The most important incentive is your baby and if you quit smoking within the first few months, you can lower your baby’s chances of being born too small and having other related problems.
There is no other way to quit but being internally firm to bring a healthy baby in this world. Just remember that it is an all or none phenomena. if you just cut back on smoking, there is a very high chance that you may start again. but if you leave at one go, trust us ,it is going to be an easier job.
Smoking during pregnancy can cause the following problems -
- Miscarriages
- Still births
- Low Birth Weight
- SIDS(Sudden infant Death Syndrome)
- Small under developed child
- Premature baby with poorly developed lungs
- Physical deformity in the child.
Remember that even passive smoking (exposure to someone else’s smoking can also cause problems.
SMOKING IS ANOTHER DIASTER TO YOUR UNBORN BABY.
HOW MUCH EVER YOU ARE ADDICTED TO SMOKING.
It is time to say good bye to burn up your desires for your new baby to come. your unborn baby smokes with you and toxins such as nicotine and carbon monoxide travels to him/her too.
- Remember that the cigarette smoke can cross the placenta resulting in the baby being exposed to a much higher concentration of nicotine than the mother. This may also lead to withdrawal symptoms in the baby after birth.
- Tobacco smoke contains harmful substances like nicotine, carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, tars, resins, and also some cancer causing agents. This may damage your growing baby.
- Smoking also interferes with absorption of vitamin B, vitamin C and folic acid which may lead to neural tube defects in the baby.
- Smoking also leads to decreased nourishment in the fetus leading to intrauterine growth reduction and a small weight baby.
It also leads to low IQ and minimum brain damage in the fetus
