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Hi i'm mandy and new to this group
I need some advice and tips from other moms who have kicked the habit.. by that i mean smoking. I feel like a terrible mother for starting again after my daughter was born, but i didn't have any family to help and the dr refused to put me on anti-depressants, i had post partum depression really bad, it was almost severe but i wasn't to the point of hurting myself or my baby (just to give you an idea how bad it was) I didn't know what else to do but pick up that nasty habit again, it was the only thing that would keep me sane. I don't smoke around my baby but i know it gets on my clothes and transfers it to her. I'm ready to quit!! My daughter is 6 months old and i don't ever want her remebering her momma smoking, although my husband still does and he says he will quit when he's ready, which i understand. He's willing to fully support me in quitting and will not smoke while he's at home. Is there anyone here that has kicked the habit succesfully? How did you do it? Any advice would be helpful.
For those of you who have never smoked please dont tell me i should just be able to quit for the health of my baby, i know this and it is not that simple. That would be like me telling you to stop breathing, it's not that easy. I"m not trying to be mean i'm just really tired of hear that |
| Posted by Amanda on 10/13/2007 07:37 PM
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| Hi Mandy! I know its not easy! Believe me! I quit smoking when I had my baby. I smoked for a long time and quit several times but I always had the weakness for smoking! I dont smoke now ( knock on wood! ) I run with my baby with the baby jogger/stroller! I know its not for every one but maybe if you exercise you will feel better inside and out? Worth a try! |
| posted by Margaret on 10/15/2007 05:45 PM
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| I have smoked for 20 years and quit the moment I found out I was pregnant. I nursed both my children for at least 10 months each. I did not smoke for 3 1/2 years and went back to work shortly after this.I immediatley picked up smoking again! I thought I could do it occasionally but was buying 1 pack a day again! 3 years later I decided it was time again. I was coughing a lot and it seemed a lot of people around me knew someone diagnosed with cancer. I want to be around for my kids. Who will care for them like I do? What would become of them if they lost me? I stopped smoking for them when I was pregnant. Now I'm trying to stop for them again. I don't buy them anymore (think of all the $ you save!!), and I don't like to bumm them from anyone cuz they cost so much, and really, where can you smoke anymore? Before we had the children I made it a rule for my husband and I that there is no smoking in the house or car. You can't believe how much cleaner the windows are and the smell is gone! It's really about conquering one thing at a time. Good luck! |
| posted by elaine on 10/17/2007 10:51 AM
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