Pregnancy is a great reason for you to quit smoking. It also has complications for your own choices. People have also quit successfully using different methods. So here is a simple option for pregnant women who have a habit of smoking.

Task: the only thing the person should do is to throw the cigarettes and take a firm decision or promise not to smoke again.

Ultimate Result: for some weeks you feel down, but it is harmless to you and your baby. There will be no stress which is affected on the fetus while quitting cigarettes.

Rate of success: It has been resulted that one out of 20 people who used this method are successful in keeping away the cigarettes. At time of pregnancy people are motivated to quit from smoking and they crossed the general successful rate. People should be given other quitting aids that are more helpful to the person to quit from smoke.

Benefit: Quitting smoke by ways of cold turkey is very cheap and harmless. If you do it on your own then, there is no need for you to go to a doctor for quitting or getting a prescription from a doctor. It is also important that your baby should not get exposed to carbon monoxide, nicotine and other harmful chemicals present in cigarettes.

Risks: If people are habituated to smoking, they can experience symptoms of nicotine withdrawal for about two to three weeks after quitting smoke. These symptoms include depression, irritability, anxiety, unable to concentrate on tasks, tiredness. For the first two to three weeks you will have strong desire to smoke cigarettes. Slowly, you will get rid of smoking.

 

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