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Thoughts? could my smoking affect my chances of getting pregnant and having a healthy child?

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Dr. HUGH Melnick answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

YES: Smoking interferes will conception and may produce problems with babies. Please stop smoking asap.

Answered 4/16/2013

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Yes: If you do get pregnant, it causes the tiny blood vessels in the placenta to shrink & will drop the babies weight at birth by a pound. The nicotine also affects babies brain as a stimulant, causing irritability of the nervous system and the nicotine in babies system metabolizes very slowly, taking up to 2 days to drop by half.After birth count on 2-3 x infections and increased crib death rate.

Answered 12/9/2013

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