Quitting smoking while pregnant?

My Dr. told me not to quit. Quitting causes stress and will harm the

baby. So I cut back to 5-7 a day. The result. 3 pregnancies, 3 big

and healthy babies. All because I listened to my Dr. His advice

benefited my children.

It is very difficult to quit smoking despite what some people might think. I smoked from the time I was 15 - 24. I am now 48 so I have been smoke-free for quite a while. I was a smoker before I got pregnant. When we decided we wanted to start a family, I slowly starting cutting back on the amount I smoked. For me it was important to start by stopping the "routine smoking". By that I mean, I always had to have a cigarette when I first got up, or after I ate, etc. I gave those up first. I then limited myself to only so many a day. Over time, I was able to gradually quit entirely before I did get pregnant. It is better that you quit at any point in your life than not to quit at all. So good for you for at least trying -- whether you are pregnant or not. Good luck to you and your new baby!

i quit completely when i was about a month and a half along. when i found out, i cut way back from a pack a day to maybe 3 or 4 a day. instead of having my own pack (because i knew i would just smoke like normal if i did) i just got one from my husband every once in a while. also, if i felt like i needed one, i would try to keep myself occupied. if the urge went away, i knew it was just the habit, not the addiction. i did get stuck on a few a day until my husband looked at me and said "you know, that is my baby, too" while handing me a cigarette. that was my last one. i didnt have any kind of nicotine replacement and was a smoker for about 9 years. i am still in denial that i quit!! lol. good luck!

I had smoked for 10 years before I got pregnant. I had tried many ways to quit and I was never able to do so until I got pregnant.

Since most things didn't work for me, I continued to buy cigarettes, but when I would go outside to light up, I wouldn't inhale. The thought of my baby entrapped in a bunch of smoke just wrenched at my heart.

Through not inhaling, I started to go through withdrawals and was finally able to wean myself off. I bought my last pack about a month after I had found out I was pregnant.

Mental imagery was enough for me.

Beware of the extra weight gain. Took me by storm.

im going to get thumbs down for this and i know it.. but im just relaying what 3 doctors have told me (2 of them mine.. 1 of them a friends) about smoking and pregnancy

depending on how much you smoke (i smoked about a pack and a half a day) it can be too much of a stress on the baby to fully quit.. 3 doctors (and you can look this up online as well) have said to cut back to a 1/4 of what you smoke a day or less.. but that fully quitting could possibly stress out the baby to the point of a miscarriage early on.. or problems later on.. so if you want to QUIT quit.. id say taper down.. slowly.. until youre at like 1-2 cigarettes a day.. say one in the morning and one at night.. and keep it at that.. also.. ask your doctor if they have any advice for it

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My Dr told me not to use nicotine replacement therapy. Either go cold turkey or cut down over the first 2 weeks until you can go cold turkey.

My Dr. gave me lots of great resources, ask your Dr.

I've smoke for about 5 years about almost 2 weeks before i found out i was pregnant my body actually rejected the cigg. so it was much easier for me to quit my b/f still smoke's it does not bother me because i want to make sure my little one is safe inside and i do the best i can to make sure i don't bring any harm to him/her. Just do some research on smoking while pregnant and that should be an eye opener to quit

My friend recommends signing up for those week-by-week emails that babycenter.com and webmd have. They tell you what is developing during that particular week. She would look at the fetus pictures, read the information and just say, "I can't have a cigarette; my baby's spinal cord is developing this week."

Just imagine a little body part trying to develop but being deformed or stunted by smoke.

I quit cold turkey, it was hard for a couple of days but I was fine after that. I am in my fourth month and now I can not stand the smell of it.