If I was smoking "heavy" for 2-month's of
my pregnancy and not knowing I was pg and
still smoke some now...(not as
much..Trying to quit!) could that make my
baby's measurement's smaller than what it
should?? Not to mention I was on heavy
medication for a medical condition! The
baby is weighing about 1-3 cm smaller than
what it should on what I have read!! I am
curious if the smoking caused this and all
my meds. I am worried about the seize of
the fetus!
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Kit
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posts: 41 Location: PA, USA
Posted: 07-29-04 15:58pm
First of all what meds were you on,
because yes some meds are harmful to a
fetus. You need to share that info with
an ob immediately. Yes smoking does
cause smaller growth rate in babies. The
part you may not know (or want to) is why.
I wont begin to type it all, but here is
a link that you may find interesting. Http://www.Foresight-preconcept
ion.Org.Uk/summaries/frames/smoking-nf.Htm
l
this will tell it all. Hopefully you will
be 'able' to stop soon and not just for
the baby, but for good. Smoking is just
as bad for children, even in the next
room. Second hand smoke causes cancer,
and though not as scary as the c word, it
also has been proven time and time again
to cause ear and upper respiratory
infections, lung disorders such as asthma
and chronic bronchitis and sometimes
causes even the mildest cold to turn to
pneumonia. Just ask all of us who got to
sit in the car with a smoking parent.
Lets just say the smoke does not go out
the window, and blowing the smoke out the
'side' of the mouth does not make it go
away.
Go to hypnosis, my mom did at age 56, she
had smoked about 2 packs a day since she
was 8. She hasn't had a cigarette since
the first day she left the hypnosis
session. I kid you not. Just a side
note, her husband died of lung cancer and
she has emphysema. It is sad seeing her
breath like a 500 lb, 90 year old woman at
130 lbs and age 63. Also, my family is
riddled with upper respiratory problems
and ear problems. None of us smoked, well
I suppose we did now didn't wee. I am
guessing from conception until I was 16 I
inhaled at least a pack a day. My mom
always bragged that I only weighed 5 lbs
at birth.
I apologize if this came across as
preachy, I didn't intend it to. I have
seen alot of sadness regarding babies.
Stillborn, drug babies,
malformities..Spontaneous abortion and the
effects it has on parents. You have a
viable baby in your belly. You need to
start being mom today and quit now. Good
luck, I have faith you can do it, and if
you need support just email me!!!
You should talk to a doctor.. Especially
before you quit smoking. Most doctors
will tell you it is better for you to keep
smoking but just cut back than to quit
while you are pregnant. Usually the
stress from quitting causes more damage to
the baby than smoking...
