Alcohol & Smoking

Tips to quit smoking

Set a date to quit smoking before trying to get pregnant
Drink 6-8 cups of water, staying hydrated flushes out toxins from the body reduces cravings for cigarettes
Keep easy handy snakes like celery sticks, carrot sticks, pretzels, and popcorn in your bag or car, snake during your usual smoking time to keep you hand and mouth busy.

Tips to quit Alcohol

Drink 6-8 cups of water, staying hydrated flushes out toxins from the body and reduces cravings for Alcoholic beverages.
Make easy-to-make mocktails at home, follow our recipes at the end of this page.
Order your favorite drinks at a social gathering, ask the bar tender to make them without alcohol.

Quitting smoking before trying to get pregnant is really important for women.
Smoking before and during pregnancy can make it harder to get pregnant and raise the chances of losing the baby.
Smoking can slow down how the baby grows inside the mom, affecting how it attaches to the womb and forms the placenta.
Babies whose moms smoke may not get enough oxygen, which can hurt how their brains and organs grow
Smoking can also make babies have smaller heads and thigh bones.
Babies born to moms who smoke are more likely to be born too early or be too small.
Breathing in smoke can hurt the baby's lungs before they're even born
Babies born to moms who smoke have a higher risk of getting sick, having tummy problems, and even dying suddenly.

It's best for women who want to have a baby to avoid drinking alcohol for at least 3 to 6 months before trying to get pregnant.
Sometimes, women don't know they're pregnant until they're 4 to 6 weeks along, so drinking alcohol during the time they're trying to get pregnant can hurt the baby early on.
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause a range of problems for the baby, known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Drinking alcohol while pregnant raises the chances of having the baby too early, losing the baby, or the baby being born dead.
No amount of alcohol is safe to drink during pregnancy

3 ingredients pina colada

3-4 frozen pineapple cubes, 3-4 frozen banana cubes, 1/2 cup coconut milk.
Blend everything in the blender at high speed
Use red canned cherries for garnish (optional)
Use one teaspoon of honey for added sweetness (optional)
This recipe serves 1 person only ( double or triple the ingredients to make more!)

3 ingredients Mimosa (No blending!)

2 oz pineapple juice, 2 oz orange juice, 4oz Welch's alcohol-free sparkling white grape juice.
Mix orange juice and pineapple juice with the steerer in a mimosa glass or any serving glass of your choice, and top it with Welch's alcohol-free sparkling white grape juice.
Use any Selzer, sparkling water or soda as an alternative to Welch's alcohol-free sparkling white grape juice.
Use mango juice as an alternative to orange or pineapple juice.
To make this recipe more fun freeze the juices in ice cube mold, put the frozen juice cubes in the glass, and top it with a choice of sparkling liquid.