Unfortunately, there is not much you can do to FORCE someone to stop. I'm sure she knows the risks but just isn't interested in hearing them. It's just too bad that she is pregnant. Does she have a supportive husband? He might be better able to help.
I just know that even when I was a bartender and someone asked for a shot who was pregnant, I can do nothing legally but serve her. It is not for me to say in otherwords, what people choose to do with their bodies.
As awful as smoking is for the baby ( and the mother), bear on mind that women smoked for decades before we found out that it was so bad and most babies were born healthy. This is not much consolation, I'm sure, but maybe you can free yourself from trying to control another's doings as this is a losing battle. People will ONLY quit (and I know this from experience) when they are ready to of their own accord. Nothing someone would've said to me or NO publication would have made me stop before I was ready to.
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Unfortunately, there is not much you can do to FORCE someone to stop. I'm sure she knows the risks but just isn't interested in hearing them. It's just too bad that she is pregnant. Does she have a supportive husband? He might be better able to help.
March 4, 2010 - 10:59amI just know that even when I was a bartender and someone asked for a shot who was pregnant, I can do nothing legally but serve her. It is not for me to say in otherwords, what people choose to do with their bodies.
As awful as smoking is for the baby ( and the mother), bear on mind that women smoked for decades before we found out that it was so bad and most babies were born healthy. This is not much consolation, I'm sure, but maybe you can free yourself from trying to control another's doings as this is a losing battle. People will ONLY quit (and I know this from experience) when they are ready to of their own accord. Nothing someone would've said to me or NO publication would have made me stop before I was ready to.
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