Smoking & Pregnancy

This last week has been a week filled with nothing but sickness. First it has been a series of colds, then one day I'm playing vomit catch with my daughter. Two days later I'm kissing the bowl, the toilet bowl that is. Talk about an instant dieting strategy.

My husband and I were planning to have a small family Easter dinner. However, we have decided to postpone the get together since my brother's wife is expecting twins and my mother will be going on a cruise soon. The last thing we want to do is make either of them sick, especially my sister-in-law. Let's face it being sick is not fun, and being sick and pregnant is definitely not on the "To do" list. Plus, we all have so much "to do", that it might be nice to catch up on our list (for me that's school work), or even sit quietly with a book.

During my pregnancy I threw away the cigarettes really quick! I hate to admit, but it was not so much about the widely published dangers that we see today, but rather, when I smoked I would practically turn green and vomit. It didn't take long for me to become totally uninterested in smoking. I'm almost tempted to invent a new quit smoking tool, similar to a dog bark collar. Let's call it the Puffer's Jolt, a wrist band that shocks you when you smoke.

In all seriousness, the research today has shown that smoking moms are taboo as they may be more inclined to have babies with problems.  Although, our mothers did not know better, and perhaps the cigarettes in the past did not have as many chemicals, as the cigarettes of today, it is not a wise idea to smoke while pregnant. Give your self and your baby a break.

I'm glad that I didn't smoke for 98% of my pregnancy, since today, there is new research that links smoking moms to children with developmental delays. I have a child who developed seizures at the age of two and has developmental delays. I carry enough unnecessary guilt baggage about the situation, the last thing I need is to have another "What if?" hanging over my head.  Sometimes that's life, and bad things happen to good people. We just yell at God every once in a while, but need to maintain our faith.      

   

Comments

[Trish Kelly]

Pam
Cool post...not only did you make very important points about smoking during pregnancy but you also have such great links back to our sites :)) If you didn't read the book when bads things happen to good people, it's worth reading...doesn't answer all my questions on fairness in life but it helps you think through stuff
THANKS :)