*SMOKING OXY AND PREGO :(

[mommy_2_be531]

Hi. Well im 26 weeks pregnant with my first child and im having a girl. And I have a problem, I have been smoking Oxycodone 30 MG on the tin foil for about a year now, during the first trimester I have not been smoking Oxy maybe a Hit or two here and there and i dont do it everyday. latley Ive been smoking but still not alot, maybe 6 pills a week. My boyfriend has them perscribed to him and gets about 160 a month, and when he gets his scripts i smoke about 8 during the weekend. I know what i am doing is wrong and i feel so guilty for doing this to my baby girl. I love my baby so much trust me i really do. I go the week without smoking anything and when the weekend comes i find myself getting high. In a smoking session I take about 4 or 5 hits. Nobody knows I smoke exept my boyfriend, yeah i know how bad that sounds, but he is totally against me smoking, Im the one that insist i do it, and if he doesn't give me any I will take from him and smoke a pill bymyself. Like I said I dont do it everyday, please dont judge me. I feel the guilt in my heart and believe me I am a good person with a good heart. But I juss want to know will my daughter be born slow or anything??? As of now i am not going to do oxy for the rest of my pregnancy. I need support from women who have been there and can help me!!!! but will my baby be born slow or have problems?????????? cuz i read that Oxycodone may NOT have any effect on the baby and HAS ANY ONE DONE OXYCODONE WHILE PREGNANT AND HAD A HEALTHY BABY AT BIRTH???? when i go to my doctors and ultrasound appointments the doctor says that my baby looks fine and she is the size that she is supposed to be. I juss want to stop doing what i am doing to my baby girl. she does not deserve any of it. but please ladies if you could help me out!!!!!! thank you so much!!!!!! pls help me!!!!!!!!!!

[eyeofhorus2010]

Let's not lose sight of who this is about right now. I think the only one who can safely make the call as to just what she should do is her doctor. That's cut and dry, black and white. No sense in arguing the point further. She is in her 3rd trimester and if her doctor doesn't call her back then the ER doctor should advise. Unless you're a mind reader you can't know what a doc will or won't do. Don't know this girls medical history either. In this case I'm with Domino, get to a doctor, the sooner the better. Why risk it? I'm sure the baby girl would prefer it if given a vote.

[vicki595]

Okay Crys.  Respectfully,you're really NOT telling it like it is.  Maybe you went cold turkey off of your pills during your 3 pregnancies and,if so,I'm glad your kids are fine and had no difficulties at birth.  And,YES, I do know what I'm talking about.   Don't be offended here...it's just a learning curve.

All the best!

[Crys833]

K, well I wasn't giving advice as a nurse, first off.  I was giving advice as a pill user.....
I'm telling it like it is, I know Dr.'s and he probably won't tell her to taper her "smoking" habit, he will tell her to just quit. From MY experience...I believe she would have mild wd's if any. But YOU seem to know more of what you are talking about so, go for it!
Mommy_2_be- Don't listen to me I don't know what I'm talking about. Do what your Dr. tells you and I hope everyting turns out well for you. Best wishes :)

[dominosarah]

I know everyone means well here but when we have a pregnant woman on the forum we have to deal with this very carefully.  Coming off any type of pills needs to be done under a doctors supervision.  Just stopping the meds no matter how much or little is still dangerous to the unborn child and this needs to be monitored.  Our goal here is to ease her fears and talk with her doctor.  He/she can then decide what the plan will be to keep both her and the baby safe.......sara

[vicki595]

Crys~~~   You are so horribly wrong!!  I don't care if your a nurse or a proctologist!! You are wrong. Please...stop telling this girl she'll be fine going cold turky. First you said she'd have NO withdrawals. Then you said she wouldn't have BAD withdrawals. Which is it??

Either way,it's bad for the baby. She could miscarry. You seem to diminish the amount of pills she takes. She's not taking 5mg Percocet. She's taking 30 MG and smoking it!!

She's over 6 months pregnant. If she STOPS she may START having contractions.

There's "no point" in tapering???  Are you kidding me???   Please be careful here!!

[Crys833]

Her oxy use is 6 pills in a week and on the weekends she uses 8 pills. I don't believe she would have any bad wd's. I'm not a Dr. though, so his advice would be best. Should definetly see your Dr. to find out more info about this to be safe. Heads up: Your GP probably will just tell you to stop, because your usage isn't excessive. I doubt he would give you anything or set you up on tapering. There is no point. This is something that is going to be up to you to do. You gotta make the choice in your head to say NO! Good luck, keep us posted on how you're doing :) I am nurse, if you have any questions you can private message me too!