Did you smoke during your pregnancy?

[morningbell]

Soda in a baby bottle? I know I'm only now pregnant and don't have kids yet but why would it even cross someone's mind to give a baby soda? In fact when I worked with kids, I absolutely loved those parents who limited the sugar in their kid's diets - made my job SO much easier!

As for my pregnancy, I never smoked cigarettes (tobacco doesn't agree with my family so well) so I didn't have to worry about quitting. I would have quit though, just like I've quit drinking and cut back to one daily cup of coffee. No wine, cold ones or cherry vodka/sugar free redbulls for me until March 11th.

Oh no I have seen it. Soda in a freakin bottle, the baby was walking, just over a year.

You're not missing much. When I was preg my Bro in law was trying to get me to take a sip of dark beer once, he knew I liked micro brew beer prior to my "condition", I refused even 1 sip.

Unrelated, I asked the boy what he wanted in his lunch first day of school... he wants salad and juice. I'm rubbing off on him. I think I'll just do crudettes and some sort of dip. He will eat a whole pint of cherry tomatoes or a whole red bell pepper if I let him

The worst I have done was eat brie cheese (bloody cravings) at the end of my first trimester and drink coffee once a day, I was trying to quit it, no avail.

 

[ocean733]

My cousin chain-smoked during both of her pregnancies. Her boys were perfectly healthy. They were (and still are) very active and disobedient, but that's how she was when she was little.

 

[bresamil]

Never smoked in my life, so not an issue.

Alsways disappointed to see a pregnant woman smoking or drinking or apparently on drugs.

 

[Pete]

That is the worst! UGH!

No it isn't. Kids beaten, kids neglected, kids starved, kids locked in closets, kids living in squalor, kids abandoned, kids forced to watch Barney are all 1 million times worse and all happen every day.

 

[morningbell]

Never smoked in my life, so not an issue.

Alsways disappointed to see a pregnant woman smoking or drinking or apparently on drugs.

Exactly. Seeing it takes me way out of my comfort zone.

Not you bres, but if you were or are a smoker, think about how you feel when you have a nic fit, irritable even panicky, I guess thats what babies of mommies that smoked during thier pregnacy went through after birth.

 

[theArtistFormerlyKnownAs]

Spoken like a true nonsmoker. How does nicotene influence your brain? I've never gotten high or lost brain cells because of it? Show us the statistics. :shrug:

Thats a completely stupid statement. I think the nicotine has gotten to your brain

It functions as an antiherbivore chemical, being a potent neurotoxin with particular specificity to insects; therefore nicotine was widely used as an insecticide in the past, and currently nicotine analogs such as imidacloprid continue

A neurotoxin is a toxin that acts specifically on nerve cells[1] (neurons), usually by interacting with membrane proteins such as ion channels.

[edit] Pharmacokinetics
As nicotine enters the body, it is distributed quickly through the bloodstream and can cross the blood-brain barrier. On average it takes about seven seconds for the substance to reach the brain when inhaled. The half life of nicotine in the body is around two hours.[6] The amount of nicotine inhaled with tobacco smoke is a fraction of the amount contained in the tobacco leaves. The amount of nicotine absorbed by the body from smoking depends on many factors, including the type of tobacco, whether the smoke is inhaled, and whether a filter is used. For chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco and snuff, which are held in the mouth between the lip and gum, or taken in the nose, the amount released into the body tends to be much greater than smoked tobacco. Nicotine is metabolized in the liver by cytochrome P450 enzymes (mostly CYP2A6, and also by CYP2B6). A major metabolite is cotinine.

[edit] In CNS
By binding to CNS type nicotinic receptors, nicotine increases dopamine levels in the reward circuits of the brain. In this way, it activates the reward system and generates feelings of pleasure.

Furthermore, nicotine activates the sympathetic nervous system,[8] acting via splanchnic nerves to the adrenal medulla, stimulates the release of epinephrine. Acetylcholine released by preganglionic sympathetic fibers of these nerves acts on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, causing the release of epinephrine (and norepinephrine) into the bloodstream.

Studies have shown that other ingredients in inhaled tobacco smoke (as opposed to pure nicotine) inhibit the production of monoamine oxidase (MAO),[9] an enzyme responsible for breaking down monoaminergic neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, in the brain. The compounds responsible for this effect are beta-carboline alkaloids such as harmane and norharmane.

When a cigarette is smoked, nicotine-rich blood passes from the lungs to the brain within seven seconds and immediately stimulates the release of many chemical messengers including acetylcholine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, vasopressin, arginine, dopamine, and beta-endorphin[citation needed]. This results in enhanced pleasure[citation needed], decreased anxiety[citation needed], and a state of alert relaxation[citation needed]. Nicotine enhances concentration[citation needed] and learning[citation needed] due to the increase of acetylcholine. It also enhances alertness due to the increases of acetylcholine and norepinephrine. Arousal is increased by the increase of norepinephrine. Pain is reduced by the increases of acetylcholine and beta-endorphin. Anxiety is reduced by the increase of beta-endorphin. Nicotine also sensitises brain reward systems.[13] Most cigarettes (in the smoke inhaled) contain 0.1 to 2.8 milligrams of nicotine.[14]

if you want to learn more Nicotine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(I hate quoting wiki as a source, but hell, if the info is there you can at least get an idea and verify it somewhere else )

 

[morningbell]

No it isn't. Kids beaten, kids neglected, kids starved, kids locked in closets, kids living in squalor, kids abandoned, kids forced to watch Barney are all 1 million times worse and all happen every day.

That is the WORST.

I was speaking of the subject but yes I agree with you 1000%

I banned that purple bastage form my household before my son was born. That was the one thing I stuck with that I said I would never do before he was born, never let him watch or know what Barney is. He sucks. Period.

 

[Christy]

No it isn't. Kids beaten, kids neglected, kids starved, kids locked in closets, kids living in squalor, kids abandoned, kids forced to watch Barney are all 1 million times worse and all happen every day.

Well, except for the Barney part, I am one of those odd individuals that actually liked Barney.

 

[godsbutterfly]

My oldest daughter smoked with both of her kids and her OB/GYN tried to get her to wean herself off (saying that might be better for her than cold turkey because she smokes quite a bit) because they told her it can lead to lower birth weight. They didn't say it always does but that it can. I know my Mom smoked with all 5 of us and each one of us was smaller than the baby before.

 

[theArtistFormerlyKnownAs]

My oldest daughter smoked with both of her kids and her OB/GYN tried to get her to wean herself off (saying that might be better for her than cold turkey because she smokes quite a bit) because they told her it can lead to lower birth weight. They didn't say it always does but that it can. I know my Mom smoked with all 5 of us and each one of us was smaller than the baby before.

I've also wondered...if you're a heavy smoker, is it better to just go light when pregnant, or quit completely...because I think quitting cold turkey while pregnant would be a stressful thing for both you and the baby, and that can't be good either can it?

 

[CalvertNewbie]

Oh no I have seen it. Soda in a freakin bottle, the baby was walking, just over a year.

You're not missing much. When I was preg my Bro in law was trying to get me to take a sip of dark beer once, he knew I liked micro brew beer prior to my "condition", I refused even 1 sip.

Unrelated, I asked the boy what he wanted in his lunch first day of school... he wants salad and juice. I'm rubbing off on him. I think I'll just do crudettes and some sort of dip. He will eat a whole pint of cherry tomatoes or a whole red bell pepper if I let him

The worst I have done was eat brie cheese (bloody cravings) at the end of my first trimester and drink coffee once a day, I was trying to quit it, no avail.

Getting pregnant after we moved to Calvert from NY was a great thing for me. I guess you could say that we liked to entertain a lot in NY (BBQs all weekend long with massive amounts of alcohol for everyone) and Buffalo Wild Wings within walking distance. We really don't know many people here yet so our entertaining is mostly for out of town guests who come to visit or occasionally hubby's co-workers will make the trip to Calvert and can't really drink much because they will get busted by Calvert County's finest. Hubby has been great - he doesn't drink at the house and he'll only have a beer or 2 if we go out to dinner and sometimes just sticks with iced tea.

I love pretty much all veggies and plan to force feed them to our kids until they like them, like my parents did to me. In all seriousness, though, I plan to have my kids follow the "diet" my parents raised my brother and I on. Pizza or fast food only once a week, the only "sweets" we got were for dessert, rarely did we get soda or other sugary drinks and we always had to eat our fruits & veggies. That's the plan, anyway. We'll see what happens when the time is here!

 

[godsbutterfly]

I've also wondered...if you're a heavy smoker, is it better to just go light when pregnant, or quit completely...because I think quitting cold turkey while pregnant would be a stressful thing for both you and the baby, and that can't be good either can it?

For Jenn to quit cold turkey it would have been very stressful for all of us!!! She turns really evil when she even tries!

 

[Beth_kennedy]

Well, except for the Barney part, I am one of those odd individuals that actually liked Barney.

me too...but that was YEARS ago....what's wrong with Barney?

 

[toppick08]

Answer honestly, please don't vote if you are a man.
While walking the Princess, I just passed a woman with 7 kids, one on the way, who was smoking a cigarette She pretty much told me her life story and the biographies of her surrounding neighbors. I am normally a friendly person, say hi to people on my walk, this woman talked to me for 10 minutes all while puffin away. I finally told her it was nap time for the Princess.

What makes women think its ok to smoke? Maybe they can't read the warning labels :shrug: I see more and more of it everyday. Is it cool to have babies in the NICU?

More uneducated, welfare people are poppin out babies like its a clown car and the people who choose an education and have a good career aren't making any thus lowering the good gene pool.

Why is this?

Discuss...and vote.

 

[sockgirl77]

It's okay. You're fine.

 

[toppick08]

It's okay. You're fine.

 

[cdsulhoff]

I don't smoke. I find it selfish of a pregnant women to smoke while pregnant.
When I found out I was pregnant I stop taken any medication I was on, drinking caffeine and alcohol( Of course). I take great care of what goes into my body. I tried at first to eat nothing but organic foods but that didn't last long. LOL I gave in to a hotdog at a baseball game. Hubby don't like me eating hotdogs while pregnant.

 

[K_Jo]

I don't smoke. I find it selfish of a pregnant women to smoke while pregnant.
When I found out I was pregnant I stop taken any medication I was on, drinking caffeine and alcohol( Of course). I take great care of what goes into my body. I tried at first to eat nothing but organic foods but that didn't last long. LOL I gave in to a hotdog at a baseball game. Hubby don't like me eating hotdogs while pregnant.

Bet he wouldn't mind if you smoked some sausage.

 

[Beth_kennedy]

I don't smoke. I find it selfish of a pregnant women to smoke while pregnant.
When I found out I was pregnant I stop taken any medication I was on, drinking caffeine and alcohol( Of course). I take great care of what goes into my body. I tried at first to eat nothing but organic foods but that didn't last long. LOL I gave in to a hotdog at a baseball game. Hubby don't like me eating hotdogs while pregnant.

nothing but organic foods ?

 

[cdsulhoff]

nothing but organic foods ?

I tried for the first couple of months. LOL Went to Annapolis to whole foods to shop or trader Joes. LOVE Trader Joes. It just got to costly and I got tired of traveling to Annapolis. I would go to wood burns for some stuff.
It is hard to stick to that kind of strict diet. But I felt like I wanted to try. Hubby would help and encourage me but like I said I caved in. LOL