babies born with methadone addiction

cincbrenda · Newbie Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

I adopted a child who was addicted to methadone also. Her mother did herion, methadone and anything else she could get her hands on the whole time she was pregnant. They baby was weened off for two weeks in the hospital. She has always been a wonderful child. She is now 2 years old. She seems to be a normal active toddler. Developmently she is ahead for her age. That has a lot to do with how much time and effort you are willing to put in yourself!! What a wonderful person you are for giving these children a second chance!!!

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My mother gave birth to my youngest sister while on Methadone. My sister was born addicted to the methadone and had to go through the withdrawal process. I adopted my sister and have to say that intellectually she has always been above average. She is a very bright and social young lady (now 19). However, she always seem to be a little hyper and easily stressed and overly dramatic. She is very social, very talkative, even seems to speak everything that is running through her mind. I can't say any of it is a problem except that she seems to have high stress levels. Recently, she was diagnosed with high blood pressure (at the young age of 19). That is the only long term effect that I can see, the high stress may have led to the high blood pressure.

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Please don't listen to people who have no medical background. Babies born on methadone do just fine. Withdrawl for babies is not the same as it is for adults, it's much easier!! There is a withdrawl process that some babies do go through but not all of them. The amount of methadone has no bearing. Accually mothers on a lower dose think there helping their babies when alot of the time they are accually causing the babies to be born in withdrawl. Insted of withdrawl coming on slowly. Just know that methadone is so much better than using heroin or pain pills during pregnancy !! Not only putting in a "dirty narcotic" that you have no idea what it may be cut with. Also there is the life style to look at. Methadone users take better care of themselves (eating healthier, hygeine, prenatal care) compared to heroin users. Remember mothers on methadone have to go to a clinic or doctor where they have UA's weekly, group therapy, one on one counseling, also they have to receive prenatal care. Heroin or pain pill addicts who become pregnant have no choice but to go on methadone. They can not safely detox of heroin (or pills)or they are at a high risk of misscaraige. Please respect and don't judge women who give birth on methadone they are doing the best they can for their babies. One more thing if a women is on methadone and becomes pregnant just like with heroin or other pain pills she is pretty much stuck. You really can not safely detox while you are pregnant. The medical field watches babies born on methadone and if necasarry they use phenbarbitol and/or moraphine to help ease any discomfort of the infant. They will stay in the neonatal dept. until they are symptom free ussually they go home within 3 weeks. Razz

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methadone might be a way for some peeps to stay high. But would u rather they robbed, killed, and stealed to get high. Or just go to a Dr. and get it where it lasts a long time and really after the first couple of days the high becomes ur normal. Im on it and ive been addicted on the streets and at the clinic. and there is a major difference in u its affecting. Only me thats who. Not the entire world. So I know people like to raise hell about Methadone but people are going to stay high any way they can if they are an addict. And I know for a fact methadone keeps the illegal activity way down compared to using off the streets. I know its probably not good either way but really which one is the lesser of the two evils. Opiate addicts are always going to be here unless God gives us some type of miracle cure. SO at the current moment Methadone is what it is. I take it for pain also and I dont have pain or an adciction problem out of control. Im actually about to Grad with a BS in Psych then going to Grad school. So u cant say everyone who uses it is worthless. Because Im doing better in school than most the sober kids. Check that. Holla

jenn772 · Newbie Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

did it ever occur to u that ur sister might be doing more than what she is saying. it is sad that u dont educate yourself before u judge someone i guess u r perfect and have never done anyting wrong in ur life well good for u but methadone has helped alot of people and yes including ME! what is sad is the people who do not do with it as they r suppose to which prob. includes ur sister im sorry ur nephew passed away but dont judge other people for the treatment they r trying to get. next time educate yourself before u speak.

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i had my first child born to methadone and i want to say that not all babies are suffering when they are first born my daughter had mild sneezing and occasionall crying but apart from that she was a normal baby it only when the mother is taking alot more than methadone ontop that the baby will experience severe withdrawals. mt daughter is now 7 and a healthy little girl with no problems

monnyfaye · Newbie Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 1

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