is marijuana safe

[kaylahdee]

i have had hyperemesis gravidarum since i was 9 weeks pregnant. in and out of hospitals so many times its ridiculous. i have been to the point where i puked up so much blood and none of their medicines like phenergan or zofran or reglan would stop it so they had to knock me out. i almost died that day, it was the worst, most painful day of my life. well i found out that taking a few hits of weed makes the nausea and/or vomiting immediately go away.  i've looked it up and it seems there are no proven medical illnesses or conditions that come from smoking marijuana while pregnant, but still, i get panic attacks thinking i might be harming my unborn son. i know i'm taking a risk smoking, but i know cigarettes are worse and i stopped that way in the beginning.  if i dont smoke, i end up in the hospital getting the same ole meds shoved in my IV that DONT WORK. i am tired of this i want to stop smoking, but i cant just tell my doc i smoke weed to make it stop, or i fear my baby may be taken away from me.  i have ibs, a very bad acid reflux, and gastroparesis.  they say all these reasons on top of the hyperemesis is why i am puking, as well as the baby limiting the space in my belly. what do i do? puke my guts out to the point of almost dying, or smoke weed?? maybe if i puke so bad again they will induce me, but i doubt it. help!

[ExpectingaRedhead]

Ahh, okay. I remember my doctor saying they do a whole bunch of lab work which takes about 24 hours before they let you go home. It's probably the same at most hospitals.

[njeosys]

LOL! Yeah, I know that her character was on crack, but I wanted her to see what could happen if she lost the baby to the court system. How difficult that would be on both sides.

Redhead; every state and hospital has different procedures. I believe most do test for narcotics when they take blood (they ***** the bottom of your baby's foot when they're doing all the measurings, etc. so you don't even really notice they do it). They DEFINITELY test if the infant shows signs of drug and alcohol abuse. I don't know what those signs are other than severe shaking and incessant crying, tiny baby for EDD, etc.

[ExpectingaRedhead]

Do they test all babies for drugs after birth regardless? I am curious.

[irrelevance]

Sorry, I have to comment on the "Losing Isaiah" this is so far different.. isn't she addicted to crack or something, and leaves her baby in a dumpster?... :S Other than that, she's right... yeah

[njeosys]

You need to be honest with your doctor and come to a solution. They will test your baby in the hospital for illegal narcotics and will take him away then and there. You may be able to get him back later, or someone may adopt him and you won't be able to get him back or it'll be very difficult to get him back. There's a Halle Berry movie called, "Losing Isaiah" that you can watch if you want. She was a drug-addicted woman who had a baby...

Also, you need to not smoke weed after the baby comes. You need to be a responsible, mature parent. So if you're addicted, you need to find help. The only way to find help is to admit you have a problem. Your doctor should be able to help you.

When you go to the doctor, you fill out a form on your first appointment that asks if you smoke or use street drugs. THEY NEED TO KNOW. I'm very concerned for your unborn baby especially if you've been smoking weed this entire time.

If you can't find websites on how weed affects unborn babies, here's a few sites:

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/illegaldrugs.html
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/2227.html
http://www.thinkpregnancy.org/english/marijuana.htm

I found more if you're interested.

[irrelevance]

Everything that everyone said is true, but I think you should switch doctors and talk about it with the, tell them everything, they won't take you rbaby away unless, like honey said, it's in the baby's system.. however, if there is a doctor that realizes it is the only thing that helps, you may, may just be able to get a legal medical prescription.... And yeah, there has not been any clear solid research on the effects of marijuana on an unborn fetus.. the only ones i've read about say that babies have a high pitch cry, etc. due to withdrawl symptoms, if you use it a lot, every day... the only other symptom i've read on, is that there may possibly be attention problems in the future... but there hasn't really been any concrete stufies on this... and it's really only women who abuse marijuana, smoke it every day for their entire pregnancies.. etc. Ask your doctor because they would have the best advice on it. get a new doctor, would be my reccomendation if he/she isn't fixing your problem..it sounds rather serious.