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 hope all is well , please post again so we can see how your doing,we are here for you, god bless.

[dovecottage]

Be honest with the doc and your husband or family. They will be there to help you if you are honest now. Be good to yourself and the Boo its a new start for both of you. Living a sober life starts with honesty. Be well.... Dove.

[GMcp]

oh i just read that other part, and well if you dont believe it, look it up its true any use during the duration of a pregnancy is traceable if they go deep into it, which they did as i came clean asap and told my doctor the day i found ou ti was pregnant i was an addict. not a joke,not a lie its what happened and what they told me after i flipped out and they looked into it deeper and found it was the Demerol 4 weeks prior

[GMcp]

how is it lacking empathy??? i was very empathetic, i shared my story that is all, personally i like it when others share there storys with me when im in trouble it gives me a bigger view on it, i wasnt trying to be bad or mean or any of that its scary dont you think how could you not think it is? im sorry but im not gona lie and tell her oh its gona be fine, cuz in reality it is not so there it is,

and momytobe please understand i only wrote what i wrote to get you on a higher level of understanding of whats happening, i know the drugs all to well, you dont think of things like u do when u r sober ok, its from my heart, i care, and i really really hope everything turns out the way you truly want it too <3

[Eebb26]

She asked for no negative comments and most ppl observed that and gave her good advice. I wish the others wld just not comment. We all have this same nasty horrible addiction. Some can go ct whe others can't. This is the one place we turn to , to not be judged.
You must think b4 u post things that are your opinion. I also have a medical background and can tell you how rare it wld be for Demerol to show up in a baby one month after a single dose. I think there is more to te story and authorities wldnt be involved unless there was proof of hidden abuse throughout the pregnancy.
I think best is for u to call ur dr tomorrow and just be honest now. Im sure they hear this all the time. It will be a relief for you as well as the benefit to the health of your baby.

[Ashelen]

Just cut/paste everything Vicki said in here. I think you'll be just fine, but you MUST be honest. they're going to get you in trouble if they discover something you've been hiding, but if you're honest they will work with you in delivery to make sure baby is healthy, which is the ONLY important thing from here.

You are not a horrible person...don't beat yourself up. you're in the grips of something really strong, and doing the best you can to make it right...that makes you a pretty d*mned good person in my book. It's not the mistakes we make that define us, it's what we do to make up for those mistakes.

btw..your baby should be just fine. i had to be on pain medicine (prescribed by my OB) during both pregnancies for various things...while it's not ideal, the only real risk that narcotics during pregnancy carry relate to addiction/withdrawal at birth, and an informed Ob will be able to care for your baby to make sure there are no big complications.

so...be honest...and get excited! your baby is almost here!