NICOTINE PATCHES?????

I am 2 months pregnant,
want to stop smoking.
I started a therapy session today(Lasts 6 weeks or more as needed), and they will give me free NRT, patches, gum, or lozenges?

Am I able to use one of these, cause I have tried stopping cold turkey, and lets just say I get "Hulk Rage".

I also read that if you stop cold turkey there may be some bad effects on the baby from the sudden withdrawl.

I was going to maybe only use the patches for 2 weeks, and still continue the whole 6 weeks therapy.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kudos to you for taking steps to stop quitting smoking!  You obviously care a lot about your child-to-be to be doing this.  I've never smoked, but I've heard it's a tough habit to kick (not to minimize it or anything).

Obviously, ask your OB to confirm, but I would think that using these products, while not "ideal" (as in "ideally no one would ever take anything while pregnant"), are probably a huge bit better than NOT successfully quitting smoking.  We all know smoking while pregnant is not a good thing...I would think anything within reason to quit would be a better alternative.

Again, it's a choice you need to make with your doctor, though.  I am so NOT a medical professional!

Good luck, and again, kudos to you for tackling this demon!

~Katherine

I would check with your doctor to see what is the safest route for you. Congrats on taking and making the decision to stop smoking for your baby. I don't know what is the best route since i have never smoked before and think that is very admirable that you are stopping. Congrats and hang in there. You will love yourself better in the long run for it.

Hey there, I also say ask your doctor, but I wanted to lend my support. I quit when I found out I was pregnant, and haven't had one since ... I am so lucky that my cravings just were not there! DH quit, too, but it took quite a while and a lot of trial and error on his party trying to be tricky. Good for you, I hope you can do it! I feel sooo much better now! Good Luck, and hang in there!

Don't know about this but I am sure that you can easily get the answers you need from your doc, companies that manufacture these aids, and a whole other host of sources.

Lots of people including "Ellen" swear by this book http://www.amazon.com/dp/1402718616


Here's the website which looks too complicated.  Stick with the book.
http://www.theeasywaytostopsmoking.com/

I applaud you for trying to and succeeding stopping smoking.




(((BIG HUGS)))

Here's some info about quitting options and safety:

http://www.babycenter.com/0_quitting-smoking-during-pregnanc y-compare-your-options_1406034.bc

Good Luck to you.