Did you or do you smoke?

[xCeex]

I really need/want to quit.

Have you smoked but quit due to TTC?

I know its making TTC alot harder then it should be, my partner smokes too. There is no way he will give up.

I don't want to do it alone, everyone I know smokes. It would be nice for him to be supportive and do it with me. I have suggested this but all I got was "maybe when the baby is here" um? Okay..

He is also a part time weed smoker, he used to smoke everyday but I made him cut down.

Its like he's not fully committed to having a baby, after having a M/C all I want to do is give my baby the best chance in life and I feel stopping now will be the best thing to do (obviously).

I know all the dangers of smoking, I know it lowers the chances of conceiving. I have been smoking since I was 14, and now is the time to quit.

 

[Twister]

I am currently in the process of quitting smoking, it's been about 2/3 weeks now and I'm only having the odd one here and there. I thought i may as well quit now while ttc because it will be twice as hard trying to do it when I'm pregnant with all the crazy hormones flying around! It's hard sometimes and I had an awful cough which kept me up at night for about 2 weeks but I'm feeling much better now and I don't want to waste money on it anymore when it could go towards a rented house deposit (me and oh live with my parents).

It's a lot easier to quit when you really want to, I went cold turkey (been smoking for 4/5 years, since i was 15/16) but it may be worth seeing a doctor when you do decide to quit as you can get patches, nicotine replacement therapy etc on prescription.

 

[momwannabe81]

It's a hard decision to make. I am also a smoker and want a baby really bad and know alot of week and cigs smokers that had several kids so i don't think it can cause infertility per say but it dont help either. i think i will keep smoking until i do get preg and then maybe the nausea will help me quit LOL. just trying to be positive. My oh won't quit either both so don't feel to left out you are not alone........fx

 

[littlebird28]

Actually, smoking pot has been the hardest for me to quit (its not illegal where I live) I was able to quit smoking cigs years ago, but I just stopped smoking pot 3 months ago.

 

[pinksprinkles]

I quit smoking cold turkey last Sept and haven't had one since. My main reason was so that I'd be at least 6 months clean before TTC. I had a m/c in 2009 and blamed my heavy, pack and a half day habit. If you decide to quit, feel free to message me whenever. From my experience, the most important thing that help me quit was having a set "quiting plan". I started planning for my quit during the first week of August, took a month and a half to plan and really get psyched, enjoy my birthday, and quit the next day. Whether you stay quit or not completely depends on how much you want to be quit, and your ability to stay faaaaaar away from cigs for at LEAST the first 3-6 months. Try to get your OH on board, because it's way harder to stay quit around a smoker. (Even now I have nightmares about relapse if I even just sit in a room with someone who's smoking!)

I hope you decide to quit. Today is my 253 day quit and I promise you, it feels amazing!

 

[MajellaG]

I gave up about a week ago. I think its better if you dont smoke to give the baby a fighting chance. I think it would be better to give up while TTC as chances are you won't get a until you are 3-4 weeks gone. Those are very important weeks in the babys development & you dont want it getting polluted with smoke. However for conception itself its very important that you OH stops as well as smoking can cause the to have no tails, therefore cant swim!!
Thankfully I have been very lucky as my DH has given up & is willing to do what it takes. Were doing it cold turkey so as there is absolutely no nicotine in our systems
Have a heart to heart with OH.
Good Luck
Fx'd & to you!

 

[MackMomma8]

I quit 6 weeks ago, today. I agree with PPs, you have to have a solid quitting plan and you have to stick to it. For DH & I (yes I MADE him quit with me, he didn't have a choice ) we set our 'quit date' for a few days after we got back from our Vegas weekend, and we had all the aids we wanted ready to go. He used the little mint thingys and I used the patch. Both worked - we're still smoke-free!

Actually, smoking pot has been the hardest for me to quit (its not illegal where I live) I was able to quit smoking cigs years ago, but I just stopped smoking pot 3 months ago.

It's not illegal in Ann Arbor??? Another place to add to my "Towns that Have Their Priorities Straight"!

We smoke pot every now and then, DH more than I. And I will admit there were a few times the first few weeks of quitting where I just had to smoke something, and it wasn't gonna be a ciggy.

 

[bexxc]

absolutely...having a plan is the only way to go. i quit almost 4 months ago and i even got dh to quit too...which i NEVER thought would happen! i showed him an article about how bad it was for his swimmies and a couple weeks later he was done. we both cut down gradually and it wasn't as hard as i thought it would be. good luck!!!!

 

[TraceC]

I quit the day I found out about our BFP, I wanted to quit before hand but feel I couldn't. My DH continued to smoke but was very considerate and never smoked near me. Sadly we did lose the baby at 8 weeks, and I can't help but wonder if my smoking in those first critical weeks before we found out may of contributed to baby passing away. My DH quit two days ago realising that he needs to be healthy for his Children. Last thing we want is to have a family then realise one of us has Lung Cancer etc due to smoking. Took him a while to get it, but he has gone Cold Turkey as have I. I always think about the health of the baby (Future baby).

 

[nautegesocks]

im ttc 5 months i gave up smoking 2 months ago i used patches and an electric ciggerette it has worked for me but it was hard you have to be motivated smoked for 12 years and ddnt want to put the strain of giving up on baby when i finally do get my bfp so just did it i do have the odd ciggerette with a few glasses of wine when the is in town . but waited until id got through the first month and knew i could live my everyday life without cigs so i now know i can have the odd 1 or 2 without starting up again good luck



loads and loads of

 

[youngwife20]

Hey, I smoked on and of from about 14 maybe up until early 20s. and husband smoked for many more years! but he just quit cold turkey so did I because we really didnt want any thing to reduce our charges or harm the baby to come.

I think when he is ready he will quit, you should both go to the doctors they will help you and discuss ways to help you both quit

sorry about you m/c

I dont even want a cig my bestfriend smokes all the time around me i got tempted to start with but not now we have been ttc almost 6 months and i would do anything to get this baby here so everytime i think of smoking i think about our baby that completly stops us goodluck x

 

[youngwife20]

by early 20s lol i dont mean 21.22lol i mean i upto the start of my 20s! lol im still 20!

But quiting smoking and drinking ( still drink the odd glass of champagne once a month maybe) but it helped me and hubby feel like we are taking more control of the situation we feel alot happier knowing we are doing all we can to give the baby the best start in life