E cigarettes and legal smoking blends are quite potent and handy in quitting smoking. These have same effects but are safe.
Hello, Chantix (varenicline) and Zyban (bupropion) are the only two non-nicotine medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for smoking cessation; both are available in pill form and only by prescription. Chantix received FDA approval in 2006; Zyban was approved in 1997. These drugs can be effective tools, but users need to be aware of some potentially serious side effects. You can try that and they are very cheap in some pharmacy's.
So i'm 12 weeks and after smoking roughly 10-15 cigarettes a day before I got pregnant, i'm down to one or two a day. I was told that quitting cold turky would be worse for my baby (especially dealing with depression and anxiety) so even though I've cut down and plan on quitting some time this week, could there be any significant damage done to my baby? I'm really worried and wish I just would have quit when I first found out..
Congratulations on quitting smoking! One of the biggest issues with smoking during pregnancy is low birth weight babies. You've stopped at a time when babies really start picking up their weight. That occurs over the last several weeks, so you are giving your baby a good chance of picking up weight and being born at a more healthy weight.
Good for you on quitting. You said you smoked for over 30 years so it will take time for your lungs to improve. You should go see a pulmonary doctor to rule out COPD/Emphysema and asthma. The doctor will give you a breathing test to see if this may be affecting your breathing. If so, proper treatment can get it under control. I found quitting cold turkey worked best for me. No patches or meds as this just makes it harder to cleanse yourself from nicotine.
ive been smoking cigarettes for almost 10 years. ive managed to quit a few times. but only for a month at the most. i keep reading about ways to quit online, and i keep reading that its best to quit cold turkey instead of slowly and gradually. i always try the nicotine patches. they do wonderful for the first couple of weeks. but then i still get cravings that just get stronger and stronger. but if i try cold turkey, its completely hopeless. I'll be smoking in a couple hours, if that.
I am a newly graduated nurse however, and during maternity class we were taught if a mother was really struggling with quitting smoking, to wean herself off slowly. I would talk to you r doctor about it. They are not there to judge you, only to help. Smoking can be harmful to your baby, but you understand that, or you wouldn't be making an effort to quit. If I were you, try smoking the least amount as possible and try to wean off completely. Good Luck!
I'm sure everyone's different of course. I've smoked for 9 years now. And my doctor told me defiantly don't quit cold turkey. It can cause a miscarriage. As the previous person said. I cut back a lot but have continued smoking this whole pregnancy. I'm 37 weeks now. And my baby girl is healthy and a big baby! After smoking for 1 year, I quit as soon as I found out I was pregnant with my first at 6 weeks. She was born healthy at 39 weeks 6 days.
You may also want to discuss your fiance quitting too, because not only is that tempting for you, it's TERRIBLE for him (I don't know about you, but I'm a freak about my husbands health, I want him to be as healthy as he can be, just like myself and his children) but it can increase the chance of SIDS when the baby is born, just second hand smoke.
Quitting no matter how stressful for you will not stress baby. It's way too early for that. I had to quit as well and it's just plain hard but it must be done. Candy and mints helped me as well as changing habits when I smoked most. Just keep picturing your baby with a cigarette in his/her mouth : ).
I'm 39+2 and I'm really trying to quick smoking cigarettes before my little girl gets here. I know I should have quit when I found out I was pregnant, but I just never did. I'm looking for ways to substitute the smoking for something else. Any ideas? Please don't judge or be rude, I'm trying!
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