If you are a smoker when you find out you are pregnant, be sure to consult with your healthcare provider immediately about your condition. Your healthcare provider can work with you to develop a plan for quitting that is manageable and something you can learn to live with during your pregnancy. There are also numerous support groups available for mothers who are trying to quit during and even after pregnancy. Remember that sooner you quit smoking, sooner you start providing your unborn child with best possible outcome for a healthy and safe delivery and later life.

If she lives far from where you are, it might not be as easy as either of you would like to get together, but with planning you should be able to meet a few times a year.

Does Mom have some interests you could share? Gardening-spend a day with her, in her garden. Even if you don't do any actual gardening, I bet Mom would like to show off her efforts. The theater-buy tickets to a show and go with her. Art-museums and art galeries are wonderful ways to spend time with someone and you learn so much about them, too!

There are so many ways to show your mother how much you care. Just be sure to find time to do it! Not just on Mother's Day, but everyday and every time opportunity comes your way. Happy Mother's Day, Mom !