Chick at work is pregnant and is still smoking

[KK]

you should tell her she needs to get an abortion. Does she know who the daddy is?

 

[meltdown75]

i find a lot of pregnant women to be smoking. i think it's just how natural their bodies look - the graceful slender beauty of the female form. SMOKIN'!

 

[Koenigsegg]

Originally posted by: Jzero
If you were born between oh....probably 1920 and 1980, there's a good chance your mother smoked while carrying you.

Did you know that quitting cold turkey while pregnant can do more damage to the fetus than gradually reducing your smoking? There may be more to the story than you can see as a casual observer.

How could this possibly be?

 

[theknight571]

My wife (although she wasn't my wife at the time...I am not my son's biological father) smoked though her pregnancy.... no ill affects on the child.

My sister in law smoked thoughout her pregnancy and no ill affects on the child.

Do I recommend it...no.

Did we try to stop her...yes.

At what point does withdrawl have more affect on the child than the smoking itself? I've often wondered this... not sure why though. 🙂

- TK

 

[captains]

Originally posted by: gigapet
mind ur bizness

qft

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: shimsham

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Nitemare
Maybe because it's their life?

MYOB

Uh...no it's not just their life. It's the life of the child as well.

if a woman gets an abortion, its her body and her choice. why not the same with smoking? sure, there is a greater risk for defects, etc. if a woman chooses to smoke. but with an abortion, the chance of death for the unborn is 100%.

not necessarily directing that at you, chuckywang, but its a point i see made a lot in threads like these. its always baffled me how some are so concerned for the unborn when the mother is smoking, yet dont blink an eye when it comes to abortion.

thoughts exactly, even my mom (surprisingly told me) had some abortions, she did a right choice in the right time when it is not needed for another child. But later on, she end up with 4 wonderful sons (including me) I encourage people to make a better life for themselves, or worse whatever. But nonetheless, love yourself first and love others (that's what my mom said always 😵)

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: Koenigsegg

Originally posted by: Jzero
If you were born between oh....probably 1920 and 1980, there's a good chance your mother smoked while carrying you.

Did you know that quitting cold turkey while pregnant can do more damage to the fetus than gradually reducing your smoking? There may be more to the story than you can see as a casual observer.

How could this possibly be?

You ever had the Nicotine DTs? If you had, or if you'd even seen it, you wouldn't ask that question.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: yukichigai

Originally posted by: Koenigsegg

Originally posted by: Jzero
If you were born between oh....probably 1920 and 1980, there's a good chance your mother smoked while carrying you.

Did you know that quitting cold turkey while pregnant can do more damage to the fetus than gradually reducing your smoking? There may be more to the story than you can see as a casual observer.

How could this possibly be?

You ever had the Nicotine DTs? If you had, or if you'd even seen it, you wouldn't ask that question.

It can be quite a shock. My sister-in-law's OBGYN advised her not to just quit cold turkey but try to stop slowly by the time she was due.

 

[Glavinsolo]

Yeah, when I am out in public at a theme park or a mall or what not, and see someone light up pregnant, or hit/kick their child in public, I yell real loud for everyone within distance:

"Why don't you smoke while pregnant!"
or
"Why don't you beat your kids more!"

That usually pops their head up and makes them look around, while I walk off.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo
Yeah, when I am out in public at a theme park or a mall or what not, and see someone light up pregnant, or hit/kick their child in public, I yell real loud for everyone within distance:

"Why don't you smoke while pregnant!"
or
"Why don't you beat your kids more!"

That usually pops their head up and makes them look around, while I walk off.

I bet that made you proud for doing absolutely to change someone's life.

 

[sixone]

We used to play poker with a pregnant gal that smoked and tried to bum ciggies of anyone she could. The other smokers would tell her they didn't have any, and then not smoke until she left. :thumbsup:

EDIT: to OP: Call your local health dept. They may have some brochures, etc, that she needs to see. Give them her address if you have it, or have them send it to you and leave it on her locker, desk, whatever. Slip them in her purse/coat pocket if you can get away with it. If nothing else, she'll know someone cares.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
lol let her suffer, she's going to end up with a fvcked baby. Not your body or your child, why worry, laugh at their wrong choices and suffering. That's how I feel when I see ppl buying cigarettes everyday. Not to be mean, that's reality

The ignorance is amazing.

There is an increased, but still VERY LOW chance of decreased birth weight in mothers that smoke. The vast, VAST majority of babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy are just fine.

It is simply amazing what propaganda will do.

Facts:

In 1998, 12 percent of babies born to smokers in the U.S. were of low birth weight, compared to 7.2 percent of babies of nonsmokers.

Cigarette smoking also appears to double a woman's risk of developing placental complications (which occur in about 1 percent of pregnancies).

Is it a good idea to smoke during pregnancy? Of course not.

But is it the end of the fscking world? No. Doubling an already low risk means that the risk, while higher, is still LOW.

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
lol let her suffer, she's going to end up with a fvcked baby. Not your body or your child, why worry, laugh at their wrong choices and suffering. That's how I feel when I see ppl buying cigarettes everyday. Not to be mean, that's reality

The ignorance is amazing.

There is an increased, but still VERY LOW chance of decreased birth weight in mothers that smoke. The vast, VAST majority of babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy are just fine.

It is simply amazing what propaganda will do.

Facts:

In 1998, 12 percent of babies born to smokers in the U.S. were of low birth weight, compared to 7.2 percent of babies of nonsmokers.

Cigarette smoking also appears to double a woman's risk of developing placental complications (which occur in about 1 percent of pregnancies).

Is it a good idea to smoke during pregnancy? Of course not.

But is it the end of the fscking world? No. Doubling an already low risk means that the risk, while higher, is still LOW.

OK. But she's still a dumbass. Pregnancy is risky enough without going out of your way to make it more dangerous.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: sixone

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
lol let her suffer, she's going to end up with a fvcked baby. Not your body or your child, why worry, laugh at their wrong choices and suffering. That's how I feel when I see ppl buying cigarettes everyday. Not to be mean, that's reality

The ignorance is amazing.

There is an increased, but still VERY LOW chance of decreased birth weight in mothers that smoke. The vast, VAST majority of babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy are just fine.

It is simply amazing what propaganda will do.

Facts:

In 1998, 12 percent of babies born to smokers in the U.S. were of low birth weight, compared to 7.2 percent of babies of nonsmokers.

Cigarette smoking also appears to double a woman's risk of developing placental complications (which occur in about 1 percent of pregnancies).

Is it a good idea to smoke during pregnancy? Of course not.

But is it the end of the fscking world? No. Doubling an already low risk means that the risk, while higher, is still LOW.

OK. But she's still a dumbass. Pregnancy is risky enough without going out of your way to make it more dangerous.

Again, it's not the best thing to do. But then, how much would the stress of quitting harm her baby?

You do realize intense stress IS extremely harmful for the child and has a significant increase in premature birth, still birth and miscarriage?

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
lol let her suffer, she's going to end up with a fvcked baby. Not your body or your child, why worry, laugh at their wrong choices and suffering. That's how I feel when I see ppl buying cigarettes everyday. Not to be mean, that's reality

The ignorance is amazing.

There is an increased, but still VERY LOW chance of decreased birth weight in mothers that smoke. The vast, VAST majority of babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy are just fine.

It is simply amazing what propaganda will do.

Facts:

In 1998, 12 percent of babies born to smokers in the U.S. were of low birth weight, compared to 7.2 percent of babies of nonsmokers.

Cigarette smoking also appears to double a woman's risk of developing placental complications (which occur in about 1 percent of pregnancies).

Is it a good idea to smoke during pregnancy? Of course not.

But is it the end of the fscking world? No. Doubling an already low risk means that the risk, while higher, is still LOW.

Even if the the occurence of having a messed up baby while smoking is 1 % (from the quote you provided) , but still the numbers add up over time, and many of these babies suffered, so as their mothers.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
lol let her suffer, she's going to end up with a fvcked baby. Not your body or your child, why worry, laugh at their wrong choices and suffering. That's how I feel when I see ppl buying cigarettes everyday. Not to be mean, that's reality

The ignorance is amazing.

There is an increased, but still VERY LOW chance of decreased birth weight in mothers that smoke. The vast, VAST majority of babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy are just fine.

It is simply amazing what propaganda will do.

Facts:

In 1998, 12 percent of babies born to smokers in the U.S. were of low birth weight, compared to 7.2 percent of babies of nonsmokers.

Cigarette smoking also appears to double a woman's risk of developing placental complications (which occur in about 1 percent of pregnancies).

Is it a good idea to smoke during pregnancy? Of course not.

But is it the end of the fscking world? No. Doubling an already low risk means that the risk, while higher, is still LOW.

Even if the the occurence of having a messed up baby while smoking is 1 % (from the quote you provided) , but still the numbers add up over time, and many of these babies suffered, so as their mothers.

Sh!t happens. Again, maybe the stress of quitting is a far higher danger than the low chance of harm from smoking.

In the end, it's none of your fscking business.

 

[Mucho]

so

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
lol let her suffer, she's going to end up with a fvcked baby. Not your body or your child, why worry, laugh at their wrong choices and suffering. That's how I feel when I see ppl buying cigarettes everyday. Not to be mean, that's reality

The ignorance is amazing.

There is an increased, but still VERY LOW chance of decreased birth weight in mothers that smoke. The vast, VAST majority of babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy are just fine.

It is simply amazing what propaganda will do.

Facts:

In 1998, 12 percent of babies born to smokers in the U.S. were of low birth weight, compared to 7.2 percent of babies of nonsmokers.

Cigarette smoking also appears to double a woman's risk of developing placental complications (which occur in about 1 percent of pregnancies).

Is it a good idea to smoke during pregnancy? Of course not.

But is it the end of the fscking world? No. Doubling an already low risk means that the risk, while higher, is still LOW.

Even if the the occurence of having a messed up baby while smoking is 1 % (from the quote you provided) , but still the numbers add up over time, and many of these babies suffered, so as their mothers.

Sh!t happens. Again, maybe the stress of quitting is a far higher danger than the low chance of harm from smoking.

In the end, it's none of your fscking business.

Did I said that earlier, of the none of your fvcking business sh!t?

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
Maybe because it's their life?

MYOB

Actually, it's not just her life. Her baby is beyond the threshold where the fetus is now considered alive. The OP should be able to press charges against the mom for damages done to the baby inside her.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
lol let her suffer, she's going to end up with a fvcked baby. Not your body or your child, why worry, laugh at their wrong choices and suffering. That's how I feel when I see ppl buying cigarettes everyday. Not to be mean, that's reality

The ignorance is amazing.

There is an increased, but still VERY LOW chance of decreased birth weight in mothers that smoke. The vast, VAST majority of babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy are just fine.

It is simply amazing what propaganda will do.

Facts:

In 1998, 12 percent of babies born to smokers in the U.S. were of low birth weight, compared to 7.2 percent of babies of nonsmokers.

Cigarette smoking also appears to double a woman's risk of developing placental complications (which occur in about 1 percent of pregnancies).

Is it a good idea to smoke during pregnancy? Of course not.

But is it the end of the fscking world? No. Doubling an already low risk means that the risk, while higher, is still LOW.

Even if the the occurence of having a messed up baby while smoking is 1 % (from the quote you provided) , but still the numbers add up over time, and many of these babies suffered, so as their mothers.

Sh!t happens. Again, maybe the stress of quitting is a far higher danger than the low chance of harm from smoking.

In the end, it's none of your fscking business.

Did I said that earlier, of the none of your fvcking business sh!t?

Yes, but first you posted some ignorant apocalyptic sh!t about her baby being fscked up for sure.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: Nitemare
Maybe because it's their life?

MYOB

Actually, it's not just her life. Her baby is beyond the threshold where the fetus is now considered alive. The OP should be able to press charges against the mom for damages done to the baby inside her.

:roll:

First he'd have to prove it, as the percentages I posted showed that harm is in NO way sure, and only happens in very low numbers.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: Nitemare
Maybe because it's their life?

MYOB

Actually, it's not just her life. Her baby is beyond the threshold where the fetus is now considered alive. The OP should be able to press charges against the mom for damages done to the baby inside her.

:roll:

First he'd have to prove it, as the percentages I posted showed that harm is in NO way sure, and only happens in very low numbers.

Not to mention you can't press charges for something that's not illegal, and you can't press charges if you are not the victim of a crime. That's why we have district attorneys.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: Nitemare
Maybe because it's their life?

MYOB

Actually, it's not just her life. Her baby is beyond the threshold where the fetus is now considered alive. The OP should be able to press charges against the mom for damages done to the baby inside her.

:roll:

First he'd have to prove it, as the percentages I posted showed that harm is in NO way sure, and only happens in very low numbers.

That's true, but why ban drunk driving since not every episode results in death or injury?

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
lol let her suffer, she's going to end up with a fvcked baby. Not your body or your child, why worry, laugh at their wrong choices and suffering. That's how I feel when I see ppl buying cigarettes everyday. Not to be mean, that's reality

The ignorance is amazing.

There is an increased, but still VERY LOW chance of decreased birth weight in mothers that smoke. The vast, VAST majority of babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy are just fine.

It is simply amazing what propaganda will do.

Facts:

In 1998, 12 percent of babies born to smokers in the U.S. were of low birth weight, compared to 7.2 percent of babies of nonsmokers.

Cigarette smoking also appears to double a woman's risk of developing placental complications (which occur in about 1 percent of pregnancies).

Is it a good idea to smoke during pregnancy? Of course not.

But is it the end of the fscking world? No. Doubling an already low risk means that the risk, while higher, is still LOW.

Even if the the occurence of having a messed up baby while smoking is 1 % (from the quote you provided) , but still the numbers add up over time, and many of these babies suffered, so as their mothers.

Sh!t happens. Again, maybe the stress of quitting is a far higher danger than the low chance of harm from smoking.

In the end, it's none of your fscking business.

Did I said that earlier, of the none of your fvcking business sh!t?

Yes, but first you posted some ignorant apocalyptic sh!t about her baby being fscked up for sure.

Is that wrong to voice out my opinion, honestly her baby will be messed up.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
lol let her suffer, she's going to end up with a fvcked baby. Not your body or your child, why worry, laugh at their wrong choices and suffering. That's how I feel when I see ppl buying cigarettes everyday. Not to be mean, that's reality

The ignorance is amazing.

There is an increased, but still VERY LOW chance of decreased birth weight in mothers that smoke. The vast, VAST majority of babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy are just fine.

It is simply amazing what propaganda will do.

Facts:

In 1998, 12 percent of babies born to smokers in the U.S. were of low birth weight, compared to 7.2 percent of babies of nonsmokers.

Cigarette smoking also appears to double a woman's risk of developing placental complications (which occur in about 1 percent of pregnancies).

Is it a good idea to smoke during pregnancy? Of course not.

But is it the end of the fscking world? No. Doubling an already low risk means that the risk, while higher, is still LOW.

Even if the the occurence of having a messed up baby while smoking is 1 % (from the quote you provided) , but still the numbers add up over time, and many of these babies suffered, so as their mothers.

Sh!t happens. Again, maybe the stress of quitting is a far higher danger than the low chance of harm from smoking.

In the end, it's none of your fscking business.

Did I said that earlier, of the none of your fvcking business sh!t?

Yes, but first you posted some ignorant apocalyptic sh!t about her baby being fscked up for sure.

Is that wrong to voice out my opinion, honestly her baby will be messed up.

Again, the odds are against your ignorant assumtion.