Are the effects of smoking while pregnant reversible?

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A friend of mine is 22 weeks and was a heavy smoker and just now wants to quit, so I’m posting on behalf of her because she doesn’t use flow and can’t really find anything online. If she were to quit smoking completely at the stage she’s at, would she still have a healthy baby?

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It's great she wants to quit and she should! But unfortunately the most important development for the baby happens in the first few weeks of life. Let's just hope and pray for a healthy baby 🙏

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No they are not “reversible,” however, she needs to stop now before anything gets worse. The baby could be fine for all we know.

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The baby is probably healthy. One of the main side effects of smoking while pregnant (aside from miscarriage which she seems to have avoided) is low birth weight, and if she stops now she might be able to avoid that.

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Have her talk to her doctor

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If if she quits cold turkey the withdrawal could hurt her and the baby she should come of it slowly like I have been told by my midwife and eventually come of it completely🙂

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Better late than never

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I think she should speak to her midwife. The first 12 weeks are the most crucial when the baby is forming. As far as I was led to believe the  problem with trying to give up now is that it could potentially do more harm than good as she’ll be dealing with side effects and the stress of trying to quit if that makes sense?
I’m not a smoker so I’m only going on what I’ve heard from other people.

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Yes.

Are the effects of smoking while pregnant reversible?

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