dont stress - when i was preg with DD i was so stressed about quitting that my doctor told me the stress i was putting myself through was actually worse for the baby than what the smoking would do!
so he told me to have 3-5 a day. and i did.
My dd was 8pound 1 and perfectly healthy.
Ask for a growth scan - stressing about it will do more harm than good, i cant see your doc refusing you!
Hi hun,
It is so hard, I know where you're coming from. With my second I too smoked throughout my pregnancy and gave birth at 38wks to my DS who wighed 7lb4oz. My DD weighed 5lb9oz and by then I had quit smoking. My other DD was 6lb13oz and I didn't smoke with her either.
I know the guilt you are feeling but remember you tried your best and at least you have cut down.
I am jsut scared of having him. And hearing the weight and thinking F**K I DID THIS scuse the language but thats how i feel. At least if i have a growth scan even if its wrong, my maternal mental health will/might be a bit better..
Yep my weight gain with this one is minimal compared to DS, with b i put on 30 kilos, 12 being in the first tri.
With this one i am sitting on 15ish in total.
Thank you all for being so kind and gentle with your words... i feared posting because the last thing i want is to be thought of as a druggie that doesnt care about her kids
I would go ask for a scan, as others have said the stress is possibly worse for your bubba at the moment.
30 years ago women were allowed to smoke in the delivery room.
yes there are associated risks, but there is probably something that we are all doing now that in 10 years time will be discovered to be sooooo bad.
Smoking is one of the hardest addictions to crack.
One thing thou, what are you going to do if you have the scan and it shows a smaller sized bubba? will it make the next few week worse for you?
If your bubba is healthy thats all that matters. As others have said, babies are often born underweight and do fine... as long as there are 10 fingers and toes and everything works as it should you should be happy
Thats the thing, i have good faith that the health of bub is fine i am not too stressed about that.
you really just raised a very good point there! why am i focused on the weight? shouldnt the overall outcome be the most important. I think that i am focusing on that because thats a pretty direct sign that i have done this to my little child....
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