I feel so guilty, I had 2 mc before and am
almost 5 wk preg. I havent smoked today
and am wonderin if I had damaged my baby
already.....I dont want to go through
another loss so im tryin to do everything
right
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diamondsz
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Posted: 05-20-06 20:38pm
Talk to your dr about that their are other
factors to mc such as caffeine <<
anyways congrats on being preggo!!!
I smoked while I was pregnant I didnt quit
completly(i did off an on) my dr said it
would just be better if I lowered the
amount I smoked I was smoking 27+(usually
1pk and half/day) before I was preggo,
went down to 3-6 a day!! Good luck hope
you make it through!!
Dont feel guilty and dont let anyone make
you feel guilty you are trying to change
just be yourself and if you drink caffeine
dont give it up all at once its horrible
feeling (headaches and shaking with some
people) so go off of it slowly same with
smoking they are both drugs!!
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kissofangel20
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Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 248 Location: ,
Posted: 05-20-06 20:48pm
I agree if you quit do it slowly. But I
have to say I have friends that smoked the
whole time and their babies turned out
fine....Normal weight and healthy.
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diamondsz
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Posted: 05-20-06 21:08pm
Both my kids were healthy they were both
over 7lbs and no health problems, everyone
reacts differently to drugs so as some say
its better not to play with fate honestly
if something happened to my kids I would
have felt guilty.
Good luck and remeber this is a personal
choice!!
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erinjacob
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Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 219 Location: australia
Jess Posted: 05-21-06 21:22pm
I qiuit with my first but not with my
second the only difference was my 1st was
biggerhe has no asmas no allergies no
breathin probs hes never been sick well so
far my mum smoked through all 4
pregnancies we asre all the same
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diamondsz
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Posted: 05-22-06 09:32am
Asthma, allergies and eczema are all
related they are actually passed down
(genetically) now smoking can cause
asthma/bronchitis the majority of the time
its from genetics.
As well your body changes every so many
years after having elisa I got eczema
never had it before after having cam I now
have environmental allergies and a crap
load of health problems....
With my daughter she has never been sick
the only thing she came down with so far
is 1 cold and 2 utis (commom in baby
girls)
cameron has had rsv my niece had it and my
brotherin law left his daughter at my
place knowing I had a newborn and didnt
care well my son was in the hospital for
about a week because of his carelessness!!
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~rubmybuddahbelly~
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Posted: 05-23-06 18:36pm
I quit smoking slowly during this
pregnancy. Like I kinda weened myself off
of them for the first few months.
I have been told that some people have
gone their whole pregnancy smoking and
their kids are ok and all that but it's
still that 50/50 line where I wouldnt want
to take the risk !!
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2iquita
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Joined: 16 Oct 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 10-16-08 04:46am
Smoking is certainly a very killing habit.
If you are a smoker you would realize the
worth of my words. There are many options
available in the market to quit smoking
such as nicotine gums, inhalers and
medicines like chantix, champix and zyban.
Apart from these support measures what
really is needed is the will power and
self control.
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 10-16-08 08:15am
Pretty sure those medications are not
approved for pregnant women....
My doctor told me it was best to just cut
down because your body is already going
through the trauma of pregnancy and the
baby would suffer more from withdrawal.
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 10-16-08 08:18am
simonmorris
wrote:
Smoking is certainly a very
killing habit. If you are a smoker you
would realize the worth of my words. There
are many options available in the market
to quit smoking such as nicotine gums,
inhalers and medicines like chantix,
champix and zyban. Apart from these
support measures what really is needed is
the will power and self control. You more
information about chantix at http://www.chantixhome.com
Yeah, this comes from the site YOU
posted:
"Chantix,
the quit smoking drug has been reported to
have yielded serious side-effects
including depression, suicidal
behavior et al and a chantix
lawsuit can even be filed by someone who
has lost an intimate friend or relative
due to suicide committed by him/her under
the influence of chantix. With the smoking
cessation medicine chantix yielding a
whole lot of disastrous effects on people,
a section of the victimized chantix users
are resorting to file chantix lawsuit in
order to claim compensation from the
chantix manufacturer Pfizer."
"Chantix may not be suitable for certain
physical or medical conditions. Consult
your doctor if you plan to take Chantix
under the following conditions:
* Breastfeeding. You may need to
devise an alternative model to feed the
baby as Chantix may get to the baby
through breast milk
* Pregnant. There are chances of
Chantix affecting the unborn baby"
