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drug tests?

So I've been reading a lot of posts that say they've been drug tested while they've been pregnant?
When exactly do they do that right before you give birth or right after?
I've just never heard of getting drug tested before
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6133477 tn?1415996104
Every doctor is different they have to inform you if they drug test u my doctor does it everytime I have a doctor appointment. But as the baby goes as soon as its born they test the umbilical cord and there first poop.
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That's the thing I have Kaiser and Im able to see my test results and everything and it always says protein check.
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Trend, that's actually pretty cool. I know my doc tests for drugs every time and they test your blood in L&D and if you are positive they test baby and call Cps and so forth..
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Everytime*
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9768879 tn?1412696065
Everything's you go to the Dr and pee in the cup they test it for drugs, sugar and protein. I know this because my Dr has this thing called a patient portal, when you go to their website and log in it shows you the date they test you and what drugs they tested for.
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My second pregnancy I was in the same situation as u ^^^ and I didn't know they tested me and didn't say anything to me until I had my baby cps was involved and they said they would check her first poop and her umbilical cord and if it came back positive then I could lose her thank god I quit when I found out so she didn't test positive
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I live in Colorado and I'm not too sure how it is anywhere else. But, I'm almost 100% sure I'm not getting drug tested because they have to tell you. It's for protein in your urine. Before I kneeling was pregnant I smoked weed, as soon as I found out I quit however, when I had went to my appointment it was a week after I found out which means weed was still in my system. &They never said anything.  
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I owe in a cup every visit and it's not just to test I haven't signed anything and I know they r checking for drugs bc they have it posted all over the bathroom
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In West Virginia my doctor would only allow me to be her patient if I submitted for drug testing during my consultation. She checks every appointment because here you can fail the first but none of the rest of your tests. To show that youre "getting / staying" sober
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The first visit and when the baby is born
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Here they test every time I go to the Dr....and if positive it gets noted in your file and sent to hospital with your records. The hospital reports it.
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Yeah, what hab63380 said. Just because you pee in a cup everytime does not mean they're drug testing you, its just to check your sugar. They drug tested me my first lab and if its positive, they will do another in the future. If not, they dont do it again. You can always ask your doctor.
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If they are drug testing you they have to have you sign a permission slip .. that's how it is here anyways . They don't automatically check ur urine for drugs just because u pee in a cup. I pee in a cup every appointment and my Dr doesn't drug test ! It's to check for protein, sugar and uti
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After 11 weeks of being pregnant they have me a slip of paper signed by the doctor to bring yo a lab to get blood work and give a urine sample for a drug test. That is done during your pregnancy. The urine you give at the doctor every week is to test for infections.
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10025015 tn?1422498264
Over there when your baby is born they test their blood, if anything is found in babys blood, mother goes into custody & rehab, and baby goes into foster while mother finishes.
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Every visit here.  
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Yep every Dr visit here too
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11234298 tn?1417676547
Every time i go to my drs appointment i have to pee in a cup. So every time you go to the drs.
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Probably every time you go in that probably why you **** in a cup each time
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Where i stay they urine sample everytime i do to doctor to check for protein in urine, the normal stuffalso for drugs as well
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