im five weeks pregnant. i started to quit smoking before i even knew i was pregnant. i went down from a pack a day to just having a cigarette every few days. today i smoked about five to seven cigarettes and a few days before i smoked about the same. i feel really awful and guilty. i dont want to hurt my baby. i know i shouldnt be smoking and i really want to quit. can someone give me some advice or some websites that will help? also have i already cuased damage to my baby?
please no rude comments. i feel horrible enough. im completely aware of what an awful person i am so please dont be mean. thanks
2007-04-05 17:24:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
i dont want to tell you not to quit because it is the best thing for you babe and you of course but just cut down as much as you can
unforunetly i smoked with mine and had three babys all over 8 lbs/9lbs all with a clean bill of health
email me if ya want
dont use patches when you are pregnaunt
2007-04-05 17:33:15 · answer #1 · answered by blackhairedbaby 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I hear you about the smoking. I smoked a pack a day until I found out I was prego with my first son; then I cut back a lot until I could totally quit. It took me a month from the time I found out I was prego.
I simply visualized the womb being filled with smoke that could kill my baby; that was my constant motivation.
It won't be easy; it was 2004 when I quit and I still get urges to smoke. I used (and still do) that tense anxious energy that comes from nicotene withdrawl to do some serious cleaning of my house.
It's not safe to use the patch or gum while prego; you'll have to wean yourself naturally. I also had people around me who smoked pretty heavily with their kids and had big babies. Don't let them make you think smoking is ok; the odds are against you. You increase your chance of miscarriage, preemie birth, and lung/breathing issues every time you pick a cigarette up.
Hope this is enough information to motivate you to quit! Feel free to PM me if it isn't.
2007-04-05 17:48:14 · answer #2 · answered by Nice try 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i was a chain smoker and then found out I was pregnant. I quit cold turkey. Darn it I started again.. and was chain smoking 7 years later and I found out that I was 5 weeks pregnant. This time I took awhile to quit. I felt so guilty (unless I distracted myself).. so that I only had a 1/2 at a time. I wouldn't read or do anything but just smoke.. so I wouldn't get distracted. I let myself feel guilty. Then about 3 weeks later I was doing better and DR. Phil said something about how you are feeding your baby arsenic.. that really bugged me... after that I had 2 halves only.. by then I was throwing up every time I had a cigarettee.. that helped alot, they made me so sick. That and Dr. Phil.. I was totaly done by 2 1/2 months or so. Now I am 29 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby that kicks alot): good luck
2007-04-05 17:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quitting smoking completely can seem like an overwhelming task...In another post, I gave the honest truth that I didn't quit completely until I was 4 months pregnant. Here's what I did do in the meantime: I took it one day at a time. I tried to limit myself to two a day as early in the pregnancy as I could. And for some reason, it worked. I think I was so overwhelmed psychologically at the daunting prospect of quitting altogether that it made me stressed and want to smoke more. When I allowed myself one or two a day, I didn't feel that way, didn't feel that sense of panic and I was able to handle it until I could quit completely.
You have to look at it like this too, every cigarette you don't smoke is better for baby. Don't think of yourself as a horrible person for smoking a few cigarettes, think of yourself as a successful person for not smoking 1/2 a pack of cigarettes or more, do you get the idea? If you can get in a good frame of mind and view even reductions in smoking as something good you are doing for your baby, you will be surprised how easy it is to cut down to almost none, and finally quit.
I wish you the best of luck, I know how difficult quitting smoking is even when you are pregnant. People will be harsh about it a lot too, like a magic wand gets waved that just suddenly enables you to quit 100% the second you find out you are expecting, and unfortunately that just isn't the way it works. Don't let other people make you feel bad, just strive for success a little at a time, and let yourself feel good for the good days that you will have more and more of with smoking less and less! Congratulations on your baby, and best of luck to you!
2007-04-05 17:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by Bruja 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't approve of smoking while pregnant, and it's good that you are trying to stop... I just wanted to let you know that my mom smoked throughout her pregnancy with both me and my brother, and we were both perfect at birth, and still have no health problems now. You really should stop smoking, as hard as it is... Try chewing gum or a piece of hard candy every time you want a cigarette... or think about your baby and how addictive nicotine is.... good luck trying to quit-- i just wanted to let you know that you have not necessarily hurt your baby....
2007-04-06 03:35:10 · answer #5 · answered by Camille 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont feel bad about it! some people have been mean, but untill they have been there, they have no clue what they are saying. i quit smoking when i found out i was pregnant, (believe me it was hard) but if you have the will and a good enough reason to quit, you can do it. dont feel bad about smoking, feel good because you are quitting! talk to your doctor about the best ways to quit smoking....they'll give you all sorts of information! they are there for you, and want you to have the best pregnancy possible! as far as allready causing damage, dont be alarmed, yes, it can hurt the baby, but as long as you focus on quitting, thoes chances of premature birth and low birthweight (just to name a couple) decrease every day. quitting smoking is a challenge, but it will be worth the effort! take care, congrats also!
2007-04-05 18:03:40 · answer #6 · answered by superyduperymommy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your not an awful person. awful people do these things (and a lot worse) and dont care!
I doubt you have caused any real problems that will effect your baby later.
Talk to your Dr and see what they can do. I am sure they will help you. In the meantime try not to stress b/c thats going to make you want to smoke more.
call your Dr asap and good luck!
2007-04-05 17:37:48 · answer #7 · answered by samira 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well not to be mean but just think about suffocating your unborn child every time you light up...really, I was a smoker too and when I smoked a cigarette all I could think about was how much oxygen I was starving my baby of...I quit pretty easily.Also, I had some great advice given to me....when you have a craving, think about something else or go do something for a full minute and it will pass (cravings only last a minute at a time) Good luck and I hope you can pull through this!
2007-04-05 17:32:29 · answer #8 · answered by ♥It's a boy♥ 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Definitely join a smoker's support group ASAP. Have your friends and family members hold you accountable. People will not be nice about it (for valid reasons), but if you really want to quit you need a very strong support system. Talk to your doctor and be very honest. Going onto websites will not help you as much since you really need support from live human beings holding you accountable every single day. Good luck - you can do it - and do it very fast for the health of your baby!!!
2007-04-05 17:30:37 · answer #9 · answered by Autumn_Rains 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2016-01-29 20:14:52 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋