Every sane person understands that smoking is a slow death. However, this information remains just knowledge, but is not a stimulus to action. This fact does not affect pregnant women who do not dare to give up a bad habit even in an “interesting” position.

smoking and pregnancy

After reading this phrase, many will be surprised: “How are these two opposite concepts connected? ". It turns out, in the most direct way. Many women do not think about how smoking affects pregnancy. In the early stages, the fetus is practically not protected from external influences, so the expectant mother must give up her bad habits so that the child does not develop anomalies.

In the first trimester of pregnancy, the fetus is forming all the organs and life support systems. That is why it is very important that the mother's blood does not contain harmful substances such as nicotine and harmful heavy tar. Nicotine causes oxygen starvation in a woman's body. This fact does not go unnoticed for the child, as fetal hypoxia occurs.

What could be the consequences of this? How bad habit smoking affects pregnancy? Only God knows. However, experts answer that in such cases, children are almost 100% born with mental disabilities, as well as with disabilities in physical development.

Why is smoking dangerous during pregnancy?

This question is asked by every woman who is a hostage to this bad habit. Experts gave the name “vulnerability index” to the harm from smoking during pregnancy. The higher the index, the correspondingly increases the risk of spontaneous abortion, premature birth or perinatal death.

The main harm of smoking during pregnancy for the baby is his death. Doctors believe that a woman who smokes has a 2-fold increase in the chance of miscarriage. That is why doctors strongly recommend that women during pregnancy "do not relax" even with one cigarette. Do not mix smoking and alcohol, as in this case the risk of miscarriage increases by almost 5 times.

In addition, the harm from smoking during pregnancy also lies in the fact that a woman can become the mother of a dead child.

In most cases, the impact of harmful substances on a woman's body causes premature birth, which, unfortunately, ends tragically, that is, the death of the child.

How does smoking affect pregnancy? Various. This bad habit also affects the mental abilities of the child. It is no secret that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy begin talking, sitting and walking much later.

Consequences of smoking during pregnancy

There are cases when parents-smokers give birth to children completely healthy. But it is worth noting that this happens extremely rarely, in isolated cases. In most cases, if children are born, then with significant deviations. This is the effect of smoking during pregnancy.

If the parents had a boy, then there was a risk that sexual dysfunction would become a consequence of smoking during pregnancy. In other words, in the future, the child will not be able to leave behind an heir. The role of a father for such a child will not be available.

In addition, the child of smoking parents develops “bad genetics”. In other words, the consequence of smoking during pregnancy is the child's addiction to such bad habits. The kid, when he grows up, is unlikely to be able to give up smoking, drinking alcohol or drugs. Moreover, this opportunity is more by 5% than in ordinary families.

Can pregnant women stop smoking?

Along with the question of how smoking affects the course of pregnancy, women are interested in whether it is possible to give up this habit while in an interesting position. Of course, not only possible, but also necessary.

Many experts believe that quitting smoking will cause stress for a woman, which, in turn, will negatively affect the health of the child. But here it should be noted that the harm from inhaled heavy tars during smoking is much greater. The body can give up nicotine in a very short period of time. It is harder for a pregnant woman to overcome the psychological dependence on smoking. Therefore, every mother should take care of the future of her child and stop smoking in the early stages of pregnancy. Most importantly, a woman should seek help from a specialist who will choose the best way to give up this bad habit.

How to quit smoking while pregnant?

Today, there are a huge number of methods that allow you to quit smoking. However, all of them are not long-term. The main thing that a pregnant woman should do is to understand why she needs it, what consequences smoking causes in the early stages of pregnancy and how this will affect the life of the child.

Many experts believe that you can resort to the use of electronic cigarettes. However, experts have not conducted studies on the effects of electronic cigarettes on the health of a pregnant woman and fetus. It is not necessary for expectant mothers to use pills and a nicotine patch for this purpose. It can also negatively affect the development of the baby.

Do not resort to hypnosis as a means to quit smoking. This can negatively affect the mental state of the child and his further development.

Smoking in early pregnancy in any case will adversely affect the health of the unborn child. Only a mother who will make every effort to quit smoking will be able to keep her baby healthy.

In a woman's life, expecting a child is a joyful event, but for women who smoke, the time from conception to childbirth is a real test. An experienced smoker often fails in her attempt to quit the addiction. The justification for such expectant mothers is increased nervousness and reviews of those who smoked throughout the pregnancy, but nothing happened to the child. Research and medical statistics say otherwise.

What is pregnancy

The physiological process in the female body, in which, after fertilization of the egg, a fetus is formed that can live in the womb, is called pregnancy. Up to 10 obstetric weeks, the embryo develops. From the 11th week of pregnancy, it is called a fetus. On average, the development of a child in the womb lasts 280 days. A period of time is considered to be 40 weeks from the date of the last menstruation (obstetric period) or 38 weeks from the moment of conception (embryonic period). Pregnancy is divided into trimesters, each for three months (1-12 weeks - the first, 13-28 - the second, 29-40 - the third).

The successful course of this physiological process is the key to proper planning. A complete examination of the couple before conception, passing the necessary tests, treating chronic pathologies, balanced nutrition, psychological preparation, and the obligatory rejection of bad habits will increase the chance of having a healthy baby. The first signs of pregnancy:

• pain in the lumbar region;
• increase in mucous secretions;
• bloating;
• headache;
• nausea;
• sensitive breasts;
• fast fatiguability;
• increased sensitivity to odors;
• mood swings;
• frequent urination;
• delay of menstruation.

Smoking before pregnancy

Doctors say that a woman's smoking is one of the reasons for her infertility. This statement is based on medical research, which found that due to the negative effect of aromatic hydrocarbons that penetrate into the body with tobacco smoke, eggs die more often. If a woman smoked for a long time before pregnancy, then the probability of conception is halved.

In the presence of this bad habit, menstrual irregularities are more often observed, ovulation occurs much less often, menopause occurs faster. Smoking is dangerous for conception, not only for women, but also for the future father. A man who smokes has a low quality of sperm because it contains few viable spermatozoa. Smokers, especially those with a history of hypertension, often suffer from impotence.

When can I plan pregnancy after smoking

For successful fertilization, you need to quit smoking at least a year before conception for both the expectant mother and the future father. Smoking affects the development in the womb of a baby not only during pregnancy, but also long before it. With prolonged inhalation of tobacco smoke, a woman inherits many diseases to her child. Regular intake of nicotine in the body accelerates the aging process, so the female body wears out faster. More than 4,000 harmful substances that a cigarette contains cause harm to all organs and systems:

1. Respiratory system. Through the trachea, cigarette smoke enters the lungs, lingering for a fraction of a second. This time is enough for part of the nicotine to be absorbed into the blood, and part to remain on the inner surface of the lungs and bronchi. Resins do not lose their activity, even when a woman quits smoking. They remain poisonous for a long period of time until they completely leave the body, and this takes months and even years.
2. The cardiovascular system. Regular smoking increases the heart rate, which harms the main organ. Smokers are at risk of myocardial infarction and other heart conditions.
3. Digestive system. It includes the oral cavity, nasopharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines. The harm is obvious: there is an increased risk of deterioration in the quality of teeth, the development of diseases of the esophagus, liver, kidneys and other organs of the gastrointestinal tract.
4. Hair and nails. Women who smoke need much more vitamin C than non-smokers. Cigarette abuse reduces the body's levels of vitamin C, iron and calcium, leading to brittle nails, hair loss and other defects.

Can you smoke during pregnancy

According to WHO, 30% of pregnant women do not give up cigarettes. This creates certain statistics on the impact of tobacco smoke on the health of the fetus. Below is just a part of the list of dysfunctions that smoking gives during pregnancy:

1. Miscarriage. Among smoking women who are in position, spontaneous abortion occurs in 80% of cases. Reason: incomparable amount of poison with the mass of the fetus.
2. perinatal mortality. Children who manage to survive in the womb of a smoking mother and be born face a new challenge - 35% of these babies die in the first week of life. Cause of death: neonatal diseases incompatible with life.
3. Syndrome of sudden death. This is the name given to cases when a newborn baby stops breathing during sleep. Respiratory arrest provokes the imperfection of the autonomic nervous system, the development of which was greatly influenced by tobacco smoke inhaled by the mother during pregnancy.
4. Intrauterine growth retardation. Doctors call this the lag of the fetus in size and weight. The easiest stage of malnutrition is a delay of 2 weeks, during which the baby spends his strength not on development, but on restoring body weight.
5. Premature deposition of the placenta. In a woman who smokes, this can happen in any trimester. If the area of ​​detachment is equal to a third of the total area of ​​the placenta, then the fetus dies.

How smoking affects pregnancy

First of all, the harm of smoking during pregnancy concerns a violation of the structure of the placenta. Compared to the norm, its tissues are significantly reduced and become thinner. Under the influence of nicotine, the placenta undergoes changes in terms of blood supply, acquires a rounded shape. These processes provoke its premature exfoliation, contribute to extensive hemorrhage and death of the child in the womb.

There is such a medical term as "fetal tobacco syndrome". They determine the effect of nicotine on the unborn child. Such a diagnosis is differentiated if:

• the mother smoked more than 5 cigarettes every day during the formation of the fetus;
• during the period of gestation, the woman had severe hypertension;
• at 37 weeks, the fetus showed a symmetrical growth retardation;
• the newborn has stomatitis, the sense of smell and taste are dulled;
• the infant has a violation of hematopoiesis;
• there is increased blood clotting;
• the baby has reduced immunity;
• the child has premature aging of the skin (the appearance of wrinkles).

In the early stages

Doctors say that the danger of tobacco on the development of the embryo manifests itself immediately after conception. Unfortunately, most pregnancies in our country are unplanned. Often a woman finds out about her 1-1.5 months after conception, and before that she continues to lead her usual way of life. If she smokes, then nicotine intoxication of the body from an early date affects the development of the child's brain, because it is formed already at 4 weeks. At this stage of gestation, the fetus is not yet protected by the placental barrier, so it is defenseless against any external influence.

What are the dangers of smoking during early pregnancy:

	Harm to the child
	Smoking threatens physical harm. Cells develop into organs and tissues. The process is controlled by DNA molecules, which “eject” unusable elements from the system. Since tobacco smoke substances can attach to chromosomes, DNA will remove them along with tissues, and the little person's body will develop without any limb or other organ.
	Nicotine affects the blood vessels in the placenta. If it is present in the mother's body, a vascular spasm occurs, due to which the fetus constantly experiences oxygen starvation (hypoxia). This leads to various complications, ranging from the small weight of the child in the womb and the development of early preeclampsia, to the psychological deviations of the baby, which will remain for life.

At a later date

From the 4th month of pregnancy, a woman in her stomach no longer has a fetus, but a full-fledged person. Although it is still very small, it is a fully formed organism with a whole set of systems. Further, the child develops internal organs, there is an increase in fat and muscle mass, weight gain. What are the consequences of smoking during pregnancy in the later stages of the baby in the womb:

	Harm to the child
	The respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular systems of the baby are included in the work. Nicotine, trapped in an unformed body, strikes at them. The circulation of cigarette smoke clogs the organs of the fetus through maternal blood, inhibits their development.
	Addiction to nicotine allows the child's body to learn how to process the resulting chemicals and acquire nicotine addiction in the womb. After childbirth, the baby loses constant nourishment and experiences real withdrawal. The kid is naughty, sleeps badly, experiences severe emotional stress. Another danger of smoking in the later period is premature birth. Premature babies have a high mortality threshold.

Passive smoking

When a person is near a smoker, he inhales tobacco smoke unintentionally. As medical studies show, the effect of nicotine on the fetus with passive smoking is the same as with active smoking of cigarettes by a pregnant woman. Tobacco smoke contains harmful substances: nicotine, carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide, carcinogens, benzopyrene, radioactive components.

When a woman, even at the stage of conception, inhales all this, both her immune system and the embryo (fetus) suffer. The toxic substances of tobacco smoke accumulate in the body, causing placental insufficiency, as a result, the placenta does not perform its functions, and the fetus does not receive the normal amount of nutrients, the child has an increased hemoglobin level. Because of this, a baby can be born with various congenital mental anomalies leading to Down syndrome.

Babies are born with low body weight, are often sick, emotionally unstable. Against the background of passive smoking in a pregnant woman, placenta previa is sometimes observed when it blocks the internal pharynx of the cervix. This prevents a woman from giving birth to a baby naturally. The risk of internal bleeding increases, so doctors send her to a caesarean section, which is also dangerous for its complications.

Smoking hashish or marijuana

For the onset of drug intoxication while smoking marijuana or hashish, special substances called cannabinoids are responsible. Once in the human body, they accumulate in the genitals, lungs, brain. Long-term smoking of marijuana or hashish adversely affects intellectual abilities, learning processes and remembering information. When smoking narcotic substances, combustion products enter the body in the same way as when smoking a regular cigarette, which affects the state of the respiratory system.

This suggests that the use of marijuana or hashish during pregnancy carries a great danger to the development of the child in the womb. Since the drugs are illegal and not sold legally, the woman who buys them cannot know what is in them. Instead of marijuana, the package may contain foreign substances that can provoke not only complications in the bearing of the fetus, but also a threat to the life of the child and the expectant mother.

How to quit smoking

People who smoke are not as dependent on cigarettes as they think. More they are subject to the ritual, which is constantly performed. A cigarette in your hands, a cup of coffee in the morning, evening tea with your favorite TV series - it's hard to refuse. When a woman understands that there is no addiction, it will be easy to quit smoking. Moreover, there is a significant reason for abandoning addiction - the birth of a healthy baby. Here are a few tips to make it easier to quit smoking:

• remember that this is not a victim, refusal or coercion, you are just a non-smoking pregnant woman who is waiting for a healthy booty;
• you do this not because of your husband, mother-in-law or mother, but for yourself;
• do not give yourself a delay, do not look for excuses like: I will start on the first day or on Monday, quit smoking here and now;
• forget about rituals, don't break cigarettes in pictures, don't throw a pack out the window, theatrical effects won't help;
• create conditions that will not allow a breakdown to occur, for example, go to the hospital for preservation or go to live with your mother-in-law;
• replace addiction with another ritual, find yourself any other game that is safe for health.

At an early stage

Women who are not ready to give up smoking, but who understand the need for it in the early stages of pregnancy, come up with different ways to do this not immediately. Advertising offers many remedies to help replace cigarettes, which manufacturers claim are less harmful to health. You should be aware that sprays, chewing gum, patches and tablets containing nicotine are also prohibited from being used while carrying a child. The content of toxic substances in them can cause considerable harm to the development of the fetus.

Electronic cigarettes are not much different from the above-mentioned means. Although there is no unpleasant smell, the cartridges still contain nicotine, so smoking them will not add health. You need to quit in the first stages of pregnancy immediately and forever. All auxiliary means only take time, and during this period irreversible consequences may occur. All body systems are laid in the first trimester, so for the fetus every day is a huge leap in development. Mom's smoking can at any time produce an irreversible failure in these natural processes.

Can you quit smoking abruptly?

Doctors are divided on this point. You can hear from a gynecologist about the dangers of abruptly quitting smoking during pregnancy. This is due to the stress experienced by the expectant mother when trying to fight a bad habit and lack of nicotine in the body. Such a reaction, allegedly, affects the well-being of the pregnancy. If you understand the issue in more detail, then a woman’s body cannot experience more stress when giving up an addiction than, for example, from any other domestic inconvenience.

Nicotine addiction is greatly exaggerated, because the experience of smoking many women does not even reach 5 years. Even with prolonged inhalation of nicotine, the stress of withdrawal is much less than that experienced by the expectant mother when thinking about the possible diseases of her child. For this reason, the other half of doctors are more categorical. They argue that each puff leads to a decrease in the movements of the fetus in the womb, a decrease in its activity, so the process of weaning from a cigarette should be minimized.

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Smoking is a very harmful and very strong habit. Unfortunately, some women are not ready to give up cigarettes even during pregnancy, but it is smoking during pregnancy that poses the greatest danger to both the life of the fetus and the well-being of the expectant mother.

Unfortunately, pregnant women do not see cigarettes as a direct threat to the life and health of a child developing in the womb, and doctors consider prohibitions to be an unnecessary precaution. So that you can assess the real extent of the problem, in the article we will talk about how smoking during pregnancy affects the fetus, why smoking during pregnancy is dangerous and how to quickly quit smoking during pregnancy.

Why you should quit smoking during pregnancy

There is a misconception that switching to light cigarettes during pregnancy minimizes the harmful effects of smoking on the fetus. In fact, the dose of nicotine in light cigarettes is not much lower than in regular cigarettes, and the content of poisonous tar and toxic compounds in tobacco smoke is almost the same.

Even if you smoke only 2-3 cigarettes per day, the resulting nicotine will be enough to endanger the life and health of the baby. Therefore, during pregnancy, it is important not to reduce the daily dose of nicotine consumed, but to completely stop smoking.

For many women, in order to understand why it is worth quitting smoking during pregnancy, it is important to understand exactly how maternal smoking affects the fetus. A tiny child inside a woman is defenseless - his fate depends entirely on the state and lifestyle of his mother.

The harm of smoking in the first weeks of pregnancy is maximum - the placenta has not yet formed and is not ready to protect the fetus from toxins from the mother's blood. When the formation of the placenta is completed, it becomes the only feeding artery and the main protector of the baby. But do not think that smoking in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy is safe.

The placenta links the maternal bloodstream with the fetal bloodstream, transferring nutrients from the woman's body to the baby while preventing most of the toxic compounds that could harm the fetus from entering. However, when smoking, drinking alcohol or other harmful substances, the placenta cannot cope with so many toxins - as a result, the fetus and the placenta itself suffer.

Effects of maternal smoking on pregnancy and fetus

Practice shows that smoking during pregnancy leads to a number of negative consequences:

• Placenta previa. In women who smoke, the placenta is often located too close to the uterine os (and sometimes partially or completely overlaps it), which threatens its detachment, premature birth, exclusion of the natural birth option, and severe birth bleeding. If placenta previa in a smoking woman is not diagnosed in a timely manner or is detected only during childbirth, it can cause the death of the mother and fetus.
• Violation of the form and functions of the placenta. In women who smoke, the placenta changes - it becomes less elastic and more round. The natural blood flow in it is disturbed, which harms the nutrition of the fetus and its oxygen supply. Fetal hypoxia in smoking women is observed much more often than in non-smoking pregnant women.
• Premature aging of the placenta and its point or extensive heart attacks. Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of premature aging of the placenta. In addition, placental infarction in women who smoke is quite common, while in non-smoking pregnant women this problem is extremely rare.
• Spontaneous miscarriage, premature birth, intrauterine fetal death. It is smoking during pregnancy that most often causes miscarriages or premature births. The influence of toxins on a defenseless child and a serious violation of placental metabolism due to smoking during pregnancy leads to intrauterine death of the fetus.
• Small children. If a mother-to-be fails to quit smoking during pregnancy, her baby is more likely to be born with a low body weight, but it is the baby's body weight at birth that often determines its viability and health.
• Malformations of intrauterine development. Smoking during pregnancy greatly increases the risk of developing serious fetal pathologies. Among these pathologies, the most common are: heart problems, disorders in the formation of the bone apparatus, diseases of the liver and other organs.
• Inhibition of intellectual development, psychological deviations, a tendency to nicotine addiction in a child - all these are the consequences of smoking during pregnancy. In addition, children born to a smoking mother are more likely than others to have learning problems - they perceive information worse, are difficult to discipline, show absent-mindedness and lack of concentration. In addition, such children often suffer from nervous excitability, experience difficulties in communicating with peers and elders.

Is it true that a long-term smoker shouldn't quit smoking during pregnancy?

Many women who smoke reassure themselves that they should not quit smoking because of too much nicotine addiction. Surprisingly, many doctors also think so. Allegedly, quitting smoking in this case becomes a cause of severe stress and a threat to pregnancy.

However, the negative impact of stress on the fetus is negligible compared to the harm caused to the unborn child by regular use of nicotine, so quitting smoking during pregnancy is a must - no matter how long you smoke.

The myth proclaiming that a woman who has been smoking for a long time during pregnancy should not give up cigarettes was invented by weak-willed ladies who do not care about the health of their future children. A woman who is not indifferent to the life and health of her baby will always find the courage to give up a dangerous habit at least for a while.

How to quit smoking during pregnancy

There are many ways available to the average person to quit smoking - most of them are based on the gradual reduction of the daily dose of nicotine. However, when a woman who smokes finds out that she is in a position, she should completely give up cigarettes as soon as possible.

The sooner the expectant mother quits smoking, the higher her chances of a full-term pregnancy and the birth of a physically and mentally healthy baby. Obviously, methods for phasing out cigarettes during pregnancy are applicable.

It is necessary to consult with a gynecologist or a psychiatrist-narcologist, as different recommendations may be given depending on the duration of pregnancy and the duration of nicotine addiction.

So, for example, during pregnancy, nicotine chewing gum and patches are completely excluded. Quitting smoking during pregnancy using an electronic cigarette is also not recommended - smoking liquids contain high doses of nicotine. In addition, the technology for the production of electronic cigarettes and liquids for them is still poorly understood and not certified, so the use of carcinogens is not excluded.

It turns out that during pregnancy it is worth quitting smoking in only one way - throw away all cigarettes and be patient. It is hard to imagine that a happy future mother may not have enough willpower to quit smoking for the sake of having a healthy baby.

One of the most dangerous factors for the health of the unborn child is smoking in early pregnancy. This is due to the fact that during the period of bearing a child, along with nicotine, a girl receives a lot of tar, carbon monoxide, and other equally harmful substances.

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After some time, they reach the growing organism, causing irreversible consequences of its structure. The degree of negative impact is determined by the number of cigarettes that the expectant mother smokes.

Possible consequences.

1. Smoking during pregnancy does not have the best effect on the baby's body weight, it can cause the death of a newborn, premature birth, physical abnormalities, unforeseen abortions.
2. According to the doctors who conducted the research, smoking during pregnancy leads to a decrease in the mass of the placenta. It becomes very thin, has a rounded shape.
3. Smoking during pregnancy can cause unintended abortions, the frequency of which is determined by the number of cigarettes smoked. The probability of spontaneous abortion in girls who are addicted to cigarettes is 40-70% higher than in non-smokers. The harm of smoking during pregnancy is manifested in a large number of miscarriages, but this figure is lower than in women who drink alcohol.
4. Smoking during pregnancy negatively affects the peripheral circulation of the expectant mother and leads to a decrease in the respiratory movements of the embryo.
5. Carbon monoxide and nicotine, which are contained in tobacco smoke, adversely affect the development of the embryo due to the fact that the ability of hemoglobin to deliver oxygen is reduced or due to spasm of the uterine artery.
6. One of the consequences of smoking during pregnancy is obvious fetal hypoxia, which is due to the presence of carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke. It freely penetrates through the placenta of the expectant mother into the baby's blood, binds hemoglobin and creates carboxyhemoglobin.
7. It should be noted that not only smoking during pregnancy, but also before it, has a negative impact on the weight of the newborn. As the intensity of cigarette smoking increases, the weight of the unborn child decreases. According to statistics, girls who smoke are almost 2.5 times more likely to have children weighing less than 2,500 g. As a rule, the weight of a child born to a smoking mother is 300 g less than that of a child of a non-smoking woman.
8. Smoking in the early stages of pregnancy leads to a slowdown in both the physical and intellectual, emotional development of the child: such children later begin to write, count, walk.
9. Smoking in the early stages can lead to such a sad consequence as the death of a child. It is known that the mortality rate of babies during childbirth in smoking mothers is 30% higher than in non-smokers.
10. Smoking while carrying a fetus leads to an increase in the likelihood of having a child with a heart defect or deviations in the development of the nasopharynx, inguinal hernia, and strabismus.
11. The harm of smoking during gestation can affect the child during the first 5 years. As a rule, children whose parents are addicted to cigarettes show significant deviations in the ability to read, social orientation and other physiological parameters.

Smoking negatively affects the development of the fetus in the womb

Expert opinion

More than 300 studies have been conducted on the effect of smoking on the fetus during pregnancy, which confirmed the negative impact of tobacco on the weight of a newborn baby.

High mortality among newborns, physical underdevelopment from birth and in the future, as well as the presence of mental disorders and intellectual development of children:

• the likelihood of an unintended abortion is 60% higher in those who smoke in early pregnancy, in contrast to non-smokers;
• the death rate of newborns during childbirth is 40%, and the probability of abortion is 20% higher for those women who are addicted to tobacco products;
• 15% of preterm births are directly dependent on smoking during pregnancy of the expectant mother;
• smoking during pregnancy leads to intrauterine death of the embryo 7 times more often;
• weight is approximately 310 g, and height is 1.3 cm lower in a child whose mother smoked during pregnancy;
• a child who was born to a smoking mother is more prone to heart disease, developmental disabilities, and mental retardation than others.

Why is it dangerous to smoke in the early stages?

Most women who are addicted to tobacco products immediately give up the bad habit as soon as they find out about their situation. But even here there is a share of risk, because it is almost impossible to immediately find out about the “interesting situation”.

In the meantime, the negative effects of tobacco on the fetus are already activated and pose a high danger. According to experts, smoking in the first weeks of pregnancy is the main reason for the development of such diseases in a child as deviations in bone tissue and the work of the heart muscle. This is due to the fact that the embryo immediately after birth is not yet protected by the placenta, therefore, it is most exposed to toxic substances.

Folk ways of fighting

Folk recipes will help you defeat tobacco cravings. But it is worth noting that as soon as the therapy is over, you will have to overcome the desire to smoke, drink, eat pickles and smoked meats in the first three days.

According to reviews, the use of a large amount of fermented milk products will help get rid of smoking during pregnancy: kefir, fermented baked milk, yogurt, sour cream and others. It will also not be superfluous to eat a lot of vegetables and fruits, all kinds of yogurts.

Consumption of dairy products against smoking

Effective herbal decoction. Necessary:

• take millet - 100 g, rye - 100 g, barley - 100 g, oats - 100 g;
• pour the herbal mixture with a liter of water;
• boil for about 10 minutes;
• put the decoction in a thermos for a day;
• strain.

Application.

1. Drink 100 ml 3-5 times / day before meals.
2. Take a decoction until such time as there is no tolerance for tobacco.

You can use horseradish and plantain. Cooking:

• take 1 tbsp. a spoonful of horseradish leaves, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of plantain leaves;
• grind herbs;
• mix.

Application.

1. Chew raw leaves 2 times/day.
2. Duration of chewing - 5 minutes.
3. The released juice can be swallowed.
4. Squeezed grass - spit it out.

Effective methods for tobacco control

The most appropriate moment to get rid of a bad habit forever is the day when you think about procreation. Before conception is established, the body will have time to cleanse itself a little of negative substances and will accept a new life in a healthy atmosphere.

Looking for a way to fight

If everything did not work out as planned, and you have already learned about the fact of pregnancy, then pay attention to the following tips that will help you cope with a bad habit:

• tell your doctor about the craving for tobacco, he will tell you how smoking affects the fetus during pregnancy, and also give good advice to avoid pathogenic effects;
• find support among friends, close relatives and acquaintances who will help you quit a bad habit as quickly as possible;
• stick to the main motivation for yourself - the health of the unborn baby, write it on a piece of paper and strive with all your might to achieve the desired result;
• set for yourself the exact number on the calendar when cigarettes will completely disappear from your life;
• remove from the house everything that can remind you of tobacco;
• avoid activities where people smoke and do not associate with those who may tempt you to tobacco again;
• find the right literature, which indicates how smoking affects the course of pregnancy, and how to cope with your cravings for good;
• draw conclusions from your mistakes, if after some time you started smoking again, immediately analyze the situation and think about what made you do it, avoid such situations in the future.

By avoiding situations that might cause you to crave tobacco, you reduce your chances of taking a cigarette again, but you don't completely eliminate it. This feeling does not last long and eventually passes, you just have to wait.

To avoid relapses, stick to the following plan:

• get distracted: wash the dishes, watch TV, take a shower or chat with friends, what to do - it doesn’t matter, the main thing is to distract yourself from unwanted thoughts in time;
• regularly remind yourself of the reason why you gave up tobacco, think about the benefits that you will receive by quitting this addiction: health benefits, improved appearance, saving money, increasing your own self-esteem;
• fight the temptation to take a cigarette again: no matter where you are and what you do, thoughts about a cigarette may appear again, then you need to urgently change the situation;
• do not spare compliments for yourself: to make your motivation even greater, reward yourself for each victory over the harmful desire to take a cigarette again;
• always, as soon as the craving for smoking becomes unbearable, keep something edible on hand, for example, candy, carrots, mint or chewing gum: at the right time, this will be an excellent alternative to a cigarette;
• read newspapers, magazines, books, listen to your favorite music, solve crossword puzzles or play online games, do everything so that unnecessary thoughts do not visit you;
• pencils, balls, paper clips will be an excellent solution to satisfy tactile stimulation;
• constant freshness of the mouth after brushing your teeth perfectly reduces cravings for cigarettes;
• as soon as you feel like smoking a cigarette, take a large glass of cold water and drink it in slow sips: this will help not only remove the desire, but also minimize possible symptoms of tobacco withdrawal;
• instead of a cigarette, light a candle or aroma sticks;
• take daily walks, do yoga for pregnant women or special gymnastics;
• do things that allow you to calm down - take a shower, meditate, read a book or do breathing exercises;
• as soon as the desire to smoke appears, look at the clock and mentally tell yourself that you should hold out for only a couple of minutes, after which this desire will weaken and pass;
• wear a bracelet on your wrist: when the desire to smoke appears, squeeze it hard and say to yourself “Hold on!”, You can add that you are proud of your willpower and rebirth to a new life.

What do smokers think?

Folk way to fight smoking

Today, many women suffer from smoking during pregnancy, as evidenced by numerous reviews. Many manage to cope with this ailment, others are looking for effective ways to deal with the network.

Consider the reviews of smokers who were able to overcome the craving for smoking during pregnancy.

Margarita Sokolova:

I've been smoking since I was 14 years old. I tried many times to quit - all in vain. When I found out that I was pregnant, I immediately thought about how to get rid of addiction. A couple of days I managed to hold out on my own, but thoughts and desire took over - I lit up again. Worried about her baby, she went to the gynecologist and told about the problem. A woman with experience listened to me calmly, talked about the possible consequences, about the negative impact of tobacco on the fetus. After this lecture, I immediately felt uneasy. I bought a kilo of candy and went home. The first pack sold out in 2 days - I ate a candy every time I wanted to smoke. Over time, less and less sweets were required, and at 4-5 months they were not needed at all. I watched the growth of my tummy, chose clothes for the future baby and was happy!

Alesya Kupriyanova:

I went to the doctors twice in the hope of quitting smoking, as I have been smoking for as long as I can remember. All my attempts were unsuccessful, so I waited with fear for the moment when I became pregnant, because I smoked a lot and heard about the harmful effects on the fetus. As soon as I saw the cherished two stripes, panic began. I had no idea how to quit smoking during pregnancy. I read various tips on the net, bought a book where ways to fight tobacco were written, started attending courses for pregnant women and - lo and behold! I began to smoke much less. By the beginning of the 4th month, she had completely stopped looking at cigarettes. What helped me is hard to say. Probably everything in the complex. True, at first the child developed slowly, according to doctors - due to smoking. Therefore, I advise everyone to think only about the baby and never start smoking.

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One of the most significant myths is that smoking is not very dangerous for a child. Of course, this is not true. Every cigarette you smoke threatens pregnancy and the health of the unborn baby. Therefore, the ideal option would be to quit smoking before conception.

It is generally accepted that higher quality cigarettes cause less harm. People who are with this are very deluded. The effect of all cigarettes is the same, it does not depend on their price. It's just that expensive cigarettes contain various aromatic additives, they are more pleasant to smoke, but they also harm the organisms of the expectant mother and child.

There is an opinion that during pregnancy it is impossible to quit smoking. Like, the cleansing of the body begins, it passes through the fetus and harms it. But any doctor will tell you that it is more dangerous to continue smoking.

Some pregnant women understand that their bad habit can harm the baby, but cannot get rid of it. And then they decide to switch to lighter cigarettes, believing that in this way less nicotine and tar will enter the body. But this does not affect the risk reduction. The smoker will seek to replenish the level of nicotine in the body by inhaling deeper smoke or smoking more cigarettes.

Quitting smoking gradually also has little effect. The best thing you can do is give up cigarettes at once. So the body will be cleansed much faster.

Effects of smoking in early pregnancy

In the first trimester of pregnancy, the organs and systems of the human body are formed. In the future, they will only develop, and the fetus will gain weight and grow.

Smoking at this stage of pregnancy can cause spontaneous miscarriage or "fading" of pregnancy. Statistics show that smoking pregnant women have miscarriages 2 times more often than women who lead a healthy lifestyle.

Also, smoking in early pregnancy can cause congenital abnormalities in the development of the baby. The child will be threatened with pathologies of the neural tube, bone and other body systems if the expectant mother does not give up her addiction.

Effects of smoking in late pregnancy

In the second trimester, the placenta begins to work in full force. Through it, the child receives oxygen and nutrients. If a pregnant woman smokes, insufficient oxygen enters the baby's body, which can cause acute or chronic hypoxia. It can also happen premature maturation of the placenta and it will function worse.

Smoking during pregnancy can cause premature birth. Mothers who are addicted to cigarettes are several times more likely to have premature babies. And children born at term have less weight. By the way, this is affected by smoking not only during pregnancy, but also before it occurs.

Stillbirths in women who smoke are born about 20% more often than in non-smokers. If the expectant mother smokes more than a pack of cigarettes per day, then the figure rises to 35%. But much depends not on the very fact of smoking, but also on other adverse factors. If a woman, in addition to smoking, has sexually transmitted diseases and other infections, drinks alcohol, then the risk of giving birth to a dead baby increases significantly.

When the baby is already born

Many believe that if smoking during pregnancy did not immediately leave various consequences, then everything is fine. But this is absolutely not true.

Mothers who failed to quit smoking while carrying their baby and continue to do so produce less milk and have a bitter taste. Because of this, many babies refuse to breastfeed, and they have to be fed artificially.

Babies with mothers who smoke have an increased risk of dying from sudden cardiac arrest. This happens in babies in the first year of life for no apparent reason. The risk is increased in those women who smoked in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.