I could have written that post! I am currently 24 weeks pregnant with baby #3. My nausea was so bad that it was easy to quit with my first two children, but the stress of raising them (alone at the time) seemed to lead me back to a habit. After months of not smoking at all, I'd tell myself it was just one cigarrette... but we all know how that goes!
I'm married now with #3, and my husband smokes as well. We keep saying we'll quit together, but after a day or two, hubby breaks down and brings more packs home... and I'm weak. Being obviously pregnant, I'm too ashamed to go buy cigarettes myself.
This will be our first child together after a year of 4 consecutive miscarriages, so it's automatically considered a high-risk pregnancy for that reason. And the stress doesn't help! I was just diagnosed with polyhydraminos (too much amniotic fluid), and it seems there may be some correlation to smoking. No other cause was found, and pre-term labor is a possibility. I certainly don't want that to happen, or to have my boy born into nicotine withdrawal, and I hate smelling like smoke around my children!
I'm visiting family this December after living abroad for the last year, and since my husband is staying behind for work, we'll be separated for 3 weeks. My family doesn't know I'm smoking, and I'm too ashamed to let them see me do it...so this is a great opportunity for me to quit. I won't be around smokers, and no one is going to be buying cigs for me. I just worry about coming back to a smoking husband, but am determined to quit for good!
