So I had the amniocentesis done and so far so good. However I didn't even have the chance to tell my doctor because the ultrasound tech was the one with me the entire time, the doctor was in and out. I thought we would go in his office afterwards but that didn't happen. Now I'm nervous again! Not sure how to handle it from here...
Good luck with your amnio. Let us know when you can how it went. Glad to hear you have a good doctor!
If you took them by mistake then be honest about that. No reason to lie to anyone. When you go to your amnio appt tell them. It is better to be safe than sorry. Please let us know how things turn out~
I can hear how stressed you are. As addicts, we need to learn new ways of dealing, because obviously, we aren't dealing when we are using. And when you are off subs, it's a whole different ball game. So I strongly urge you to get into recovery.
You can't start imagining how the obgyn will react. It doesn't matter if he or she is judgmental, what matters is the health of your baby. Go and be honest. That's the only way you things have a chance of being in your favor.
It terrifies me to be honest because I'm not prescribed any pain meds and when you're pregnant if you take something, especially a narcotic, you need a prescription. So I'm worried that they will put it in my chart and this will end up becoming a really big problem. I'm very nervous about this. In many ways! I'm also thinking that since my body isn't used to pain meds that the baby felt it or that something bad could've happened. I have read about women continuing their meds while pregnant, but their bodies are used to it. Just like my body is used to the subutex...I'm not even sure who to tell. There's my regular OBGYN (who is very judgmental), the high risk specialist that I have seen just as much and my subutex doctor. As for recovery I'm only seeing my doctor monthly (subutex dr. Who is also a psychiatrist) but when I stopped using last year I was seeing a therapist privately. I'm mainly just staying away from the bad influences and sticking with family and good supportive friends. I still can't believe I did this. I'm so stressed over this and I know stressing isn't going to help...
Be honest with your OBGYN that is the most important part! I know it scary but they are very understanding if you are honest.
Hi, just be 100% honest with your obgyn. That's all you can do. Any attempt at minimizing or covering up will surely be a problem later on. Also, I hope you are in some type of recovery. Once the opiates are gone, we are just addicts w/o the drugs. We need to work on living life w/o substances and we can't do it alone.