Wobbles

Well I've tried to give up & started out well a few times or cut down & again started off well .....

BUT I keep slipping!! In fact now I'm just getting nowhere!

I even have 2 boxes of nicorette microtabs but nope they still in my drawer along with quite a handful of patches!

I have the biggest reasons to give up so why aren't I? We are TTC & we've suffered 5 known miscarriages before 5 weeks & a 2 months ectopic ordeal! A little of me says "what’s the point" but maybe thats just an excuse.

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking book states that often a smoker will criticize a woman for smoking whist pregnant but will usually find herself in the same situation at some point due to her own addiction - That’s so right, I'm one of those people!

The reasons I need to give up (I may add to this as days go on)

- TTC
- The loss of 6 pregnancies
- Expense
- The loss or illness of a parent if we carry a full term pregnancy
- The fact I can't walk back from the shops without being breathless (Maybe that’s my fat ass lol)

To sum it up I am a heavy smoker - I have managed to reach back up to that good 40 a day routine! I plan to cut this down than taking a leap!

My weaknesses:

- I work from home on the PC & find I reach for a cigarette out of habit
- If I wake in the middle of the night I will have a cigarette
- I wake in the morning & have a cigarette before I even get out of bed

My goals for now are:

- Not to have a cigarette if I wake in the middle of the night
- First thing in the morning I have not to have a cigarette before I get out of bed & before having made myself a coffee
- Morning are the worst maybe for me so will allow myself 2-3 cigarettes in that hour & ONE every hour after!

I will log on my diary when I am at the PC when I have had a cigarette, I will be honest & expect someone to give me a good telling off if I fall weak! I am definitely at my PC weekdays due to work!

Tam

HB

Arcanegirl

Good luck chick! You can do it!

Wobbles

I've had 2 cigerettes this morning! Going to go make me another caffine fix have another fag & then my hrly rule will apply

Wobbles

Friday 15th September

Will edit this for each puff I have!

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Tam

Ohhh you're doing well babe!!!

ImTheDaddy

beatlesbaby66

hows it going honey....i started again a couple of weeks after mc and now trying to stop again...finding it harder, think its the nerves....excuses excuses....but determined not to buy any next week...

Wobbles

Crap hun totally done crap & did keep forgetting to add to this thread!

I haven't got the will to do much at the moment I know if I go tomorrow & they see something on the ultrasound I will have some serious words with myself. My OH couldn't cope with me being emotionally everywhere & this!

Don't kick yourself someone once said their doctor told them not to push yourself regarding smoking as putting that strain on yourself as well as the obvious fears in your 12 week zone can be a bit much.

x