Vaping

[SamanthaH92]

Anyone thats vaped through out pregnancy was everything ok with baby? I have vaped throughout now 32 weeks, but i am now worrying like mad. Mainly for the fact i can no longer get it out my hand and constantly puff on it. Ex smoker, all scans have been fine. Using a pockeX on a 6mg. Midwife told me if anyone said it was bad or to stop to ignore them. But surly the nicotine isn't great for baby

Wtf. Ignore your midwife. Stop using it. For the health of you and your unborn baby. 🤦🏻‍♀️

It's ok to use. If you can't not use it and you're likely to go back to cigarettes then carry on. Nicotine is relatively harmless, it's everything else in cigarettes that makes them so much more dangerous

http://smokefreeaction.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SIPe-cig-infographic.pdf

And some more details here
http://smokefreeaction.org.uk/smokefree-nhs/smoking-in-pregnancy-challenge-group/

Nicotine is relatively harmless

Nicotine is not relatively harmless to unborn children. That link goes much further than current evidence supports.

Current medical advice is that vaping is a lot better than smoking if pregnant, becasue e-cigs don't produce Carbon Monoxide or contain a number of other toxins. I have read one study which suggests it's worse because more nicotine gets delivered to the fetus- there isn't absolutely conclusive evidence either way.

NHS advice is here: www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/smoking-pregnant/#e-cigarettes-in-pregnancy

To summarise: It would be better to reduce the e-cig use as much as you can, but e-cigs are much safer for your baby than smoking.

Congratulations BTW :-)

I'm 5 weeks and vaping as well...

I was still smoking (and vaping 3mg nicotine constantly) when I got my bfp at 3+3, and while I tried to quit immediately, found myself sneaking cigarettes because I wanted to quit everything outright and just failed. I've switched completely to vaping 0mg nicotine instead, which I know is still not ideal because the long-term effects of those chemicals i unknown, but is vastly better than smoking or even vaping nicotine. And it's managing my cravings well enough that I'm not sneaking cigarettes.

I'm going to have to disagree with your MW. Nicotine in any form is bad for the baby for the reason we like it - it reduces oxygen flow around the body (making the smoker feel relaxed), which is obviously awful for a developing fetus.

I don't think its the nicotine that reduces the oxygen. I think thats the carbon monoxide in fags. Well thats what I'm told anyways. I always blow a 0 on the carbon monoxide machine. I'm going for a scan and a meeting with my consultant at 11:30 so will mention it again to her. The midwife said that the nhs are soon going to be prescribing e cigs to smokers who are wanting to quit. I think the research on them is still very little though. Smoking censation didn't want to see me although i was referred at 7 weeks because they said i didn't smoke so there for no need and they would just give nicotine replacment anyways. She just said they wouldn't want me to stop because they don't want me to start smoking again when I've been quit for a year. X

Nicotine narrows the blood vessels - Increasing blood pressure, increasing heart rate, and reducing oxygen transport to major organs and extremities. You can google it.

I doubt the NHS will ever prescribe e-cigs as smoking cessation. The research costs would be enormous, it would take years of trials, which afiik, haven't been started. People have been saying the NHS will do this since they first came out and nothing has come of it yet.

Vaping is most likely far better for your baby than smoking. But it is definitely not harm-free if you're still consuming nicotine.

They already supply NRT - nicotine! So e cigs are a version of NRT, and NRT is used in pregnancy
Better to use anything than cigarettes

"Nicotine itself increases the heart rate and carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood."

Its the carbon monoxide that reduces the oxygen from what i have just read. I'm on may way to the consultant now so will ask after my scan.

So you’re worried about your unborn child but not worried enough to actually stop?

Posted from another thread on the same topic

Smoke Free Action have produced guidance for midwives and pregnant women on the use of ecigs in pregnancy. They say:

• The safest products to use are nicotine replacements such as patches and gum

• If you find an e-cigarette helpful, it is far safer than continuing to smoke

• E-cigarettes aren’t risk free, but they are much less harmful than smoking

• If using an e-cigarette helps you stay smokefree, it is much safer for you and your baby than smoking

• You can use your e-cigarette as often as you need to stay smoke free

If there's a higher strength don't be afraid to use it, the important thing is to stay off the fags.

Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor. It restricts the flow of blood through vessels. It doesn't matter if you smoke it, vape it, or consume it via patches, inhalators or gum.

if you absolutely can't, switch to a nicotine free liquid? i used to vape but my boyfriend convinced me to stop as we didn't know how harmful even the nicotine free one can be for baby. Nicotine thins blood so it can affect the blood your baby receives. although it is a tad bit late for you to be worrying about this now lol, i do know girls that have smoked cigarettes throughout pregnancy and both of their little girls are absolutely fine, but thats the risk you decide to take. xx

I did smoke throughout my first pregnancy. DD1 was small. 5lb 12 oz born at 37+5. Midwife again today has told me not to stop using the e cig so i don't go back to smoking (not that i would) and said how brilliant they are. Baby is measuring 4lb 15oz est but they said her tummy was measuring big and on the high side for amniotic fluid but they aren't concerned about that yet x

@DenisCesel this thread is old I'm sure you are aware but noticed you mentioned you started again once baby was born. You do realise you can harm your baby aswell after having that vape don't you? It's still recommended that you have a change of clothes and wait 30 mins and wash your hands afterwards.