i really need some advice or encouragement. please no judging or rude comments. im 13 weeks pregnant…

I'm still working on cutting down. Check in your area for any hospitals doing research studies. I signed up for one and they just text me on a schedule to tell me when to smoke. I was at 2 packs a day when I found out I was pregnant, cut down to a little less than half and now I'm at about 3 or 4 a day. I also found some online apps that help keep you on a schedule. Try not to smoke when you normally would, like waking up or after eating. Baby carrots and Jolly Ranchers seem to help too. :)

3 or 4 cigarettes, not packs. Lol.

yeah i went from a pack a day before i was pregnant to maybe 5 cigarettes a day now. ty.

I used to smoke before I got pregnant. Trust me. The craving sucks. I'm going cold turkey but I still have a little less than half the pack to go. I do tend to get mad or frustrated easily and so cigarettes would calm me down. So far, I'm doing okay I think. But keep up the good work. You can do it. Just believe in yourself. 💚 And honestly, don't feel bad. There's women out there who smoke like crazy or drink like crazy throughout their pregnancy and the children come out fine. Not saying its a good thing to do, but look on the bright side: You're not smoking as much as you used to. 💚

The stress of quitting can be worse for the baby than the cigarettes themselves. Cut down as much as you can but if the anxiety is unbearable for you, it will effect your baby.

idk how ur doing it but thats great!thank you! @syou13 i appreciate it!

ty @elenalee

I am 8 weeks pregnant and before I found out it was a half a pack to a pack a day I'm now down to 3 to 4 cigs a day

I smoked for my first 5 months with my first. I was smoking about half a pack a day, they way I quit was, I took one cigarette away every couple days to a week. so if I smoked 10 a day I did that for a week. the next week I only had 9 the next week 8 a day. and so on. I started thus at 3 months so by 5 months I was completely done. but anyways, when I got down to 3-4 a day, I was figuring out when I craved them the most. which was in the morning, after breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and before bed. I took my morning one away first and did that for a few days. then I took my breakfast one away and did that for a few days to a week. and so on. until I was done. after I was done I tried to stay busy or slept as much as I could!!! after I was done I also rewarded my self with something I wanted, not expensive either, nothing more than what a pack of cigarettes cost. I treated my self to an ice cream or a small coffee here and there. as I went more and more days with out a cigarette I was realizing I felt better, I wasn't coughing much. I liked the fact that I didn't smoke!!! I would tell everyone as often as I could how long it had been and they would praise me and it felt soooo good! now here I am 4 yrs later and still not smoking. it worked for me! good luck too you. you can do it!!!! :) @mama2be072116

@mama2be072116, always remember not to put yourself down much for smoking. Cutting down on them is hard as it is. My mom smoked around 5 cigarettes a day with all all five of her kids, and we're all fine. Just do what you can and remind yourself often that you're doing great! :)

thanks ladies for all the advice. and its awesome that you were all able to cut down or even quit. i really appreciate all the tips and support.