For Women who smoke cigarettes!!!!!?

i smoke but personally i don't see where there is any personal benefit in it except that its a "temporary" stress reliever. yes there are alot of health risks linked to smoking but i'm gonna die someday so i might as well die happy. i have been smoking for about 12 years. before i got pregnant i was a very heavy smoker but since i am pregnant i switched cigarette brands (from marlboros to marlboro lights) and i cut down to about 7 a day. if you are a heavy smoker before you become pregnant and just quit cold turkey it can actually hurt your baby more than smoking a cigarette! i am in the medical profession and i have seen women lose their babies because of the fact they quit smoking! yes there are risks for your baby but... those risks are very slim. back in the 70's they used to allow smoking in the hospitals! i smoked with my first child as well and he is perfectly healthy and no he was not low birth weight. i also have seen MANY women smoke while pregnant and have healthy babies. another thing is alot of doctors sit and tell you how bad smoking is for you yet you would be suprised how many of us doctors do smoke. oh and for all of the thumbs down i may get for this i don't care because i DO know my facts!

I quit before I got pregnant, over 8 months ago. I was a smoker of 8 years. There was NO personal benefit, except for the fact that I enjoyed it. I smoked a pack a day. I quit because it is a nasty habit, which I knew the whole time I smoked. However, I had been trying to quit for the last 7 of the 8, but I was hooked. My health & child's health are much more important then a cig.

Don't mention it at all. It could lead to a quarrel. He could perceive it as an invasion of his privacy. Many times what arouses someone is kept in secret. Have a frank discussion about it to find out where each of you stand regarding your smoking. One can find information, images, and clips for every conceivable fetish on the Internet if basic research is conducted, so welcome to today's globally interconnected world. And good for him for NOT smoking (although he is slowly dieing from the second hand smoke).

I smoke marlboro. There really isnt any benifits. I've been smoking for about 2 years, but im only 19. I smoke about a pack a day. Why

What a moronic question-personal benefits to smoking? Let's see: lung cancer, emphysema, smokers cough, not to mention smelling like an ashtray and looking older sooner.

Where do I sign up?

In case you didn't realize, I am being sarcastic.

I'm usually not so rude, but c'mon already!

Sorry - I quit.

Nasty habit.

Smoked for like 6 years.

Quit b/c I got pregnant and haven't started again yet.

I won't either. It's gross and costly. I wanna be around for my children.

eww..never

GROSE