so my bf just told me i need to quit smoking cigarettes or im gonna lose him, hes worried about the baby & i dont blame…

I'm 7 weeks and still smoking soo... I might try the patch or the gum

I don't know what to tell you. I just put them down and haven't smoked since. I can tell you however though my birth mom smoked a pack a day throughout her whole pregnancy and I came out fine!

Ask your ob/gyn. He or she may be able to give a few tips

i smoked throughtout my first 2 pregnancies and they were fine. this is my bfs first baby and hes just worried. believe me id love to quit its just so hard. i have bad anxiety and have to stop my meds for that & cigarettes seem to be the only thing that keep me sane but i have the patch im going to try.

Not every baby is going to have problems from smoking. It just raises your risk for things like birth defects, cleft lips/palate, SIDS, and other scary things like that. So even though your first two were fine there is still raised risk of something happening to your third. Especially if they have different genetics from the first two that will react in different ways. Not trying to scare you or bash you, I know it's hard as hell to quit especially when it helps with anxiety. I just know when my friend was pregnant the only thing that got her to stop was researching all the bad stuff. I mean, everyone knows smoking is bad for the baby, but when you really look at the details it's pretty scary stuff that may make you want to put them down.

i appreciate the advice ladies, thank you! im gonna try my best!

every person is diffrent i have had a really hard time with it everyone aroundme is really supportive i hope it works out for u

thank you @motherofdragons914

it is so hard and every one with an opinion i do not juge i myself am not anywhere near perfect we do what is best for our situations at the end of the day much luck to you and what you are going thru and i am here if i can help at all @mama2be072116

i appreciate it tysm @motherofdragons914

You are not alone in this, it's an extremely hard addiction! My doctor told me as long as I stay under 5 per day baby is usually fine. So try your best to cut back and hopefully you can quit 😊

I was told by my OB that sometimes the stress of quitting is more harmful than smoking itself.

I've been trying to quit for 7 weeks now. Im down to two half cigarettes a day. I recommend tapering yourself down. Just smoke less and less every few days. Also I always leave my pack in the car so usually if I crave one im too lazy to go all the way outside and get it anyway. I only smoke when I drive now.

I quit fairly easily by sucking on spearmints anytime I had a craving. I had no problems. hope this helps

I don't care how addictive it is. if I know it could effect my baby in a negative way I'm not going to do it. flatout