*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!!!!!!!!!!

[mommy_2_be531]

yes I know that, My post went up before i got to read yours :)

[vicki595]

You shouldn't just "stop". I just told you that. It's dangerous. Call the doctor ASAP.

[mommy_2_be531]

Yeah I know i have to let my OBGYN know, it's just that everytime i go in there, i have it in my head to speak up when she asks me" so do u have any questions" I just choke up and dont say anything. But I know that I need to tell her, because I think that she can help me out the most... I guess it's that little voice in my head telling me I can do it on my own, which is kinda setting me up for failure. But Im gonna stop and get help, I think of how much im gonna regret smoking while pregnant if my baby is born and something is wrong with her mentally, or physically. I just want my girl to be born healthy. I feel so good when I dont smoke, but once i see it or when i know my boyfriend has his scripts the temptation over-rides all of that :(  Prior to getting pregnant I used to smoke Alot so they withdrawls were horrible. the worst one is restless leg... ugh!

[vicki595]

Hey there...we're all friends here and you got some great advice. But,there's ONE very important thing: YOU CANNOT STOP THIS COLD TURKEY. I'm not yelling...I'm being emphatic!  This is important. Stopping cold turkey causes a lot of unpleasantness for you AND for the baby.  It may even cause miscarriage.

So,here's what you do: Call the OB today and talk with them. Be honest. They can help you taper off with the least discomfort to you both.  The doctor may even think you can just stop as your habit isn't daily. I don't know.  But call today.

Then you'll need to tell your boyfriend to lock the pills up and smoke (if he must) away from you. You both need some help here and you should think about getting into some
treatment/recovery care,NA,or something.

Post any time. This is a very caring group who will support you all the way. But,you have to do the work...

I wish you the best. This is a joyous time in your life!!

[IBKleen]

Hi,

First off, no one here is going to judge you. We are all addicts in different stages of using and recovery. WE understand the disease of addiction--we live it.

No one on the internet can tell you if your baby will have any problems. You will need to get tested for that. Even if someone was to tell you that they took drugs during their pregnancy and their baby was fine, that does not mean yours will be---and visa versa.

You need to get to your OBGYN and get honest. They see this every day and know how to handle it. No one is going to take your baby from you if you are honest. If you don't tell them the truth and something happens, then you risk losing her. It is best to be honest up front.

As far as smoking the pills, you need to stop and you know it. Your boyfriend is an enabler and he needs to get that stuff away from you---lock it up if possible. Do whatever you have to do to stay away from it.

Please think about something as well...after you have your daughter, what is to stop you from going back to the drugs? You need help to find out why you are doing this to yourself in the first place. Baby or no baby, you know what you are doing is not healthy and can kill you. I want to see you make it, have a healthy baby and enjoy her, clean and sober. I hope you get the help you need.

We will be here to support you through this but right now you need to do the foot work to get honest and stay clean.

[scoenen]

hun-  i know addiction takes over our common sense and i truly believe you when you say how much you love your little girl but you really must try and stop this madness.  talk to your OB/GYN.  be honest.  since you do not use everyday i don't think you are going to have any real problems with withdrawal and you would therefore not need to worry about miscarriage due to withdrawals but anything ingested duriong pregnancy can adversely affect the fetus.  not to mention the harmful affects to you.  please look into some kind of care and talk to your doctor.

wishing you and your little girl the best-
susan

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