That way, is not to smoke. If you quit twice for 9 months, you know how it is done. Put your thinking cap on, pick your quit date and do it.

Like grannie said you did this before so you know you can do it. Take lots of walks. It will be good for you as a person and a mom.
The second hand smoke your kids breath is probably worse than during pregnancy. My younger brother has asthma and my mom feels guilty about it as he has never smoked. And I think I may lose my mom to this habit and I can't do anything about it. Do this for your kids too!

There is a lot of information about how to quit in the old posts here. Read through them - they will give you a lot of ideas. You might also look at www.whyquit.com. After you've done some reading and thinking, make a plan that you think will work for you, and go for it. If it doesn't work, try again. Keep trying until you find the combination of things that works for you. The most important thing is wanting to quit and believing that you can. Anybody who wants to quit can quit. It isn't easy but it is doable. Best of luck!

Goodluck with your decision to quit again.

Different things work for different people. Walks are good. Get yourself a 'Worry Stone' to play with when you need to distract yourself from the cravings. A tumbled/polished stone froma store, but a stone from your garden or neighbourhood will do. Celebrate your 'quit' occasionally andgive yourself treats and just don't smoke. You've doneit before. You CAN do it again and you CAN stay smoke free.
DON'T QUIT TRYING TO QUIT UNTIL YOU'VE QUIT! Good on ya. Go for it.

Quit for you and your future health, you can do it, you know you can

If your going to use a smoking aid, it would be best to check out the side effects, and if you have insurance to cover it?
There is cold turkey also, which is 100% side effect free.
good luck on your choice

never stop giving up.Good Luck!!If I can do it so can you!!!

I think planning out your quit as much as you can before doing ti helps a lot. What will you do when you get a crave? What will you eat, where will you go? This site is a great resource, use it and I'm sure you will be excited to quit soon!

One minute, one hour, then at last, one day at a time. You can do it, the desire is there, the reasons to quit are there. I too quit while pregnant and it was easy as a) I was puking 24-7 for the first 9 weeks, but mostly my body wasn't only my own then and so I simply couldn't. Also the times I was pregnant though I gave up the smokes I knew I could and would probably pick them up again. This time I quit for me, for my well being and for my health and it feels powerful, the results as far as the people around me are wonderful, most especially my Son's respect, his Mom doesn't smoke and that thrills both of us. Good luck and stay strong, pray and do this thing, you really can! I know this time I did it for LIFE!

Why do you want to quit?

Why did you start again after your pregnacies?

Have you tried other times?

If so, what methods did you use and which worked the best?

Quitting is a mental activity. There is a brief detox period to clear the nicotine from your system, but the rest is all a mind game with yourself.

The basic key to a successful quit is you must desire to not smoke MORE than you desire to smoke.

One way to get into that mindset is to look at each cigarette you smoke. Pay close attention to every detail of the act of smoking. Notice the heat on your fingers and lips. Feel the sting in your mouth and throat as you take a drag. When you inhale or exhale, do you have a tickle down in your throat or lungs? Consider just what is causing that tickle. Notice the difference in the color of smoke you exhale and that which has not been inhaled. Notice how duller the exhaled smoke is? The difference has stayed inside you, coating your lungs and possibly altering the DNA of tissue cells.

As you are doing that, think of why you are smoking that particular cigarette. Did you light up because you were bored, stressed, angry, just finished a meal, just woke up, or ??? If you are smoking in reaction to something, is it helping? Is it resolving the problem? Would another course of action have given better results?

Just some things to consider.

Shevie
Quit May, 2005

Planning my quit far ahead and staying conscious of the date, marking it off day by day helped me.
Drink a lot of water.
Change your routines.
Smoke with your opposite hand and focus on the things shevie listed in the post before me.
Keep coming on here and ask for help if you need it.

Chantyx has worked for me so far. I have not a smoke in 7 weeks. I do miss it though. But make sure that your insurance covers it, because it is expensive.