im pregant can u give me some good adivce on giving up smoking plz?

Answer 1

obviously you know the risks that is why you want to stop, so the last thing you need is a lecture! i am not sure where your based but i know in the UK some branches of boots run a stop smoking clinic, where they work out a plan that is personal to you! also you can phone quit line and they will send you out some information, you may find that during pregnancy you automatically stop. i smoked all the way through with one of my children, and after seeing the placenta at birth, i vowed never to do it again! its not going to be easy.. it may help not to be around smokers for a while! my friend put cigarette buds in water and kept them in a jar and every time she wanted a cig she sniffed the jar and if that didn't work she took a swig! she stopped in less than a week! congratulations on trying to stop... i really do wish you the best!

Answer 2

Congratulations, and here's to a happy future to you and your family. Now that you've decided to quit, you've really got to just do it - no trying, just do it and don't stop doing it. Focus on the reasons you are quitting, not on what you think you are missing.

Smoking is probably an out-of-date habit you don't need now, and your new baby certainly doesn't. Every time you smoke, it's is taking its toll - it could be doing minute amounts of damage - maybe, maybe not, but the statistics are revealing and my guess is you don't want to risk it?

Drugs including patches etc, are a long drawn out method of hoping something will work - their long term success rate is very low, because you are still feeding your nicotine habit, and not dealing with your psychological habit.

Once you've quit for 48-72 hours, the nicotine is out of your blood and the rest of your addiction is in your head. The good news is that there are heaps of things you can do to replace your habit. Healthy snacks and things to do with your hands instead of putting a cig in your mouth, exercise, skills, hobbies and new activities to fill in your old smoking time, etc. All these make you feel good about yourself and give you the feeling of control over your life and future of your loved ones.

Educating yourself about what happens when you quit, what to do and so on, helps. Read up on exactly what can happen if you smoke whilst pregnant. Have a look at this website below:

Answer 3

if you manage it, well done, because it took me months.

But an array of health professionals have told me that the best way to give up smoking is with NRT and a helluva lot of willpower.

I know people say that the nicotine will harm the baby but not nearly as much as continuing smoking would. Compare just nicotine with the 4000 or so chemicals in cigarette smoke.

Go and see a stop smoking advisor, there are usually special stop smoking midwives and they will prescribe you NRT if you want it. Try your midwife team or your doctor.

Pick a date to quit and stick to it. Throw away all your smoking related stuff like ashtrays away the night before and smoke or throw what you have left. (if throwing them, run them under the tap first.. you will want to go back for them, trust me)

Have loads of healthy snacks prepared because you will probably want something to do with your hands, e.g. carrot sticks, celery.

Above all, remember the reason why you are doing this, for the health of you and your baby. if you have a blip and start smoking again, just see it as a one off, not a complete failure and try again.

Answer 4

Smoking harms your baby. When you smoke, your baby gets less oxygen. Lack of oxygen can cause your baby to grow more slowly and gain less weight in the womb. Smoking during pregnancy has also been linked to preterm labor and other pregnancy complications.

We know it’s hard, but remember, you’re doing this for your baby. Here are some resources that can help:
Your health care provider
Your employer
National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit
The American Legacy Foundation
smokefree.gov

my advice is the baby comes first. quit being selfish you can go 9 months without a cigarrette. let your child get as healthy as it can because this world is bad enough and it is already going to be faced with health problems. really if you can't quit, get advice from your doctor.


http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_155.asp

Answer 5

Theres been recent research that suggests that the patches and gum etc should not be used, my friend said to me when i was still smoking when i was pregnant that i should imagine myself in a room full of people, i cant open any windows or doors and everyones smoking imagine not being able to breath because theres nowhere for the smoke to go... thats what your little baby is having to fight against everyday while its trying to grow, I cave in every now and again and have a sneaky ciggy but its never on a regular basis.

Answer 6

I read loads of information on smoking whilst pregnant, just reading the damage it can do to your unborn child should be enough to make you stop. I gave up the minute I found out I was pregnant ( I admit i smoked whilst we were trying as i thought it would take ages to conceive, but it happened very quickly) the test was positive and I threw my cigarettes away, that was 6 months ago and i haven't touched one since. I smoked 20 a day for 21 years (I'm 35) and I still crave for one, I just don't have one, you have to be strong and just don't do it!!

Good luck

http://www.thebabywebsite.com/viewArticle85.htm

Answer 7

Think of your tiny new baby growing inside of you puffing on a cigarrette and blowing out the smoke. Worked for me.

If you just can't go cold turkey start cutting down every day until you don't have anymore. Also think about having that cigarrette instead of just lighting it. Is your body REALLY craving it or is it just your mind? I find it's more mind over body. If you really want it put it off for 15 minutes or 1/2 hour and think about do you really want your baby inhale all that smoke into those tiny new lungs. Most likely by the time it's up you won't want that cigarrette anymore.

Good luck. I think smoking is the hardest thing to quit.

Answer 8

I quit COLD TURKEY with my first two children. I had smoked for over 5 years the first time, and began again after he was born. Then smoked for another 6 years before I got preggers with my daughter. Again I quit during pregnancy and started back up after birth. The way I saw it, my nicotine cravings were not nearly as important as the health of my unborn child who didn't ASK to be born. I finally quit smoking all together in 2006 for New Year's. For me it was all about will power and being around to actually watch my children grow up. Good luck to you!!

Answer 9

I found when I quit that drinking loads of water and eating loads of fruit, veg and salad helped loads. I quit when I was pregnant and I kept an elastic band on my wrist, everytime I had a bad craving I flicked it really hard to remind myself of the pain I would be putting baby through if I carried on. After a week of constintly telling myself to think of the baby, not to smoke, flicking the elastic band (!) and drinking loads of water my cravings had all but gone. Remember the cravings are all in the mind and you can stop them by thinking them away!
Also read Allan Carrs easy way to stop smoking (it is great and really helps it goes through how to think the cravings away and the best bit about it is it is easy and it works!)

Answer 10

Read "Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr. It did the trick for me as well as a *lot* of other people. It's an amazing book. I can't recommend it highly enough. I couldn't have stopped without this book. When I felt the cravings I just read the book & it talked me out of them. It did a lot more too.

http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Way-Stop-Smoking-Nonsmokers/dp/1402718616/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-3274361-4151661?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185836667&sr=1-1