quit smoking at 12 weeks pregnant.. could i have caused my baby harm

[Betheney]

I honestly don't know if you have or haven't but I wanted to say that the information is now irrelevant. Don't let yourself feel bad if damage could have been done, you cant go back in time and change it, what's done is done. But I wanted to say good for you for quitting! It's better late than never and you've overcome a terrible addiction. Hold your head high your doing the best you can.

 

[XJessicaX]

Your growing foetus started its life in not so optimal conditions. I wont lie. But that (as Betheney said) is irrelevant now. Now you must eat well, take vitamins and stay healthy so that the remaining weeks make up for the shaky start x x

 

[Rockell8788]

Well done Hun, baby should be fine I wouldn't worry. I found out 2 days ago and quitting will be easy for me, I can't touch one without feeling sick

 

[Mamabean4ever]

CONGRATS GIRL...You made your first incredibly selfless decision for the welfare of your baby!! I quit as well when we found out we were pregnant at 8 weeks. My daughter does have asthma and had lung infections when she was little but I'm hoping it's just a coincidence and not because of me I also steered away from second hand smoke mostly because it made me very nauseous and still does this time around with baby #2. This time I sacrificed my coffee, want a toxin free pregnancy this time

 

[Celestine]

I also want to congratulate you on quitting. I am not a smoker but I can imagine that it is a very hard thing to do. I would not dwell on what may have happened but I would focus on trying to maintain the best possible diet now.

Congrats again and GL!

 

[ocean_pearl]

Well done for quitting, but we can't tell you if you've done any harm. The first trimester is the most important for development too. Good luck

 

[miss cakes]

if it makes you feel better before i realised i was pregnant id had a mad weekend boozing it up like there was no tomorrow drinking shots and jagerbombs and smoking about a hundred fags lol i brought it up with the doctor an he brushed it off saying in the first three months theres not a whole lot you can do to affect your baby what will be will be at that stage because its not living off the placenta then or something like that so dont worry about it you quit now and really well done to you its bloody hard to quit! x