Started smoking when I'm not a smoker!

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Named changed because I'm embarrassed!

Don't know what is going on with me! My craving for things are almost taking over me. I've never smoked never brought a pack of cigarettes ever. OH smoked for a little while but I hated it that much he stopped for me and vapes now.

I'm craving the taste of cigarettes so bad and I can't relax until I've done it. OH has a few packs so I have been nicking them from
There. I have been smoking the same cigarette over the past couple of days. I have one or two drags then I will put it away until the next day. I'm not addicted and I just like the taste.

I'm like this with kitchen roll and toilet paper too but it has to be the right one. I'm not anaemic so it isn't that.

The guilt is taking over me because I'm thinking of baby struggling for a breath! I'm getting my self in a tight mess over it all.

Any tips or any advice would be really appreciated.

I think you need to speak to your midwife about this as soon as possible. Smoking in pregnancy is very dangerous

Just to be clear, are you also eating kitchen roll and toilet paper? You need to talk to your midwife asap, to minimise harm and make sure that you don't have a deficiency that is causing these cravings.

Google "pica" OP - it's quite common in pregnancy (I used to want to sniff turps and petrol!)

It can point to a deficiency in something.

My friend had this in pregnancy - never smoked but suddenly had the craving, had a drag a day. It passed but definitely mention it to your midwife. I craved sponges soaked in shower gel I’d chew them - it’s called pica.

Oh I really feel for you. Sounds like pica. It’s all-consuming. I had cravings for all sorts of dangerous and often toxic things. I had to find alternatives but it was a hard hard time and lasted the duration of breastfeeding too. Speak to your midwife but expect them not to understand the seriousness of it.

You have pica op.

I had something that I loved the smell of and to eat.

It's so difficult managing the cravings because they literally take over.

I have this. But I'm eating squares of toilet paper 😩😩

@Grinchmas123 sounds like heaven 😫 do you swallow it? I just chew it up.

[quote neverendingwashing]@Grinchmas123 sounds like heaven 😫 do you swallow it? I just chew it up.

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Swallowing 1 Square after chewing it down into dissolved bits. Has to be Andrex too 😭😭 not good!