I have a friend that is 6 months pregnant and wants to quit smoking. She only smokes one a day. Does any one know of a safe way to stop. Gum, patch, pill?
Newwife
Posted: 30 Sep 08:39
I am new around here and I found it interesting enough to start with. I have smoked during both of my pregnancies and my children are both all right. I hope nothing else happens, but as far as I am concerned you may smoke if you feel like, unless your doctor forbids it.
working girls
Posted: 30 Sep 08:40
If she only smokes one a day, there is very little nicotine getting to the foetus. The nicotine from gum and the patch would actually be greater and do more harm to the foetus than one cigarette. The drugs I am aware that do not use nicotine have been adapted from other uses and have not been studied in pregnant women. I would recommend not using any of the pills while pregnant.
It is rare for me not to ping on someone for smoking but ......
If she is honest with the "one a day" any of the treatments would be worse. She could just stop that one and her lungs would be happier.
Brandye
Posted: 30 Sep 08:40
Thanks. I have been talking to a couple of people who smoked when they were pregnant and they said "my kids are just fine and I smoked 3 or more a day!"
Except they all have asthma and are on antibiotics all of the time. Thats all!
Anyway thanks again.
Newwife
Posted: 30 Sep 08:40
