New Year's Resolution - Smoking Cessation Message Board

tcb0609 · 12-17-2002, 01:57 PM

Well, it's almost the New Year. Has anyone made to quit smoking their New Year's Resolution. I posted on this board many months ago. I am ttc and had decided to quit smoking. I am disappointed in myself because I have not yet kicked the habit. I am really going to try to quit for New Year's. I have not conceived yet and it's probably for the best. I do not want to anything that will cause my unborn child damage...and smoking will do it. I will be back after the 1st to let you know how I am doing.

connieb · 12-28-2002, 09:11 PM

I too am quiting for the New Year. Been smoking way too long and will be using the patch. I was smoke free for 3 months but started again due to stress. Guess I need to find some other way to handle stress. I am determined to do it this time. I plan on saving my $5.00 a day. Good Luck. You can do it!
Happy "Smokeless" New Year.

stephenb · 01-06-2003, 11:21 PM

I had my last cigarette at 11:59pm 31 December. Now it's 7 days later--although 1:20am on the 7th. I've been having trouble sleeping since I stopped a week ago. Had more feelings, especially anger. I've been hungry a lot, but I've filled up on vegetables and raw almonds (someone suggested almonds to me). I AM glad I've stopped (both my parents died of tobacco related illnesses), but I really would like a cigarette right now....

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Laroussi · 01-07-2003, 04:42 AM

Hey tcb surprise surprise! Didn't expect to find any of my ttc buddies over here. Yep I'm a smoker too, desperately trying to give up for all the obvious reasons!

Met a great lady on these boards a few months ago and we made a pact to stop together. I lasted about 2 weeks, she on the other hand is now in her 3rd month of being a non-smoker. I'm so proud of her but also a little jealous - why cant I do it too? My hubby and I have both smoked for about 8 years - I've tried the patches which worked for the first 2 weeks but I just dont have enough will power when absolutely EVERYONE I know is a smoker, It's all around me all the time.

Hope you keep to your resolution - as for me, I'm so stressed out about getting pg (and losing a bit of weight too!) that I haven't a hope in hell of giving up the cigs just yet. I'm kind of hoping that the minute I know I'm definitely pregnant I will stop automatically for the sake of the baby.

tcb0609 · 01-07-2003, 10:04 AM

Well, this is a suprise Laroussi! I'm glad to know that I am not the only one ttc and still smoking. I feel so selfish about it. No, I did not stick to my resolution...didn't evern try as a matter of fact. I just couldn't do it. I know, without a doubt, that if I find I'm pg before I quit, I will quit immediately, but I know that it can still cause damage to my child. My doc said that if I stop as soon as I know, the baby will be fine, but I just don't believe that. I have known so many people that smoked when they were pregnant...the whole 9 months...and all of their children are finr, but I know that is not always the case. I really do hope that I am able to quit before I conceive, but it's not likely. I quit before for a year. Why I started back I don't know. We moved and I was stresses and the only thing that made me feel better was a cigarette. I am so glad you stopped by here because I really needed someone in the same situation to talk to. I can't talk about this on the TTC thread because I know there are some there would go nuts on me and I don't need that...it would make it worse. Once again, I feel so quilty, but can't stop yet. Maybe I will have really bad morning sickness bery early on and it will be easy for me to stop. How's that for wishful thinking? Maybe we could try to stop together. That's an idea. What do you think?