Before I start- I am not posting to be judged or for a lecture. I know there are risks when smoking cigarettes in general, ttc and pregnancy. I do not do drugs and don't drink often (socially as in low % ciders or a few glasses of wine once a month at the most)
I smoke cigarettes daily, I cut down a lot in the past year to try and quit all together but I can not get down to none :/ I've smoked on and off for years stopping and starting, socially to daily and back again. I have tried things to quit like most smokers but they either made me ill or I'd get a reaction. I have quit for a few months through the years but started up again. I hate saying this as it sounds like an excuse but I truly do have server anxiety issues from ADHD and complex PTSD, I also went through some pretty heavy stuff the last three years with a sexual assault and court hearings for it plus being in hospital because of it with broken bones and server facial and head injuries. This happened 3 years ago now but obviously still having court hearings which is really hard, my thing is, I'm now ttc with my partner after finally feeling better about life and medicated. We have been ttc for 8 months or so now and I've had 2 mc in that time, I went to a specialist for tests and advice and everything is fine with my health and hormones. A few people had the nerve to say it was smoking,now I don't plan to smoke through my pregnancy but I'd have to slowly ween off them as it would cause more harm than good if I were to completely stop. Has anyone got any person experience with ttc while being a smoker while ttc and had a healthy baby and pregnancy? Sorry for the huge post just feeling a little crap about it all I know so many girls who weren't ttc and had perfect pregnancies and baby's and were doing all sorts of drugs and what not. Thank you in advance x