I'm a male. I smoke lot.. Before sex also
I smoke 3,4 cigars.
My question is, if my wife gets pregnant,
will my smoke effect the baby.
Not during pregnancy.. I mean, I smoke
before sex, and that sex makes my wife
pregnant, will any problems for baby?
Thanks
Mallu
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young Girl
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Posted: 09-18-07 14:28pm
umm
why would your smoke effect the baby if
there is no baby yet?!?!?
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mallu
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Smoke & Pregnancy. Posted: 09-18-07 14:33pm
Oh,,Thanks for prompt reply.
Im feared that, my sperm may be affected
by smoke, so it may cause abnormaly baby
birth or effects in baby.
Is it true?
Cos Im now trying to get a baby..but
couldnt be able to stop smoking. My wife
never smoked.
even before we make sex, i smoke some
cigars.
So, I have panic that.. my sperm may
damaged by instant smoking and may harm
the baby if my wife get pregnant, that
time..
A bit worry.. but advice me
Thanks
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young Girl
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Posted: 09-18-07 14:34pm
no i dont think that can harm your sperm
at all lol
many women smoke before their pregnancies
and their eggs are ver damaged? you
shouldnt smoke around her while shes
pregnant because that may harm the baby
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mallu
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Posted: 09-18-07 14:42pm
yes, u r right.
but I asked in forum, cos i had a doubt.
and wondering how the abnormally babies
born. people sacred me.. it is because of
the sperm.. mainly the smoker's sperm..
Thats why scared.
It is true that smoking while pregnancy is
so bad. but wnated to make sure, smoking
before sex and if that makes baby, could
be bad for baby or not.
Thnaks for the answers
Im trying for babby. but i smoke lot. if i
get a luck, then will stop smoking
Till then may smoke..but it may reduce the
chance of making wife to conceive.
:)will see
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 09-18-07 15:13pm
No, it shouldn't affect your sperm.
But you might want to make a habit of
smoking outdoors for when your partner
gets pregnant. It's not healthy for her to
be exposed to second-hand smoke while
she's pregnant. That absolutely can
affect the baby.
It might take you a while to stop smoking.
If you're serious about it, you might want
to start cutting back now
before she gets pregnant, so that it's
easier on you when she conceives.
Good luck.
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young Girl
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Posted: 09-18-07 15:28pm
good luck!!!!!!!!!
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 09-18-07 15:31pm
It won't affect the baby unless you are
smoking around your wife while she is
pregnant or she is smoking.
Best thing to do is quit smoking all
together, especially if you're trying to
have a baby- you wouldn't want your child
to be subjected to the smell or the
second-hand smoke.
As a smoker, I can say that smokers STINK!
Very badly.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 09-18-07 15:42pm
If you would like to be around a long time
to see your children's children, then now
would be the best time to quit. It will
not damage your sperm, but think of
quitting as cultivating the most fertile
ground possibile to plant a seed in. Many
people who have a difficult time
conceiving have better luch if they begin
to live as if they arlready have children.
Quitting is hard and a pregnancy does not
automatically mean you will be able to
quit. For your self at least, quit now!
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Ingi
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Posted: 09-18-07 15:46pm
Look what I found. Apparently it DOES
affect sperm.
Smoking may hamper a man’s fertility,
according to a small study funded by
cigarette company Philip Morris.
Scientists at the University of Buffalo
compared sperm from screened sperm donors
to sperm from 18 male smokers. In lab
tests, the smokers’ sperm was less
likely to bind tightly to an egg—a
necessary step for fertilization.
Men who smoke also “should be aware that
smoking can damage their sperm DNA,
passing on faulty DNA to their baby.
Concerned smokers should quit or be tested
in a local andrology laboratory,”
“Like other cells in the body, human
sperm carry a receptor for nicotine, which
means they recognize and respond to
nicotine,” Burkman explains.
In previous lab tests, the researchers had
exposed sperm to nicotine. That
“significantly altered” three
important sperm functions, write the
researchers.
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Posted: 09-18-07 16:26pm
ahaaaaa. One more
reason to quit now!
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young Girl
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Posted: 09-18-07 16:27pm
wow! you learn something new
everyday!!!!!!! thanks ingi!
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 09-18-07 16:40pm
Great info. i love the fact that it was a
study by Phillip Morris. Any info re:
female fertility?
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mallu
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Posted: 09-19-07 09:23am
Thanks allll replies..
This is what exactly I feared of.
I smoke almost a pack (20) per day. I
found hard time to get my wife pregnant,
though she never smoked.
I really find hard to quit , but as u guys
say, smoking damages the sperm..
Will this cause the anormal baby born?
Im not telling the smoking during
pregnancy which expose my wife for 2nd
hand, but what Im asking is, my smoking
habbit, will that cause abnormal birth, if
my wife conceives..
Because all my concern is, some how I had
a habit of smoking.. by this shouldnt
affect others. specially the babies born
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