Anyone still smoking?

[sambam]

Just curious if theres anyone else out there thats still smoking ? Feel like im the only one! I feel terribly guilty but i really think i would commit a murder if i tried to stop just now! Baby is growing well and everything is ok but sometimes i feel terrible about it am i alone here !? xx

 

[muddles]

I used to be a smoker prior to BFP. Had my last cig the same day I got my BFP and the next week was hell as the cravings were really bad but as soon as the queasiness kicked in at just under 5 weeks when the smell of everything made me want to puke it was much easier. Thankfully the cravings haven't come back and the smell of ciggies still makes me want to puke.

Have you managed to cut down? It's so hard to give up isn't it?

 

[TattieHattie]

Hey Sambam .. im 35 weeks pregnant tomorrow and i've been smoking the whole way through, and since i was 13 years old.
Smokin helped me with morning sickness and that resulted in only being sick 3 times. I feel bad for it all the time and i try and cut down during the day, which works but i end up smoking more when im around people, I think my baby is growing fine and he moves enough to let me know he is ok (Well thats how i like to see it lol ) im sure your bubba will be fine. Some people say the stress u get from quiting smoking has the same affect on your baby that smoking 7 cigarettes a day. ..Do you know what your having by the way? x

Tattiehattie.. Mum to be 34 weeks and 6 days pregnant to baby boy Kaylum. xx

 

[Mrs A]

i quit when i was 10 weeks xx

 

[AppleBlossom]

Obviously smoking does damage your baby in one way or another. But I understand smoking IS an addiction and very few people can just give up at the drop of a hat. Have you cut down how much you smoke? Even though you are way past half way now it would still make a difference

 

[hudz26]

no hunni your not alone, i am ashamed to say i didn't manage to give up i feel awful for the fact i smoked when pregnant as have quite a few of my friends, i have tried to quit but so far haven't managed it xx

 

[Blah11]

You should still try. Smoking in the weeks you have left will still make a difference.

 

[Becky_Mummy2B]

i smoked 20 a day and gave up the day after my BFP... still love the smell and often think oooooooooh what i wouldn't give... found it more difficult to stop drinking coca cola tho?!?!?!

 

[my3girls]

I smoked since I was 13 and through my 2 other children who both weighed over 8lb, but I did manage to stop when I was 16 weeks with this one, I could really have one now though xx

 

[Let it be]

I had my last cigarette, well attempt at smoking a cigarette the day before my BFP. It made me feel so sick that I had to put it out and I haven't been able to touch them since. I think it was this that alerted me to the fact that I could be pregnant, even though I had taken a test a week earlier and it was negative.

I was lucky I only smoked when I drank so haven't found it so difficult, but I do understand how difficult it is for others to give up.

 

[charli89]

I still smoke, which is really bad! I have cut down loads and hopefully will be quitting soon. Used to smoke around 20 a day now i smoke on average 5. Been smoking since i was 13! xx

 

[pinktaffy]

i gave up when i was 6 weeks pregnant the first 2 weeks after i found out i tryed giving up so many times and just couldnt, but i had a scan at 6 weeks wich made it real for me and my OH and we both decided to give up at he same time . best thing we ever did we made a baby fund with all the money we would of wasted on ciggies . that now is in the bank for r little baby were going to spoil her rotten when born with it hehe.

it is the most hardest thing giving up but its well worth it, my sister didnt give up when pregnant and she says she does regret it now as even when the baby is born she said u find yourself wishing for the baby to hurry feeds and things so u can rush out for a fag and she said it made her feel so guilty.

 

[Jade2933]

I still smoke too have all the way through and did with my last, can I just say your brave posting anything about smoking. I wanted to ask the same ages ago but thought loadsa people would start an argument about it.

 

[Becky_Mummy2B]

I still smoke too have all the way through and did with my last, can I just say your brave posting anything about smoking. I wanted to ask the same ages ago but thought loadsa people would start an argument about it.

I agree. At the end of the day we are all human and it's a bloody hard habit to break!

 

[MrsGlitz]

Hi ladies

I started smoking at 12(!) and am now 27, so well over half my life now! I managed to cut down to roughly 5 a day but then I got signed off work due to severe SPD about 6 weeks ago, which increased my smoking. I managed to cut down again to about 3-5 a day.

I had my last cigarette last Friday morning. For me, I was paying my family a visit in Bristol. It's a non smoking house and my uncle is the only smoker (having to go into the garden). I also would have been severely lectured if I smoked while I was there. I honestly don't know why (and I know it's very rare) but I (thankfully) didn't struggle nearly as much as I would have at home (I had tried several times). I was on a coach for 3.5 hours then with my aunt and no chance to sneak away being on crutches!

I am a week in now and at home and am finding it more difficult than I did last weekend; especially after eating!

All I can say is (cliched!) don't quit trying to quit. I know it's hard. Good luck to you all.

 

[RainbowDrop_x]

I'm in the naughty club with you sam lol.. I was on around 20 a day before my BFP managed to cut down to 5-6 a day although I do find I smoke MORE if I'm bored or at work.. Yesterday I only had 2.. One when I first woke up and then one before bed.. Today so far I've only had one.. I've been giving up secretly (I say secretly because when people know they tend to go on and on about it which I find doesn't help) And I haven't found it that hard.. I just replace a cig with a banana or other fruit.. By the time I get through my distraction food the cravings gone .. I also find drinking plenty of water helps.. I've stopped drinking tea because everytime I have a cuppa I normally have a cig with it

Don't feel bad though.. It's hard to give up and it takes alot of guts to admit on a forum like this that you're still smoking (believe me I've had more than a few people moan at me on here for the same thing) But at the end of the day you've asked for help and that's the main thing

xxx

 

[KermitO]

I don't smoke but there are loads of things I feel guilty about and worry constantly that something I have done or will do will harm the baby - so in that you are not alone.

Smoking is an addiction but you can become a non-smoker and perhaps you could try once the baby is here - chosing to sleep over wasting time for a cigarette might be the push you need!!! My friend is still smoking and is going for a section next week - she is worried about "needing" a ciggy while there - take heart, you are not alone.

Kx

 

[Bee26]

fair play to you for posting Hun, it's one of 'those' subjects! I was a 20 a day roll up girl pre preg. As our baby wasn't planned and I LOVED smoking I didn't think I'd beabke to quit but after smoking about 10 in a row after I got my BFP I quit straight away. I've had a really really horrendous week this week (found out dad having affair etc) and I was GAGGING for a fag so I had one 2 days ago. It tastes horrid and I felt guilty but I secretly enjoyed it! I had another one yesterday but I'm going to try really hard not to have any more. X

 

[amyw044]

ive managed to quit both times ive been pregnant. Lasted 2 weeks after my son till i started again and i cant see myself not smoking again once ive had this baby. i still have a crafty puff on my friends every now and again xx

 

[Angellicaa]

i smoked 20 a day and gave up the day after my BFP... still love the smell and often think oooooooooh what i wouldn't give... found it more difficult to stop drinking coca cola tho?!?!?!

I don't smoke, but I found it VERY hard to give up caffeine!.....I only have a little bit a day, but I don't want the baby to be addicted and cranky at birth....maybe I should ween myself soon!