Anyone still smoking?

[coccyx]

Poppy666 your baby has no choice in whether its deprived of oxygen!!! Yuk

 

[poppy666]

Oh and you know that for a fact???? Media scarmongers etc smokers get blamed for totally everything............. Yes MY choice if i smoke and i had 3 very healthy kids prior to this one, so ive cut down but not given up and will carry on full stop.....


Says you with the dog on the sofa slobbering, VERY healthy with what they drag in on their paws??? but we wont go there!!!

 

[RainbowDrop_x]

I'm pretty certain this doesn't need to be "one of those threads"..

The OP posted for support not to be talked down too.. It takes balls to admit you're doing something you're not proud of but that doesn't mean that anyone is saying it's "right" or "justified".. Well done to the ones who gave up the same day they got their BFP.. But hello this is the real world. And as I'm sure you all know the "real world" is not always as perfect as people make it out to be.. At the end of the day people need support when trying to kick a habit not be made to feel like bad people.. Like one other poster said there is worse we could be doing.

 

[NuKe]

i didnt manage to quit until i was 34 weeks! was only on like 2/3 max a day but just cudnt seem to kick those last couple. then i got sick and was feeling awfully nausiated for a few days and couldnt stomach it- for some reason it made me feel worse. i managed to not go back on them! still get the mental craving for one but know i dont actually need it now, plus the smell makes me feel sick now. i hope u manage to do it hun, and dont let anyone make you feel guilty! the last thing u need is ppl judging you!

 

[NuKe]

I'm pretty certain this doesn't need to be "one of those threads"..

The OP posted for support not to be talked down too.. It takes balls to admit you're doing something you're not proud of but that doesn't mean that anyone is saying it's "right" or "justified".. Well done to the ones who gave up the same day they got their BFP.. But hello this is the real world. And as I'm sure you all know the "real world" is not always as perfect as people make it out to be.. At the end of the day people need support when trying to kick a habit not be made to feel like bad people.. Like one other poster said there is worse we could be doing.

totally agree with this.

 

[shamrockerjo]

Oh and you know that for a fact???? Media scarmongers etc smokers get blamed for totally everything............. Yes MY choice if i smoke and i had 3 very healthy kids prior to this one, so ive cut down but not given up and will carry on full stop.....


Says you with the dog on the sofa slobbering, VERY healthy with what they drag in on their paws??? but we wont go there!!!

Actually, it's been proven that children who grow up in households with pets are generally healthier and have better immune systems. So yeah, nowhere to go there indeed.

 

[mandylou]

why did you have to turn it into one of those threads? when you can clearly see that the original poster has obviously started the thread to talk to the people who do not talk down or patronise her, why do you still insist on spreading your negativity?? and by saying "noone has really put anything negative on the subject..." do you think that no one put anything negative for a reason??? maybe so it wouldnt turn into "one of those threads". and maybe it would be nice for some people to have somewhere to turn because no one else will listen to them about a certain topic??

it can be compared to so many other topics that are sensitive, you know they are sensitive.. you know that everyone knows the consensus of opinions.. so why insist on lecturing people?

 

[NuKe]

After going back and reading some of the posts on here, I've gotton quite angry! To all the people blasting the op- didn't your mum ever teach you "if you haven't something nice to say, dont say anything at all"??????? I am sure the op realises the risks, making her feel like crap is NOT going to help her quit.

I wish I was perfect too.

 

[mandylou]

I wish I was perfect too.

it must be nice mustn't it?? never doing anything wrong, so you have the authority to tell other people how they should live their lives?

 

[xxema&bumpmjx]

Confessions????? lol well im sorry i havnt sinned i admitted i smoked end of story, there is worse things you can be digesting or inhaling into your system than cigarettes and i for one never said i smoked in front of my children or in my car because i DONT, i smoke outside... yes your entitled to your opinion like anyone else but please dont dictate to me or others for having the balls to admit we smoke and how many pages this topic may progress to... If you find it hard to read then read another sorry i wont be blasted for smoking x[/QUOTE]

AM totaly with you on this one hun xxxxx

 

[vinnypeanut]

I smoked up till a month ago. I slowly cut down my in take of them till I did cold turkey.
My Dr had actually said that if I can at least cut down the 3 or 4 a day it would be better than the pack and half I was smoking.
Go by what your dr or midwife says.
I think as long as you monitor the babies weight you should be fine

I didnt comment on this thread before because i didnt want it to turn into one of those threads either. You're all entitled to do what you want and i suppose people slating you for smoking wont necessarily make you quit. That said i dont agree with smoking while pregnant, baby has no choice but to inhale those toxins and i think once you are pregnant your body is no longer your own, and the health of my baby would overpower anything else i felt!! (please dont shoot me down for this, its my personal opinion)

However, I wish people wouldnt say that "i smoked and my baby was big" or "if baby measures fine theres nothing to worry about" kind of things. Just because your baby is growing normally size-wise, doesnt mean that your baby is growing properly on the inside. My auntie smoked around 7/8 a day throughout her last pregnancy and baby measured perfect all the time, she had no problems whatsoever. But my cousin was born with breathing difficulties, learning difficulties and terrible asthma.
Im not saying just because she smoked it caused these things but she blames herself terribly for his problems.

Last thing I want is to turn this thread into an argument and was just stating my opinion.

 

[smokey]

Oh screw it im sick to death of im holy and better then you type posts and just plain slagging off of people that are just trying to be truthfull and maybe want some support or just someone to talk to about this.

So im just gonna come out and say it, Im still smoking and to be honest yes im discusted with myself over it more hten enough that I dont need others oppinions about what im doing but if anyone would like to private message me who would like someone to talk to and maybe have some support in each other to give up then please by all means PM me so we can have a proper grown up converstaion without the slagging off.
Maybe if enough of us could do that we can possibly help each other.

 

[poppy666]

Oh and you know that for a fact???? Media scarmongers etc smokers get blamed for totally everything............. Yes MY choice if i smoke and i had 3 very healthy kids prior to this one, so ive cut down but not given up and will carry on full stop.....


Says you with the dog on the sofa slobbering, VERY healthy with what they drag in on their paws??? but we wont go there!!!

Actually, it's been proven that children who grow up in households with pets are generally healthier and have better immune systems. So yeah, nowhere to go there indeed.

Oops sorry for delay in reply was harvesting my crops on Facebook Im not gonna get into a slagging match on this topic to be honest or made to feel guilty for what i MAY be doing to my baby, think this is a good thread and maybe helpful to all us smokers who are trying to cut down or give up, but like KayleighJayne, NuKe and mandylou say everyone has a right to an opinion but not to judge or talk down to people who admit they smoke its not nice x

 

[Celesse]

I gave up in 2007, long before thinking of having a baby. Prior to this I tried and failed many times because I tried to give up for this reason or that reason, money, health ect. It wasn't until I gave up purely for me that I could manage it and the timing was perfect and came at a point where I changed a lot of other things in my life.

I cannot guarantee that if I where still smoking when I got my BFP I would have been able to quit. For some people pregnancy will be enough motivation to stop, for others they may feel an obligation to quit, but as nicotine is that addictive it may not be enough. There is different levels of how addicted a person can be to nicotine. When I smoked it was the first thing I did in the morning and last thing I did at night. Quitting was unbelievably hard and only possible when all the factors where in place. I think most women are aware of the dangers of smoking on there unborn babies and the guilt and shame must be very difficult. Just keep on trying and carry on trying when your babies are here, cos you can beat it.

 

[xxema&bumpmjx]

why is it ppl can judge us cos we smole but yet there are ladies out there who still drink all the way threw there pregancy or do drugs an yet they dnt get commented on. as we all must agree its dwn to each peron wht they chose to do whether tht be mokin or takin drugs etc we are all human being with feelings an yes most of us feel gulity for smokin an no the dangers of it, with ppl bein so perfect by doin nothin wrong put us dwn dnt u ppl think we have a hard tme enough as it is be either tryin to quit or cuttin down its really stressfull with all the tages of changes are bodies are goin threw (hornmones)

orry but i have to rant a lil about this am sick of pl thinkin there always perfect by doin the right thing all the time i no am not bloody perfect but it still dnt give ppl the rite to put me dwn on wht i do at the end of the day we are all human who have feelings.

i shall comment awell all the ladies who have quit well dun u shud b proud of yourself an the ladies like myself who still smoke dnt let other ppl put you down at the end of the day its your life your body an most of all your baby tht you are bringing into this world so its your choice xxxxx

 

[EternalRose]

I smoked up till a month ago. I slowly cut down my in take of them till I did cold turkey.
My Dr had actually said that if I can at least cut down the 3 or 4 a day it would be better than the pack and half I was smoking.
Go by what your dr or midwife says.
I think as long as you monitor the babies weight you should be fine

I didnt comment on this thread before because i didnt want it to turn into one of those threads either. You're all entitled to do what you want and i suppose people slating you for smoking wont necessarily make you quit. That said i dont agree with smoking while pregnant, baby has no choice but to inhale those toxins and i think once you are pregnant your body is no longer your own, and the health of my baby would overpower anything else i felt!! (please dont shoot me down for this, its my personal opinion)

However, I wish people wouldnt say that "i smoked and my baby was big" or "if baby measures fine theres nothing to worry about" kind of things. Just because your baby is growing normally size-wise, doesnt mean that your baby is growing properly on the inside. My auntie smoked around 7/8 a day throughout her last pregnancy and baby measured perfect all the time, she had no problems whatsoever. But my cousin was born with breathing difficulties, learning difficulties and terrible asthma.
Im not saying just because she smoked it caused these things but she blames herself terribly for his problems.

Last thing I want is to turn this thread into an argument and was just stating my opinion.

I agree with this entirely, I saw this thread earlier and decided not to reply as at the time I didnt really know what to say. Since coming back to it, I am disappointed that a member has now decided to announce how she intends to carry on smoking. ..seriously what do you want us to say..good for you? I can sympathise with people struggling to quit, or cutting down and wanting to stop entirely but boasting about how you are going to carry on smoking is just downright arrogant.

 

[AP]

I think as long as you monitor the babies weight you should be fine

no, you need to realise weight wont show breathing difficulties hun.

edit: didnt even see the previous replies to that

I only said what i said, btw, to help you lot think about what can happen, and aid in your quitting.

 

[xxema&bumpmjx]

I smoked up till a month ago. I slowly cut down my in take of them till I did cold turkey.
My Dr had actually said that if I can at least cut down the 3 or 4 a day it would be better than the pack and half I was smoking.
Go by what your dr or midwife says.
I think as long as you monitor the babies weight you should be fine

I didnt comment on this thread before because i didnt want it to turn into one of those threads either. You're all entitled to do what you want and i suppose people slating you for smoking wont necessarily make you quit. That said i dont agree with smoking while pregnant, baby has no choice but to inhale those toxins and i think once you are pregnant your body is no longer your own, and the health of my baby would overpower anything else i felt!! (please dont shoot me down for this, its my personal opinion)

However, I wish people wouldnt say that "i smoked and my baby was big" or "if baby measures fine theres nothing to worry about" kind of things. Just because your baby is growing normally size-wise, doesnt mean that your baby is growing properly on the inside. My auntie smoked around 7/8 a day throughout her last pregnancy and baby measured perfect all the time, she had no problems whatsoever. But my cousin was born with breathing difficulties, learning difficulties and terrible asthma.
Im not saying just because she smoked it caused these things but she blames herself terribly for his problems.

Last thing I want is to turn this thread into an argument and was just stating my opinion.

I agree with this entirely, I saw this thread earlier and decided not to reply as at the time I didnt really know what to say. Since coming back to it, I am disappointed that a member has now decided to announce how she intends to carry on smoking. ..seriously what do you want us to say..good for you? I can sympathise with people struggling to quit, or cutting down and wanting to stop entirely but boasting about how you are going to carry on smoking is just downright arrogant.

am not one to start arguements buts at the end of the day the lady who as decided to carry on smokin thts her dession xxx

 

[vinnypeanut]

Eternal rose i agree but was a bit worried to say it.

To be honest I take my hat off to the girls who have stopped smoking after BFP's, such an incredible thing to do. And fair play to the girls that are trying by cutting down/getting help, although its not ideal to still be smoking at all at least you've acknowledged it and are trying and i think thats an admiral thing aswell.
There are just a couple of comments about "i wont be told to stop if i dont want to" and "my babys measurements are fine so smoking hasnt affected it" that have upset me a bit.

Ive done nothing wrong at all through my pregnancy (no i am not saying i am perfect) but my baby will be born with a birth defect....however some women smoke/take drugs/drink alcohol and have perfectly healthy babies....its unfair to me but its life!
xx

 

[AppleBlossom]

•Miscarriage - smoking during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of miscarriage throughout



•Lower birth weight - babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are born an average 1/2lb or 7oz smaller than those born to non-smokers. This effect is proportionate in that the more the mother smokes, the smaller the baby is likely to be.



•Smaller organs - because of the decreased levels of oxygen babies born to smoking mothers receive, they tend to develop smaller organs which are less well equipped to deal with the outside world



•Exposure to CO - when you smoke a cigarette carbon monoxide replaces some of the oxygen in your blood. This in turn deprives your baby of oxygen which can impair development and can play a role in low birth weight and other illnesses



•Exposure to nicotine - nicotine is a stimulant and when inhaled causes your arteries to spasm and your blood pressure to rise - this restricts the flow of blood through the placenta, again depriving your baby of much needed oxygen



•Placenta problems - a smoking pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of placenta praevia and placental abruption.



•Ectopic pregnancy - there is a significant increase in the risk of ectopic pregnancy for smokers



•Premature labour - mothers who smoke are more likely to go into labour before 37 weeks gestation



•Cot death - infants exposed to cigarette smoke through pregnancy and beyond are at double the risk of SIDS



•Breathing problems - infants born to smoking parents are at a significantly increased risk of asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory disorders throughout childhood



•Learning difficulties - infants exposed to cigarette toxins in the womb are more likely to suffer from learning and attentional difficulties and hyperactivity disorders



•Poor health - throughout childhood infants born to a smoking mother are significantly more likely to require hospital treatment and suffer from poor general health



•Smokers - the children of parents who smoke are likely to smoke themselves during adulthood putting them at an increased risk of many diseases
Pregnancy is an incredibly fragile time and none of the 4000+ chemicals each cigarette contains are beneficial for your baby. In fact, expectant mothers who smoke are often found to be lacking in many essential nutrients, depriving themselves and their baby from good nutrition.

Just something for you to read as I have seen a few people now make the comment of "well my baby isn't small so it's ok."