Nicotine patches are SAFE.
- NHS guidelines recommend nicotine patches to help pregnant people to stop smoking
- Nicotine patches contain nicotine but none of the many poisons in cigarette smoke
- Nicotine patches release a safe, steady supply of nicotine, which help to manage and reduce your cravings
- Patches release much less nicotine into your body than smoking
- Pregnant women smoke less when they use patches
This means that preloading is very likely to be safer than smoking and better for you and your baby.