How to quit smoking during pregnancy

It's good if you rallied and decided to quit smoking when you learned that pregnant. Smoking is harmful to the child in any way, although it is believed that quitting smoking can be harmful too. We will tell you how to leave a bad habit in the past with minimal losses for yourself and your baby.

1. Quitting smoking is always a good idea. At any stage of pregnancy, but the sooner the better, you need to get rid of this habit. Mom's smoking leads to the development of anomalies in the child: from lack of height and weight, congenital diseases of the respiratory system to underdeveloped organs and the death of the baby.

2. The stress of smoking cessation is exaggerated. Put on one side of the scale your desire to smoke and the stress of not being able to do it, and on the other side - the very real possibility of giving birth to a still child or a disabled child. If a neighbor / friend / acquaintance smoked and gave birth to a healthy baby - should you tempt fate on your own? If you continue to smoke, you will also experience stress - guilt towards the child. It will additionally negatively affect the body.

3. Do not use nicotine replacement drugs. The best option is to quit abruptly and permanently if you want to give birth to a healthy child and live to a ripe old age. If it does not work out, see a doctor as soon as possible, he will prescribe special medications.

Feel free to say that you can't stop smoking even during pregnancy. This is embarrassing, but if you cannot cope on your own, then you need to lay out all the cards in front of the doctor. No need to switch to electronic cigarettes and other gadgets for smokers - this will not add health to the child.

4. Do not fall for the myth of gradually decreasing the number of cigarettes you smoke. Once you find out that you are pregnant, you need to quit smoking immediately and completely. All other myths are created in order to somehow justify the weakness of the expectant mother in front of her bad habit.

Even one cigarette a day threatens the health of your unborn child. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, asthma, developmental delay, disability are just a short list of the consequences of smoking during pregnancy. If, due to a bad habit, you give birth to a sick child and devote your life to treating it, then the stress of giving up cigarettes will seem like an easy misunderstanding.

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