Smoking! HELP!!

Re: Smoking! HELP!!

• oliversmom03 member

  February 2013

  I had to do it. Gum helps, any type. Working out of ANY kind works great as well. You won't have a craving for hours. Good Luck to you and PM me, bc I have had to quit many times as well. 

  Report0 Reply
• Loading the player...
• PrimRoseMama member

  February 2013

  Talk to your doctor.

  
  LFAF Summer 2016 Awards:
  
  
  
  
  

  Report0 Reply
• blush64 member

  February 2013

  The stress of quitting is not worse than the cigarettes.

  It is incredibly difficult. Talk to your doctor and see if he/she has any advice to offer. Most people know smoking is bad for the baby but read up about it. Maybe reading what your smoking can do to your baby before and after birth will help.
  

  EDIT Wanting to quit does make a difference. When you really want to quit, you will.(no matter how hard) 

   

  Report0 Reply
• RhiRhiMommy2B

  February 2013

  Thank you so much for y'all's support! Ur posts made me want to cry....can you say HORMONES! Lol I'll keep you guys posted, I was trying to figure out when to make my first doc appointment bc a lot of doctors want u to wait until ur 12 weeks along to see them.

  Report0 Reply
• veronicavpling

  February 2013

  I'm a major smoker too. well was. I had to stop cold turkey and it sucked so bad!! but now the thought of it..makes me sick!! but it'll be worth it!!
  

  Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml

  Report0 Reply
• kimmus122 member

  February 2013

  Def. talk to your doctor. I've heard that some things that help are substituting the oral fixation for something else and obviously you want that to be healthy. If you have a desk job or are at home during the day, get yourself some baby carrots or other cut up fruit or veggies and nibble on them every time you want a cig. It's not going to cut out the nicotine cravings, but it may help take the edge off.

  

  Report0 Reply
• cbreef member

  February 2013

  I was a smoker for 14 years when I found out I was pregnant. I took the pack I had and gave them to a friend. It was not easy, but every time I was in a situation where I would have smoked (driving was the worst for me), I would pop in a stick of gum and chew it for 5-10 minutes (or how long a cigarette would last). If cold turkey really freaks you out though, you should talk to your doctor and see if she has any recommendations. It's been a little over 2 months since I've had a cigarette. I know you can do it!!

  Report0 Reply
• ELauren88 member

  February 2013

  I was also a pack-a-day smoker for almost 9 years, until the day I got my BFP. I tried to quit cold turkey, but found it very hard. I had also heard the whole myth of "the stress will kill your baby faster". (My OB called BS real quick on that one.) Anywho, 3 days after BFP and only 5 cigarettes later, I looked at myself in the reflection of my car (only smoked outside), and thought, "what am I doing?? I'm having a BABY. I can not be doing this to my baby." And I ripped up the rest of my pack and haven't touched them since.

  That being said, not a day goes by that I do not crave a cigarette like mad. They still smell good, and look good, and sometimes I swear I can taste them. I miss it!! It's hard, but so worth it. Seeing/hearing my healthy baby later on is worth every second of not giving into selfish personal addictions. (Plus, could you imagine trying to soothe a baby going threw nicotine withdraws??)

  Call your doctor. Even though he may not see you til later in your pregnancy, he can most certainly help you with some quitting techniques. 

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Report0 Reply
• AprilAngie member

  February 2013

  PrimRoseMama:

  Talk to your doctor.

  This. I would talk to your dr and they can tell you and help you

  lolololo

  Report0 Reply