percocet and pregnancy

[leolion1]

I am 25 weeks pregnant and I am taking percocet 3-4 times a day for a severe back injury....I take them because i need them and never to get high.....My ob said not to discontinue, i was just wondering if anyone took this med while pregnant and Is it 100% my baby will be born addictede?

[whtgurl77]

someone please help i am on lortabs my doc don't give them to me i buy them off the street i am 22 weeks pregnant i was going to check myself in to detox but i am scared it will make me lose my baby i am scared to tell my doc i don't want dss involved but want they do a drug test on my baby checking for lortabs

[FLaddict]

Do NOT under any circumstance go on methodone..... Tell your OB.. women take pain pills while pregnant all the time. they can deal with it if they are aware of the situation.. YOu will not lost your baby.. It is dangerous for the baby if you detox.. more dangerous than if the baby has withdrawls when its born.. they know how to deal with it.. Many women have posted here and none of their babies were born addicted.. Your baby will definately be born addicted if you go on methodone.. The chances will raise if you go that route.. Please do not go there..

[KristinElyse]

I am 28 weeks pregnant and take pain killers everyday....I want to quit but I have had people tell me that it is dangerous for the baby to detox.  I don't know what to do...I don't want my baby to withdraw and I don't want to lose my baby because I heard that they drug test babies now.  Is there anybody who can help me?? Let me know if there is anything I can do.  Should I change doctors and get on methadone?  Should I tell my doctor now that I have been taking pain killers? If I tell him could he call child protective services on me?  Can I just detox??  Please someone help me! :(  Kristin  
My email is kristin_elyse***@**** if you'd rather email me.  Thanks

[MomaRee]

Hey I am 28 weeks and take a percocets 5 one a night to help ease pain n get some sleep . can u email me or give me advice on ur experience .. ***@****

[lashamummyof2]

Hi  Leolion1
I wrote you a few days ago about just having a baby after being on percocets throughout my whole pregnancy. I was also very worried...if you would like, you can contact me via email and you can ask me specific questions; I know a lot because I researched like crazy and two of my good friends are  doctors who gave me the straight info about what I was taking and risk to baby (off the record as they weren't worried about liability!).
if you need to talk to someone, even if it's just for support, you can reach me at: ***@****.
hope to hear from you and I hope I can offer some support and answers!
liz

[MomaRee]

Hey could use but help ***@****

[leolion1]

anyone on here tonight? Please read my post on here and under pregnancy and narcotics, i need information...

[lurker]

Congrats on the baby - as a nurse, I can tell you that many pregnant women take narcotics for legitimate pain, and for other reasons.  The most important thing is to be honest with your doctor and the nurses when you go into labor.  We do Finnegan scoring on infants that assesses their withdrawal level and put them on Morphine taper to prevent withdrawal symptoms.  It generally only lasts 3-5 days for the baby.  Your quitting during the pregnancy would be very stressful to both you and the baby.  Hang in there, keep being honest with your doctor.  One suggestion would be to ask for Oxycodone instead of Percocet - only because you'd then not be taking so much Tylenol.