From wikipedia.
"Women who use nicotine gum and patches during the early stages of pregnancy face an increased risk of having babies with birth defects, says a study that looked at about 77,000 pregnant women in Denmark. The study found that women who use nicotine-replacement therapy in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy have a 60 percent greater risk of having babies with birth defects, compared to women who are non-smokers, the Daily Mail reported. The findings were published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology."
Nicotine causes birth defects in animals. Typically, when that happens in rats and pigs and monkeys, it will usually happen to people as well.
I see you don't intend to use the patch or gum, but I believe that study lends weight to the idea that the animal results will carry over to humans in some way.
So yeah, do you *really* want it on your mind that it could be your fault if the child is born autistic or fucked up in some other way?
I know this isn't much of a "trick" but sometimes you just have to be honest about the potential consequences. So I suppose the trick here is, when you want to smoke, think about your child being born blind, deaf, autistic or even worse. Moreover, if we get cancer or something because we smoke cigs, so be it, our bodies our choice kinda thing, but rolling the dice with another life is morally wrong.
Food for thought.
Good luck with your pregnancy and congratulations!
"Women who use nicotine gum and patches during the early stages of pregnancy face an increased risk of having babies with birth defects, says a study that looked at about 77,000 pregnant women in Denmark. The study found that women who use nicotine-replacement therapy in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy have a 60 percent greater risk of having babies with birth defects, compared to women who are non-smokers, the Daily Mail reported. The findings were published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology."
Nicotine causes birth defects in animals. Typically, when that happens in rats and pigs and monkeys, it will usually happen to people as well.
I see you don't intend to use the patch or gum, but I believe that study lends weight to the idea that the animal results will carry over to humans in some way.
So yeah, do you *really* want it on your mind that it could be your fault if the child is born autistic or fucked up in some other way?
I know this isn't much of a "trick" but sometimes you just have to be honest about the potential consequences. So I suppose the trick here is, when you want to smoke, think about your child being born blind, deaf, autistic or even worse. Moreover, if we get cancer or something because we smoke cigs, so be it, our bodies our choice kinda thing, but rolling the dice with another life is morally wrong.
Food for thought.
Good luck with your pregnancy and congratulations!
