Cocaine I belive stays in the mother's system for 3 days after last use. But this depends how much, how often. We had a family friend go through this. But Im not sure about how long it takes to leave the baby. Marijuana stays longer. She had stopped smoking at 6 months of pregnancy and the baby tested positive at birth. Im not sure how long for sure any of these stay. Good Luck to you and sadly I hope the baby doesnt suffer because of the drug use
The thing they will look for in the hospital isn't Cocaine in their systems; they'll be looking at the baby for withdrawal which does take time and is absolutely heart-wrenching and agonizing.
They have to automatically test the baby because she has a child in care. The Child we have tested positive for 3 different drugs when born. It all has been such a sad situation. If anyone else has any info on if it stays in the babies system for extended period of time please let me know. Thanks
I don't know how long it stays in your system but I think they'll not only test but they'll look for withdrawal symptoms. If baby is withdrawing they'll still have plausible cause to take baby out of her care.