Hi mommys okay first off I am writing this post for ANSWERS not to be JUDGED I am currently 18 weeks and 5 days and only yesterday did I fully quit smoking weed. I smoked because it helped me so much with my morning sickness and to get a appetite. . . I am reading everywhere that they test the baby's urine, first poop, cord blood ect when the baby is born. . my question is how far back can all of those test go ? (The poop, pee, cord blood) and will they take my baby from me because of it? I heard its a new law in Florida please someone give me accurate answers and experiences .. . will I be okay since i quit? Or Will the THC appear?
Re: smoking weed, cps
I'm not saying it's ok to smoke pot while preggo. I am saying that criminalizing it causes more harm to the baby than good.
As far as how long it's in your system, I would assume the same amount of time to be out of your system as a non pregnant person. But I don't have any specific knowledge on this.
They both went on to have healthy babies, no breathing problems whatsoever. I was gobsmacked. There tougher than we think our LO's but that doesn't give us the right to abuse our bodies whilst pregnant like they did.
I have some chronic health issues and have to take narcotic pain medication daily so I've discussed this in depth with my OB and hospital social worker. Since my med is prescribed by a physician as a medical treatment its a diffferent situation but even with it being explained baby will still be held and tested at birth so they know what to watch for. I know I will have a positive drug test because of the Norco I take.
As for the THC, chances are they will test your urine/blood for drugs and only if that pops positive do they test baby. It's not normal protocol to test every baby being born for drugs if there is no reason to believe mom is on drugs based on a negative drug test. If you stop using now, I'm sure that it will be out of your system by the time baby is born. Your body metabolizes things even faster when pregnant.
I'd also strongly encourage you to be honest and open with your OB/midwife about your drug use. I have no judgment for you but your medical team needs to know what's going on. They can work with you and help you get any resources you may need to continue a healthy lifestyle for the remainer of your pregnancy. As pp said, social services doesn't want to take kids unless they absolutely have to. In having a dialogue with your Dr now it will further prove you were honest about your situation and have been working on sobriety.
feel better so she doesn't worry.
And no, I clearly DONT know any better, Im not a doctor or medically trained in anyway.
I was merely commenting on 2 women I knew.
That was all. Wind your neck in.
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It is common sense that if I'm saying I am raising a child with life long consequences from her birth mother's drug use, and then you reply saying that you know women who did drugs and everything was fine and babies are tougher than we think (when you have no first hand direct experience) I might find that bothersome and inaccurate information.
You knew what you were saying when you said it.
Again I am not justifying it! Just that that isn't always the case.
I was looking out for the op, like I said in my previous post, I don't agree with it at all, I was trying to make the op feel better about it all.
Jeez that is all.
Kidding....kind of... @x0rissa - I'm sure you'll be find. Don't let stuffy people worry you. I'm in your same boat, and it's no one else's business WHY you chose to quit. I quit around 12 weeks, because I didn't feel I needed it to choke down even water (they put me on Zofran, and I've never seen a lawyers commercial for 'if your baby has a cleft pallet or any other birth defect from smoking weed' but I have seen one for Zofran, so I stopped the zofran, and took a hit..judge me all you like, idgaF.)
As long as you've quit, even just until you're done breastfeeding, good for you. And that's not a judgement. I don't know about the laws in Florida, hell, I dont even know the laws here in California, but it's not something to stress about. If you quit, you quit. I did see a PP say they *might* keep you both in the hospital for 72 hours, but baby is still in your custody, and as long as after your birth you don't say "man, somebody pack a bowl!" I think you'll be fine. Good luck, and PM me if you need support!
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My mom told me when she was pregnant with me and my 2 siblings, she smoked cigs heavily, drank Vodka, and smoked the occasional joint (times were different.. I wasn't around for them, but we all know about pregnancy in the 50's...). I don't have asthma, I don't have learning disabilities, and I'm perfectly healthy. My friend Adam, his mom was a junkie during both her pregnancy with him and his brother. We're all in our late 20s. we're all fine.
CPS does try to keep baby with mom though. I worked at a daycare where some parents had got into some sort of trouble and CPS had classes they could attend on different topics that the kids parents were taking in order to keep the kids in the home.
At times I hear about children having to be removed, but meth is usually involved around here.
I do agree with pp, I would tell your OB. That way everyone is on the same page and even though they may test you on delivery, you won't have to stress out about them finding out at delivery.
I've heard stories on both spectrums in Colorado. If the baby tests positive, then the state takes the baby away. I've also heard many women here in Colorado smoke their entire pregnancy and the state did nothing. Now mind you, this is in Colorado. Not Florida.
I'm not a big poster here and I don't care what anyone has to say about my choices. There is plenty of evidence that women have been using cannabis during pregnancy for thousands of years with no detrimental effects to their unborn children. I've read stories of women with HG smoking and it literally saving their lives and the life of their unborn child. Considering there are cannibinoid receptors in our brains and in our breastmilk I'm very pro cannabis and I've enjoyed this pregnancy much more than my previous ppregnancies because of it. But I also think more research needs to be done.
Gl op!
My friend smoked through pregnancy and her baby is healthy. Her mother smoked through pregnancy and all of her children were healthy physically but had behavioral issues that may have been triggered by the drug use during breast feeding and pregnancy (based on what I read on the subject and this particular family). So it may be something you should watch for over time. I hope everything works out for you.
Also, I'm confused by some of the ladies' compulsion to share that mother's who did hard drugs while pregnant had babies who were born perfectly healthy? Ok?? What's the point of sharing that... To say sometimes gambling with your child's life does not kill them or permanently damage them?? Thanks for sharing... Completely pointless to share that but ok..
A very close family member of mine was born with cerebral palsy due to her mother's heavy drug use while pregnant.. So the fact that SOME children are lucky enough not to be physically and mentally handicapped due to their mother's negligence while pregnant doesn't seem like an important point to bring up on a freaking pregnancy board to me.
OP, baby should be fine. Haven't really heard of weed hurting anyone, ever. But, the fact is that it's still illegal in Florida so it's probably best to have stopped. It just isn't worth the chance of CPS getting involved. Good luck with everything.
I'm glad I spoke up because clearly there is a serious need for education out there. (If anyone has any questions please pm me.) I hope my comments have helped someone. Best of luck to the OP and everyone else. I have said my peace.
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