Any pregnant ladies quitting smoking?

[LemonSwan]

Hi all,

Found out a week ago but very early days still.

Been trying to quit for a week and have managed to cut down significantly but not quit.

I have stop smoking clinic on Wed next week so hoping to get some RL support and Nicotine Replacement aids then.

Is anyone else out there in a similar position/ stage want to join for support, tips, what worked for them etc.?

No, but wanted to wish you luck and send encouragement. I stopped a long time ago now.
I don't think you'll ever have a better motivation to quit!
In the maternity waiting area I've seen posters for a midwife who offers stop smoking clinics. Take all the support you can get, you can do this.

I did 30w odd weeks ago lol!

I was about 5 weeks when I gave up which was a week after I found out (I cut down to 2 a day max for the last week)

I smoked a fair bit the weeks before due to work stress and being sat around.

Luckily for me, from week 5 I started getting nauseous and SUPER firsty 24/7 so the thought of smoking literally made me sick.

Hopefully you get the same sickness but if not you can totally do it!

If I ever craved one I thought of a fully formed baby in my belly with smoke going in and out their lungs and being all smoky and horrible in my stomach....(I know this is far fetched but the visual helped me get the thought right out my head)

Good luck! You can definitely do this and it gets better, 37 weeks now and I can't believe I use to smoke 😂

Thank you both.

Yes I am really hoping for a quick and sudden wave of morning sickness for 1 week only - wishful I know

I know I can do this and I will. I was doing really well this week but today I just fell apart and had 5 cigarettes. I was down to about 2 halves since last Sunday. So a week now since I found out (last Sat evening).

I think its just all been a bit too much for me. Its my first pregnancy, wasnt planned, struggling to conceptualise actually being pregnant.

Also been having to change my eating and caffeine habits this last week. Previously used to have one super large dinner a night but thats not been working and have had to switch to decaf as I live off tea so thats hit me hard on many levels - digestive system, bowel system and sluggishness.

I am also super busy and was pretty much working all waking hours/7 days a week (or supposed to be but been too tired so I am failing at my deadlines and thats made me very stressed, hopeless and depressed), and to top it all off house move date fell through today so we are not hitting the last stamp duty.

I am going to keep trying, try the Smoking clinic, and if that doesn't see results after a week I think I am going to book an urgent private scan to try to help with the conceptualising that there is someone else in there now

I stopped the minute I found out I was pregnant, the only thing getting me through it is knowing I've got something inside and I've not even thought about it since! However, I've been trying for my baby so I suppose it's different to finding out and being caught off guard! Sorry I can't be more helpful ☹️ cutting down is sometimes better than complete cold turkey as it sends your stress levels higher so try not to be too hard on yourself! You do what's best for you

Thanks miss

The morning sickness hit me like a truck out of nowhere!

Thankfully I think this smoking problem is now over.

However now I am hoping the morning sickness is gone by the end of the week!

Please do your best to quit smoking. My mother was a chain smoker when she was pregnant and it may have contributed to the cognitive problems I have. I'm not trying to be a downer, but I just don't think it's worth the risk.