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Help 7 months pregnant
It took alotta courage to write about this. But I need help I take about 20 millgrams of vicodin and about 15 milligrams of perocet a day. Im 7 months pregnant. Im really scared that my son will be taken away from me when I give birth. I have a 6 yr old and love my family beyond belief. I know there will be someone here to judge me but I need help so my family isnt torn apart. I live in philadelphia and my obgyn hasnt drug tested me well atleast hasnt asked me about it. Will they drug test me when I give birth even if my dr hasnt? Will they take my children from me? Please help...
hun i know you are scared but being honest with the doctor is the only safe way to do this. they dont only give a urine test,they test the umbilical cord blood, the cord blood can show drugs used at any point during the pregnancy.
Hello I posted on this a few hrs ago and today as of right now I took one less pill I normaly take in a day. I spoke to a RN that I know and she told me I can taper off on my own slowly. Taking one less pill every 2 weeks and the week I go in for my csection I will be fine not to take any at all. She also told me that not taking the pills after 3 days I would pass a drug test so they would have no reason to test the baby. I hope thiis was good advice I was given and I dont feel bad or feel any withdraw from one less pill today I actually feel more engery. Any other advice I can get to help get clean without a dr help would be much appericated. I just want a happy healthy delivery and a happy and heathly baby...
Please listen to Vicki. She and the others gave you good advice. It is dangerous for you to try and do this on your own, and if you don't get help, your baby will be born addicted and that is very sad to put a little baby through that if you can help avoid it. By talking candidly to your doctor, she can help you through this.
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Please just dont quit them all at once. That is very dangerous. The best thing to do is to be honest with everyone, especially your doctor. You and the baby's well being is what is important.
Just tell her that you've taken them everyday and you're concerned and want to be tapered off.
Stopping cold turkey is extremely dangerous. The baby feels everything you feel during withdrawal. Some have fetal seizures. Early labor is common with the baby then continuing to withdraw. It's really not the way to go dear...
Call the doctor and explain all this over the phone. She or he will keep it confidential if you ask. Letting them know ahead of time is the thing to do and will go along way toward keeping your children with you. Just explain all this to the doctor, no one wants to take your children away. CPS works at keeping families together but it may not come to that. Your doctor can wean you off of the pills so that you're safe and then there's nothing to report...
Call the doctor and explain all this over the phone. She or he will keep it confidential if you ask. Letting them know ahead of time is the thing to do and will go along way toward keeping your children with you. Just explain all this to the doctor, no one wants to take your children away. CPS works at keeping families together but it may not come to that. Your doctor can wean you off of the pills so that you're safe and then there's nothing to report...
I did have scripts from the past of them and currently have a script for tyelonl 3s... Which my obgyn knows about..if I test postive could I say that?
Thank you! It means alot that you offed advice. I have been taking them everyday for about 5 yrs. I had surgery on my hand and ever since then I couldnt stop. My husband doesnt know im still take them and im scared he will take my daughter away if he finds out. He goes with me to all of my dr appts. So I feel scared to go to my dr. I cant sleep cuz every passing week I worry that my children will be taking from me. I cant live with out them. I just want to stop taking these pills now so I can enjoy the birth of my son and make it a happy time and not worry when im in the hosptail if they are walking in to tell me im a junkie and they are taking my children from...i.just want to stop!
Hi there- No judgement here...yes, most hospitals do a tox screen upon admission to L& D.
The best thing to do is to tell your doctor right away. It's the safest way and they see this all the time so it won't shock anyone!
When they test you, if you're positive they'll test the baby. He may even go into wd's after birth...Yes, they will notify CPS...they have to. So, to protect yourself from all of this, let the doctor know. Keep in touch...
The best thing to do is to tell your doctor right away. It's the safest way and they see this all the time so it won't shock anyone!
When they test you, if you're positive they'll test the baby. He may even go into wd's after birth...Yes, they will notify CPS...they have to. So, to protect yourself from all of this, let the doctor know. Keep in touch...
hi hun. congratulations on your pregnancy. we arent going to judge you.
we have many woman who come here in the same situation as you. our advice is always to go to doctor right away and be very honest with him/her. i can tell you every single woman that got honest with the doctor was helped to wean off the pills by the doctor. if you dont tell your doctor and they test at the hospital which they do now, yes then there will be problems.
you arent taking that high of a dose which is a good thing.dont stop taking them without talking to the doctor because the baby will feel the withdrawal way more than you.
hun why do you want to take the pills? how long have you been using?
please seek out some counseling to help you cope with your fears,worrys,anxietys.
sending prayers and hope,
debbie
we have many woman who come here in the same situation as you. our advice is always to go to doctor right away and be very honest with him/her. i can tell you every single woman that got honest with the doctor was helped to wean off the pills by the doctor. if you dont tell your doctor and they test at the hospital which they do now, yes then there will be problems.
you arent taking that high of a dose which is a good thing.dont stop taking them without talking to the doctor because the baby will feel the withdrawal way more than you.
hun why do you want to take the pills? how long have you been using?
please seek out some counseling to help you cope with your fears,worrys,anxietys.
sending prayers and hope,
debbie
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