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Tips for Quitting
 There are a number of things you can
do to aid your quit attempt. Here are some tips. When you quit smoking,
it helps to change your daily habits. Try doing other things at times
when you might normally smoke.
Examples of possible changes:
| If you smoke when you: |
Try doing this: |
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Drink coffee
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Have hot chocolate or herbal tea
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Finish a meal
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Get right up, take a walk, or go
into another room
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| Watch TV |
Do something else with your hands
(start a craft) and mouth (chew
gum, eat a hard candy)
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Need to relax |
Take a nonsmoking break or walk,
or take a break take a bubble bath, call a friend,
do your nails, ask a friend to
babysit for 30 minutes, even if
you stay home |
It also helps to keep your hands and mouth
busy. Here are some ideas:
| Your hands: |
Your mouth: |
| Knit or sew |
Chew gum |
| Play with a rubber band |
Eat some fresh fruit |
| Hold a pen or pencil |
Use a straw or toothpick |
| Draw or doodle |
Suck on hard candy |
| Squeeze a soft rubber ball |
Try a cinnamon stick |
| Work on a craft project |
Sip water or juice |
| Decorate your baby’s room |
Have a frozen fruit bar |
| Massage your fingers or hands |
Have some popcorn |
Here are some aids that can help you
quit smoking:
The booklet, Need help putting
out that cigarette?, produced by Smoke-Free Families, includes
benefits of quitting for you and your baby, ways to prepare to
quit, setting a quit date, how to handle "slips" and tips for after
the baby is born.
This full-color, 28-page booklet is available in pdf format; a sample copy may be ordered by calling
Smoke-Free Families at 919-843-7663 or emailing us at info@helppregnantsmokersquit.org.
Also, you can dowload a copy of a
two-page guide includes information about the benefits of quitting,
offers tips for quitting, and helps you create a quit plan. You
Can Quit Smoking: Support and Advice from Your Prenatal Care
Provider is produced by the U.S. Public Health Service and
Smoke-Free Families.
This guide is available in pdf format from this site in English or Spanish. Free copies can be ordered by contacting
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 800-358-9295 , the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 800-CDC-1311, or the National Cancer
Institute, 800-4-CANCER.
Click here to find a toll-free quitline or determine
whether Medicaid will cover a cessation program for you.
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