Smoking

[adele88]

Right folks i am roughly 13 weeks next monday but i just cant quit smoking its really bad now.... Dont get me wrong i have cut right down i smoke roughly 3 cigs a day

Can anyone suggest anything i can do to stop no matter how hard i try i just cant seem to quit plus my bf smokes to which doesnt help me much. Everytime i smoke a cigarette i feel really bad but i need help from someone who is possibly in the same position.

thanks
(dont reply if your going to slag me off or anything)

 

[Karina]

i was a heavy smoker when i fell pregnant, but as soon as i found out i quit, i just kept saying to myself by baby is getting all this poison too. my bf is a heavy smoker but i refused to be around him when he smoked, i didnt even allow him to smoke when we were out together, after awhile i got used to not smoking and the smell of it on other people made me feel so sick. maybe thats what you have to do, everyone can quit for a few days. see if the smell of it after really gets to you. get your partner to help you out too. its unfair that you have to give up everything and he doesnt. do it together and it'll get easier. also keep active, going for walks with your partner will really help. 15mins here and there in your nearest park, the trick is to stay calm good luck hun

 

[FebMum2Be]

Hi Adele.. I was in the same boat, 2-3 months pregnant and still smoking.. And that was fully I couldn't even cut down, one day I had one only.. And I didn't even want another, I told myself the next day.. There is one there if I really need it.. And I didn't.. And I didn't smoke after it and still havn't, I don't know how it happened.. But whatever it was I wouldn't have been able to do it on willpower as I have zilch! It's great that you have even cut down to 3.. Smoking is so so addictive, but if you are struggling I would say try to cut down slowly but surely is thats the way you feel you can cope.. And NHS offer a fab pack for quitting smoking and theres a helpline too.. Good luck xx

 

[adele88]

thanks for the advice guys going to defo start keeping myself busy which will stop me smoking and making sure i have cigs there but just not smoking them

when i think about it there is more people out there who is worse than me who have smoked alot longer than me who quit just like that so what stops me from plus i aint doing it for myself its for my little baby

 

[MrsR]

I don't smoke but my sister was a really heavy smoker. She quit whilst pregnant and used holistic medicine to do so as there's little to no risk for bubs. Hypnotherapy was really good for her too. Speak to your gp, they should be really helpful and supportive of what you are trying to do! No ones here to judge you chick, but we can support and advise as much as we can. Perhaps you could introduce a no smoking in the house rule, this would be good also for when bubs arrives and it helped my sister out heaps! Big hugs, good luck and don't give up trying to give up! Lol.

 

[Leanne and Andy]

Im having trouble with this too. I have gone onto silk cut light whihc are 1grm of your tar, nicotine ect whrereas your average ciggy is 10 grams!!!!!!!! Dont get me wrong it feels like your puffing on fresh air and i still only have about 3 a day in dribs and drabs - a few drags here put it out ect .. a few ours later a couple more drags. I will stop totally in time i know it...but the pregnancy hormones went sky high at one point and i was a nasty, viscouse wreck to anyone who crossed my path and without a fag this was 10times worse. Gotta admit tho when i smell someone whos been out for a ciggy it makes me wretch!!!!!! And to think i smell that way its not nice...i know ill stop. Dint help that i went into hairdressers yesterday and the girl who works there is 20weeks preg and was stood outside puffing like a steam train i mentioned it and she said she was smoking more (with a baby bump it just looked wrong) And that her mum smoked while she was preg, ect ect but to be fair so did my Mum and Nan ect...Must stop i dont like. xx

 

[Yodabo]

Im in the same boat, have cut down drastically but I'm still gutted I can't give it up completely. I have thought about patches and after Reading up on them they say that if your only smoking a couple then wearing patches is putting more nicotine in your body than your already giving yourself...so that was a no go. Hubs smokes too and have said no smoking in the house so it helps me a bit..I'm gonna look into that holistic medicine, it has to e worth a try!

 

[floridagirl]

Would your bf not try to give up with you? (You are breathing his smoke in) you could be there for one another and keep a diary (you can give the diary to the baby when it gets older so he/she knows what you went through just for them!!!)
try to keep positive and dont put yourself down if you give in to one cig. Good luck hun x

 

[inky]

Cutting down is a good start, I was never a heavy smoker in the first place so maybe that made it easier for me to give up completely, but I did find that it started to make me feel really nauseous, it was one of the symptoms that made me think maybe I should test as I'd never felt like that before. Give yourself time to do it, and don't beat yourself up for the odd slip-up, just keep your growing baby in mind and I'm sure you'll have given up in no time. Good luck! Oh, and tell your bf to light up outside, or even better give up with you, he's not helping!!

 

[Karina]

thanks for the advice guys going to defo start keeping myself busy which will stop me smoking and making sure i have cigs there but just not smoking them

when i think about it there is more people out there who is worse than me who have smoked alot longer than me who quit just like that so what stops me from plus i aint doing it for myself its for my little baby

good luck hun, if you really want to do it then you will

 

[JJ Mum]

Keep trying Adele, you will get there
I agree with Florida Girl that it would be easier if partners who smoke gave up at the same time , easier without the smell around. We don't smoke but when we diet, we have to do it together for it to work most times.

 

[skimpy]

BANISH the bugger to smoking outside, and follow him out when you got to smoke. This helped us cut down.

Just try and remember that you aren't alone, and the horrible feelings you sometimes get when kicking the habit are normal, we all get them. but they do pass. keep trying

dont give up giving up, not matter how bad a day it was.


the buzz you get when you manage to kick it is unreal

Good luck xXxXx

 

[Baby Bean]

I just wanted to say good luck hun, you will get there in the end and the fact that you are asking for help just shows how much you want to quit. Stay strong x

 

[nic0la]

As an ex smoker I know how hard it can be to stop, byt cutting down to 3 a day is a brilliant achievement. I think that there is so much pressure on women to become almost saint like during pregnency, dont smoke, drink, eat welland while i understand that its to give the baby the best possible chance, i dont think that we should be too hard on ourselves. You have made a massive change by cutting down on the cigs and you should be very proud of yourself.

 

[mopmum4X]

I stopped when i found out i was pregnant with my first and i found it no bother, (not trying to boast) but if you google what the affects it has on your baby in the womb i'm sure it will put you off. It is a very hard habbit to stop but once you do you'll be so proud of yourself. i'm sure if you tell your midwife she'll offer you some support. As for your OH tell him every time he buys a pack of fags you'll buy the baby another outfit!! That might make him smoke less. All the best luck just stay stong hun. x

 

[charlene09]

I know how you feel hun, I'm trying to quit now before i even conceieve so i can give my baby the best head start, I am quite a bad smoker i smoke 10 a day but today I have only had half of that so I feel quite proud of myself.
One thing that helps me (this is going to sound real random) is sucking an uncle joes mint ball till it completley disappears in your mouth , Or eating a really Juicy apple.
I know it can be hard hun , wishing you the best of luck xx

 

[titch]

good luck trying to quit, must be a hard time to do it, I found the 1st trimester really draining as it was. I made my OH quit drinking when I became pregnant cos I thought it wasnt fair! lol I also ban pate in the house or basically anything I cant have!!! Im more used to not drinking now so he has had a night out and I allow the odd beer, but seriously, its not fair that the woman has to change so much about her life and it seems like the man can just carry on as usual. If i were you Id make my OH give up with me. Cant be anything worse than desparately wanting to smoke and watching your OH smoking.

Good luck!

 

[MrsR]

I asked my OH to give up alcohol too Tiny! And so they should! Lol.

 

[titch]

yeah they should!!! Only I didnt ask him to, I told him!

 

[Rosie's Mummy]

I wish my OH would, he does have days where he wont have a drink but it still p*sses me off when I can't have a drink. If only they could be pregnant for a day!