Smoking Pot while Pregnant

[BryLo]

I know none of you are Doctors and this is a touchy subject, but looking for your opinions on smoking pot while pregnant.

Do you think having a puff here and there is alright?  

If you have nothing but rude remarks, please keep them to yourself.

Thanks!

[heathermommyof3]

she going to have a smaller baby anyways if she cant eat!!! so chances are smoking a little bud will help her also gain weight and help the baby grow

[Ellemu88]

Oh, and I live in the States and have never been drug tested at a prenatal appointment, so I don't know that they do that in all states. I'm not saying it's bad or anything I'm just saying I've never had that experience.

[Ellemu88]

Personally, I don't think there can ever be any definite conclusions about pot while pregnant, until there are studies done on humans. I have my own experiences from friends I've had who have smoked occasionally and heavily during pregnancy. Their babies are all healthy and normal from what I can deduce. One is a boy, 3 years the other a girl, 4 years. The girl has sort of an attitude problem, however I don't know that I can connect that to pot because her mother has one as well.
However, I would like to say that I find it strange that drigs such as Zoloft and Paxil were so quick to be given the greenlight during pregnancy, when they later were found to cause horrible birth defects. They tried to give me Zoloft with my son and I refused ( I am bipolar but choose to deal without meds for the sake of my kids) A few months after I had my son, I started seeing all these programs and commercials for how the zoloft caused birth defects and you could sue and blah blah...
My point is, when you're pregnant, it is really really hard to tell what is safe and what is not. What may be ok today could come out being deadly tomorrow. Therefore, I don't think it is wise to use anything while pregnant, unless the benefits HIGHLY outweigh the risks. My friend who smoked with her son smoked daily, however she had lost 20 lbs from hypermesis garviduim (sp?) and had been hospitilzed several times due to dehydration. The doctors gave her some things to try ( I bleieve Zofran and Phenergan) but they didn't work at all. Pot was the only thing that did. I still wouldn't do it but I'm just saying that in her case I feel it was sort of what saved the pregnancy because she was having pre labor cramps and the baby wasn;t growing right due to the sickness. Now, I also know someone else who's doctor insisted on taking her meds for bipolar and her baby was born with a heart problem and needed surgery. (I personally would have found a different doctor but hey to each's own)
So, I cannot speak for everybody but I personally like to be au naturel while pregnant. That way there are no worries or guilt associated with my actions.

[kamil119]

what does your common sense tell you?

[nicole8989]

In the united states. We pregnant women get drug tested at our dr appt.  And if u fail they send child protective services to the hospital when u deliver nd take ur child so no i wouldnt smoke anything.   And plus i think its selfish to put ur wants before ur babies needs

[flawlessivy]

Well in michigan if your baby test positive for weed that is a child protective service case