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I smoked for about 4 days in the 10th grade during my 'badass' phase. It was short lived. Neither DH nor I smoke, so I just can't imagine LO picking it up. I hope she never does.

I used to pick up smoking here and there...generally when I was unbearably stressed out (college finals, breakups, etc). Also, when I was drinking a lot, I was smoking, too. I was always able to stop whenever I wanted to, and never had a consistant habit. I haven't had one in well over a year, and doubt that I will now that the baby is here.

I hope that she doesn't start smoking. The only people in her life who are smokers are my Mom and Step-Dad and we don't see either of them regularly since they live out of state.

I tried smoking a couple times in my teens. It wasn't for me.

Not once. But I've lived in so many countries where EVERYONE smokes, that I'm sure I've smoked several packs worth of second hand smoke...

Nah, I was never cool enough!

Though I have enjoyed an occasional cigarillo and swisher sweet in my past.

never tried it.

My grandma died from 40 years of cigarette smoking and I think it was the most selfish thing she ever did. It tore apart her family and sent many of her children spiraling into deep depression and even suicide attempts. I would never do that to my family.

I plan to be honest with DS on the effects it can wreak not only physically but emotionally, and I hope he will make the decisions to not even try.

Never. Cigarettes took both of my mom's parents in their 60s. I'm not interested in leaving my family that early.

I've never even tried. I have asthma so I stay far away from cigarette and cigar smoke.

I hope my kids never even try smoking. I would hate for them to become addicted.

I smoked about half a pack of cigarettes when I was in 9th grade and over the course of a month.

Then a couple years later, I took a drag from a friend's cigarette. Haven't had one since.

I smoked fairly regularly from the age of 15 to the age of 23, when my mother was diagnosed with cancer (and thought I might be pushing my luck). Since then, I've had one cigarette when DH decided he wanted to try one just once and two cigars with a family friend the night of Mum's funeral (which had been the plan since we found out she was terminally ill). I plan to buy a really nice cigar and smoke it on what would have been Mum's 50th birthday this Dec 31st and then have no plans to smoke in future. I can't deny that when times get stressful, a little part of me really wants a cigarette. I got through my anxiety attacks a couple of months ago without them, though, so I know I can get through it.
Do I worry about our children smoking? Yes and no. New Zealand has put ridiculous taxation on cigarettes meaning they are twice as expensive as when I took up the habit - and that wasn't cheap to a teenager. I worry about the health risks but I feel it would be hypocritical of me to tell them never to try it when I spent so many of my teen years smoking. And as with most things, I'd rather know what they were doing than to find out they were doing it behind my back.

Never. I think it's a disgusting habit and hated it when my husband did.

Never, and I've never had the desire to try. I hate the smell of it too much.

I smoked for about 6 years...an ex-boyfriend told me I looked sexy when I smoked (yes, in retrospect I realize how ridiculous a statement that was, and how dumb I was for going along with it, but he was a super hot Johnny Depp look-alike and I was 18 and in love).

DH hated it, and when we were starting to get serious he told me he thought 1 of 3 things was going to happen: 1) He'd pick it up (unacceptable to me), 2) We'd break up because he didn't think he could spend his life with a smoker (also unacceptable), or 3) I'd quit.

It was hard to quit, but it was an easy choice to make.

I won't lie, though, I miss it hard sometimes.

I do worry about E picking it up.

I did for about a year in high school and then socially (ie. when I was drunk) in college. I haven't since I got pregnant a year and a half ago. I can't stand the smell now.

Only tried it once, and took maybe 2 or 3 drags of my friend's cigarette. Never had the urge to try again!

Yep from 22-28 (last year).... I started late during college when I was dating my ex and also working in restaurant. My dad was/is a smoker and I hated it growing up and used to flush his cigarettes down the toilet (boy did I get in trouble for that!)...anyway, I quit while we were TTC and haven't looked back since.

I'm wondering how I will be after pregnancy, but hoping for the best that this is a life change and that LO will not be tempted...