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Smoking - giving up during pregnancy : A guide for pregnant women who want to stop smoking
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Pregnancy and smoking
Most women who smoke during pregnancy know that it can be harmful to their unborn baby. That’s why many of them try to quit or at least cut down. As many smokers know it’s not that easy, but it’s important for you and your baby to stop completely. People say that giving up is difficult but it may be easier than you think.
For most people smoking becomes a habit, a part of everyday routine. If you are bored, it helps pass the time.
The first thing you do when you’re doing nothing is light up a fag.
You may be wary of trying to quit because you’ve seen others become irritable when they tried.
Sometimes my husband throws the packet at me to shut me up! I just get that raggy!
Or you might wonder how you can make the effort when your partner or friends smoke.
I’d say to him, “but why are you smoking? You know I’m trying to stop” and he’d say, “Aye you’re trying to stop smoking not me”.
You need to feel confident that you can stop smoking and now is a good time to think about your health. If you’re a smoker, giving up smoking is the most important step you can take to improve your health.
By giving up smoking during pregnancy, your chances of having a miscarriage, a stillborn or low birthweight baby are greatly reduced. But it’s not just the baby who benefits - you do too.