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Will My Smoking Harm Fetus?

Hello, i am 6 weeks pregnant. i use to smoke before i found out i was pregnant and stopped the moment i found out. However, i have fallen off the wagon having a cigarette. not everyday or more than one. But for example, i didn t smoke anything the last 5 days yet today I had two. am i harming my baby? is the last thing i want to do, yet it is so hard. Please advise. Thank you.
Wed, 23 Jul 2014
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hi dear,
of course you are harming your baby by smoking cigarette by means of constriction of placental capillaries by which decreased blood flow to baby.
stop completely smoking to have healthy baby otherwise smoking affects your baby in any way..
if you are not able to quit consult psychiatrist .
there are many ways by which smoking left.
nicotine replacement therapy or bupropion drug which also helpful.
discuss with doctor.
Thank you
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Will My Smoking Harm Fetus?

hi dear, of course you are harming your baby by smoking cigarette by means of constriction of placental capillaries by which decreased blood flow to baby. stop completely smoking to have healthy baby otherwise smoking affects your baby in any way.. if you are not able to quit consult psychiatrist . there are many ways by which smoking left. nicotine replacement therapy or bupropion drug which also helpful. discuss with doctor. Thank you