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I'm 4wks and 4days and I'm a smoker too(usually about 1/2 pack a day), its hard I went 24hrs without a smoke and got a headache and was even more irritable from the lack of nicotine. I've heard its better to wean yourself off slowly than to quit cold turkey, because of the stress of the withdrawals isn't good for you nor the baby. I found when I'm at work or in the car I tend to smoke more ,so when I get the urge to smoke I try to put it off as long as I can and just pop in a piece of gum. Good luck to you and congrats on your preganancy

quiting is hard and the longer you are a smoker the harder it is, yes there are risks to smoking but I won't preach all these scare tactics on you! ask your doctor about options on quiting that best suit you and your life style evan if it means cutting down... I myself found quiting cold turkey was not an option for ME but I did go from 30 smokes a day down to 2-3 a day, my baby was born HEALTHY weighing 9lb 9oz at 41 weeks

The first weeks of pregnancy the baby is developing his/her VITAL organs until about week 10(when the placenta takes over and he no longer is using the yolk sack for nutrients) and during that time and after, what goes in your body goes into the placenta which the baby breathes and swallows while he is in your woumb. Women used to smoke on purpose back in the day bc it causes low birth weight (which they thought would be better bc the smaller baby, the easier it would be to push out) but they realized that the babys werent developed fully when they came out and some of them died. Just think about it when u want one. I dont want to preach bc i was a smoker until i found out and i understand how hard it is but how would you feel if your baby came out all small and fighting for his life bc you couldnt quit for the next 8 months or worse, you carried this baby and he is still born or dies moments/days after birth? just think about it.

I know its hard to quit but you have to stop NOW! I smoked until the day I found out (actually, i had one or 2 in the first few days bc I couldnt grasp the concept on how to quit) I looked up quitting in pregnancy on the internet and I really didnt find anything but all of the SEVERE risks that it can cause the baby (and yourself)... Your risk for miscarriage alone should be enough to quit, let alone all of the health risks to your baby if you dont miscarry plus it could cause you to bleed... just read what the others wrote and google risks of smoking while pregnant... ask yourself are you serious about having a baby and then print out the list of negative effects (there are no positave) and read them to yourself EVERY time you want to light up. Thats what I did.. plus i just stopped. now im 9 weeks and rarely think about smoking. when u get the urge, suck a candy or take a bath or have some tea. All of that helped me. Just find ANYTHING but that to do. Good luck!

I had very much difficulty quitting smoking, just patches, nicotine gum, acupuncture, etc. But I quit cold turkey the day i got my BFP! Suddenly I could quit! So I really do hope you can quit! Good luck!

I was smoking almost a pack a day when I got my bfp..that was two weeks ago. I haven't quit completely, but I've only had one today, and I didn't have any yesterday. I tend to go as long as I can stand it without one, and I'm finding lately that when I cave and smoke one or part of one that it's not nearly as satisfying as I imagined it would be. I figure quitting slowly is better than not quitting at all.

Best thing for you to do is try and give up. Ideally every baby will grow in a smokefree environment, but many don't with out harm.
What you need to do is make quitting a priority, but try not to worry about the cigarettes you have already smoked, any doctor or midwife will tell you its better to cut down than not try, and its better to give up late than never.
All the best, you will get there :)

Everything I read says to stop smoking and drinking alcohol right away, so I'm guessing it's very important...

I quit the day of my BFP. I looked at my husband and said this is my last one.. sit there while your smoking and think nothing but baby....Also, for a year I had to live with my mom, two sisters, and myself..all smoked..OUTSIDE..but, just us bringing it back in with us caused my daughter (3yr) at the time to have horrible ear infections. I know this for a fact because as soon as I moved out and stopped smoking... HER EAR INFECTIONS came to a hault!! We were at the hospital once or twice a month for a year! no JOKE. GOOD LUCK HUN>>YOU CAN DO IT!!

The beginning stages of your babys development are the most CRUCIAL! Their brains develop...their nerve system, organs, the most functional parts of them..They need the oxygen.
Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have:

An ectopic pregnancy
Vaginal bleeding
Placental abruption (placenta peels away, partially or almost completely, from the uterine wall before delivery)
Placenta previa (a low-lying placenta that covers part or all of the opening of the uterus)
A stillbirth
Babies born to women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to be born:

With birth defects such as cleft lip or palate
Prematurely
At low birthweight
Underweight for the number of weeks of pregnancy

Read more at this link (just copy and paste) http://www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/alcohol_smoking.html