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I smoked a pack a day for 10+ year and had "tried" to stop smoking multiple times before. But, Last year my dh and I decided that we wanted to start a family. I decided then that I needed to quit before we got pregnant. I didn't tell anyone I was trying because I didn't want to feel like I let anyone down. I ran out of cigarettes on a Sunday night. I didn't think I could go "cold turkey" so I bought a pack of ultra lights on Monday morning. I had 5 on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, 4 Wednesday, 3 Thursday, 2 Friday, and 1 on Saturday (I actually smoked 1/2 that morning and 1/2 that night.) I didn't use the patches or gum or anything because I felt like I would be trading on vice for another. But, that is just me. Just a warning! The "3's" were really bad for me. The 3rd day, 3rd week, and even parts of the 3rd month. As of Jan 9, 2006 it has been one year! I have had one here and there but they make me sick. And now that I am pregnant the thought of the taste makes me sick. Good luck to those out there trying to quit. It is very hard, but it is possible!!

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