If you approach a pregnant woman who has quit this addiction and ask for advice on how to quit smoking, she will probably give one of the tips below.
Instructions
Step 1
Get rid of cigarettes immediately. This advice, especially before pregnancy or at the very beginning, is the most frequent. Many people advise to reduce not only the number of cigarettes in general, but also the duration of smoking each cigarette, but the body will not get better from this. Therefore, it is most correct to throw immediately and completely.
Step 2
You don't need to force yourself. It is worth thinking not about the fact that you will have to quit smoking because of pregnancy, but about the fact that soon there will be one more life in this world. Thinking about it this way makes quitting smoking much easier. You also need to remember that the desire to smoke is caused not by a person, but by nicotine.
Step 3
You need to quit smoking for yourself. Very often a girl, quitting smoking, looks at it as overcoming difficulties for the sake of the child. However, this is wrong, because such "deprivation" for the sake of the child creates tension and stress. And they, in turn, negatively affect the development of the child. A woman quits smoking for herself.
Step 4
No rituals needed. Some girls revealingly break a cigarette or buy a pack and throw it away. But this is actually an emotional short-lived effect and nothing else.
Step 5
You need to start right away. A common advice is to choose day X, on which you will have to quit completely, and then prepare for it (the same run from Monday). But it doesn't really work that way.
Step 6
Making it harder to smoke a cigarette. How can a girl protect herself from possible nervous breakdowns if she quit during pregnancy? It is necessary to ensure that there are no opportunities for a nervous breakdown or that these situations are repeated as little as possible. For example, you can lie down "to save" or go to visit those relatives who do not smoke. And, of course, it is worth throwing out the ashtray, lighters, cigarettes and in general everything that is somehow connected with smoking.
Step 7
New diet. Quitting smoking is associated with a healthy appetite for a person. There is nothing terrible in this, because its appearance indicates that the body is putting itself in order. However, there is also a technical point - physically withdrawal is similar to a healthy, ordinary hunger, so you should focus on healthy food.
Step 8
An emphasis on sports. Sports during pregnancy have a double benefit - after all, in addition to improving the body, it will also help to forget about smoking. The girl can choose for herself what she likes the most. Swimming, water aerobics, yoga, or something similar are good options.
Step 9
Consultation of specialists. And the last - it is worth periodically coming to the doctor for a consultation. A competent specialist will tell you about smoking and its harmful effects.
