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....
Yep, i understand - but you cant take it back or change it can you, so you will just beat yourself up and do more harm than good iykwim.
If you feel guilty, try to quit at a time that is right for you, not because you have too. Thats why you have probably failed. use your children as encourangement not the reason you have to quit as it probably isnt the right one for you.
try not to stress - I know it's hard not too. I smoked and tried like you to give up. The more I tried, the worse and harder it was! I felt sooo guilty and would cry and beat myself up so bad. My first was 7lb and second was 5lb 12. Both of them were healthy which was the main thing. I have since given up though. I hope that it all goes well for you.
Sweetie please don't think the worst of yourself.. I have no doubt in my mind that you are a loving/caring mother to your children (especially the one still growing inside you)
I have been paranoid about the growth of my bubby too... This is my first child/pregnancy (thats lasted more than 10 weeks anyway) and I have had high blood pressure since 14 weeks, 3 bleeds at different stages and now have Pre-Eclampsia... So I by no means have had an "easy" pregnancy.
I have requested many ultrasounds to check his growth, Have never been refused and even if they did refuse I would have pushed until I got the referal.
The amount of ease I got from seeing his size and for them telling me that he was "on target" or now... "Bigger than average" is overwhelming!
Please do PUSH for an ultrasound! It will make you feel a little better at least. But please do remember that their measurements/ weight estimates are just that... ESTIMATES
Keep your chin up.. Good luck for the rest of your pregnancy
I know you have been worried about your bump size hun then get the scan put your mind at ease I think the fact you are trying to cut back and we know you care I dont smoke so i can only guess how hard it is to try and quit
Ild say your baby will be fine and a nice weight I was smallest on my 3rd baby and he was 8 pounds 6 as you know I have big babies as well so know what you mean on 5 to 6 pounds I think I would be so nervous with a baby that small
try not to stress so much my mam smoked with all her pregnancys and Im ok Im small in height but i put that down to genes lol
hope your feeling better that baby of yours could be doing a nice job of hiding inside you
I'm just back to give you more squeezes (love hugging bumpish ladies ) and remind you that you, your body, is the BEST place for your baby to be. Tell depression from me to SHUT IT! Your body is nurturing your baby, which you love. Your baby is only about 7 inches from your strongly beating heart and can hear and feel that thumping beat of your love every second or so. Take deep breaths. Have faith in you, your baby does. Not for no reason hun!
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) and remind you that you, your body, is the BEST place for your baby to be. Tell depression from me to SHUT IT! Your body is nurturing your baby, which you love. Your baby is only about 7 inches from your strongly beating heart and can hear and feel that thumping beat of your love every second or so. Take deep breaths. Have faith in you, your baby does. Not for no reason hun!
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