What can i do to help me quit smoking?
March 25th, 2011
i am pregnant and i am a smoker. we were trying for this baby and i thought that once i fell pregnant i would be able to stop straight away. I know it isnt good for the baby but i cant seem to stop does anyone have any ideas or advice from experience?
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My SIL said that it was hard but also easy cause you arn’t doign it for you or your Spous/Partner but for your child. I would suggest to just cut down. Try and figure out where or when you smoke the most. Make a list of these times and places. (Car, Work, Parties/Bar, etc) Then stop the first one for a week. Then the next week stop the next one.
Over time you will end up only having one or two a day and eventually you wont want one because they are pointless.
good for you and your baby…that’s the no.1 requirement to stop smoking…determination!!! try diverting your attentions when you have a craving for smoke. or try an alternative like fruits…etc. just make your self busy
by the way i myself is a 17 years smoker before its hard at first but it is worth it
maybe you can try this site: http://www.quitsmoking.com/
good luck!!!
im not a smoker and never have been, but watching my sister i know its hard to quit. but you must for baby’s sake. when you wanna light up, grab a piece of candy or gum or do something else; even take a walk. every time you inhale you are adding toxins into your body and your baby…this is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo harmful to the developing fetus which im sure you know. please quit for both your sake!!
ohhhhh,,
well im a smoker..
its hard
i have tryed everything…
the doctor even gave me an anti depresent that was proven to help stop smoking. didnt work…
the only thing that i have seen and that helped me was just to stop.
dont allow any smoking around you or in your house. get some gum.
it worked for me i tryed to sleep most of the time to stay away from the cravings. i ate more. but it worked. just dont buy and trash all of them even ash trays….
remove the thought of it in your life.
good luck
Baby, you lack love. If you really love your baby, then you put your baby’s needs ahead of yours. If there are any defects on the child due to your habit, then the blame would be yours. How would you like to be teased and live a nightmare life because your parents did something to you that could have been stopped?
Try smoke patches now like Nicorette. They do work! Ask your friends and relatives to help you eg tell them to become your support team such that they will always remind you not to smoke. Also, you can substitute the habit with other habits such as sex, eating chocolate, shopping, etc. Finally, there should be a smoking hotline in your area where you can call for free and they will advice you of what to do.
dont give ur self a time to smoke and ask ur man for help and play alot of video games cuz its the best way to forget about anything else hold ur self and think only about ur baby
You don’t have weeks to stop smoking. Your baby is most at risk during the early months of pregnancy. Smoking can really mess with your child.
I’m sure it will be the hardest thing you’ve ever done, but if care about the health of your child, throw away the cigarettes you have right now. Every time you get the urge to buy more, think about a tiny, 2-pound baby who can’t maintain its body temperature and can’t breath because its poor little lungs are underdeveloped and it couldn’t gain weight inside your nicotine-tainted womb.
Meditation….start doing meditation at least for 15 minutes….immediately after that u tell to yourself…Ur heart…ur brain that ..”smoking can spoil my baby’s health…so i wont smoke …i wont smoke…for my sweet baby’s i wont smoke.”
then u’ll c ur heart will b in ur control….i am sure..u’ll do this and will get success…..All the best dear…..ur baby is more valuable for……take care…with best wishes
Hi,
The methods to quit smoking:
At this time the most effective methods for quitting is a combination of nicotine replacement products and the antidepressant drug bupropion bolstered by counselling. After a year only about 4% of smokers who quit without any outside help succeed. The primary obstacle in trying to quit alone is making the behavioural changes necessary to eliminate the habits associated with smoking. Excellent books, tapes, and manuals are available and are strongly recommended to help people who want to quit without other assistance.
1. Nicotine replacement
Nicotine replacement products provide low doses of nicotine that do not contain the contaminants found in smoke. They are proving to be twice as helpful as other standard quitting methods. Replacement products include nicotine patches, gums, nasal sprays, and inhalers. Side effects of any nicotine replacement product may include headaches, nausea, and other gastrointestinal problems. People often experience sleeplessness in the first few days, particularly with the patch, but the insomnia usually passes. Patients using very high doses are more likely to experience symptoms, and reducing the dose can prevent them. Certain individuals like people with heart disease, pregnant women, small children may need to avoid nicotine replacement products.
Nicotine patches: Nicotine patches, or transdermal nicotine, can be an effective way to quit smoking. The quit rate for patch users is around 20% after six months. Nicotine patches are available over the counter, but it is best to consult a doctor before using them, particularly people with any medical problems.
Nicotine gum: Nicotine gum (Nicorette), available over the counter, has also been effective for a number of people. Some prefer it to the patch because they can control the nicotine dosage and chewing satisfies the oral urge. Long-term dependence may be a problem with this method.
Nicotine inhaler: The nicotine inhaler resembles a plastic cigarette holder. It comes with a number of nicotine cartridges which are inserted into the inhaler. It has some specific advantages over other slower nicotine replacement products:
Nicotine nasal spray: The nasal spray satisfies immediate cravings by providing doses of nicotine rapidly, and thus may play a useful role in conjunction with slower acting nicotine replacement therapies.
Nicotine tablet: A nicotine tablet that is held under the tongue is also very useful.
2. Alternative and ther Methods for Quitting
Scheduled reduction: One study showed that people who used a systematic withdrawal schedule were twice as likely to quit as those who went cold turkey. The procedure involves the following steps:
Divide the number of minutes per day awake by the number of daily cigarettes; the result is the minute-long wait between smokes.
Set up a schedule with time intervals based on this result and using a timer, smoke only at those intervals; if the “cigarette appointment” is missed by more than five minutes, the smoker must skip that cigarette.
The following week, one-third fewer cigarettes are used and the smoking time is recalculated based on the lower number.
During the third week the count is again reduced by a third, and the smoker quits in the fourth week.
Change daily habits:
Change the daily schedule as much as possible. Eat at different times or eat many small meals instead of three large ones, sit in a different chair, rearrange the furniture.
Find other ways to close a meal. Play a tape or CD, eat a piece of fruit, get up and make a phone call, or take a walk (a good distraction that burns calories as well).
Substitute oral habits (eat celery, chew sugarless gum, suck on a cinnamon stick.) Go to public places and restaurants where smoking is prohibited or restricted.
Set short-term quitting goals and reward yourself when they are met, or every day put the money normally spent on cigarettes in a jar and buy something pleasurable at the end of a predetermined period of time.
Find activities that focus the hands and mind but are not taxing or fattening: computer games, solitaire, knitting, sewing, whittling, crossword puzzles.
Avoid heavy drinking of alcohol, caffeine, or other stimulants or mood altering substances.
Enjoy Life
As an ex-smoker, I was able to quit quite easily. It was the “Sybil” personalities that I couldn’t control! I went to see someone who councils on quiting smoking and he gave me a homeopathy solution. Herbs/plants to control certain sensations and moods. It work very well for me, plus the herbs/plants won’t hurt the baby. I also did some acupuncture to relax myself. Try to change your daily activities while doing this. And warn the people around you, so they can understand.
smoking is really not good for the health of your baby…so you better quit smoking…am not a smoker but then let me share to you something that was told to me before by a smoker…if you really want to quit smoking…you should have to do it step by step..i mean..you should not stop it instantly..what you should do is lessen the sticks your smoking a day..and try also to have candies instead of your cigarettes…
I think you have to fuck a lot with your husband to forgot smoking, if u continue to smoke u will kill yourself and the baby that u cary.Good luck
Read Allen Carr’s book “Easy Way to Stop Smoking ” or “Allen Carr’s Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking”.
You can get them from almost any book shop – real or online.
It opened my eyes tremendously and really changed the way I had been thinking about smoking. And after 3 failed attempts using nicotine chewing gum, I was able to stop “the easy way”. You just stop, because you truly deep down want to stop.
Please read one of these books – your local library will probably have a copy, if you don’t want to spend money. (Compared to cigarettes it is a very small investment).
I stopped 7 months age, when I decided that I wanted to become pregnant. And it was really easy, I never miss it, and are just so happy not to smoke. Feel free to contact me, if you want to know more, or google Allen Carr and see what pops up.
Good luck! You can do it!
You’ve really got to make the decision to quit, and then just do it – no trying, just do it and don’t stop doing it. Focus on the reasons you are quitting, not on what you think you are missing.
Smoking is probably an out-of-date habit you don’t need now, and your new baby certainly doesn’t. Every time you smoke, it’s is taking it’s toll – it could be doing minute amounts of damage – maybe, maybe not, but the statistics are revealing and my guess is you don’t want to risk it?
Drugs including patches etc, are a long drawn out method of hoping something will work – their long term success rate is very low, because you are still feeding your nicotine habit, and not dealing with your psychological habit.
Once you’ve quit for 48-72 hours, the nicotine is out of your blood and the rest of your addiction is in your head. The good news is that there are heaps of things you can do to replace your habit. Healthy snacks and things to do with your hands instead of putting a cig in your mouth, exercise, skills, hobbies and new activities to fill in your old smoking time, etc. All these make you feel good about yourself and give you the feeling of control over your life and future of your loved ones.
Educating yourself about what happens when you quit, what to do and so on, helps. Read up on exactly what can happen if you smoke whilst pregnant. Have a look here:
I was a smoker for 25 years and I had quitted smoking for over six times ,but never really quitted smoking before.Just after I read that quit smoking program, I realized how easy quitting smoking was.I am a non-smoker now! I highly recommend this program to you.It really works.You can check out http://quit-smoking-in-3-hours.info
Good luck!