Why do so many women, smoke when they are pregnant?

Question

Don'y you care about your unborn child?

Answer 1

Have you ever been a smoker?  It's tough to quit!!!  I did it though and that means if I can do it anyone can do it.  A lot of people smoke when they're pregnant and all I've seen is healthy babies oddly enough but I didn't wanna risk it.  Cigarettes are poison and I didn't wanna give my baby poison.

Answer 2

Odd. I was thinking about that today actually. Last night I saw a woman who was nine months pregnant puffing away. And she shamelessly offered to show me her sonogram pictures! I mean...really!? But I understand, it's VERY hard to quit, but if I find out I'm pregnant, I'll be living with a child in mind.

Answer 3

i dunno i quit wen i found out i was preg but  a girl i knew used drugs while she was preg and then kept it away from her daughter afterwards which is good but wats the diff??

Answer 4

not all preggo mom's smoke idk where you're living but even if they do it's not that they don't care you are noone to judge a mom's parenting skills. It's extremely hard to stop. And by your thoughts it tells me you have never smoked. "/ You don't know what it's like.  

Answer 5

All the women I have seen pregnant ( i have seen a lot) don't smoke. Maybe it depends on where you live?

Answer 6

I don't think it is a matter of not caring about the baby, it s about their needs.

Anyone that thinks it is ok is wrong!  Smokers should quit for their health & especially for their children.

I grew up in a two smoker household & it was terrible!  I smelled all the time & was embarassed of their smoking.  I was also born with deformed kidneys - due to my mother smoking during preganancy, I have suffered with kidney stones throughout my life because of it.

There is mountains of scientific data that proves that any amount of smoking is harmful.  Smokers need to put their baby's health before their wants, difficult as it may be - they need to do it.

My parents quit when I had children & wish they had quit years ago, it wasn't easy for them, but I am glad they did.

My body would have appreciated my mom putting my health before her addiction.

Answer 7

It is not about caring for the child. People who want to quit sometimes try 3-4 times before it sticks. Stress doesn't make it easier to quit. Bad nervousness can cause a baby to self abort. It's a matter of choosing your battle. Medical science can help a baby if it is born small but it can't undo a miscarriage.

Answer 8

I agree it is disturbing, however, I have also questioned this before and been told by medical personel that it is in some cases safer for the mother to cut down gradually her smoking rather than quit all together to prevent a sort of shock or detox to a fetus.  

Answer 9

Because they're idiots... and no they don't... and are most likely to have multiple kids too... and we wonder why the US education is going down the toilet...

Answer 10

not saying its good that some women have smoked while they were pregnant..but who are you to judge others?..have you ever been addicted to anything?.do you know how hard it is..obviously not...just because they have a bad habit that is harder than heroine to quit does not in any way mean they dont care for their babies..ive known women who smoked while pregnant but they just couldnt..its a hard habit to break and pregnancy is stressful..stress = want/need to smoke..doesn mean they dont care they just couldnt quit..they at least would try because they care and love them to cut down alot so to reduce the risk to their babies...i never had the desire to smoke but i know many who do in my family and friends..ive seen how hard it is for them to quit when they really do honestly try and cant. ..you are certainly not perfect obviously to post such a question as insulting as this....why dont you be a little more open minded, read your facts, gain a heart, and stop judging others.  stop being shallow and self indulgent.

Answer 11

why do so many people pass judgment on others when them themselves probably live in a "glass house" for something in their life I'm sorry not every one can be as perfect as you!!!

Answer 12

they are smokers even they're not pregnant. They cannot quit even in childbearing stage. you should be more alarmed if the person is a non-smoker but starts to smoke when pregnant. kb

Answer 13

its really hard to quit some people think nothing bad will ever happen to them