Does smoking increase the risk of a miscarriage

Does smoking increase the risk of a miscarriage

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It is known that mothers who smoke are at a greater risk of miscarriage if they continue smoking during pregnancy. ChaCha on!

Why does smoking raise the risk of miscarriage??

http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/html/health_news/140504smoke.html

The researchers believe that smoking by the father could damage the chromosomes in his sperm, making the sperm less likely to produce viable babies. Also the researchers think that the father’s cigarette smoke is inhaled passively by the mo…

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pregnant and smoking?

Q: ok so im pregnant for the 2nd time this month and the first one i didnt know i was pregnant until 2 weeks before a miscarriage of 8 weeks. i smoked the whole time. i know that smoking increases risks to miscarriages but my question is does it harm the baby if you quit “cold turkey”? i heard it does and im going to try to quit but after almost 10 years of smoking its kind of tough. ill make myself get there. i was also have a 5 yr old and i smoked the whole pregnancy and he was perfectly fine.i would like to quit to prevent another miscarriage but i dont want to quit “cold turkey” if it will do more harm.

A: I was told to cut down, which I have drastically. I’m down to three a day. My doctor told me to cut down instead of quitting. Some people have a really hard time doing it and you shouldn’t beat yourself up over it, unless you’re chain smoking. It’s also better to cut down and quit before you’re first trimester ends.

Article links conception rates and consumption of wine as higher?

Q: This article and study demonstrates that moderate drinking of wine may actually increase conception rates…which I find interesting. I do not endorse drinking at all when pregnant or even when TTC. However, I do notice that if, in the beginning stages of ovulation, I allow myself a glass of wine to loosen things up, I am not as up tight or obsessive about getting pregnant. I thought it was an interesting article.What do you guys think? Do any of you drink wine while ovulating and stop once you know you may have conceived or do you just avoid it altogether?It is a well-known fact that alcohol and pregnancy don’t mix.Studies have tied alcohol consumption during pregnancy to increased risk for stillbirth and first trimester miscarriage. Indeed – alcohol abuse by women who are expecting is the number one cause of birth defects, premature births, low birth weight and mental retardation. A shocking 12,000 babies each year are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and at least twice that many with the milder Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) associated with learning disabilities and lower alcohol intakes.While the tragedy of FAS is well established, less certain is whether casual consumption of alcohol while trying to conceive either hinders or helps a woman’s chances. Past published studies have been mixed as to whether there is an association between moderate alcohol consumption and waiting time to pregnancy. One study did show decreased probability of conception in women imbibing 1-5 drinks per week. Another study saw no effect of 7 or more drinks per week in younger woman but women over 30 were more likely to be infertile. None of these studies have stratified the data to see if any type of alcohol might benefit or hinder. Yet a recent study drew a mildly positive correlation between moderate wine drinking and pregnancy.The study, published in the September Journal of Human Reproduction was conducted at the Danish Epidemiology Science Center in Copenhagen by Mette Juhl, who had already researched the impact of moderate alcohol consumption on conception. Her past survey work concluded that moderate consumption of alcohol (up to 7 glasses per week) does not reduce a woman’s chances of purposefully getting pregnant.For this study, the researcher set out to take a closer look at specific types of alcohol consumed by the 29,844 pregnant women who had participated in the first survey. Researchers discovered that wine drinkers had a nearly 30 percent greater chance than nondrinkers of getting pregnant within one year of trying. Woman who exclusively drank wine became pregnant sooner than those that drank only beer or hard liquor (spirits). Interestingly, drinking all three types of alcohol was associated with the shortest time to pregnancy.Again, the study confirmed that heavy drinking of spirits actually decreases conception chances. Women who drank more than seven shots per week were 240 percent less likely to conceive. However, it is important to note that many of these women also had other risk factors for subfertility (smoking, greater incidence of pelvic infections or abdominal surgeries).Ms. Juhl is cautious to point out that it may not be wine consumption per se, causing the increase or decrease in pregnancy success, but rather other lifestyle influences that may go along with wine drinking. For instance, some oenophiles enjoy healthier food than nondrinkers and beer or liquor drinkers. They also are more likely to be of average weight, and practice healthier lifestyle habits. The wine drinkers were less likely to smoke; smoking has been shown to prolong time to conception. Other confounding factors such as caffeine consumption, partner’s age and frequency of intercourse were not evaluated. She cautioned against drinking alcohol specifically to try to conceive, since this benefit was quite mild.As little as one drink per day in pregnant women has been linked to decreased cognitive performance in their infants. Alcohol can have detrimental effects on the fetus as early as three weeks gestation – before a woman even knows she is pregnant. The “safe” amount of alcohol intake for pregnant women has not been established. Given that wine drinking could just be a proxy for a healthier lifestyle and the known negative effects of alcohol on the fetus, it is premature to encourage the consumption of wine to enhance conception.For now we at PFC endorse the positions of the Centers of Disease Control (www.cdc.gov/ncbddd) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (www.AAP.org) advising that women attempting pregnancy should abstain from alcohol.–Isabelle Ryan, MD and Beth Schriock, MD

A: Well everyone knows that drinking + sex = pregnancy lol.

Do any of you have tips on conceiving after miscarriage?

Q: I miscarried a few days ago after being 5w1d pregnant. It started off with a little bit of brown spotting, the next day bleeding, going to the dr.s office, and losing the baby the next day. I’m still upset over losing the pregnancy but my husband and I don’t want it to discourage us, we are going to keep trying. My question is, is there anything I can take that will reduce the risk of miscarriage prior to or during our trying to conceive process (like vitamins or anything)? Are there any extra precautions I can take or anything? I don’t drink or smoke, I took my prenatals, ate the things I was supposed to, had no intercourse, etc while I was pregnant. I want to see if there is anything I can do to increase my odds of preventing a miscarriage and to be sure we have the best circumstances to get pregnant and have a healthy pregnancy. I know that you cant completely prevent miscarriage but anything to help increase my odds of not having to go through that again would be helpful.My doctor said we could start trying again next month (after my next period)

A: I’ve always heard of eating healthy and taking prenatal vitamins now, and also lots of folic acid and iron. Good luck, I am in the same postition as you, I miscarried in October, and have been trying for 3 months now. I hate the BFN’s!! Good luck to you, I hope it happens for you soon!