Smoking and A Healthy Baby??

Question

Is it possible to smoke a pack a day during your pregnancy and still have a healthy baby, other than maybe being small in weight??

Answer 1

Yes its possible. I think my husband's mom, and my mom smoked when they were pregnant with us. We were both normal weight and had no problems.

However, I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS. You should want to be as healthy as possible for the baby that is depending solely on you. I was just trying to answer your question.

Answer 2

It is possible and I did smoke during pregnancy with 3 healthy BIG babies. However I had a girlfriend who had a low birth weight baby from smoking or either her age. It is recommended to cut back to no more than 5 a day if it is too absolutely hard to kick the habit. I found out the gum is not as bad as the cigarette for the growing baby. This has been debated for a LONG time. Truly anything ingested, inhaled, etc can get to the baby, however the placenta is a filter.

Answer 3

Im sure it is possible but it definately not worth the risks. You dont want to spend the first two weeks of your babies life in the NICU watching your baby breath through a tube with and IV in thier noggin because you couldnt stop smoking. I smoked before I found out I was pregnant but quit as soon as I was aware of it. The best way to do it is to try and sleep alot for a few days. I took two days off work, and layed around the house sleeping the third day I didnt even want one. Or maybe youll be lucky like some women and the smell will start to make you ill. That worked for my sister in law.

Good Luck.

Answer 4

I was a smoker on and off for 13 years. I have quit every time I have been pregnant. Anything is possible but not trying to be judgmental....Why would you even smoke whilst pregnant? I agree with the Russian roulette theory. Anyway I quit early on with this pregnancy (third child) and I do not intend to start again because I can breathe better...imagine what a baby gets. A placenta will not filter out everything by the way.

Answer 5

I don't want to sound like I'm preaching to a choir but, please don't smoke. My Mom smoked when she was preg with me and after I was born too. This is why I'm begging you to not smoke when your preggy and or around your baby-

I was born three weeks before my due date and she couldn't take me home until two weeks later. My Mom even has pix of me in an incubator, hooked up to a respiratory machine, monitoring systems when I was born. I still don't know how I even managed to make it through because I was so small and had so many problems. When I was a kid and growing up, I was in and out of the hospital because of my health problems. When I was eight I had a really bad respiratory infection that landed me in the hospital for a month and a half. I couldn't breathe on my own for a very long time. I never had a normal childhood. I was always in the hospital and never really got to make friends because I was always gone. Plus I couldn't play like regular kids because I'd get shortness of breath very quickly. Even little things like sitting on a swing for a few minutes and swinging on it gave me attacks.I have really bad asthma still to this very day. My Mom not only smoked when she was pregnant with me, but after she had me as well (she smoked around me and that's another reason why I had so many problems),. It was the most selfish thing she ever did. Please do not smoke while you are pregnant and don't smoke around the baby after you have him or her. I know it hurt my Mom a lot to see me in the hospital all those times. I also know that if she could take it back, she probably would have thought twice about smoking with me/around me. She still tries to quit, but is hooked on that crap. She's 51 years old and has been smoking since she was 15. If you find it hard to quit smoking, just think about if you were my Mom and having to hold your daughter's hand while she was hooked up to several different monitoring systems and IV's. Think about all the restless nights that you could be spending at hospitals if something does go wrong with your baby just because you decided to smoke during your pregnancy. You have the courage and strength inside yourself to stop smoking and if not for yourself, do it for your unborn baby because every baby deserves to live a happy and healthy life. Not a life full of hospitals, infections, shots, and so on.

Goodluck with you and yours and Godbless

Answer 6

Dear friend, I don't think that it is possible, but I am not a doctor. I'm an ex-smoker. I told myself that I would quit when I was ready. I kept my prayers and faith, I used the patch and I quit. Talk to your doctor about this. This is a great time to quit. I know that I was not happy as a smoker, and I doubt that you are. You can do it, you can quit! Also, you can get support and information through a pregnancy resource center, which you can find through optionline on the net, or call 1800afamily. Take good care of yourself and your baby. Sincerely, Runner

Answer 7

First of all I don't know how any mother could be that selfish. There are possibilities with everything but the chances of complications are a lot higher in babies of smokers. I'm assuming if the mother couldn't quit while pregnant she won't quiting after the baby is born either which can bring on even worse problems for the baby.

Answer 8

Many people argue this debate. but i can say no to this. besides low birth weight there is the possibility of respiratory problems (asthma, allergies) and the baby can also go thru nicotine withdrawl after birth. It really is recommended to quit smoking at least while the mother is pregnant.

Answer 9

No it can cause asthma!!! I know someone who smoked- less than a pack a day with her baby and the child gets sick more than any other kid I know. Mostly viral and resporitory sicknesses. just hold off for a little while and if you MUST (which still wouldn't be good cause then there will be a child in the house) smoke then

Answer 10

You run a very serious risk of your child having asthma, whether you smoke while pregnant or expose your child to a smoking house after birth. Asthma can be a life-threatening illness, not just a life-altering one.