A conversation with a coworker today made me want to hide in a bush.

Please try to quit smoking. I smoked for 19 years and quitting sucked but stopping for a few months will cause you to suffer but will spare your child a LIFETIME of disadvantages.

Sorry for this:

Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely than other women to have a miscarriage.

Smoking can cause problems with the placenta—the source of the baby's food and oxygen during pregnancy. For example, the placenta can separate from the womb too early, causing bleeding, which is dangerous to the mother and baby.

Smoking during pregnancy can cause a baby to be born too early or to have low birth weight—making it more likely the baby will be sick and have to stay in the hospital longer. A few babies may even die.

Smoking during and after pregnancy is a risk factor of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is an infant death for which a cause of the death cannot be found.

Babies born to women who smoke are more likely to have certain birth defects, like a cleft lip or cleft palate.

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