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to prevent withdrawls in newborn...
Does anyone know how long before birth you need to stop taking vicodin in order to avoid withdrawls in a newborn? I asked my MD and he said to go ahead and take them as needed, the only thing that will happen is that the baby will be sedated and they have medication that can stop that. All the research I have done tells me that the baby will be born addicted if taken regularly ( what is regularly for that matter?) And/or will have respitory disstress if taken right before labor. I am 35 weeks with fraternal twins girls, separate sacs and placentas, and have only been taking 3-4 a day when needed for severe lower back and hip pain.
curious08 I would ask 1234 about the cold turkey. But in my opinion, I would never put a baby at possible risk.
I so agree GTMI u are a amazing person, and i know you never intend to hurt anyone or mislead...but the right person like you said for this is 1234betterlife, she knows her **** when it comes to this!!
good luck to u curious,and your baby!
r2r
good luck to u curious,and your baby!
r2r
i just gotta add my 2 cents Goingtomakeit is one of the best this forum has to offer. he os absoulutely awsome with his advice and truly cares about all of us. if i post i want him to answer. thank you for being you dave.
much love and respect
cathy
much love and respect
cathy
Thank you all for all the advise and hooking me up with 1234betterlife who had alot of good info. What are the risks to the babies if you stop cold turkey? AND, If I experience no withdrawl symptoms, do the babies? Are they still at risk? Thanks again for the help and support.
Again, thanks for that comment. Also, a kriss22 on the social side has a pregnancy question and methadone.
to all newbies, goingtomakeit has never been rude to a single person on this forum, ever. he is one of the most gentle, generous people i have met. if that was read into a post it was by error. any older member of this forum would know that and be happy to verify there would never be a note in his manner to put down anyone.
sorry to cause drama. I'll honor your wish and ignore it but i remain faithful to my opinion in that it could have been said in a much more respectable manner as far as how to be safe about it. And I never said he didn't give good advice.....k...i'm done now....promise i won't say anything more...:)
check out htt://www.picc.net....it's the place where my daughter had to go and has lots of info on things that you may want to know. I am truly sorry for the drama and want nothing more than the focus to stay on our ultimate goal which is to help you!!! Keep posting!
My main point was to make sure curious08 got sound advice. It had nothing to do with pointing out anyone's 'mistakes'. and for the record, little mistakes can be big trouble if acted on. What if she read that and then quit c/t without reading any more? We frequently see people here make a post or 2 and then never hear from them again. and if you noticed, curious08 has not been on this post since she first posted.
If you know Goingtomakeit, he would never say or do anything to offend anyone. His main focus was not to point out a mistake, just looking out for safety. He is is not like that at all. Many people on here know him and truly respect his advice. You will learn that too being a part of this forum. He offers the advice he knows and sends people to others on this forum if he thinks they can be more help. You will value his advice once you get to know him!
i don't think she was trying to draw attention to a "mistake". just making sure that the sudden withdrawal problem was addressed. we need to not be so deffensive, if we really want to help.
struggline thank you for that but it's really ok. I also caught that. Just ignore it and keep with the good advice....:)
As I see ....she did....and all you had to say was....."for safety, make sure not to go cold turkey..." You downplayed. No biggie...but I'm gonna stand up for people who give good advice and point out the ones who talk down to them. It's not that you brought up the safety factor....your main focus was to point out space's mistake..anyhow i'm not here to argue....just trying to defend someone whom I think is knowledgeable despite her horrible "human" mistake of forgetting to write don't go c/t.
As you see spacecadette failed to mention to not c/t. This could put baby at risk. As for your comment on downplay. Is it better to be safe or what? I am trying to help, what are you doing?
Goingtomake it...sounds like you are trying to downplay what others are saying...??? "Get advice from those who know about this?" Sounds like space knows more than you think......curious08 good luck to you....most people on here are not about competition and are here for you....
ALSO!! as going to make it just said....Forgot to tell you DO NOT DO COLD TURKEY!!! You have enough time to form a taper plan.
Do not quit cold turkey if you are pregnant. Get advise from those who know about this.
I have sent a note to 1234betterlife that you need info and help. She is an RN trained in OBGYN. She has helped many in your situation get free and do it safely.
I have sent a note to 1234betterlife that you need info and help. She is an RN trained in OBGYN. She has helped many in your situation get free and do it safely.
If you can withstand the pain than you should absolutely, definately, positively stop NOW. Taking anything DAILY can become addictive. People can become physically addictive to even tylenol pm....even if its only 2 a day....it's the consistency and tolerance that our bodies build. As for the babies being addicted....I was in your situation as well. I was on meds for apprx a month and a half due to kidney problems and the chances of miscarrying. My doctor insisted that the risks of losing my baby out weigh the risks of not wanting to take pills.....hence also was told my baby would be fine. So you can imagine the shock I felt when I was getting ready to leave the hospital and the nurse came in and said " I'm sorry sweetie but the Dr. is beginning to see signs of withdrawl in your baby and so were transferring her to another hospital for observation." She was transferred to a hospital where after 2 days she was than transferred to a special center for newborns suffering from drug withdrawl. Let me tell you that the kind of people that are there are NOT that of what you hope to see. I was the ONLY mother in that center that got to take her baby home after they were finished weaning her. Most babies are put in foster homes or adopted by other family members. On top of that, by law CPS has to investigate. I literally felt like a criminal. I could NOT BELIEVE what was happening. to this day I'll never touch pills again....I don't care if I lose a leg......I cannot believe the unfair torment and imposition I placed upon my innocent daughter. And just becuase the "doctor" said it would be fine is no excuse...at least for me....to this day I hate myself for being so damn naive....and my fiance is in med school!!!!!!!!!! How stupid could we have been!!!!!!!!!???? I'm sorry to be so crude and blunt....but PLEASE PLEASE if you can, stop before you suffer more than you can imagine...no withdrawl is more painful than that of watching an innocent baby scream, shake, cry, and twitch as a welcome into our sad world. best of luck.
Send a PM(Private message) to 1234betterlife. She can help you with your answers.
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