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Re: ALLY REALLY trying to quit smoking while pregnant
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 21 Dec 1997 10:16:16 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 21 Dec 1997, Karrie wrote: >
>I know Im going to take a lot of heat for this question but here goes.
>Is there any way besides the nicotine gum to quit smoking while you are
>pregnant. I am at 13 weeks and I have been unable to quit yet due to
>MAJOR stress. I keep trying but failing. Im really afraid I am hurting
>my baby. I asked the doctor about the patch but he said that the patch
>is too strong. I know that Habitrol makes one that is not as strong as
>the over the counter patches. Would that be an option? The gum makes me
>soooooooo sick. Im already having morning sickness as it is, which is a
>shock because I never had it with my son. I was able to quit when I was
>pg with him but I havent been able to this time. I REALLY REALLY want
>to quit smoking. Can anyone offer any suggestions?
>
>--
>Karrie
>
>From a literature point of view, there are no studies comparing
stop-smoking methods with nicotine to smoking itself during pregnancy. There is some suggestion in the literature that smoking less than 10 cigarettes a dya may be, in some instances, comparable to not smoking. This not to say that 10 is OK. Just better than a lot more cigarettes.

-- Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York Great Neck, New York http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm http://www.obgyn.net/women/advisors/harveym.htm
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