03-13 01:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by dreamcatcher 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's a bunch of bull and this is coming from a smoker. I smoked for 14 years. When I found out I was pregnant (at about 3 weeks) I quit that day. There are no withdrawal symptoms. It not just about you anymore. I know that I have tried to quit before many times and couldn't but as soon as I found out I was pregnant it was different, I had to think of my baby.
This is from a smoker, it's disgusting and horrible to see pregnant women smoke because they are selfish and nothing else. If they thought of the baby that would be enough to quit smoking.
2007-03-13 01:35:05 · answer #4 · answered by Carmen M 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
My father quit after smoking for 32 years. He smoked 3-4 packs a day, he would wake up in the middle of the night, have a smoke and go back to sleep again. He just quit from one day to the next! He's found chewing gum helpful as well as taking up gardening. You should try keeping yourself busy, especially after moments where you would usually smoke a ciggie: after meals, with coffee, etc..Brushing your teeth helps too.
Try going for walks, join a yoga class or any other class, anything to keep yourself busy.
Believe it or not it really is all in your head so logically keeping you mind busy with other things should help. You just need to get through the first few days!!
Good luck and hang in there!!!
2007-03-13 01:19:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a smoker, but hubby is and has tried to quit numerous times. Does your doctor have any suggestions for you? Or perhaps calling a quit line? They have all kinds of suggestions. Good for you for trying to quit, so many just don't even try. Maybe try really reading the effects of smoking on an unborn baby. I myself was shocked with some of what I read (I was trying to get my boss to stop smoking in the office). Anyway, best of luck to you and your baby!
P.S. Funny that you find non smokers obnoxious and self righteous, I find smokers to be that way! Sorry, had to say it, lol.
2007-03-13 02:52:52 · answer #6 · answered by duckygrl21 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to just say this is for the health of my baby and put it down...try taking a walk or brushing your teeth when you get a strong craving....the first three days are the hardest....I am a smoker, but I quit everytime I was pregnant. I have been trying to quit but, I find it impossible to quit when I am not pregnant. If you finally kick the habit you would be smart not to go back to after the baby is born.....but, it will be hard not to . I always reminded myself....I am quitting for my baby. It helped. Good Luck.
2007-03-13 01:11:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Taper and, set a quit date, and quit by then. (You've already done that) Okay you have 14 days to go from 5 ciggs to 0. Cut down to 4 for so many days and keep cutting until you are done.
Or you can try cold turkey. Knowledge of what smoking does to the baby helped me do that.
2007-03-13 01:21:30 · answer #8 · answered by kittenbrower 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont smoke but my mother smoked while she was pregnant, and the whole time I grew up. Im glad your trying to quit. I was sickly growing up and the dr. tod my mother the smoke wasnt good for me, but "it was her right and she wasnt gonna listen to that quack" I have several health issues, im not sure if it was from that or not, ill never know.
My mom has COPD now and has had a tube in her throat. They covered it , now and she just does breathing treatments 4 times a day, and she conat go anywhere without her Oxygen now She is on it at home and away.....
I just wanted to say way to go for wanting to quit........... Think about it before you start smoking again...... You want to beable to have fun with your grand children... ( she cant)
2007-03-13 01:19:27 · answer #9 · answered by tammer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was a pretty heavy smoker until I got pregnant (1 1/2-2 packs a day). As soon as I found out I was pregnant I put them down. I guess it is more of mental thing for me. I don't remember experiencing any physical withdrawals. If you are down to 5 a day, that tells me it's not a physical addiction so much as a mental one. Try doing other things for stress reduction, like deep breathing or talking to a friend. Cravings only last for 5 minutes, if you can keep busy for 6 minutes you can quit. If you can quit for 24 hours, you can quit forever. I did end up lighting back back up when my second child was 1 year old, but I quit for good a couple of years ago. My father died of Lung Cancer and after going through that pain, my old "Everyone has to die of something" excuse went right out the window. I can't put my kids through watching that if I can avoid it. Yes, we are all going to die of something, but who said we need to help it along. My father never got to know my kids because my daughter was too little when he died (1 1/2 yrs old). I was actually pregnant with my son, so he never got to know my son is his namesake. I had to have a reason to quit and my first reason was I didn't want to harm my unborn child, now it has become I don't want to harm my children. They key is to keep trying. Every time you light up, think about what is making you do it and avoid it. Try to reason with yourself that your child's health is more important than the cigarette. That's what I did.
2007-03-13 01:31:44 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋