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Originally Posted by Jaysin
holy shit the replies here amaze me... obviously none of you are smokers? I am not, but my girlfriend is pregnant and is a smoker, just because shes pregnant doesnt mean she can just up and stop smoking, it takes a while your body doesnt just say "hey baby, dont smoke anymore, no need for the cravings!"
my girlfriend did cut back on how much she smokes but she cant just up and quit its not that easy...
and saying shes an unfit mother and doesnt deserve a kid because of it, give me a fucking break, if thats how you feel because of a cigarette then you better go after mothers who are alot worse then that...
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Try doing some research before defending it.
http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20050...ys-asthma-risk
"Baby's asthma risk isn't the only reason not to smoke while pregnant. Besides damaging the woman's body, smoking during pregnancy can also:
Lower the amount of oxygen the baby gets
Increase the baby's heart rate
Increase the chances of miscarriage and stillbirth
Increase the chances of premature birth and/or low birth weight
Raise the baby's risk of developing lung problems "
http://health.discovery.com/centers/...y/smoking.html
" If all pregnant women stopped smoking while pregnant, there would be an estimated 10 percent reduction in infant deaths in this country, according to the U.S. Public Health Service."
http://whyquit.com/whyquit/LinksBirth.html
"It is no longer a question of whether or not the unborn will be harmed by nicotine use during pregnancy, but of the degree, number, types, noticeability and lifetime impact of the harms actually inflicted."
Quick search results of one search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...egnant&spell=1
1000's of sites and health care experts disagree with you Jaysin. You may want to light a fire under your girlfriend to think just a little more about the baby you and her and about to have and a little less about her driving need to suck toxic smoke through a paper tube day-in day-out.