addition to another thread

[Jade89]

To the lady (and whoever else) who has thought about taking up smoking to reduce the size of a baby.

I don't think it's wise to do this as it could be ineffective and you have smoked for a reason that diddnt benifit you and it definatly wouldnt benifit the baby in any way...

I smoked through my pregnancy (for reasons im not going into) but I cut down an awful lot and my baby was 11lb 2oz at birth and it was hard work too, maybe I could have handled it better and my labour wouldnt have been 30 hours if I diddn't smoke?

I'm not posting this to cause any arguments or anything, I just always miss threads because i'm so busy with aaliyah now and never get my chance to say my opinion on the matter, but I think I have just posed a good example of why it's not a very good idea.

You will be fine hun, I managed an 11lber through my lu lu, and other women on here have had good sized babies too...the bigger the weight (within reason) is healthy, the baby will be the most important thing in the world to you when it's born, so why not get used to that idea now and don't put your baby in danger.

I may sound like a hypacrit (sp?) because I smoked but learn from other peoples mistakes.

If smoking caused small babies, then aaliyah would have been over a stone at birth maybe?

 

[faithsmummy]

Hi jade,
i understand what you mean about smoking does not always mean you will have a smaller baby!! infact sometimes the bigger the baby the easier the birth! sounds stupid but its true!
when i first fell pregnant i thought well i smoke so i will have a smaller baby so a nice and easy birth lol yeah right!! its going to be painful no matter what size it is!
i still smoke now but have cut right down to the minimum and i have been told by the midwife im having a big baby!! oh well its coming out no matter what!