Should I quit smoking for my baby? -
I am 7 months preggers and I smoke a pack a day. i am trying to get down to only half a pack but maybe it will just be fine.
what should i do? i think my boyfriend is just trying to scare me about birth defects and crap. also can-t i still have a few puffs of weed? that dont hurt.
Definatley YES!!! The effects of smoking to an unborn fetus are so terrible. Do some research, look at pictures. You can quit if you want to, I-m suprised you have continued to smoke this far into your pregnancy.
Nicotine causes physiological responses in the fetus, which allows it to be called a toxicant, but smoking is not a major cause of congenital malformations. If Mom smokes during pregnancy, she may have up to twice the risk of miscarriage. Decreased growth of the baby before birth has also been seen. Abruptio placentae ( premature separation of the placenta from the uterus), placenta previa (the placenta covering the opening of the birth canal), premature rupture of the membranes (early breaking of the bag of fluid around the baby) and premature delivery can be caused by cigarette smoking. Oxygen deprovation is a huge problem for the fetus and can result in not fully grown lungs and severe asthma, but also brain damage.
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The evidence is still not conclusive on marijuana use either in pregnancy or before. Because the question still exists of possible problems, the smart thing is not to use it.
Absolutely. You could be giving your baby severe birth defects with that nicotine in your system.
Here-s a guaranteed solution to your problem: Here-s what you do:
When my aunt was pregnant, and she was pregnant three times, she quit smoking by going to see a hypnotist. A hypnotist only charges about 75 dollars, and you-ll just stop. Your child will be protected and you won-t feel the psychological effects of nicotine withdrawal. Go today.
He is trying to scare you because it is HIS baby too. Seriously, you will end up paying for this later when your child has learning difficulties,behavioral problems (like ADHD) or worse - like cystic fibrosis or other lung diseases. There is no question about it, you have already damaged your baby. So if you really want to salvage something then:
No drink AT ALL
No Smoking AT ALL
NO WEED or other drugs AT ALL
They are all bad. Also eat a lot of vegetables - these can reverse some of the damage you have done.
a baby from a smoking mom can have serious deceases like very low weight, athsma lung problems, poor or malformation in his lungs, if also you are using drugs the baby may have malformations, and an addict.
once the baby born will be so irritable because the nicotin he have had, the baby will feel the same need for the nicotine than the mom. that means your baby it is already adict to the nicotine. he may have brain problems because that
Please stop smoking this is really bad for your baby it can cause many defects and your boyfriend is not trying to scare you because what he is saying is true.If you went to a doctor he would tell you that smoking is bad for you and your baby.Just try not to smoke for your baby because it can cause problems for the rest of its life.
First of all *hug* You should talk to your doctor and such and see how your baby is doing. Ive read a lot of the answers and they all seem kinda harsh but they are telling the truth. You should stop smoking for your baby and yourself. There are possible defects and problems that can occur because of it. It is dangerous but living is dangerous. You can walk out into the street tomorrow and get hit by a bus. Will it happen? Possibly but not probably. Will your smoking cause the baby harm? Possibly. So I would quit or try my hardest to quit but if you cant then I-m sorry for you and anything that might happen but I-m sure things will turn out the way they have to. Fate is a funny thing my friend. It will be okay. *hug*
The truth hurts and your boyfriend is definitely right.
Each day you smoke, the part of the baby-s body that-s being developed that day WILL be defected.
If you-re seven months old and you-ve been smoking every day, I mean a PACK a day, you-re baby is, no question, going to be defected.
It hurts me inside, a total stranger, to know what you-re doing to your baby. I just want to slap you right now, and you have NO idea.
You just ruined a child-s life, your own childs life!
If you were gonna quit,you should-ve when you found out you were pregnant, and don-t smoke weed either. Everything you-re doing right now is just wrong. Half a pack or even ONE cigarette a day will hurt your baby in one way or another.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE see a doctor. Please do it, they will give you a suggestion and please stick to it. Please do it for the baby. PLEASE.
And, if you still choose not to, I hope you realize once your baby is born, you-re the one going to pay for the medial bills to help screw up their life. The meds for they-ll need for their life.
AUGHHH, so mad right now, you made my day from being great to miserable. :(
The first thing you should do is talk to your doctor. Depending on how much you smoke, you might end up hurting the baby if you quit cold turkey. Certainly, you should quit for yourself and your child, unborn or not. However, there has been some talk that simply quitting can be harmful as your body goes through withdrawal. Talk to your doctor about the best way to handle quitting while pregnant. As for smoking marijuana...QUIT NOW! Pot is DANGEROUS to an unborn child. Its DANGEROUS to you!
Yes.
Every cigarette you smoke deprives your baby of oxygen and pumps it up with carbon monoxide (which deprives it of even *more* oxygen). Even if there were no other risks, that oughta be enough to convince you.
An occasional puff of weed *might* not be too unhealthy, but no one actually knows, and it *does* do the carbon monoxide thing just like tobacco... so don-t.
Birth Defects and crap. NEWSFLASH!!! It-s definitely healthier to not smoke while being pregnant. If you quit now that would be great. Your baby could be born with breathing problems, low birth weight and a slew of others. This is FACT not a scare tactic. This is a scare tactic....Imagine the medical bills from a serious birth defect or the sadness you will feel when your child is made fun of by others because it can-t play as long as the others due to its less than average lung capacity.
in all reality, it doesn-t matter at this point, it is true that your child may have horrifying birth defects, but the fact that you don-t care enough to have already quite means 2 things.
1) you may have ruined your child-s life, and it-s too late to change that and
2) you have demonstrated that you do not care about the child, and you do not deserve him or her. In my oppinion you deserve to die.
p.s. i-m a smoker too, so i know it-s not that easy to give up but your childs health sould have been first.
Stop smoking. My mom smoked when she was preggers with me and my 4 sibs and we turned out o.k., but that was 44 years ago when a cigarette was tobacco and not filled with additives. As far as the weed, supposedly smoking weed kills brain cells. I don-t think it diffentiates between you or your baby. I can-t imagine THC does anything good. Smoking one is like smoking 20 cigarettes. You only have two months to go.
your baby could already have problems from yoiu smoking, sorry to say, you should have thought about this waaay earlier.
when i was little there was a kid in my neighborhood whos mom smoked when she was pregnant with him, he ended up getting a skin condition that made his skin look like it was very dried out and rashy.
and he was lactose intolerant.
YOU NEED TO QUIT. The later in the pregnancy the worst it is for your unborn baby. Your boyfriend it SO RIGHT. After your baby is born you still do not need to smoke as the second hand smoke is worse for the baby. When you smoke you puff it through a filter the baby and others get no filter and it is 10x more addictive.
definitely quit smoking for your baby!
don-t take chances..half a pack is just as bad.
if you smoke at all, your baby is at risk for birth defects and other health issues! he-s right to be scaring you because the health of your baby is very important!
and yes, a few puffs of weed is bad.
it-s still smoke and marijuana is bad
its pretty imposible to -just have a few puffs of weed.- one puff or two might not hurt, but if you start you pretty much wont stop. soon your puff or two of weird will be 50 puffs of weed and that does hurt. besides isnt weed agaisnt the law?
p.s. 2 superpug.
smoking kills thousands of people threw lung cancer . i hope you get over your childish fanacies of smoking never kills anyone.
you idiot! of corse that can hurt the baby! what you eat or drink, or smoke the baby does! i cant beleive soemone 7 months preg is smoking! it can kill your baby! especially in the earlier stages, because it is still developing. i truly cant bleieve you. when your baby is born all messed up, dont wonder why. moron...
I don-t really believe you-re doing this question...
You should quit smoking (at all) from the moment you knew you were pregnant.
Besides, if you take drugs during your pregnancy, you-ll make your baby a drug addict...
Everything you say is wrong!!!
If you-re serious, please, take care, please stop smoking and getting high!!! Do it for your baby!!!
Merci!!!
OMG....quit smoking right now!!!!! that is harmfu for your baby and u too....and i would read that -What To Expect When Your Expecting- it tells u alot of things that helps u and the baby...it also tells u about birth defects and how they happen...one of the examples is smoking.....you should also quit drinking if u do too......
p.s: smoking when u r pregnant weakens ur baby-s lungs and it will mostl likely have asthma.
Although I still smoke myself I must say to you at this stage of your pregnancy you should most certainly quit. In the first place you should do it for the sake and safety of the child. Secondly it will benefit you - especially if you can stay off. Good fortune be with you.
your a stupid idiotic baby killer!!!!!!!!!
well you know if ur weed wont kill it then shurly the pack a day wont hey why not wash it all down with a gallon or 10 of hard core alcohol and a couple shots of vodka dang stupid idiot
btw what ever you do to your self your doing to the baby
This is a joke, right? You are the reason certain people should be banned from smoking. Good job, your definitely on the downhill when it comes to being a good parent. I pray that your child will end up nothing like you and is okay, even though it-s highly unlikely.
Absolutely no more drugs. If you love your baby you-ll quit ASAP. I know it won-t be easy but it will be worth it. And yes, weed DOES hurt. There are medicines that can help you quit and support groups that can keep you on course. Good Luck!
Oh My Gosh. This has to be a joke. You are killing your baby. A PACK A DAY!?!?!? Someone should evaluate you for mental issues. Weed? GO GET HELP. There are a ton of birth defects and this baby will not be healthy - if even alive.
Surprised you felt the need to ask!
Your child may not have any reason to thank you for smoking while you were pregnant and at worse may have the reason to resent you.
As a -loving- mother, give up!
it will affect your baby. whatever you take in, your BABY takes in. I dont think thats fair if your baby is born addicted to weed. anything you do or take in your baby is affected by it.
If you continue smoking like this, your baby could come out dead, and you could be sent to jail for it. if your baby does come out alive, it could have mental issues.
Stop smoking. Your boyfriend is right. Smoking is extremely bad for you and worse for your baby. I hope you are joking about this.
Yes, quit smoking. When ur preggo ur suppossed 2 not smoke. It will destroy the baby, and ur bf is correct about birth defects. And that does hurt u and the baby
No No
smoking has never killed anyone
and you know weed is actually good for you look at all the successful people on weed like . . . . athletes?
oh i guess weed does make one relax and chill.
Yeah thats kool.
good luck
babies are kool