- ready or not, this site offers every parent and pēpi a way to be nicotine-free in pregnancy -
Nau mai, Haere mai,
I'm Stephanie
Change can be a whole lot easier with good support. It can even be fun.
We have learned so much about becoming nicotine-free from pregnant women and their whānau, over many years.
We have learned from their good ideas, their ups and downs, and their deep love of their pēpi.
'You and Me' brings all of this learning together to support you. We hope it helps.
Arohanui, Stephanie
Where do I start?
You already have - by being here. Below are 5 options to choose from as a suggested next step with links to guides to support you.
1. Learn about nicotine
Find out what we know about nicotine in pregnancy.
Start here
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2. Check your confidence
Rate your confidence to become nicotine- free.
Take the quiz →
3. Try nicotine-free time
See what it's like to be nicotine-free somewhere.
Have a go →
4.
Get ready
Notice when and where you are already nicotine-free.
Track your day
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5. Talk with your health team
You and pēpi are their concern, too.
Ask for support
→
for health teams
What can help me?
Here are 10 quite different ways that may help you to become nicotine-free.
1. How you think
Your beliefs, feelings, priorities and reasons →
2. People who care
Who can be there for you →
3. Knowing more
About nicotine in pregnancy and options for change →
4. Understanding stress
The role of nicotine →
5. Practising first
There is no failure in practice →
6. Your pēpi
How you and pēpi are a unit →
7. Tracking your day
Noticing where nicotine does and does not fit in your day →
8. Stories from others
Their real experiences and what they learned →
9. Making a plan
Feeling in control through having a guide →
10. Learning from slips
How slips show where your plan needs to change →
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Thank you for your effort
We hope you surprise yourself about what you can achieve.
We hope you learn that big change can happen in small, achievable steps.
We hope you have some fun.
You and Me™ is a trademarked programme to assure the public of a standard. Reference to it must attribute it as 'a programme of Change for our Children'.