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successfull pregnancy on suboxone
hey i posted while i was pregnant about taking suboxone. I am happy to report my baby was born with no withdrawals. I did taper down the last month from 3 mg to 1 mg. The baby and i turned out fine. i just thought i should let all the women out there know it is possible to stay on a small dose without hurting you or the baby. Also suboxone did not show up in the drug test they do at all hospitals when your admitted for labor. So if thats all you are taking there will be no problem with child protection services which is who they call if you show positive for any drugs or alcohol. Good Luck and stay clean for a better life.
I am very glad that you had a healthy baby .You can get off the sub keep going down until you are done .
I just want to say regardless of whether sub shows on a drug test or not as you did pg ladies should always tell your OB and not try to hide it .That you have can have some very negative consequences to you and your baby if you did.
I just want to say regardless of whether sub shows on a drug test or not as you did pg ladies should always tell your OB and not try to hide it .That you have can have some very negative consequences to you and your baby if you did.
I did tell my ob about plus i had another doctor which was a an anesthesiologist who was prescribing it to me. At first they tried to get me off of it and i tried my best to but the withdraws made me miserable, no sleep no eating and the only thing that made me feel better was hot baths which were very bad for baby. My ob was about to prescribe ambien so i could sleep through the withdraws and I think that would have been worse than staying on a low dose of suboxone. There have been studys on sedatives and they are not good for baby. Most of all i came close to relapsing cuz i was so miserable.
The last month and 1/2 I went from 2 sometimes 3 mgs to 0.5 sometimes 1 mg.
Honestly tapering down was no problem. going off completely was hell. So my anesthesiologist did research what he could on the subject as did I and the little feedback we found was much more positive than the other recommended options like methadone.
I tried to be a part of research on it by contacting the company. I had no calls or replys back about it. How will we ever know if it's safe if no one ever tries it? All I'm saying is it worked for me. I think I was reasonable about it and took it very seriously.
People that have babys born addicted to anything must have been taking ALOT of whatever their babys were addicted to. I was on the smallest dose possible throughout the last month and before then 2-3 mgs which is still small comparetively to what i've read people take..
Most of all Having this baby has changed my life enormously for the better. This baby has literaly saved my life. I have so much love in me that i never knew existed. I hated being pregnant. I never really wanted a baby. I loved heroin so much. Without it- or knowing i could do it again one day- i didn't want to live. But now all that has changed.I don't want it anymore OR any of the other drugs i used to do. I used to wonder if i'd ever be able to get off suboxone. my baby is 3 months old and I think, well i'm pretty sure I'l be able to get off it this year. I don't need it anymore. It does help all the aches and pains of day to day life, helps me get up in the morning but i need to do that on my own and give up the crutch. we shall see in time.
The last month and 1/2 I went from 2 sometimes 3 mgs to 0.5 sometimes 1 mg.
Honestly tapering down was no problem. going off completely was hell. So my anesthesiologist did research what he could on the subject as did I and the little feedback we found was much more positive than the other recommended options like methadone.
I tried to be a part of research on it by contacting the company. I had no calls or replys back about it. How will we ever know if it's safe if no one ever tries it? All I'm saying is it worked for me. I think I was reasonable about it and took it very seriously.
People that have babys born addicted to anything must have been taking ALOT of whatever their babys were addicted to. I was on the smallest dose possible throughout the last month and before then 2-3 mgs which is still small comparetively to what i've read people take..
Most of all Having this baby has changed my life enormously for the better. This baby has literaly saved my life. I have so much love in me that i never knew existed. I hated being pregnant. I never really wanted a baby. I loved heroin so much. Without it- or knowing i could do it again one day- i didn't want to live. But now all that has changed.I don't want it anymore OR any of the other drugs i used to do. I used to wonder if i'd ever be able to get off suboxone. my baby is 3 months old and I think, well i'm pretty sure I'l be able to get off it this year. I don't need it anymore. It does help all the aches and pains of day to day life, helps me get up in the morning but i need to do that on my own and give up the crutch. we shall see in time.
I am also so happy for you and your baby!!!! That's great!
However, to play devil's advocate here...for the reader's sake.....there ARE many babies borm to Sub-taking Moms who do go thru pretty ugly w/d's, not to mention there is just SO little known about the effects of Sub on the child when taken during pregnancy, that it really shouldn't be considered a first line treatment.
And, like avisg said....the OB's role is vital and it is sooo important that he/she be told ALL the details.
ONE last clarification....you're right that Sub does not show on a standard toxicology screen, but they CAN test for it and find it in the system. They just have to order a seperate test. Just an FYI.
Again, congrats on your healthy baby! That's just wonderful!!!!
However, to play devil's advocate here...for the reader's sake.....there ARE many babies borm to Sub-taking Moms who do go thru pretty ugly w/d's, not to mention there is just SO little known about the effects of Sub on the child when taken during pregnancy, that it really shouldn't be considered a first line treatment.
And, like avisg said....the OB's role is vital and it is sooo important that he/she be told ALL the details.
ONE last clarification....you're right that Sub does not show on a standard toxicology screen, but they CAN test for it and find it in the system. They just have to order a seperate test. Just an FYI.
Again, congrats on your healthy baby! That's just wonderful!!!!
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