Why and How to Quit Smoking Cigarettes While Pregnant

It may seem a no brainer, but if you are pregnant you need to avoid smoking like the plague. As obvious as this is, there are some mothers who have a hard time giving up smoking cigarettes while pregnant to the detriment of their unborn child. If you're one of those mothers who either cannot see the harm she is doing to her child or who is having a hard time quitting, there are a few things you need to consider.

Those children born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy are at an elevated risk for some of the most frightening problems during pregnancy and after birth --if, in fact, a birth does occur. That is right; mothers who smoke during pregnancy have an increased risk of miscarrying or having a stillborn baby. As devastating as that can be, it's nothing compared to the trauma the child will go through while trying to survive in the womb.

Let me explain. Cigarette smoke removes oxygen from the blood cells, replacing it with carbon monoxide. As such, cells tend to die and are not able to replicate. Those cells that do survive carry poison into the blood stream, the very same blood stream that gives your child nutrients and oxygen.

Therefore, you're not only depriving your child oxygen, but feeding him or her toxic blood through the umbilical chord. You also run the risk of your child falling prey to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or Baby Crib Death.

If you want to find a way to eradicate smoking cigarettes while pregnant, you will need to find a natural and safe alternative to ineffective and expensive nicotine patches and gums. Consider Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). NLP targets those areas that are prone to nicotine cravings, removing the cravings permanently and safely, giving your child the opportunity to survive.

Are you smoking cigarettes while pregnant?
If so it is urgent that you stop for the health of your unborn child. Please visit http://www.QuitSmokingPregnancy.info to learn about how NLP is the safest and most effective way for expectant mothers to quit smoking.

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