So i have been a smoker for a couple years and im really trying to quit because i want my baby to be as healthy as possible when he/she is born... so my question is how harmful is smoking at this stage in the game until i can quit completly? i am currently 19 weeks pregnant and concerned that smoking might not be the best for my baby anymore.

i have cut way down so im not smoking as much. but what should i do? will my baby be okay?

thank you.

kristen

Dear Kristin,

I TOTALLY applaud your efforts at ameliorating your smoking habit, since it has been proven that unborn babies inhale when their moms do.  That said, I am not the expert here for this sort of agenda but do know that smoking harms the fetus and, at 19 weeks, you want to give your baby every chance possible to grow healthy and hearty and be as happy as you wish him or her to be!

But I also know how hard quitting an adiction is and so I hope you have much success in your efforts at stopping all together.  You are right in assuming at the current that the nicotine and other additives in cigarettes are not at all good for the baby's growth.  Now, if you wanted to try a Feng Shui technique that helps assist or aid your efforts at quitting, there is a standard "cure" or adjustment in Feng Shui that truly promises to help.

Locate the center of the left hand wall of your living room.  Just go into the room and standing at the entry way locate the center or middle of the left hand wall of that room.  This area is called the 'Family/Friends' area and is the one space to address when trying to get over any addiction, in this case, the smoking one.

If at all possible, place a picture/photo of yourself here (preferably alone as well as optimally in a wooden frame since wood is the element most ass.... Read More