Hi geeks, anyone stopped smoking?
I stopped early last year before we had ivf treatment & our ivf was successful but sadly we had a missed miscarriage at just under 10 weeks pregnant.
(miscarriage when I wasn't even a smoker grrr!!) so i started smoking again as was obviously a very stressful time for me.
Tried to stop numerous times after miscarriage but started up each time with in a few days
But I'm now pleased to say I'm an ex smoker again & i haven't given in ! Not a single puff of a fag - only down side is im nearly a stone heavier to compromise
I'm on my second round of ivf right now so wouldn't dream of lighting up whilst doing treatment or whilst pregnant etc.. just hope it all works out this time!
So those who have stopped, how long have you been stopped? How did you stop? I'm still finding it hard but keep thinking of the joy of finding out my ivf has worked after 10 years trying for a baby, only thing keeping me sane x
First of all good luck with the ivf I really hope it's successful for you. Secondly well done on quitting smoking! You've obviously got a lot of stress at the moment and it would be tempting to go back to it but you've come so far so keep it up
I packed up 17 years ago when I discovered I was pregnant with my daughter. I had a 40 a day habit and everyone smoked in those days but the thought of making my lil baby breathe in that toxic smoke spurred me on. I never went back to it and absolutely hate it now. My dad gave up after reading the Alan Carr book and now uses a plastic fag. My hubby is still secretly (!) smoking as he has absolutely no willpower and it drives me nuts! He's had patches, chewing gum and champix tablets but nothing has worked. Oh and the champix tablets gave him horrendous nightmares too (unless that was him dreaming of me killing him after he lit up hahaha)