yes I did the unthinkable to a lot of you and smoked weed during my first, second and third trimester. I was losing tons of weight from the very beginning due to sickness, the medications weren't working and I panicked. Smoking was the only thing that kept food down and got me back on track to my son gaining the proper weight. I know that if they were to drug test us in the hospital after delivery, it would come back positive. (I'm due in two weeks) I am also on unsupervised probation for a marijuana dui, go figure. So I'm not saying that I didn't use weed recreationally. I'm saying that during my pregnancy, it became a medicine.
Now I live in Arizona. Supposedly all infants and mothers are tested, and CPS is called. I cannot stop crying over the thought of CPS taking my child from me. I am caught in the middle of doing something to benefit the health of my child and myself, And that something happening to be "illegal". I just want to know if anyone has been in a similar situation? Or has similar opinions? I am a very responsible, hard working, successful woman. I don't want my child to be taken from me and I am filled with worry.
Re: I smoked weed while pregnant in Arizona
I can't judge you about the smoking because I don't know how bad you felt or what other options you tried. But if it's illegal, what did you think about the consequences before you started doing it? Did you have a plan?
I hope that helps!
Selfish. In my opinion!
FYI, many medicines are plant-derived, and many "natural" things (like heroin) are still not healthy for you to have during pregnancy, so I don't know about that reasoning.
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You told your Dr you're asking for "your sister." You don't think they haven't heard the phrase "not me, for a friend." before? I'd count on being drug tested.
Two, @Maebb is exactly correct. Also, just because something is found in nature doesn't mean it isn't a chemical. If I used that logic, I would have been guzzling my homebrew for the last 9 months because this one batch I made is entirely organic, so it must be good for me.
Three, Really? What kinds of answers did you expect here? I am not asking this to be a jerk, I am just asking because for the love of little green apples.
Cranky insomniac stuck on bedrest signing out before she gets called a mean bad apple bully.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23314724/
OP, please take the time to read the above medical study in case you ever decide to have children after this one. I say this as someone who truly cares. Smoking in itself deprives your baby of oxygen and inhibits proper blood flow to the placenta. Newer studies are finding that marijuana smoking during pregnancy is a major factor in developmental and behavioral issue later in life. It disappoints me that you may not have done proper research before self-medicating, and you have been blessed with what I am assuming is a relatively healthy pregnancy (apart from the weight gain issues).
Given the chance that your baby is not born addicted and you do not have your maternal rights taken away from you, please consider the rights of your child to a mentally stable household. Keep open and honest communication with your healthcare providers, and please, for the love of God, do not smoke (anything) during pregnancy.
Not to mention your worried about losing your child.. well you go to jail for not adhering to your probation..your still in a bad place.
Off birth control March 2012 - Actively trying Sept 2012-April 2014
BFP on May 5th after Follistim & IUI #3
I now return you to your regularly scheduled MUD. Over and Out.