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pregnant and scared

Feb 21, 2008 10:53PM - 1 comments
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pain

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Pregnancy

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Opiates

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Addiction

I am 35 weeks pregnant and dependent on narcotics for pain relief from chronic pain sydrome associated with cystic fibrosis and chronic pancreatitis.  I'm terrfifed for the baby to have to go thru w/d.  All the doctors tell me it is the lesser of two evils b/c if i go into pain crisis the baby could be premature or stillborn.  I'm trying to taper, but I seem to keep getting into trouble.  I just wnat to find someone who had been on narc's and how much, and if the baby suffered w/d or not.  I know it depends on the person, but I need reasurrance htat everything will be ok.  Tehy tell me that b/c the docs know about it the baby, if dependent, can be weaned very easily and without discomfort.  But, the idea that it might have to take narc's guilts me to no end.  I feel so out of control, and like a terrible mother.  Like I should be able to handle any kind of pain for my baby.  Anybody been through this?

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by jess569, Feb 21, 2008 11:21PM
my sister in-law is on soma's,zatac, vicadens, she had a total hip replacement and was and still is having other problems. she gave birth to a beautiful little boy, and not by c-section. all the doctors told her the same thing. and belive me she thought, she was a horrible mother too. she stoped taking them. it wound up causeing problems since she was going though with draw while she was pregant(bad pain and horrible mood swings)  look you will be fine after everything they told her she had a beautiful baby. and if there is a problem like my son had and not because i was taking anything. we just had a lot of problems. he still is a wonderful person and hes an angle. doctors did really good when i gave birth in preventing anything to go horrible wrong. they saved my son. so dont worry. the best thing you can do is stay clam even though it hard. because you are going to have a wounder baby. weither nothing wrong or something. anyways if you are 35 weeks should you be busy picking out cute names. just rember the less  stress over it the better. thats how i had problems stressing over not knowing if an ultra sound is right or wrong. so keep yourself busy you'll be okay write me if you need anythine please.

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