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How to Kick the Smoking Habit

Tips to Help You Stop Smoking

By Michelle Graham

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By smoking, you're not only putting yourself at risk, but also your unborn baby. Take a few things into consideration the next time you take a puff of your cigarette. When you smoke, carbon monoxide and nicotine pass into your lungs and bloodstream. This means that your baby gets less oxygen and cannot grow as well as it should, and the nicotine also makes your baby's heart beat faster.

By giving up smoking now, you will reduce the risk of your baby being born early, having any breathing problems, being underweight – and you will reduce the risk of SIDS. For your baby's sake, you should give up smoking now to give him the healthiest start in life.

Here is an action plan to help you kick the habit. All you have to do is print it off and keep it where you can see it at all times. Good luck.

Planning to Stop

The first thing to do is to pick a day to stop smoking. (When choosing a day to stop smoking, make sure that it's a day on which you will have minimal stress or people around you that smoke. Maybe the beginning of a working week will be best for you, or a holiday is always a good time.)

  • The night before: Before going to bed, throw out all cigarettes and ashtrays.


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