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Cocaine and Pregnancy
My wife is and addict, she had been clean for about a year until Sunday 2 weeks ago. She got ahold of a little more than a gram of cocaine. Just 2 days ago we were concerned about her period being late so we picked up some pregnancy test. Both test turned positive in less than 30 seconds. (the second taken about 2 hours after the first) Im very worried that she may have been pregnant when she did the drug. She was late by about 2 weeks. We have not seen a doctor yet, does anyone know what harm may have been caused by her lack of judgement.
Her name is 1234betterlife and she is on vacation. I will send her a message that you need her. When she gets back, she will contact you.
Hello, your name was given to me in some responses to my question. I am hopefull that you can help me with your experiance as a gyn. Im not sure how this works so ill just tell you here what has happened. Thank you in advance for any information you can give.
My wife is and addict, she had been clean for about a year until Sunday 2 weeks ago. She got ahold of a little more than a gram of cocaine. Just 2 days ago we were concerned about her period being late so we picked up some pregnancy test. Both test turned positive in less than 30 seconds. (the second taken about 2 hours after the first) Im very worried that she may have been pregnant when she did the drug. She was late by about 2 weeks. We have not seen a doctor yet, does anyone know what harm may have been caused by her lack of judgement.
Thank you again,
worried_in_NM
My wife is and addict, she had been clean for about a year until Sunday 2 weeks ago. She got ahold of a little more than a gram of cocaine. Just 2 days ago we were concerned about her period being late so we picked up some pregnancy test. Both test turned positive in less than 30 seconds. (the second taken about 2 hours after the first) Im very worried that she may have been pregnant when she did the drug. She was late by about 2 weeks. We have not seen a doctor yet, does anyone know what harm may have been caused by her lack of judgement.
Thank you again,
worried_in_NM
i hope this is the last time she touches cocaine. although it is doubtful after one time, it IS possible to do damage. during the beginning of pregnancy this is very dangerous with the rapid development taking place. here are some effects to the baby if cocaine was used during pregnancy.
Prematurity
Lowerbirthweight, shorter
Smaller head circumference
A piercing cry, which is apparently indicative of neurological dysfunction
Lower Apgar score
Irritability and hypersensitivity. The newborn shoots from sleep to screaming and is inconsolable.
Poorfeeding
High respiratory and heart rates
Tremulousness
Startling responses
Poor sleep patterns
Significantly lower scores on two of the dimensions measured by the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scales (BNBAS): 1) scales related to interactive abilities, and 2) scales related to organizational responses to environmental stimuli. Infants who perform poorly on the BNBAS are considered high risk, especially if performance is poor in more than one of the behavioral dimensions.
Inability to respond to caregiver. These cocaine exposed infants are largely unable to respond to the human voice and face and are unable to interact with others.
An increased risk of malformations of the genito-urinary tract. Dr. Chasnoff recommends that these infants should have routine ultra-sound evaluations of their kidneys in order to rule out such defects.
There is evidence that the use of cocaine shortly before birth can be associated with cerebral infarction (stroke) which damages the brain of the newborn. A CT scan of the brain may be indicated when both the infant and mother test highly positive for cocaine at the time of birth and when there are additional indications to suggest a stroke might have occurred.
A greater incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). In Dr. Chasnoff's sample, 15% of the infants died of SIDS, more than triple that of heroin or methadone exposed infants.
Sleep pattern abnormalities associated with apnea and deep sleep, which may be associated with the greater incidence of SIDS
Visual abnormalities which may be associated with retinopathy or damage to the iris. This is thought to be related either to actual damage caused by the cocaine and/or the premature birth associated with such use.
like people above said talk to your dr.
Prematurity
Lowerbirthweight, shorter
Smaller head circumference
A piercing cry, which is apparently indicative of neurological dysfunction
Lower Apgar score
Irritability and hypersensitivity. The newborn shoots from sleep to screaming and is inconsolable.
Poorfeeding
High respiratory and heart rates
Tremulousness
Startling responses
Poor sleep patterns
Significantly lower scores on two of the dimensions measured by the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scales (BNBAS): 1) scales related to interactive abilities, and 2) scales related to organizational responses to environmental stimuli. Infants who perform poorly on the BNBAS are considered high risk, especially if performance is poor in more than one of the behavioral dimensions.
Inability to respond to caregiver. These cocaine exposed infants are largely unable to respond to the human voice and face and are unable to interact with others.
An increased risk of malformations of the genito-urinary tract. Dr. Chasnoff recommends that these infants should have routine ultra-sound evaluations of their kidneys in order to rule out such defects.
There is evidence that the use of cocaine shortly before birth can be associated with cerebral infarction (stroke) which damages the brain of the newborn. A CT scan of the brain may be indicated when both the infant and mother test highly positive for cocaine at the time of birth and when there are additional indications to suggest a stroke might have occurred.
A greater incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). In Dr. Chasnoff's sample, 15% of the infants died of SIDS, more than triple that of heroin or methadone exposed infants.
Sleep pattern abnormalities associated with apnea and deep sleep, which may be associated with the greater incidence of SIDS
Visual abnormalities which may be associated with retinopathy or damage to the iris. This is thought to be related either to actual damage caused by the cocaine and/or the premature birth associated with such use.
like people above said talk to your dr.
1234betterlife is on vacation this week. It is hard to say if the baby is OK or not. Many babies turn out fine. Ask your obgyn or Dr about this.
betterthanlife1234 is a gyn nurse and she can help u with this situation if u pm her....hopefully ur wife will be safe now that she knows...i became pregnant at 16 and did not know i was pregnant for a while...i smoked pot and stuff..when i found out i was pregnant i even put down the smokes/cigs...at 16 i knew and had the maternal instinct that can often win over any addiction... both of my children are healthy....my son i had at 16 has a masters in neuroscience and now is working on another degree in engineering.....she needs to beware and stay clean from now on....if she does not, she may lose your respect and the respect she has for herself as well
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