NEED HELP

[lala12202]

i am 27 weeks pregnant and i have been taking pain killers my whole pregnancy im so scared its hurting my baby and i want to stop.....but everytime i goto stop i have really really bad withdraws and end up taking something to stop it i have been hiding this from my ob the whole time but i have a doctors appointment tomarrow morning and i really wanna tell him about it but i am really really scared....my moms was addicted to pills her whole life to then she died in august of 2008 of overdose my 1st son was only 28 days old and i always said i wouldnt take pills cuz of that reason and now look at me addicted to pills and feel like crap im only 21 and dont wanna b like my mom was...but the withdraw and temptation is so hard and alot of it is mental i know it is cuz my body is saying no but my mind is saying yes and idont know wat to do and im scared.....idont want my baby to get tooken from me cuz i am a really good mother...idont need to b lectured just need advise

[robin0774]

I know its scary. But any dr should be understanding and want to help. At least u are concerned. That amounts for something. You must be a good mom or you wouldnt care. I understand...i have been on tramadol for seven years and just found out im 7 weeks pregnant. With my 3rd child who is now six years old, i took tramadol and had trouble stopping too. I shouldve told my ob at the time but i was so scared like you too.i was afraid of being judged and feeling worthless. Fortunately my little six yr old is healthy but now i know i need to be up front with my ob because every pregnancy can be different. Im praying for you and for you to have courage. It will be ok.

[james22778]

i would tell your ob not worth a life's full of regrets if you didn't do so it would always be in the back of your mind if you didn't do the right thing so i would tell and see what they say if he is not supportive then find someone who is

[vicki595]

The very best thing you can do is tell your OB.  I know it's scary but it's what a good mother has to do. You need the help Sweetie and it's not only about YOU any longer.

I need to caution you not to stop cold. It's very dangerous. Let the doctor put together a plan for you, okay?

Be strong. This will work out but you need to take the necessary steps.

Let us know what the doctor says...