detoxing off of vicoden pregnant

[soon2bemommy333]

im 37 weeks pregnant and been prescribed vicoden thru out my pregnacy. im so worried my baby is going to be born addicted. i was prescribed 4 5/500 a day. i am stoppping cold turkey but am scared to death of withdraw effects on me and my unborn son...

[cattalina]

You weren't taking a large amount of pills, so in all reality you and your son should be fine.  Not to freak you out or anything, but I thought going ct while pregnant wasn't the best course of action... Have you spoken with your physician about this?

[soon2bemommy333]

i have talked to my dr about my worries and he said he would not prescribe me anything that would harm my baby, but i have a friend who justy had a baby a week ago and took pain pills her whole pregnancy and the baby was born addicted. now she did eat them like candy but still how does someone know how much is enough to make the baby addicted?

[cathy5841]

yes, please be careful with the c/t.  it can send you into labor.  check with your dr immediately.  if he prescribed it i am sure he knows what he is doing.....good luck

[cattalina]

I certainly understand you being worried about this. But if you were only taking 4 pills or less a day your baby has a VERY VERY small chance of being born addicted.  And if for some strange reason he is, the doctors will be able to medically detox him IF NECCESSARY!! Try not to let this eat you up - everything will be fine ok?

[soon2bemommy333]

thank you for your advice...i just cant help but worry to death. im just frustrated to because my dr never told my about the chances of the baby being born addicted. i had to find out online and thrua friend...

[cattalina]

I know exactly how you feel about being frustrated!  He probably didn't tell you because your dose was so low it wasn't really a concern... but I don't blame you at all for being worried and upset.  There was a girl on this forum a few months ago that took the same amount as you are taking (except she was taking percocets I think) during her pregnancy, and her baby came out fine.  Not addicted at all, the pills had no effect on him.  The odds are in your favor that that will happen to you!  Good luck and let us know how things go!

[soon2bemommy333]

i will let you know. i havent taken any pills in over 24 hours. other being tired and grouchy which i think, due more to my worry and being way pregnant. i havent had any w/d symptoms that know. thank you for your kind words. i feel so alone in this situation since my boyfriend has no clue and i dont really want to tell anyone else since i feel so guilty. i go the dr friday and if i start to feel sick i will call him. i will post my outcome to after the baby is born..

[tramaddi]

what do u take them for? At 37 weeks I wonder if u stopped now if the baby would have enough time to be born w/o w/d??  I always think if I can't stop w/o w/d then the baby is in the same boat.  I am pg too 29weeks and plan on being done w/ my taper by the end of the month (tramadol) so my baby should have a month and half to get adjusted.  Not ideal but better than nothing.sounds like the Dr. isn't to concerned so I wouldn't worry too much..good luck let me know how it turns out

[soon2bemommy333]

well its been almost 4 days and i only had a few mild w/d symptoms the first day. i was taking for a degenartive disk disease in my back plus sever sciatic nerve pain.. i pray to god that he will be rbon without w/d. i talked to my dr and he said the amount i was taking there is lil chance he will be born addicted but supported me not taking any more since i was worried. he gave me flexiral a class b and im tuffing it out day by day.

[beauholly]

Hi !!!  I took pills the ENTIRE time I was pregnant with my daughter and she was fine when I delivered. Just a little fill good note for you !!I will have to say though I WILLLllll  never let her get it prescribed to her because I feel it is in her blood that she will like it !!  I will choose other ways to treat her pain.    Its all for her own good...

[soon2bemommy333]

definetly...im on day 5 and feel fone ...in pain but it is all worht it. i went to the dr today and my son's heartbeat is strong and my blood pressure is great...so im just gonna hang on unless it gets to where i cant walk or something that might make my bp sky rocket...im gonna keep my boy off of pills to! both his parents have had problems with addiction so it doesnt look good for him. im just gonna be honest the hell it has put me through. ty for your kind words!

[worried878]

glad u r doing well..u made it...keep moving forward and what is the name of the new one gonna be?

[girlybuff]

If they were prescribed by your dr and your baby happens to be born dependent, then you won't get into any trouble, they will know exactly what to look for and they can treat it immediately.  Now, if you were taking them and your dr didn't know about it, well then that would be a different story but it's not the case, thank goodness .
Yes that's a relatively low dose but your dr still should have told you and I don't think anyone should ever take anyting without knowing ALL of the risks, pregnant or not.  I know we all trust our doctors though and I'm sure your dr. knows exactly what he/she is doing for you and your baby and has been monitoring you closely.  
Pain for the mother is not good and is very dangerous as well as it raises blood pressure, etc. and too much pain can cause pre-term labor so you're kind of damned if you do and damned if you don't. ANd the things that you would assume are safe to take like ibuprofen aren't.  
It's not set in stone who becomes deoendent at what specific length of time and at what specific dosing.  You're baby will most likely not be born dependent and again, even if he/she were, it can be handled easily and there are no known birth defects or anything associated with it, just the dependency, which for us is a big deal but if they're aware, it's not so with a newborn.
I took them too while I was pregnant, prescirbed and stoped before she was born although at 37 weeks, why put your body under that sort of stress??  If the baby is going to be born dependent, it's too late now to change that.  Since stress like withdrawal can cause pre-term labor (although you're pretty much done at 37 weeks) I would just continue to take them if you feel extremely uncomfortable.  At 37 weeks, you want to be as comfortable as possible.
My daughter was FINE when she was born, and smart as heck now.  Nothing was wrong with her and she was NOT born dependent.  I hate saying addicted because they didn't have any sort of a choice, so I choose to use the word dependent since it's primarily a physiological circumstance.
The thing to be careful of (please read one of my journal postings about this) is what YOU are going to do in terms of stopping the pills AFTER the baby is born, whether you're going to breast feed, how you plan on staying clean and on top of your game in life without pills to make sure you're the best mom the child can possibly have.  
The physical part is barely the beginning, unless of course you need to remain on them for some reason.  But again, we all know that dosing, and your's is low, doesn't last too long.  Eventually you will need more and more and more so try and get a plan together for what you want to do afterwards.  
I don't know if it's your first baby but you need to make sure you are "with it" at all times.  It's so hard in the beginning... God, my daughter is 2 and it's still so hard LOL
Again, read my journal posting and I wish you nothing but a lifetime of sobriety and happiness with your gift from God....

[soon2bemommy333]

i dont understand how it would be to late for the baby not to be born w/o w/d....it only takes them 3-5 after there born to get over them...why would it take a month inside, when the placenta filters alot of the meds and they are more protected.  i still have not been taking any pills and i feel great. i all ready talked to my dr about after the baby is born and i think my pain will be more managable once this baby is out.