hydrocodone

[poppy11]

hi,ive been taking hydrocodne through my whole pregnancy for pain .not abusing.i am 37 weeks pregnant and 5 days.i am down to about 10 to 20 milligrams a day.i have tapered through whole pregnancy down to this much.will my baby surely be born with withdrawls?even at this low dose?

[poppy11]

thats what i thought too.they gave me percocet right after i had my last one.but that was 2 years ago,im not sure if things are dif now.i was taking them during my last pregnancy and it was fine.no withdrawals in baby.but the doc that was prescribing isnt a ob,when i strted going to my ob i told him i wasnt taking anything.i just feel guilty when they ask me if i take anything.i go to the doctors planning on telling them each time and then i just sit there like a ******* and dont say anything.i did the same thing the last time.but luckily my baby was fine.i did have him early though.at 36 weeks but he was good size.my doc says this one is huge.i guess i shouldnt be worried since i have the bottle right?but i dont want to say anything unless they ask.i heard if you tell them they keep the baby in nicu to observe for withdrwal and some babies get scored higher just becuase the mom told.i dont do any kind of illegal drug or anything like that.well at least not since i was in high school over 10 years ago.did you take anything when u were pregnant?ive been trying to research florida laws for 2011 but cant find much.i did find that cps will def take your baby if they have withdrawals though.they consider it child abuse.

[kellym]

Puhleeze. I have had 3 c-section babies in FL. NO they don't just test you. If your baby is acting weird, they will probably test the baby. But I don't know how they would tell. I was given percocet in the hospital or hydrocodone, whatever. I think they are all the same right? Unfortunately you are extremely concerned which is the only concerning thing about your story. If a Dr. gave you meds, there is no reason not to tell the new Dr. IMMEDIATELY, especially when you had to fill out the new paperwork. SO, that being said, something smells fishy!

[poppy11]

when i had my csection before they gave me morphiene and a epideral.i do have a script but ive been online reading all day about women that had thier script and if the baby had withdrawls theyd take it away.and call cps.im only taking half of what im supposed to be taking but im still worried.

[sunnieday34]

Poppy11' is it possible for you to tell us why you are concerned about the drug testing since you have a legitimate prescription from a doctor who obviously knows you are pregnant? If not, that's ok, but I hate for you to be so worried about this if you don't need to be.
I am of the understanding that if a baby shows any signs of WD or they suspect there may be they test the baby to protect him or her. I am not 100%sure of this but I believe that is how it works.
WD is much worse for a baby, and can cause so many dire problems if the doctors don't know what is wrong and can treat her. Please don't risk lying to them about your medication as that could get you in to a whole heap of trouble. You won't be in trouble if the OB prescribed the meds to you, which he or she did. You don't want them to think you are guilty for something if you are not. Please tell them so you and your baby can be treated and will both be fine.
Also, c section meds are usually milder than hydrocodone if I am not mistaken???

[poppy11]

does anyone know if in the state of florida they do mandatory drug testing on moms at birth?

[skheavner]

The baby won't show withdrawal from anywhere to 24-48 hrs after birth. You will feed the baby plenty in that time.  Although a seizure or shock could happen sooner.  You should not be counting on other meds,as they will be different and switching from one narcotic to another is not good for your baby.  If you will be on pain meds it needs to be the same ones.  And I have to stress to you - do Not stop your meds, even if you don't think you are having WD symptoms it is life threatening for your baby.  Remember what might not seem like anything or just minor pain to you is much worse for a little baby.