Stop Smoking during Pregnancy
Unless you are really committed and have a strong will, you will not succeed in quitting smoking overnight. If you think stop smoking is tough, trying to quit smoking is even more challenging for mothers-to-be.
Why is stop smoking during pregnancy tough?
Mothers-to-be are experiencing lots of changes physically, mentally and emotionally and the thoughts that nicotine, tars and other harmful chemicals in the cigarettes will hurt the babies torment them further. Yet, the thought of going cold turkey frighten and irritate them more. Can you imagine having both withdrawal pains with morning sickness like nausea, tummy cramps, etc?
What’s the consequences of smoking during pregnancy?
I have discussed at my FAQs on Stop Smoking post that “The baby may be born underweight, premature or dead. It has a higher risk to develop lung infection and other diseases. Some will die in the first year. If the baby survives, it may suffer from certain physical and mental deficiencies as it receives less oxygen. The smoke inhaled by a pregnant woman, whether directly or passively, will reduce the amount of oxygen to the placenta.”
So, is it easier to quit smoking during pregnancy through smoking aids?
Nicotine Patch
Some women used nicotine patches to make quitting less painful. The nicotine patches releases small amount of nicotine so that there is less withdrawal pain or discomfort for the smokers. Between continuing smoking during the pregnancy period and using the nicotine patch, the latter is the lesser evil. Still, the mothers-to-be are still taking in nicotine – no matter how small the dosage. The other problem is that the mothers-to-be must not smoke during the use of a nicotine patch because it could have very harmful effects to themselves and the babies. Smoking and using the nicotine patch concurrently can cause an overload of nicotine in the body and this can cause a bad reaction.
Herbal Products
Many women have achieved success by using non-nicotine products to quit smoking. Such smoking aids are composed of herbal combinations that relieve the effects of nicotine addiction naturally. Women have taken these types of quit smoking products at all stages of their pregnancy with little or no negative health effects to their babies because it’s purely and herbal remedy.
Hypnotherapy
Yet others prefer to use hypnotherapy because this method guides them to take care of the pain and discomfort beyond the physical aspect. It also addresses mental and emotional issues.
Mothers-to be- should give strong consideration to what they think will be best for their babies during pregnancy. It’s definitely necessary to quit smoking somehow so you can give your baby the best chance of staying healthy during your pregnancy.
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