BFP and trying to quit smoking!

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Looking for some advice please.

I was a 20 a day smoker for the last 10 years up until Monday when I took a digital test (or 3) and got a BFP. DP and I decided to start TTC #1 and I took my last Cerazette on 13th September so I can't be more than a few weeks pregnant.

I'm finding it very hard to go from 20 a day to 0. I know I need to quit and desperately want to but I have had a few wobbles and smoked about 3 cigarettes this week. DP is trying to calm me down saying that going from 20 a day to 3 in a 5 days is a massive achievement but I just want to know if anyone else has gone through this and has any suggestions on how to quit? Also will the 3 I've smoked this early on have done harm?

No judgement please, I'm trying! I'm just not succeeding as I'd hoped..

Hi I’m 12 weeks and struggling it isn’t easy and I’ve still had a few wobbles been smoking since i was 13 I’m 21 now

Congratulations!

I smoked until the moment I found out I was pregnant with my first son. Despite the fact that both my parents had died from smoking-related diseases I'd still taken up smoking and never succeeded in giving up when it "just" for me. When I was pregnant I gave up immediately and never had a cigarette again. 14 years later it is the best thing I've ever done and I just can't imagine ever wanting to smoke again but at the time giving up was hard.

What really helped me when I wanted a cigarette was to visualise smoke going into my body and crossing the placenta to my baby. Knowing it wasn't just about me any more and that while I could choose whether or not to poison myself, that my baby couldn't make the choice for themselves and were completely reliant on me to keep them safe kept me strong.

It's a bit early for your booking-in appointment but I am sure if you make an appointment with your GP they will be abl to offer you some practical support.

Chewing gum also works for me and it is a massive achievement it’s is hard don’t be to hard on yourself your trying my mum smoked will of seven on us none of us had low birth weights I still quit though as it’s not the baby’s choice to smoke and there are some complications that come with it but your doing good considering try not to stress yourself out to much and congratulations 🙂

I did hypnotherapy four years ago and haven’t had a cigarette since. Sent DP off last year, and he went off cheerfully thinking it wouldn’t work. Hasn’t had a cigarette since (and slightly cross about it.)

No judgement from me op, infact have a big fat congratulations on both counts. Going from 20 a day to 3 in 5 days deserves a really well done.

Even if you can't kick those 3 in 5 days or end up having the odd one here and there i'd still not judge and think you've done great :) Some people find kicking the addiction much easier than others. I also know a few people who tried hypnotherapy that has worked for them, I was sceptical if it would work tbh.

Thank you all so much!

I suppose I'm finding it hard mainly because I'm finding it hard to process I'm actually pregnant! It's only been a few days since I found out and I'm far too early to have a scan or anything so it doesn't really feel real (aside from the breast tenderness and swelling which is definitely real!). So trying to kick a habit for the baby, when I'm still not sure I have got my head around the fact that there is a baby is proving a little tough.

Hopefully when I'm a little further along it will become easier to resist the cravings - but I will certainly keep trying in the meantime!

For me my cravings have always been more psychological than physical and I can feel my mind trying to justify it by thinking 'some people don't even know they're pregnant at this stage, so it's not that bad to have one'. Which I know it's just ludicrous and a terrible thing to think, but that's the power of smoking I suppose 😔 I am trying and I know I will get there! Just needed a little advice, so thank you again!

I was going to say it's probably not sunk in yet that you're pg! You will get there, be a bit kinder to yourself