I won’t hide behind anonymity - I’m already ashamed of myself. I’m 6w3d and I’ve tapered down on cigarettes and I’m ready to quit completely. Whats the best way? What worked for you?

Ma • Fri, Feb 02

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Congratulations on all the hard work you have already done to taper off! 
Talk to your OB about what is the best method.

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Ask your doctor what’s best. It can be dangerous to quit cold turkey when you’re pregnant.

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I gave myself till a certain date to quit. I believe it was around 2 weeks. I cut down up till then but on that date I said no more and have been good since.

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I quit cold turkey for both of my pregnancies!

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For the past 6 months I have been cutting back more and more. I was down to 3-5 cigs a day. Once I found out I was pregnant on January 23rd I quit cold turkey. It was time. As long as you are still buying packs there is a chance you can binge. Stop buying and quite cold turkey. It is the only thing that worked for me. I am 1 week and 3 days smoke free and I am 5 weeks and 4 days pregnant. I informed my Dr of the change and she had nothing but positive things to say. I want to be healthy for my baby, that is my motivation. An app I used to help me is called QuitGuide. Good luck.

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I cut down to 1/2 a day once I found out. By 11 weeks I'd given up completely.

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I love how people automatically jump to cold turkey. It can be just as hazardous to stop completely as to continue.

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I was lucky in that the smell and feeling made me sick so it was much easier to quit altogether for 2 and swore I would never go back but I’m not going to lie, I love smoking as gross as that sounds to most people. . But I did use the patch with one because it was just much harder to quit. So I bought the lowest dose, and only left it on for most of the day and took it off at night and would have a few smokes in between out of habit. The habit was the hard part for me. It was quick though, after about 3 - 5 days, and using patch less and less  I just stopped using anything. You can do it!! Just set your mind on it and come up with alternatives like gum or veggies or whatever works. I became addicted to baths and herbal hot tea instead 😉🤞

I won’t hide behind anonymity - I’m already ashamed of myself. I’m 6w3d and I’ve tapered down on cigarettes and I’m ready to quit completely. Whats the best way? What worked for you?

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