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Im talking about women who are obviously pregnant and know they are pregnant. What do you think? Do you say something to them, do you mind your own business or do you think its no big deal?
I can almost understand the smoking part-as its such a hard habit to quit. But still its not a good thing to do for you or the baby and one would think that being pregnant would be the best motivation to get a woman to quit.
Usually I mind my own business. But when children are involved, I say something.
My step-mom was dying to have us come to her birthday party at a bar about a month ago. Everyone there knew I was pregnant, and my dad even told them all "Don’t smoke in front of her." But they were partying with this couple who lit up every 5 minutes. Right next to me. My husband and I were so pissed we spent half the night outside waiting for the dumb asses to stop smoking. Eventually it got so annoying that I told my dad to take us home. I didn’t care that I was stuck babysitting his kids the rest of the night.
People should be more cautious and more courteous. When children are involved it’s a big problem. The woman shouldn’t have gotten pregnant if she though smoking and drinking were more important to her than her own damn child.
My mom works at a bar. You’d be suprised how many times she’s had to refuse service to pregnant women. Thankfully I think a lot of bartenders are like that.
Say something to them it’s discusting and is also tight on the baby.
I mind my own business but think it’s disgusting.
Its a HUGE deal. Little skeezes like that should have their child taken from them the moment they give birth (the drinking ones that is). As for smoking, I wouldn’t say anything, because thats not anywhere near as bad as drinking. If I saw a pregnant women throwing back beers, I would definitely speak my mind!
They haven’t been shown the result of it, obviously. And if so.. then they don’t care about their unborn child.
My roommate is about 3 months out from having her kid and she has smoked the whole way through. She sits out on the poorch and puff puff puffs. I asked her if she was gonna stop and she said the doctor told her "It would hurt the baby if she stopped".
Sheesh.
I think if you wanna smoke, fine, but do you think that baby wants to smoke? Doubtful.
Its trashy and sick
I flip them off. If I had a pamphlet on the benefits of abortion then I’d toss it their way.
she is a moron and has no love for that child!
Not the best thing to do when pregnant. She is ruining her baby’s life. All anyone can do is give advice, but nobody can live her life for her. She needs to be smart enough to understand whe she is doing to her baby.
I was at a show and I saw a VERY pregnant girl smoking… it made me sick to my stomach to see that, but I minded my own business.
Since they are stupid enough to do that while pregneant they wouldn’t listen to your opinions so what’s they use?
its really none of anyones buisness and there really isnt anything you can do about it , yelling isnt going to make her stop, im talking about smoking …. as far as drinking goes they need to be slapped
I probably wouldn’t say anything because I’m shy, but I’d think that they are a complete idiot and don’t care about their baby.
Id be careful. The fashions today, have empire waists, and can really make a tummy look big.
You can’t find any..
My thoughts are that it’s irresponsible and she probably won’t be a good mother if she doesn’t care about her baby now, why would she care about it when it’s born?
i mind my own business, its not my body or baby, but i hate to see it,
im 35 weeks pregnant and i smoked 20 fags a day but the moment i fount out i was pregnant i quit, i have to girls and even b4 i was preg i would never smoke in the house or in the car i have the choice to smoke but that doesnt mean i have to smoke around my kids, i would hate my kids to walk around smelling of smoke….. i also do not drink when im pregnant…..
i personally think that it should be illegal
but then you have all sorts of privacy issues and whatnot that just make that impossible
i’d have the urge to smash her nose with my fist, but i’d probably just confront her angrily, perhaps even take away whatever it was she was using. i couldn’t do much more than that without being a stalker…
That’s an MYOB issue. I don’t go around telling people how to live their lives. I’m don’t have to agree with or support their choices, but I also realize I have no power to control anyone else.
I’ve never met anyone who was so stupid they didn’t know that smoking and/or drinking while pregnant was bad. If someone knows that and does it anyway, my pointing out the obvious isn’t going to change things – but it probably will cause an unnecessary confrontation.
Of course I think it’s a big deal. It’s just not something I can control so I’m not going to waste the energy trying to tell someone else to change.
I stay out of it man. The way things are her BF might be some assholio and pull a gun out on you.
I don’t say anything because it is really none of my business. I am pretty sure that they know what can happen if they continue to smoke and drink while preggo. but I think that that is truly unfair to the child and mother. because for the mother, her hormones are changing and the smoking and the drinking may have different effects on her. for the child becuse she/he had no say and had to be a blessing to such a mom. disgusting….
what will come in my mind is "poor baby …."
I won’t do anything tho, how much can a stranger like me do anyway, a woman who will deliberately harm her unborn baby like that definitely won’t be a good mother, so even i can stop her from smoking now, I can’t stop her from doing something bad after the baby is born.
Life has no duplicate ………
It is terrible and disgusting. But, I would keep to myself about it.
Did you know that if a woman is significantly overweight at the time she gets pregnant she is putting her baby at more risk than the cigarette smoker is? It is not likely someone would tell the overweight woman how selfish she is, and as you said, the smoking is a hard habit to kick.
while she is pregnant, she needs to use the patch. As long as she is smoking, she is not doing the baby much good. In fact, if she smokes while pregnant, the baby may have breathing problems when it is born. And drinking alcoholic beverages is not helping the baby at all. She could end up having a miscarriage if she keeps smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages.
Many women do smoke during pregnancy. I think it is not a good idea, but who am I to judge. As for the drinking, it is just plain ignorant.
I had my son at 34 weeks for no known reason. He was 4lbs 4.5oz at birth. I did everything healthy in my pregnancy and he still came early. I went to a friend’s BBQ when my son was about 1.5 months old and still only about 5.5-6lbs. There was a girl with a big pregnancy belly smoking away and drinking punch that everyone knew had alcohol in it. I was soooo mad! I did everything healthy to protect my son from coming early and she is smoking and drinking like she is not growing a baby inside of her! Everyone knows smoking and alcohol leads to premature baby. She knows what she is doing is not healthy so I didn’t say anything to her. But I hope she got a good look at my tiny little son because that is most likely what she is going to get.
Well… I`m 37 weeks pregnant and was a huge smoker (a pack a day) and you know what???? I understand the need to light up but I personallly stopped smoking as soon as I found out… and I gotta say it`s been hell living without my ciggy but I know it`s for my baby`s sake…
The thing is that I wouldn`t be too fast to judge…. It`s hard to quit.. I know from my own experience and besides what makes it pollitically correct to hang a pregnant smoker but it isn`t socially accepted to say to fat pregnant moms that their baby is gonna suffer for their lack of healthy habits while pregnant??? or for that matter to tell an anorexic pregnant mom that she`s killing her baby in the womb??? I think people are predisposed when it comes to cigarretes and do not understand that it is a vice and as such is very hard to quit.
just my two cents here and I hope I don`t get burned in the stake for my opinion!
i know someone that smoked the entire time she was pregnant. she smoked a pack a day, sometimes more, until the day she gave birth. it absolutely drove me nuts! i understand its not GUARENTEED that your child would have any problems because of the drinking and smoking, but why the h*ll would you even want to give the SLIGHTEST chance of something happening!? in my opinion, if you cant quit for your own CHILD for at least 9 months of their development, you are NOT ready to be a parent!!