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smoking when preganant, what are the benefits?

i found out i am 5 weeks pregnant with my second child, when i asked my dr to help me 6 month’s ago with giving up smoking she said the nhs was strapped for cash and could not help me. (was not pregnant then). Do they have a policy on helping pregnant women with giving up smoking. i am currently on nicotine patches(£15 per week) which i can’t afford, and yes i know if i can afford to smoke i can afford to buy patches but still need the odd cigerette every 3 days or so, after 3 day’s i feel the withdrawel symptoms more than ever and so does my bloke..I have rang my local nhs stop smoking centre but they never answer or return my calls.could anyone tell me what i can do to get help with this. thanks if you can

Does no one read! this woman says she is giving up and wants to know what benefits she can get in the way of financial help! idiots!

firstly good on you for trying, you’re better than me a had stopped already when i found i was pregnant but i started again halfway thru (i have heard it all so no one has need to think bad of me i was disappointed enough myself)
there are mixed views but my dr wouldn’t give me patches as i only smoked 1 or 2 a day and the intake level from a patch was stronger, but if they do prescribe them which they should if it’s beneficial to your baby it should be free as you’re expecting xx

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