giving up smokeing
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Topic: giving up smokeing
Posted By: james
Subject: giving up smokeing
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 11:50am
hehe me and my mum have given up smokeing todays the frist day and we are on the pacthes i think the worst bit is getting your head around the idea of not just picking up a smoke i cant stay still the house is getting soo clean i,ll do anything not to think about smoking so wish us luck and keep your fingers crossed that we can do it ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 11:54am
Good luck, I quit just before getting pg so that was a good motivation. It's a hard one to get over isn't it? But I wish you all the best 
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 12:25pm
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Good luck Luana! It's so hard isn't it?!
I gave up when I got pregnant with Sam. Since having him I haven't even thought about smoking. Fingers crossed it stays that way. I think if I didn't have Sam I would still be smoking, lots of people said I should give up and that I just had to get over my addiction and work through it, but the fact was that I enjoyed smoking. I didn't do it because I HAD to, I did it because I wanted to. That makes it quite hard I think. Stick at it girl and you will get there! I know it's bloody hard, but soon enough you won't even remember what smoking is like and you'll wake up one morning and realise that you haven't even thought about smoking for ages! The first bit is so hard though because it's all you can think about and it's so easy to just grab a smoke and it sucks that if you haven't smoked for a day or two, when you do give in and have one, it's sooooooooooooo good! Another thing I found was that prior to getting pregnant I had cut down a whole lot. I did it really slowly, just cutting out maybe one a day, then the next week cutting out one more. Good luck! |
Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 12:25pm
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Good on y a for quitting smoking. I gave up when I found out that I was pregnant....(ok well I cut down to 1 smoke a day, up until I had my first scan) As soon as I saw my little boy on that screen it all sunk in for me and I haven't touched a smoke since (so over a year now). So for about 2 weeks I smoked just once a day, and then no more after that. Dont think I'll ever go back to that dirty habit. I just think of my son and thats all the motivation I need!. Hmmmmm wish the same could be said for DP, can't wait til he gives up smoking!! ------------- 
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Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 12:46pm
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Good, Good, Good luck to you and your mum! ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 1:00pm
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Think of all the money you'll save Lu!!
That's the main reason I'd never take it up... haha.. far better things to waste my money on! You can do it babe 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 1:06pm
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aww thanks ladys yous guys relly rock ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 4:07pm
good luck with the quitting smoking, it can be so hard, but once you are through the first tough bit it will get easier. just keep telling yourself that it will never be as hard as it is today. before you know it you will be a reformed smoker who gets to make all sorts of snarky comments to other smokers  ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 6:57pm
Good luck with it coming from an ex smoker (I love to say that now). I have not had a smoke in almost 2 years ( I quit on the 18th of October 2005 and I celebrate that date last year and I will again this year). I was silly and the first time I quit was the day i found out I was pregnant with Andrew and I started again the day I stopped BF him. Just keep a focus thing out for you so that you know what you are doing it for. I had a necklace that I wanted that was a bit pricey so I cut it out of the mailer put it on the fridge and all the money I spent on smokes went on that and I have it. Took a few months (so you can imagine how expensive it was  ) but I got it and love it.------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 8:11pm
| good on ya Lu! I personally don't k ow how hard it is, having never smoked,but have seen my dad try and try and try. You can do it! don't forget to come back here for support. may not know what you're going through but we can try and help in our own way! |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 8:27pm
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Good on you. I use to smoke - gave up when I was pregnant with my daughter. I have had a few relapes espec when out drinking but never took it up again properly. They cost so much its enough to make me never want to smoke again - oh and the smell on your clothes that you do't smell when you are a smoker but went yournot - phew wee... ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |