Rallying Your Support: When you quit smoking, it helps to get support from people around you. Here are ways that others might help you:
- Ask others to not smoke around you.
- Ask others to be patient with you, especially if you are feeling grumpy.
- Ask others to help you with your chores during the first few weeks after you quit to ease your stress.
- Ask others to remind you how well you are doing not smoking.
- Tell your prenatal care provider about your plans to quit.
Handling Others Smoking Around You
Being around someone while they are smoking can put you at high risk for having a cigarette. It's a high risk because you see and smell the cigarette and because cigarettes are right there within reach.
Consider these ways to handle the situation.
- Ask the friend or family member to quit with you.
- Ask others not to smoke around you, now that you're pregnant.
- Make your home and car non-smoking areas.
- Leave the room when others light a cigarette.
- Plan ways to distract yourself when someone else is smoking. Keep your hands and mouth busy.
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