Giving up smoking SUPPORT!!

[daopdesign]

Ladies I'm with the stop smoking pharmacist tomorrow afternoon and getting the stuff to help with cravings. Friday is 100% quit day for me, no doubt it'll be difficult but I have to do it x

 

[stickylizard]

good luck to everyone! it will be such a good feeling when you give birth to a healthy baby and a nice red placenta!! xxx

 

[dreamqueen]

YaY Congrats Vix!!!! amazing! So you are due 3 days before me then!!! Good luck with the quitting you can do it!! Im on day 10 of no smoking and day 4 of no NRT!!! Its not so hard if you put your mind to it...and REALLY want it!!! cant believe im actuallyh saying that!!

 

[SabrinaKat]

Hi,

I quit Jan-March of this year (it was really hard) and used the Alan Carr book; I have had the occasional cigarette since, but when I found out I was pregnant, I have had a puff or two (honestly!) and it made me sick and I coughed it out anyway. We were going to do IVF, but I got pregnant naturally in June and only really miss the habit/socialisation, at this point - but this is after almost twenty years of smoking!

Those three months in early 2011 were absolutely horrible! The websites say it takes 3 days to get it out of your system -- more like three weeks, I felt gross, sweating out nicotine and just yuck. I compromised and smoked the occasional roll-up when I was having a glass of wine, but managed after March to not smoke too much. I felt that if we were going to spend money on IVF, I should quit.

When I realised that I was pregnant, I wasn't drinking anyway as it was the month before starting IVF proper and so, wasn't smoking... so on my hospital charts, it says NON-SMOKER and that feels like all the hard work was worth it...

I don't know if I will start up again after the baby is born, I can't promise anything, but I really hope not.

So, good luck in trying to quit -- it's the hardest thing I ever did and my thoughts were, those little cancer sticks were not stronger than me....sob...

best wishes

 

[Hope39]

You can do it girls, getting through the first 3 days is the hardest.

I did have NRT for the first couple weeks but not really bothered with them since. I have nearly completed 4 weeks without a cigarette.

I had a puff on my NRT inhalator the day i found out the baby had no heartbeat but not touched it since and that was 10 days ago

The temptation has been there as OH smokes but i know it will pee me right off cos i have got this far. I have been a smoker for about 17 years so it is possible

 

[dreamqueen]

well done Sabrina and congrats!!

Hope.... i am so sorry for your losses
well done on having the strength not to cave and start smoking again...you should be very proud of yourself. I wish you a healthy and sticky bfp real soon xx

 

[jules7521]

Quitting smoking is hard enough.. add hormones to it and it stinks. I am roughly 19 days smoke free and I will admit I have had my fair share of cravings for one..namely everytime we see the ob lol

 

[pinklightbulb]

I'm getting the Alan Carr book soon. Hoping that helps me.

 

[Sunshine12]

I stopped last Friday (found out a week past Monday that I was pregnant) I bought an e-cigarette just incase I needed something to tide me over. Had a few puffs of it on Saturday and Sunday as was really craving nicotine. Havent had any since and not really had any cravings at all since (although that might be because Im feeling a bit nauseous at the moment.) Ive smoked for 21 years and know that its sooo difficult to try and stop.

Ive been on the Allan Carr course and stopped for 10 months, no cravings whatsoever. The only thing I would say about the book (Ive read it too) is that you should keep smoking whilst you are reading it and shouldnt rush reading it so its kind of a catch 22 if you are looking to stop quickly.

Good luck stopping!! x

 

[dreamqueen]

well done sunshine!!!

 

[CelticStar]

Hey girls!

I've smoked for 16 years and was on 15-20 a day before getting my bfp 8 days ago....As soon as I saw the two pinks lines I cut right down to 1-3 a day and have today managed to not have one at all!

So, first day completely smoke free for me!

 

[dreamqueen]

Well done Celticstar!!! Just take it a day at a time and you will get there...it DOES get easier!! And congratulations on your bfp!!! I think i have seen you on other boards on this forum??? I recognise the name at least

 

[vix1972]

Hi Dreamqueen and all other ladies on here! Well tried to be smokefree today. bit of a disaster with hormones everywhere, no caffeine as well and tiredness anyway. I did cave when I was in tears in my town high street and bought cigarettes. Was trying the cold turkey approach but ended up with just cutting down a lot more. Am thinking of the e cigarette. Patches make me itch and lozenges just make ms worse. Anyone had success with it??

 

[dreamqueen]

Vix
Dont beat yourself up too much! Just start a fresh tomorrow! I did get the e-cig a while back...but it really irritated my lungs!! Thought it was pretty cool but!
Im quite surprised that i have managed 5 days now with no patches!!!! I think the majority of the addiction is in the mind!! I don't know whats given me the strenght this time round... i really struggled the 1st week or 2 after bfp!!! But we are here to support you Vix.... you CAN do it!! You need to tell yourself that!!

 

[CelticStar]

Well done Celticstar!!! Just take it a day at a time and you will get there...it DOES get easier!! And congratulations on your bfp!!! I think i have seen you on other boards on this forum??? I recognise the name at least

Asalaam alecum Yeah, we spoke via PM a few times

I'm really craving for a cigarette now but I know that I'll light it up, take a couple of drags and then throw it away because it'll taste disgusting, so I'm really trying to ignore the craving otherwise then I'd have gone a full day for nothing!

 

[dreamqueen]

aaaaaaaaaaghhhhhh!!! Celticstar!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS to you both!!! I am sooo happy for you! I knew your time was soon!!! You must be sooo excited!!! Awww best news i have had all day!!!

 

[CelticStar]

Baby brain got you already?

I couldn't believe it when I saw the two pink lines...It was an obvious bfp but I still had to post pictures on here to make sure that I wasn't imagining them
I was so sure that I wasn't going to my bfp for months

 

[MustangGTgirl]

I am a recent smoker turned non smoker and they way I did it was cutting down to 2-5 per day then just out of the blue one day I didn't crave a cigarette so I didn't smoke and it's been 8 days now that I haven't smoked! I caved on day 3 and smoked 1 but haven't since then.

I am finding it amazing how easy it really was once I tried it.... or maybe it's because I am having a high risk pregnancy and I knew I needed to?

 

[toyuotoo]

gogo

 

[Tonka106]

I cut back the day I found out, from around 25 a day to five.. I'm still around 5 but promised my doctor (and myself!) that I would have quit by my next appointment, Nov. 14, so I have a date set.. it's so hard but it will be worth it! Congrats to all who have or are trying to quit!!