Smoking and Pregnancy

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:That said, I appreciated the poster who equated the toxicity of her comments to that of a cigarrette. It should remind her that we can potentially poison our children with MANY things, words and attitudes included.

Extremely well put! Good luck to you.

[Anonymous]

The irony!

I notice how pregnant moms get so worked up over smoking, lunch meat, sushi, cheese, and a glass of wine. Pregnant moms obsess over it. However, I've noticed time and time again after their little ones get old enough to eat soilds these same moms cannot shove enough processed junk foods down their throat. By the time they are 3, Chick-Fil-A and McDs are common household terms.

For examples, these little things refered to as "puffs"-filled with ingredients no one can pronounce, the disgusting meat stick hot dog looking things pretending to be meat in a jar for tots, the graduate "meals", the Kraft, the french fries, the fruit coctail in a jar filled with syrup, the soda, the fruit loops, the cookies and snacks, the goldfish, the frozen meatballs from Costco, and all those chicken nuggetts. I just don't understand why moms go to these great lengths to protect the unborn just to drop the ball when they start to make dietary decisions that will shape their childern's bodies and choices for the rest of their lives. These poor food choices are far more lethal and will have a much more devestating impact on the childern than a few smokes.

I never have smoked and never will, but I bet if you opened half these santamonious posters fridges they would be filled with products much more toxic to the growing body than some cigs.

[Anonymous]

Congrats to OP for two days smoke-free! I am pulling for you. It sounds like you feel motivated from your gut to stop, which is how it has to happen.

Being a parent is filled with so, so many tests and challenges. Quitting is one of many selfless things you will do for your child. When you go in for your 20-week anatomical ultrasound and you see very clearly the little life you are protecting, you will be even more emboldened to stop for good. The little face and head, the legs, the feet, the hands, the belly--it is wonderful, truly wonderful, and something to look forward to.

I wish you luck and great success! Hopefully you have supportive people you can turn to for love and assistance. I am sending you good vibes!

[Anonymous]

Dear OP:

Congratulations on being smoke-free for 2 days! And please don't beat yourself up for not doing it earlier. Quitting smoking is HARD, partially because the tobacco companies manipulate the level of nicotine in their products purposely to keep their customers from quitting.

I did want to provide you with a website that might be a helpful resource: http://www.becomeanex.org/.

Best of luck with quitting and your pregnancy!

[Anonymous]

OP Congratulations! I wish you the best of luck in continuing in this vein....use all the resources you have and need to keep the motivation. I have never been a smoker but work in public health on this topic for a couple of years. It is better for your baby and for you as you well know. The first few days seem to be the hardest and then stressful or boring times......think about coping strategies ahead of time so they will be there when you need them. Keep it up and good luck with the rest of your pregnancy!

[Anonymous]

How's it going, OP? We're all rooting for you and hoping you're doing well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:she is not looking for help, she is looking for others that smoked too, aparently she has found many. I did not do anything that I know of that would harm my baby while I was pregnant, and none of my friends do or did either. As I stated before, I can not believe people are defending this monster, I refuse to read any more of this crap. She is evil, and you are evil for defending her. Godspeed to her child, it will need it.

Godspeed??? What era are you from?

[Anonymous]

OP here-

Still smoke free and in good shape here. I reread your posts. . .it encourages me and I feel a positive accountability to nameless people who took the time to offer good vibes.

I miss the ritual, especially when stressed or worried, but I relocate my myself from my head to my womb, and then can't fathom purposefully continuing to cause harm. Don't know if the relocation part makes sense. . .but it works.

For others who may be in a similar position. . .I have reframed a sense of sacrifice for me as a gift to my little girl. The crazy lady would argue that giving a child health is not a gift, but a right. And she is right. But this is how I am getting there.

Cake Love bakery is my next battle. . .

[Anonymous]

Please! One battle at a time, this is the one time in your life that you get to embrace (i.e. become a regular, as I did) the Cake Love. I'm so glad that things are going well, you should be really proud.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations!! Thanks for keeping us posted. And I second the comment that you should feel free to indulge in all the Cake Love you're craving -- one step at a time!!

[Anonymous]

Way to go OP! So happy to hear that you've found some strategies that work for you, including Cake Love. (might see you there, I'm having a mighty craving right about now).