37 weeks pregnant and withdrawing from Vicodin

[momytobe16]

Hello all.. I am 26 years old and am currently 3by th7 weeks pregnant. I have been addicted to vicodin for at least 3 years .. it started with multiple head injurys from snowboarding to broken ribs, to recently finding a cist on my ovary. Somehow the pills just kept comming and before I knew it i was addicted. I only realized how addicted I was when I found out I was pregnant and tried to stop cold turkey. I had all the severe withdrawl symtoms and after reading other posts on here of people in the same situation sayiing how bad it is to quit cold turkey while pregnant I went to my OB. He told me that I was safe to quit cold turkey because I was only taking around 5 a day at this point. I told him (crying like a baby in his office) that I didn't think I could do it and needed help tapering off. He basically told me to tough it out, which led me to taking them again. I have now gone on and off of them sseveral times and haven't been able to stop. I have felt very alone, and horribly guilty for what I may have done to my little baby. I just want him to be born healthy. My (new) doctor does not know I was still recently taking vicodin but all the tests and ultrasounds have been coming back great, he is currently 7lbs.
Reading over these forums the last few months to try and get some info on what could potentially happen I have heard a lot about women having their babies taken from them by CPS if the baby is born addicted. This will not happpen to me! I am currently on day 3 of no vicodin and the withdrawls are crappy, but nothing I can't handle. I flushed my meds and am not looking back. I'm so dissapointed that I didn't do this sooner, but better now than never right? My question is. How long does the vicodin stay in my system and moore importantly how long will it be in the babies? I'm die in just a few weeks but the doctor said I can safely go into labor any day now. I'm hoping to make it at least another week before my baby boy comes so that this crap that has ruined my life won't be in our systems anymore! I would hate for my baby to go through withdrawls and would die if he were taken away from me. Please any info will help. I know a lot of you will have opinions and think I'm a horrible human being but please don't. Answer just to put me down. I'm putting myself through enough, I know I've done wrong but all I want is to be a good mommy to my baby boy. Addiction is a powerfull thing and I wish id never seen a pill in my life! Thank you!!

[sudie58]

i am so glad to hear from you at last! and its good your not feeling too bad, you will be doing the right thing by telling yourdoctor everything, i wish you well for your appointment on monday, take care and god bless.

[OverrrIt]

The best thing u can do in this situation is be completely honest with your dr. If ur ob/dr was prescribing u the meds there are no reason for CPS to get involved to take your baby away. I was addicted to percs when I found out I was preg since I was in pain management for a herniated disk. I was able to wean off in the beginning but towards the end I suffered from severe migraines and back pain and my dr put me on percs and I was in and out of the hospital getting shots of morphine. As much as I hated to take anything I was in so much pain. I was on the meds for 3 weeks then I knew I had to stop. I went into labor 2 days later. They found opiates in my baby's system and my dr immediately signed off that I was perscribed meds so that CPS didn't get involved. Unfortunately my daughter was born mildly addicted and was in the nicu for 2 weeks. It killed me cause I hated seeing her suffer.
I don't know how long everything is in ur system, but I would say at least a week. I wish u all the best!! Believe me I know how hard this must be for you. I still feel the guilt, but u are a good person and a great mother!!! This addiction is b**ch!!! Just be up front and honest and stay away from the meds. (I know easier said than done).
Congrats on 4 days!! It's great ur feeling good and strong cause it sounds like u r doing great!!! Keep us posted, and feel free to ask me anything!!
<3 Jess <3

[dovecottage]

so glad to hear from u . 4 days clean congrats u can do it for the both of you. keep posting and i wish you thebest with the doc and your new addition . keep strong....Dove

[momytobe16]

Hi all! I'm officially on day 4 of no pills and I feel fine! Ive had very minor withdrawal symtoms compared to previous experiences.. I had the diarrhea and body aches the first day then each day after has gotten better. I'm hoping this means the baby isn't suffering much either. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my little man doesn't come out early. I have a doctor appt on Monday and am going to tell him what's going on. I've been doing some research and I've gotten the impression that its out of your system in 7 days..anyone know if this is correct?  Vamama- you said you quit 2 weeks before?  Was ur baby still born addicted?  I'm hoping that its out of mine and my babys systems by the time he comes..any info anyone has on the length it stays in your and your fetus system would help. I will die if my baby has to suffer!! Thank you everyone for your support.  (Some not as much) :) having this has helped me through my last 4 days and now I know I can make it! I'm not even craving them anymore! ! ;)

[el_em_en_oh]

Where'd you go?

Please post so we can all see how you're doing.

Did you talk to your doctor? What steps have you taken to address this? I wouldn't be asking if I didn't care about the health of both you and your unborn child.

Please let us know how you're doing. We're all here to give support & advice or whatever else we can offer.

LMNO

[Vamama]

I actually got addicted to vic's while pregnant. I hurt my back & took them throughout my pregnancy. They will not hurt the baby. HOWEVER... The baby become addicted to them. I stopped two weeks before she was born, it was hard as hell. My doc told me what the withdrawls would be like for the baby & I couldn't bear to have my little one enter the world with w/d.  You can stop. I feel for you. But I know you will do right for the baby. Keep coming back & posting it helps.