Pregnancy Info Smoking While Pegnant - The Risk Of Smoking During Pregnancy

nMy brother-in-law's wife never quit smoking while pregnant; she didn't even try to cut down on it. Every time they visit us, I told her that her smoking was harming the baby, a lot! nnShe just ignored my comments, so I moved on talking to my brother-in-law, telling him that it was his baby he should take care of, but in the end he politely told me to mind my own business. nnI'm a smoker myself, and when I unexpectedly got pregnant I quit the very moment I knew it. I even forced my husband to smoke outside the house while and way after the pregnancy. nI don't smoke near babies or small children, or people who don't like it. nI think they took a very bad decision, he decided to let her do her own will, but the baby has two parents, right? nWhat do you think about it?nnThe factsnnSmaller babies do not mean a shorter or easier labor. Quitting smoking does not make everyone put on more weight. Gaining 10 to 13 kilos during pregnancy, while eating a wide range of foods, is healthy for you and your baby. Smoking does not relax you – it speeds up your heart rate, slows down your nervous system and makes your blood pressure higher.nnIt is better to quit part way through your pregnancy than not at all. Even quitting atnThree months helps your baby – most of the baby’s growth happens later in the pregnancy. nnIt’s never too late to quit for your babynnAny smoking during pregnancy puts poisons into your baby’s food supply. Tobacco is never safe. Even in ashtrays and packets, it is a danger to children – it is poisonous. Matches and lighters also cause fires in homes, and hot ash and cigarette ends can burn.nnTobacco poisons affect babynnWhen you smoke, the poisons in the tobacco are going into you and your baby. Nicotine affects your baby’s blood supply, as well as affecting you. Every puff you take increases the carbon monoxide poison in your blood stream, so when you smoke:nn• Less oxygen and nourishment get to your babyn• Your baby’s heart beats too fast (so does yours)n• Your baby’s chest muscles don’t have enough oxygen tonExercise properly, to get ready for breathing after birth.nYou are more likely to lose your unborn baby (miscarry) if younSmoke during pregnancy.nnMore Info can be read at these Pregnancy Sites: Pregnancy.org, Pregnancy Guides and Simple Pregnancy Information for moms to be.nnn