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Remember - for you it's only 10 weeks, but for baby the effects "could potentially" last a lifetime (babies born an addict tend to have drug issues later in life). Don't play russian roulette - and save yourself the anxiety/stress that goes along with it. I quit during pregnancy and used tylenol for pain and benadryl recommended by my OB that kind of acted like a sedative for me when I had a craving. Best of luck to you and your new little one. Hang in there it'll go by quickly, I promise!!! (you'll start nesting soon and be a little busy bee)
Stick to doing the right thing, and all will work out fine! I'm glad you decided this for yourself and baby - it's never too late to turn things around.
I also took percocet thru my pregnancy for a broken tailbone. I took more than you did, and my OB and GP both said it was safe and baby may be born with withdrawals but unlikely. It is best, obviously, not to take anything, but if you are taking just a few here and there, do not stress or worrry, and whatever you do...do NOT stop completley. Stopping the drug this far along can cause serious stress on the baby. -- Oh I just re-read your post and you have stopped -- good for you, and rest assured, there is very little chance of birth defects (I can give you a phone number or a website to a place called Motherisk, their nurses will tell you narcotics are safe in moderate doses). I highly doubt you will have a baby with withdrawal. I took a few pills the day I went into labour and my baby is perfect. NO withdrawal symptoms. Scored 9 on agpars and he needed zero help other than a bath at the hospital. They sent us right home.
My baby is five weeks and doing very well. Do not stress. he is crying, mus go. Good luck and relax and enjoy your pregnancy.
my doses are from 8-22 pills a day but I have managed to get it down to 4-6 pills/day since discovering my pregnancy 2 weeks ago. I am considering an in-patient rehab for 28 days but they do a methadone taper and that scares me with the pregnancy. Anyone know of a resource to find a good taper schedule?? I already have insomnia, sweats, headaches & some abdominal cramping from the tapering I've done & I don't want to harm my baby going cold turkey OR by continuing this nonsense, either!!! I'm afraid of relapse wich makes me think rehab, but if at all possible, I'd like to uproot my family as litle as possible!!
if a woman does not have the ability to "just say no" while pregnant for a simple 9 months in her life, then maybe that isn't the time to have a baby.
a woman better be pure selfless when she has a kid...............and if u cant do it for 9 months, what the hell will u do for at least 18 years?
i have a lot of understanding of addiction..........i am very accepting of most things. but, a baby being forced to ingest an oxycontin, percocet or xanax i can't accept that.
im not hating---just beeing real.
i am not judging. of course it is easier said then done! if it wasnt, there wouldnt be anything known as an addict........
and, if a woman realizes that at this stage in her life she is too selfish to have a baby....wants to take pills, work a lot, party, travel, etc then take the appropriate steps and measures that are OUT THERE in order to avoid getting pregnant.
is that said better?! lol
the mom who is with child wanting to stop.
and then other people, like princess, who have probably seen the worst of the worst....
i really do have a hard time understanding why someone would continue, regardless of pain, to take anything like pills while preg. there will always be that chance that *something* could happen. and, absolutely NO doctor can say FOR SURE....if u taper or if u stop cold turkey , etc your baby will be ok or wont be. everyone is diff. everyone's baby will will different. we all know if u smoke cigarettes the chances of u getting cancer are great. but, that deff doesnt mean if u smoke u will for sure get cancer. the best way to prevent yourself from getting cancer in conjunction with smoking would be....to not smoke.....
that's all im saying.
i have known people who took pain meds all thru pregnancy and their babies were 150% just find and healthy.
i also knew a girl who took oxy's while preg and her son was born with his stomach on the outisde of his body.........and lived in ICU with IV's in his head and 11 surgeries the first month of his life....
and all i meant was if physically, due to pain, or mentally, due to addiction, u require pain meds at this time in your life, dont get pregnant. IMO only....there are soooooooooo many forms of birth control out that there is NO reason to get preg these days "accidentally". BTW before everyone goes off about that.............i have a baby....that was unplanned. absolutely i could have done more to prevent it from happening. so, im classifying myself in that group as well.
It is a sad reality that happens way too often. You must be honest with your doctor and get the help you need, if not for you, for your baby!
Princess2000
Asprin is BAD during pregnancy.......
I have had 7 babies & I KNOW This one is a NO NO.
Let me ask people a question..........
let's say you have a baby...and the baby is now 4 years old.....and u walk in the living room and he or she is sitting there snorting a pill or doing a bump of coke.....are u just gonna be like "oh, now johnny, put that down....what did mommy tell u about snorting oxy's!" hell no! ur gonna flip the hell out..........call the doctor/911......and try n do that while NOT having a heart attack!!!!!!!!!!!!
drugs and children are not ok. coke, pills, alcohol--any of it! it is ridiculous to even kinda justify the argument on that side. it is not acceptable. it is not ok. it is irresponsible and selfish. my god, put the drugs down for an entire 9 months .... do not subject that cchild to your nonsense and lack of willpower. i dont care if someone hits withdrawls or not. withdrawls may not be good for the baby....but, i can tell u that doing coke while ur preg isnt good. or pills. or drinking. u know how big of a stigma comes with doing drugs while ur preg? why do u think women who do that get labeled what they do? because it is WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! period period period.
i am being judegmental now. im not going to sugar coat it! i dont have to walk a mile in ANYONE'S shoes in order to KNOW and feel that drugs while preg is wrong and not acceptable.
when ur baby comes out.............at that nano second, ur life changes and everything u do must be for the #1 benefit of your child. so, start the process now. tell your doctor the truth. and, let's just say that by telling ur doctor ur an addict, etc and need help u would go to jail for 5 months (of course i am exaggerating this and u wouldnt) WHO CARES????????? it isnt about u anymore! whatever the "penalty" would be. if it means u get clean and off drugs then do whatever u gotta do for that baby. now, always and forever.
there shouldnt be a debate or arguemnt about how many drugs a preg girl can consume and have her baby ok.
this is why i say do not have kids until u are not dependent on a drug for any reason.
I am not at all condoning a women who is pregnant and still uses. I think its horrible and just plan selfish. However, we can't bash women who come here that genuinely want to get off the meds but don't know how. I read on this site that someone suggested Methadone to a pregnant mother??? Like, are you kidding me?? I cannot see how tapeing to something small and continuing usage while pregnant is not better then just stopping. Or even worse, switching to methadone and taking that throughout the pregnancy? Both of these suggestions were before just stopping. That baffled me.
I just think that for someone like me, who didn't even think she could conceive again, see's how some women, and only SOME, are so carelss and continue to use and it sickens me. But, I also see some women who truly want to be rid of the pills for their child and they still get a whipping when they come here for advice...
Any women here who are pregnant, the absolute best thing for you to do, is to tell your dr. Please try to find a way to stop and give both you and your baby a chance at a happy life, let your dr help you, not us and definitely not the internet....
Good luck to you all....
but, there are soooooooooooooo many people that come on here and are like oh im 30 wks pregnant, 25 wks preg, etc iv been taking oxy's and im im scared NOW that my baby could have something wrong with her....or be born addicted.
that is just freakin stupid.
The majority of girls who are in this situation are NOT on pain meds thru a dr at pain management, etc. Chances are, they are somehow abusing them.....or, if they are getting them from a dr then they are abusing them.....if they weren't, they wouldnt be posting on here. They would just ask their doctor because the dr would already know that they are on them so the girl wouldnt be scared to ask. that said, i feel as tho alot are abusing...........so i say....PICK what is more important ....
See, im very one sided with this...i cant help it. if it is a women who wants to get off pills and is worried then they wouldnt be asking the effects of pill popping when they are 30 wks pregnant. they wouldnt be suggesting doing some coke here n there is ok.
i agree with you tho lisa on it. i just have zero tolerance for this addictive behavior while pregnant. figure something out. figure it out. there is always a way to get it figured out.
On the other hand, Some women are just a little to blaise about the whole thing though. They can click off alist of reasons why getting off the pills is hard too and ignore the obvious reason that they need to do it. They state that they "feel bad" but they just have ot keep snorting pills. Its not just guiltymom, I have read it before from others and it bothers me. Maybe its because I cant have children myself, but Id like to think even if I could, I would feel strongly on the subject.
Some people on this forum have no trouble telling it like it when it matters. They dont sugar coat things and they speak up and as long as they are not disrespectful, they should be allowed that privelege. I chose to speak up about this because it serious. I usually never have a negative thing to say to people, and Ive had plenty negative thrown my way.
Many months back when I was withdrawing I posted a ridiculously emotional comment that I was ready to put my cat to sleep because I couldnt handle the stress (I didnt do it). Tons of people wrote scathing comments to me that I was sick, needed help, was being selfish, etc... It hurt at the time but they were just speaking their mind and pushing for what they knew was right and I knew it was right too. If people can get that worked up over a cat, then we all have the right to get that worked up over hurting an unborn baby.