Advice please

Ok, I am in desparate need of advice..... I have been a 1 - 2 pack a day smoker for about 6 years. When I found I was preg *i'm only 8 weeks along* I obviously cut down in hopes to quit. I've weaned myself down to about 3 or 4 cigs a day *for the last few weeks*and I can't seem to cut off those last few for good. I feel horrible for my fiance bc my mood swings are pretty nasty as it is, without my nic-fits. Any advice from you ladies on how to stop those last 3 smokes a day *naturally* and not kill my man in the process?

my FIL ate sun flower seeds to quit smoking. Whenever he felt the urge for a cig he ate seed instead and now he craves the seeds not the cigs. You could choose something besides seeds too!

I know what you mean...I found out when I was 8 weeks too. I smoked about a pack a day and quit until a couple weeks ago. Now I take hits when my fiance smokes and have had a few cigarettes this week. Try chewing gum...I don't have a lot of advice since I'm not doing to great right now either! Good luck!  

Quoting Monminet007:“ Ok, I am in desparate need of advice..... I have been a 1 - 2 pack a day smoker for about 6 years. When ... [snip!] ... nic-fits. Any advice from you ladies on how to stop those last 3 smokes a day *naturally* and not kill my man in the process?”

I got the balls and quit cold turkey when i found out i was pregnant, i couldnt risk my child being sick or possibly dying from SIDS after she is born

I have no advice because I never smoked, but I do have a question - have you talked to your doctor about it yet?

Just curious because I've had 4 friends who were all told it was safer to still smoke a little then quit because of quiting stressing the baby! I had never heard such a thing before. We live in a small town and there were 2 different doctors giving this advice. I just hadn't heard of it before and didn't know if it was really true or not because it sounds strange to me.

Quoting Monminet007:“ Ok, I am in desparate need of advice..... I have been a 1 - 2 pack a day smoker for about 6 years. When ... [snip!] ... nic-fits. Any advice from you ladies on how to stop those last 3 smokes a day *naturally* and not kill my man in the process?”

well, for me it just kinda happened, i smoked a pack every other day, maybe more... as soon as i felt my little one move i thought, well, do i really want my child to inhale smoke all the time, before he even gets to breathe fresh air and decide for himself whether or not he wants to smoke? and i just, quit. i still have craving that i don't cave into every now & then when i see someone light up, but it wasn't that hard, once your mommy instinct comes it'll be easy, i never thought id be able to quit... oh, and tell your fiance to bear with you, if he's any good he'll understand.  

I know what you mean..I am 13 weeks and still can't quit. I did with my other 2 kids but this time I can't. I am not sick or feel pregnant and thatwas the easy way for me to quit the last times. I don't know what to do. I get headaches really bad when i try to quit. My Dr. didn't say anything about it but I hate that I do it.

I was a big smoker too before getting pregnant I cut down to 4 a day and that's when I started getting veryyyy moody lolol.

I didnt quit until I was 16 weeks it was so hard but I had to do it I could have killed my daughter and myself I had high BP I think that helped me quit too knowing that.


IDK what to tell you,but good luck!

I took one day to quit. My last cig was the day after I found out at about 5 weeks. I know it sounds horrible, but I pictured suffocating the baby with each puff. It made me think about it. I still will sometimes have a craving, but it does die down.

Quoting Monminet007:“ Ok, I am in desparate need of advice..... I have been a 1 - 2 pack a day smoker for about 6 years. When ... [snip!] ... nic-fits. Any advice from you ladies on how to stop those last 3 smokes a day *naturally* and not kill my man in the process?”

I quit cold turkey. Don't ask me how I did it, lol, but I just did. I crave one everyday but I think its bc its that one thing that I can't have. Good luck!

Quoting Mommy of a giggler!:“ I have no advice because I never smoked, but I do have a question - have you talked to your doctor about ... [snip!] ... this advice. I just hadn't heard of it before and didn't know if it was really true or not because it sounds strange to me.”

I have, and all she suggested was the patch .... i tried that in college, but i have allergic reations to it and would rather not go through that again. When i quite for a couple months when i was like, 17 or so, i did green tea, but you're not supposed to have that while your preg .... and i've heard the stress on the baby thing to, but i don't think that comes into affect unless your a pack a day smoker until your 3 trimester ... hmmm .... it is off though ... thanks for the advice ladies ... keep it comming.

I don't know. I'm in a similar boat. I smoked 1 pack a day....down to the same amount as you. And I also quit smoking pot & quit drinking caffine. Now added to the trying to quit smoking & being pregnant, I'm a bitch in the making.

I tried so hard. I even had to apologize to my sis because she was in the same situation, a while ago...I bitched at her, saying, "If I ever got pregnant, I'd quit cold turkey!" Now, I'm pregnant & can't stop.

The only advice that I haven't used yet, someone here on babygaga suggested.....use a guilt trip on your ownself...every time you light up....think of how bad a mama you are (just psych yourself out that you are, because you aren't, you are just addicted to a bad drug that's hard to kick *she even congratulated me for cutting down from 1 pack to 3 or 4 a day*)

If you find any other way or any other suggestions....let me know.

Lisa 

Quoting Mommy of a giggler!:“ I have no advice because I never smoked, but I do have a question - have you talked to your doctor about ... [snip!] ... this advice. I just hadn't heard of it before and didn't know if it was really true or not because it sounds strange to me.”

I actually heard this one too. My doc actually congratulated me on cutting down from 1 pack to a few a day.

I just stopped smoking right after I found out I was pregnant. After I quit I started eating a lot to fill the voidfrom smoking. You might want to keep healthy snacks around just in case.

Same here i have like 2 or 3 a day but i feel so bad but my hubby still smokes and they are just sitting there it is SO hard i don't at work at all though i guess the thought of my peers ripping me a apart about it stops me but at night i just crave it so bad