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    I quit smoking when I got pregnant. Like the minute i got my positive we threw all my cigarettes away. I had been smoking since i was 16 (I'm 26) and I had never quit before. So i quit cold turkey because for me smoking while pregnant was simply not an option. This was back in June. I still want to smoke everyday. I see people smoking in their car and I get jealous. After a good meal I automatically think about smoking. I know starting to smoke again after the baby is born is a terrible idea, but i've thought about how good it would feel. The physical addiction should be broken by now, so then why am i still craving??



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    I admire thatyou wuite cole turkey. Thatnss so hard to do for peopllle. Wjhen i see peoplewho somke,i remind them ofall the innocentpeople suffereing in the hospital, who have never smoke aday in theirlife. Even thoe smoking is fun and aaadicting rememeber that you want to be there your whole life for your babey. maybe this will help you not smoke. --sorry i a dunk. i stil tyr to give nice advice. ++
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    I started smoking again a little bit after Kembra was born. I quit cold turkey as soon as I found out I was pregnant, and thankfully the smell grossed me out for the duration once the nausea set in.
    The thing that helped me quit again was knowing that the risk of SIDS is VASTLY increased if the baby has a mother who smokes. The human lung retains 90% of the smoke and tar from one puff, which gets breathed onto your little one when you hold her or lie next to her! Also, you will pass cigarette chemicals and nicotine through breast milk if you plan to breast feed (I hope you are).
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    The pictures of the emphysema-diseased lungs and information provided really helped me not want to do it anymore. My lungs felt like shit too. You just notice a difference in your stamina as well. You'll need all the energy you can get once your baby's born.
    You have quit for this long. Don't you feel better? Remember why you quit and keep going. The cravings will eventually subside as your lungs repair themselves. 10 years is a long time.

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    I admire your ability and willingness to quit for your child. Second hand smoke can be just as bad for him/her though. I'd continue to stay away from them. I smoke socially and occassionally on my own if stressed. Gum helps my urge tremendously. Maybe sugarless gum would work for you too?

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    Yeah, I second the sugarless gum idea. I go through period of no-smoking and I chew gum like you wouldn't believe during those times. It helps to keep your mouth busy.

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    For me it came and went in waves. The frequency of the waves does slow down in time, but the intensity when a craving hits you can be as bad as the first day you quit.

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    Seems to vary from person to person from my own experience, well done on quitting.
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    Honestly, I don't think you ever get over addiction. You'll always be addicted and want the drug of choice.. whether or not you DO it is up to you.


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    I was lucky I never had craving really, just forgot that I was a smoker, not very helpful I know. Like AlexxaHex mentioned the idea of SIDS being so much higher with a a smoker as a mama was pretty good inspiration for me too.

    If it is driving you nuts, have you thought about some kind of therapy to help deal with it? Maybe hypnotherapy or counselling or some kind of book to help you work out why you want to smoke? I dont know, kind of lame ideas but hopefully something can help!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lysondra View Post
    Honestly, I don't think you ever get over addiction. You'll always be addicted and want the drug of choice.. whether or not you DO it is up to you.
    You are so right. Addiction is forever! You just have to make an active CHOICE not to give into it. Fear is the only thing that works for me because I fucking love smoking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lysondra View Post
    Honestly, I don't think you ever get over addiction. You'll always be addicted and want the drug of choice.. whether or not you DO it is up to you.
    I agree too. I've never been a smoker so I can't say anything about that but I've been addicted to soda ever since I was little thanks to my mom. I know it's nothing compared to smoking.

    I've cut down on it a lot since I've been pregnant. Seeing my man drink it makes me crazy because I want some so bad. I just keep reminding myself it's healthier for me and the baby. I've been trying to replace the addiction with another "addiction." I've been craving apple juice so I've been trying to "treat" myself with that instead and it seems to be working.

    My husband on the other hand has been a smoker and a chewer (dip) for half his life probably. I told him if he wanted me to stay with him he'd have to quit. He's tried a few times. He has gone back to smoking but he only did it when his job was super stressful and he couldn't handle it. He never did it around me or in our home which was nice. I couldn't smell it on him either. When he gets the urge really bad he'll either chew lots of gum or chew on sunflower seeds which distracts him pretty well from what I've seen.

    Good job on quitting for yourself and your little one. I hope you are able to keep up the good work. Try and find good alternatives to keeping your mouth busy. Having a good support group will help tons too.

    Have you checked this out? http://www.stopsmokingsupportgroup.com/index.htm

    What about going to meetings for extra support?
    https://www.nicotine-anonymous.org/index.php

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    Ugh - I just remembered that I know someone who is 20 weeks pregnant and STILL smoking. Congrats to all the mommas who have quit and continue to be strong!

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    I wasn't smoking heavily when I found out I was pregnant, I'd say about a pack a week, so it was easier this time to quit than it had been when I quit cold turkey (and stayed off 'em for three solid years after 15 years of smoking - I started young - just had crept back into it the last 2 years), so physically (as in the intensity of withdrawal) I was lucky.

    Like Alexxa, my nausea made it pretty undesirable anyway, but the psychological attachment was still tough - and honestly, it still is sometimes, when I'm stressed, especially emotionally. Or even when I see someone enjoying one. So fun to give up booze AND smoking AND freakin' coffee* all at once, isn't it?!?

    If you're still having a hard time, phillyvixen, would you consider hypnosis? I know people who had great success with that. I used acupuncture the time I quit successfully, and I do think it helped, but I don't know if it'd be contraindicated during pregnancy. It's also really designed to help with the first week of withdrawal, which you're past, but hypnosis can be useful any time.

    * Full disclosure: I currently drink one cup of half-decaf every day. Please don't call child protective services on me.
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    I quit smoking 35 years ago and I still get the urge every now and then, especially when I am super-stressed. I just remember how HARD it was to quit, how many times I tried and failed to quit before I actually managed to do it, and then ask myself if i want to go through that again. I know it would only take me one puff and I'd be hooked again.

    Congrats on quitting. Only those of us who have also done it know what an achievement that it is.

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    I have irritable bowel syndrome which is horribly exacerbated by caffeine and nicotine. Quitting smoking became easy because I'd be doubling over in pain while spasming out aciding, burning diarrhea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phillyvixen View Post
    I quit smoking when I got pregnant. Like the minute i got my positive we threw all my cigarettes away...I know starting to smoke again after the baby is born is a terrible idea, but i've thought about how good it would feel. The physical addiction should be broken by now, so then why am i still craving??
    The cravings are pale shadows of the pleasure you experienced while smoking before your pregnancy cleared the air. What you've done for your baby has been good for both of you, despite the sacrifice of those pleasurable moments when (IMO) a smoke rivals a Zen experience.

    While 2nd hand smoke is an old enemy, a study released by the School of Public Health at Columbia University in May 2007 suggests that smoking may be the primary cause of an asthma epidemic in children.


    Truly, unsatisfied cravings can be very unsettling to contend with after years of relying on a substance, and I know from personal experience that finding balance when you give up something as soothing as smoking isn't easy. I haven't smoked cigarettes, consumed alcohol, puffed weed or snorted cocaine in nearly 20 years, having ceremoniously done all 4 for the last time an hour or so before checking into rehab on April Fool's Day, 1988. OTOH, since I'm now addicted to energy drinks, coffee and questionable foods, I guess it's a matter of picking my own poison...

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    I quit smoking (daily) over a year and a half ago. Until I found out I was pregnant with The Baby, I would occasionally smoke when drinking. It's been 11 months (to the day!) since I've had a cigarette and I still crave one now and then.

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