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How long does crack-cocaine stay in a newborn's urine?
Hello all,
I'm not saying if this is for myself or not, but the question is something I REALLLLLLLLY NEED TO KNOW!!!
If a mother is using crack-cocaine while she's pregnant and when the baby's born, for whatever reason, the baby's urine is bagged.....(although the mother has totally denied ANY drug use from the beginning) how long do the drugs stay in the baby's system?
I've always heard that for the actual user, it's like 2-3 days or something. If mom's drinking a ton of water....what about the baby?
By the way...as of now, the only reason "why" the baby's urine would get bagged, is because in NYS, the mom was told if you don't make 10 prenatal visits (she's got 9, her 10th is for this Friday but she MIGHT NOT make it) then they take the baby's urine, because mom "must" be doing drugs.
ANY HELP is DEEPLY APPRECIATED!!!!!
I'm not saying if this is for myself or not, but the question is something I REALLLLLLLLY NEED TO KNOW!!!
If a mother is using crack-cocaine while she's pregnant and when the baby's born, for whatever reason, the baby's urine is bagged.....(although the mother has totally denied ANY drug use from the beginning) how long do the drugs stay in the baby's system?
I've always heard that for the actual user, it's like 2-3 days or something. If mom's drinking a ton of water....what about the baby?
By the way...as of now, the only reason "why" the baby's urine would get bagged, is because in NYS, the mom was told if you don't make 10 prenatal visits (she's got 9, her 10th is for this Friday but she MIGHT NOT make it) then they take the baby's urine, because mom "must" be doing drugs.
ANY HELP is DEEPLY APPRECIATED!!!!!
"She didn't come back. Doubt she will come back. She probably sold the computer by now! "
EXCUSE ME???????
Let me shed a little light on this situation for everyone, ok. This is a family member I'm writing about.
To be honest....this is her 3rd (yes, 3rd) "drug baby". She's got 2 older ones who she said she was clean and serene with. I believe her. And the irony is....it's the 2 OLDEST ones who have all the problems!
The 2 little ones (these are stairwell kids - ages 2, 1 and now a soon to be newborn) she admitted using drugs all the way up until a few hours of her delivery. The 1st one she never got caught. She again never once admitted to using and they never bagged the urine. He was 6 something. 6-10 I believe. He's 2. To this day, he's FINE. Hyper as hell (what 2 y.o. isn't?) and he gets speech therapy for a mild speech delay. The 1 y.o., a girl, has a BIG OL' HEAD (I read a few posts about crack babies coming out small???). This girl was 8 lbs, 6 ozs. Does that sound like a typical "Crack baby" to you???? The only reason why they bagged that ones urine, is because she says at the time, she was in a shelter apartment and made the mistake of telling her doctor that. The dr in turn made her speak to a social worker and the social worker asked her "any history of drugs or alcohol use" and she said "of course" and it went in her file. They never bothered her until the baby was born. And the 2 of them were born at the same hospital.
I, too, am a recovering addict. And I've read a lotta stuff off of my question and it's like everyone's already condemned this lady (my cousin) for getting high while she's pregnant. You don't know her! SHE'S AN ADDICT AND SHE NEEDS HELP NOT A DAMN CONVICTION!!!!!!
She really is a damn good mother!!! She's what we call a "functioning addict", even though I've always said there's no such thing as an addict who functions. If that was the case, I'd be sitting here taking a hit as I type, LMAO (laughing my *** off). Seriously, though. Yeah, the **** has caught up to her. THE LAST thing she needs is to have her kids taken away! there's ALWAYS food in the house from what I've seen, all 4 of the kids are CLEAN, WELL GROOMED and don't want for nothing! So let's please not JUDGE anyone. Sobriety is NOT about being judged, last I knew.
I'll keep you all updated on the situation. She suffers heavily from depression and I'm going with her tomorrow to a psych appointment, so that is a small step into her getting her life back together.
EXCUSE ME???????
Let me shed a little light on this situation for everyone, ok. This is a family member I'm writing about.
To be honest....this is her 3rd (yes, 3rd) "drug baby". She's got 2 older ones who she said she was clean and serene with. I believe her. And the irony is....it's the 2 OLDEST ones who have all the problems!
The 2 little ones (these are stairwell kids - ages 2, 1 and now a soon to be newborn) she admitted using drugs all the way up until a few hours of her delivery. The 1st one she never got caught. She again never once admitted to using and they never bagged the urine. He was 6 something. 6-10 I believe. He's 2. To this day, he's FINE. Hyper as hell (what 2 y.o. isn't?) and he gets speech therapy for a mild speech delay. The 1 y.o., a girl, has a BIG OL' HEAD (I read a few posts about crack babies coming out small???). This girl was 8 lbs, 6 ozs. Does that sound like a typical "Crack baby" to you???? The only reason why they bagged that ones urine, is because she says at the time, she was in a shelter apartment and made the mistake of telling her doctor that. The dr in turn made her speak to a social worker and the social worker asked her "any history of drugs or alcohol use" and she said "of course" and it went in her file. They never bothered her until the baby was born. And the 2 of them were born at the same hospital.
I, too, am a recovering addict. And I've read a lotta stuff off of my question and it's like everyone's already condemned this lady (my cousin) for getting high while she's pregnant. You don't know her! SHE'S AN ADDICT AND SHE NEEDS HELP NOT A DAMN CONVICTION!!!!!!
She really is a damn good mother!!! She's what we call a "functioning addict", even though I've always said there's no such thing as an addict who functions. If that was the case, I'd be sitting here taking a hit as I type, LMAO (laughing my *** off). Seriously, though. Yeah, the **** has caught up to her. THE LAST thing she needs is to have her kids taken away! there's ALWAYS food in the house from what I've seen, all 4 of the kids are CLEAN, WELL GROOMED and don't want for nothing! So let's please not JUDGE anyone. Sobriety is NOT about being judged, last I knew.
I'll keep you all updated on the situation. She suffers heavily from depression and I'm going with her tomorrow to a psych appointment, so that is a small step into her getting her life back together.
Oh by the way...the 1 y.o. girl is SMART AS HELL!!!! She's like 14 months and she says like 6 or 7 words. She holds up 1 (cute, fat) little finger when you ask her how old she is. She even says "take it" when she's trying to give you something.
I believe someone mentioned that crack babies these days are NOT what they were in the 80's. This little girl is the baby of 4 kids and gets a TON of time and attention. I personally think that's "why" she's so bright. I'm over there all the time and have been there while the 2 y.o.'s speech therapist is there and even she says the 1 y.o. is a little advanced.
I think if the kids are in a ****** drug infested environment....YEAH they're gonna be troublesome kids. But then on the flip side...you got people who can burn both ends of the candle (for a while at least) and have a functioning life.
I believe someone mentioned that crack babies these days are NOT what they were in the 80's. This little girl is the baby of 4 kids and gets a TON of time and attention. I personally think that's "why" she's so bright. I'm over there all the time and have been there while the 2 y.o.'s speech therapist is there and even she says the 1 y.o. is a little advanced.
I think if the kids are in a ****** drug infested environment....YEAH they're gonna be troublesome kids. But then on the flip side...you got people who can burn both ends of the candle (for a while at least) and have a functioning life.
Addicts have a blatant disregard for everything except getting high. Just because she is pregnant makes her no less of an addict and I am afraid that some of the more judgemental posts would do no good except to make her not come back here where she could get some advice and tough love but in such a way as to encourage her to post more and perhaps learn something or take some action.
I agree that it seems as if she was maybe more concerned about hiding the fact that she was using but as we already know addicts are selfish and self serving as well.
If you were concerned about her neglect and disregard for her unborn baby maybe your posts should have been a wee bit less judgemental/harsh to encourage some kind of dialogue instead of scaring her away.
We don't know the whole story. She may have been speaking about herself but to ashamed to say so, we just don't know.
If she is reading this I would encourage her to tell her doctor as they will know anyway once the baby is born but at least maybe the medical team can be proactive and know what to expect when the baby is born so they can be on the lookout for potential problems.
Isn't this a support site for addicts? One poster referred to someone she knew as a "skank" because she was using while pregnant. Very nice indeed.
I agree that it seems as if she was maybe more concerned about hiding the fact that she was using but as we already know addicts are selfish and self serving as well.
If you were concerned about her neglect and disregard for her unborn baby maybe your posts should have been a wee bit less judgemental/harsh to encourage some kind of dialogue instead of scaring her away.
We don't know the whole story. She may have been speaking about herself but to ashamed to say so, we just don't know.
If she is reading this I would encourage her to tell her doctor as they will know anyway once the baby is born but at least maybe the medical team can be proactive and know what to expect when the baby is born so they can be on the lookout for potential problems.
Isn't this a support site for addicts? One poster referred to someone she knew as a "skank" because she was using while pregnant. Very nice indeed.
Glad to see you are back. You have my sincere appology for my harsh comments. Please understand a few things:
Your original post left a lot of room for interrpretation. You did not explain the whole story. You were not honest about who it was. It was "implied" that it was you. Secondly, this is a huge forum and people come and go. There are people who post here for shock value. Sad, but true. When someone posts somethign as urgent as your post was, and they don't return, it is often times assumed that it was a shock post. Again, I am sorry. I thought that is wht it was.
I am glad that you did return and that you did explain the whole story. I will keep your cousin in my prayers. That is all I can do.
Your original post left a lot of room for interrpretation. You did not explain the whole story. You were not honest about who it was. It was "implied" that it was you. Secondly, this is a huge forum and people come and go. There are people who post here for shock value. Sad, but true. When someone posts somethign as urgent as your post was, and they don't return, it is often times assumed that it was a shock post. Again, I am sorry. I thought that is wht it was.
I am glad that you did return and that you did explain the whole story. I will keep your cousin in my prayers. That is all I can do.
I have to say , I can understand why people are upset over this post . The post seemed to be geared toward being concerned about who long the crack would stay in the babies system, not for the baby or even concern for the addicted mother .
The doctors do need to know she is a "functioning addict" they do need to bag the urine . the mother needs to get into some type of program to help herself ( helping her kids in the process). I really wish her the best I hope she get the help she needs .I hope in ten years the kids are doing as well as they seem to be now .
Avis
The doctors do need to know she is a "functioning addict" they do need to bag the urine . the mother needs to get into some type of program to help herself ( helping her kids in the process). I really wish her the best I hope she get the help she needs .I hope in ten years the kids are doing as well as they seem to be now .
Avis
think if the kids are in a ****** drug infested environment....YEAH they're gonna be troublesome kids. But then on the flip side...you got people who can burn both ends of the candle (for a while at least) and have a functioning life.
Well then there is nothing to worry about. She's clearly "functioning" as you say.
Just because 2 of her babies she had while she was using drugs "appear" to be fine now doesn't mean problems won't arise later and even if they don't, why is she still tempting fate and using with this one?? Maybe she DOES need a convinction to straighten herself out, take this seriously and get the help she needs. It seems to me that as long as the kids are "healthy" and "smart" that she will never see what she's doing as wrong because there are no apparent consequences for her actions.
I am an addict and I am not judging as I've done things as well BUT she DOES need help and the disease of addiction progresses over time so that one day she might not be able to take care of them the way she is now and they might very well wind up living in one of the ****** up drug houses like you say so why not get her help NOW before it's too late for her kids AND for her. And if she won't go herself which is evident then she needs her kids to be taken away until she's got some significant clean time and stops being so selfish.
Well then there is nothing to worry about. She's clearly "functioning" as you say.
Just because 2 of her babies she had while she was using drugs "appear" to be fine now doesn't mean problems won't arise later and even if they don't, why is she still tempting fate and using with this one?? Maybe she DOES need a convinction to straighten herself out, take this seriously and get the help she needs. It seems to me that as long as the kids are "healthy" and "smart" that she will never see what she's doing as wrong because there are no apparent consequences for her actions.
I am an addict and I am not judging as I've done things as well BUT she DOES need help and the disease of addiction progresses over time so that one day she might not be able to take care of them the way she is now and they might very well wind up living in one of the ****** up drug houses like you say so why not get her help NOW before it's too late for her kids AND for her. And if she won't go herself which is evident then she needs her kids to be taken away until she's got some significant clean time and stops being so selfish.
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