Im trying to stop smoking..BUT?
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Quitting smoking is a great opportunity to learn about ourselves.
Congratulate yourself on having the desire to stop - then you are over the worst, but still need to maintain your resolve. It's just so easy to start thinking that just one won't hurt, but it does. Just one achieves nothing except feeling the need for another. Whatever you do, don't have just one. Beware - alcohol will weaken your resolve.
Here's a few home-brewed tips that might be useful.
It's not just nicotine addiction - there are 50+ chemicals in cigarettes. Also the main problem is habit.
We have been used to having body sensations which we translate as 'my body needs something', which we have attempted to satisfy by having a cigarette.
When we try to stop smoking, we still get these 'my body needs something' sensations, and we still feel that we want a cigarette. We have to train our body to be more selective. When we feel we need something, we have to work out what it is that we actually need.
A glass of water is an excellent substitute if nothing else comes to mind, as it helps with the clearance of the toxic substances in our body. Another good substitute is a bag of salted peanuts, used in combination with the water.
Another thing to do is to find an activity which occupies the mind or body. Go swimming - nobody wants to smoke while they are swimming. Slowly, as our body adjusts and translates the 'want something' feelings into something other than cigarettes, then the feelings begin to go away. We know its not a cigarette that the body really needs, because as soon as we've had one we still have the feeling, and want another!
We will have a few bouts of feeling or even being short tempered. We must try to bite our lip, and control; ourselves. Recognise the short temper as being the removal of toxins which are trying to find a way out. They went in through the mouth, and they try to get out that way to. We must learn to keep our mouth closed, and force the toxins out the other way.
After we have stopped for a while we will begin to feel that just one wont to any harm.
All that leads to is a desire for just another one. We must guard very strongly against the desire to have just one.
GUM! most defentily.
the health of your baby should be motivation enough, jesus.
I am also trying but finding it easier to cut back each day. Make a note on the packet of how many are left and every day aim for one or two less. That way you know you can have a cigarette if desperate but I find I am going up to 5 hours without even thinking about one now. As for weight just make sure you keep off the cakes etc. Have a lovely baby.
When my mom quit, she sucked on mints all day. When my dad quit he went cold turkey, he started back years later. When I quit, I said, " this is my last pack" and made that pack last me a week. But this is when you're pregnant and shouldn't be worried about extra weight. Just pick something you like to nibble on and keep that with you at all times. Good Luck!
Rivita?
Chew sugarfree gum. Put a straw in your mouth. Try lollipops.
Before quitting, my mom smoked 3 packs a day. She went cold turkey. She said it's two weeks of sheer hell, and after that it's much better.
When you get the urge for a cig, look at the clock or your watch and tell yourself in five minutes more you can have one. After 5 min., tell yourself that again. It does help curb the urge.
I just stopped cold turkey. Its the health of your baby. I couldnt even imagine smoking while I was pregnant. I never even thought twice about it. Dont worry about any extra weight or anything like that. Just your baby. ( I dont konw how it will be for you, but for me I never had any headaches or anything after stopping) But it will be worth it to go through if that is what happens.
it may seem like a consolation or an insult but the majority of the damage has been done. when the brain cells are being created between 12 and 20 weeks they are firing off at thousands per second. (the fastest rate during pregnancy) smoking really effects this. Try not to worry though as your child still has a great chance of coming out fine.
BUT quit now, use patches, advice lines, gum or whatever and get help from your health professionals. It is after baby is born that you will do the most damage if you continue to smoke, the risk of cot death is hugely increased as are breathing problems.
I am not a smoker, but my best friend is and it was very hard for her to quit during her pregnancy. She did cut back from one pack a day to 3 cigarrettes a day. Even when she went into labor she was asking to go for a smoke. She felt really bad about her habit too but baby came out great. He is now 3 years old! I remember that she chewed gum a lot. As far as extra weight goes, I am sure your doc would prefer to see you gain a few extra pounds if it means you are quitting smoking. It is nice to see that you are trying! Good luck!
the only thing i can think of is gum or sugar free candy. unfortunatly everything i can think of will make you gain weight, which you will do anyway since you are pregnant. in the end any extra weight you put on is better for the baby than the baby having a low birth weight because of the smoking.
good luck
you should be disgusted, it may have affected the foetus already.
I used liquorish sticks, it kept my fingers occupied and something to chew on. but i would stop smoking now if i was you
your pregnant....therefore, your gonna gain weight whether you want to or not. you can control the amount you gain but there's no stopping weight gain period whether you smoke or not. first of all i understand that quitting the habit is very hard because my whole family does it, except me, and they have tried several times to quit but they can't ever manage to stick with it. my cousin's wife just had a baby girl and she also smoked during her pregnancy. as i'm sure you already know, there are major health risks not only for you but also your unborn child when you smoke. my cousin's baby was born healthy except one of the bones connecting her leg to her hip was not grown together so she may have to wear a brace or have surgery. i'm not saying smoking caused this, but it sure couldn't have helped. you should be thinking about your child during this time, not yourself.
sunflower seeds.when ever u get the erge to smoke just eat these
Riveta worked for my wife.
Sugarless gum also
Quiting smoking has been a struggle for me also, the best thing I can suggest is find a smoking cessation group and talk with your doctor. They have many things to aid in your attempt to quit, but I'm not sure if you can take advantage being pregnant. Now for the nibbling, I ate sour candy or salty foods and they worked for me.but everyones different so find what works for you. Also so other techniques that help are talking a shower when you crave, drinking water, talking a walk or exercising when the urge hits. I've been involved in running smoking cessation groups and for medications, a combined effort of Zyban and the patch increases your success rate by over 50%. Adding other things like a support group, and doing things when the cravings hit to get you through it increase your odds even more. You could try calling a friend everytime you want to light up and talk it through with them until you get over the urge. It only takes 14 days to get over the nicotime addiction but most times its the habit that makes us go back, so start a healthier habit.
Hope this helps,
I'm not gonna judge you firstly because i am a smoker (although not pregnant) and secondly because you've already acknowledged that what you're doing is bad. But really, while it's your right to smoke, it's your baby's right not to be damaged by it.
I would try raisins and dried fruit, fresh fruit, carrot sticks and gum is a good idea too. You should expect to put on a few pounds but hey, if you can't put on a little weight when you are pregnant, when can you?
chew gum when ever you have a craving .don't be to hard on yourself but you HAVE to stop because it can effect the child badly good luck.x!
carrots lol theyre healthy and help with the nibbles
1.Don't buy cigarettes anymore.
2.Put a picture of a normal fetus next to a smoker's fetus on your mirror, in your cigarettes, on your ashtray.ANYWHERE that you'd look regularly to remind you how much damage you're doing.
3.Tell yourself that you'd rather be overweight than have an unhealthy baby.
4.Talk to your doctor.
5. Have your partner quit with you, and don't go to places where people smoke. Don't hang out with friends that smoke, and if your family smokes, only hang out with them at YOUR smoke-free house
6. get on the gum or the patch
7. fill your fridge and cupboards with cut up fruit and vegetables, pretzels, and popcorn. Eat all the time if you want - these are practically fat free!
I went cold turkey when I found out I was pregnant with both of my babies. I didnt want anything to happen to them . put some gum in your mouth or eat something that you crave other then smoke.
I was a real heavy smoker before I got pregnant, i had to cut down to 5 a day. It's not easy, maybe make yourself up a salad bowl to snack on, Good Luck and all the best, babies don't like stressed Mums either, so don't worry to much, it could make it worse for your baby. I'm sure your baby would rather his/her mum was happy and not totally stressed out through lack of nicotine ?
I've heard of people switching from regular cigarettes to light ones or the filtered ones. Forgive me, I don't know much about cigarettes, but I would like to help. As long as you can bring down the amount to like just a couple it will better for the baby. Try to nibble on gum, or anything to suck on. Also, if you get a craving try to nibble your favorite vegetable, have everything ready that way you can try to diverge your attention. Like say a few carrots in a bag..nibble on them when you get a craving. Give yourself rewards of going an doing something when you don't have a cigarettes. Little incentives might help..and remember the health of your baby. Your breathing for two, remember that. I know you want your baby to be as healthy as possible, so help it out a little. Good luck!
if you want to give birth to a healthy and beautifu babyl you have to go cold turkey think about how much fun you would have with a beautiful chil and smoking isnt good for your health anyway, think about how you would feel if you were not around to see your chlid get married because your smoking killed you, just think about your future and your child, good luck quiting, bless
The best advice that I can give is for you to look on this site.
http://www.tobacco-facts.info/
Hi,
Great post! Quitting smoking was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, and I thought I wasn't addicted!
Here's what I tried before finding success: hypnosis, those fake cigaretts, the nicotine patch, and group therapy..none worked.
I finally tried this HERBAL patch I bought 6 months ago on the net. They claim a 97% success rate. Well, it worked! They had a sweet deal which was a free 10 day trial for only $3.95 including shipping (it's regularly $53 for 10 days)!
I don't know if they still have that deal, but it's worth a try.
http://www.alllsite.info/stop-smoking-fr.
Good Luck
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