im also due i april & have a question i got clean at 7 months last week (two days ago) i slipped up once . if i stay clean for the rest of he ti me my baby wont withdrawal right? & do they only drug test u & baby if they have a reason ? i should be fine right ?
From what I have researched, because I to am abusing pain meds and 14 wks... mcblazer82...At the hospital they test the babies meconium (first stool) only if they suspect drug use or the mother openly admits to taking drugs while pregnant. BUT there are some states that test all babies meconium it just depends on the procedure of the hospital. And just an FYI meconium starts tio form in the fetus at 12-a16 weeks. So if you stop before that than it wont be detected but if you continue to use than its more than likely going to be in the stool if tested. If trying to quit i heard that as long as you stop 4 weeks before that baby should be born WITHOUT withdrawals... This is just info that I found after doing tons of hours of online research... i can be wrong... This is my second baby and I am SCARED of the outcome... I have currently stopped taking the pills and plan to stay off them for the term of my pregnancy but like everyone one here knows ITS EASIER SAID THAN DONE... Good luck to all and godbless...
i was on norcos the whole time my baby is fine they were prescribe to me because i have three surgerys and have chronic back pain
I hope someone is still checking this site who can relate to my circumstance and hopefully respond. I too am pregnant and addicted. It's tearing me up inside what I am doing to us but it's not just me and the baby I am torturing.I am being wickedly mean and incredibly nasty to my fiance'. He did know what I was on when we found out I was pregnant. At 4 weeks he saw me through withdrawls and thinks i've stoped since then. I am now 12 weeks and fighting with him constantly because I hate myself so much. I am not taking pills but use a pain patch and am still smoking cigaretts a few times a week. I've been trying to ween myself off by using only one patch per week, instead of replacing it every 3rd day,which means every minute of every single day I am dizzy and sick to my stomach. I have very severe hip and leg spasms and pain tto the point where I can not keep my legs still at all. I am afraid to go to the OBGYN, I had only one appointment and that was for the ultrasound confirmation of the pregnancy. I know if I get rid of my patches I will be sorry but think that is my only option for stopping. I am so afraid of both the pain and the slow days of withdrawling. I know talking helps me and crazy as it is so is reading your stories. Thank you ladies and stay strong we can & will All get through this hell. We will ALL beat this demon.
I am also pregnant and addicted to Percocet 30 milligrams . I take up to 6 of them a day. I use to take suboxions before & got off of them then got back on them . My bf was just recently in a rehab center & asked them what I should do , they said I cannot take suboxions because it is extremely dangerous but that I can call a methodone clinic & they can get me in there ASAP , most likely the next day because it puts you at high risk . It stops you from with drawling & wings you off pills & it won't hurt your baby .
I sure hope that people are still reading this and can give some/any advice!?
First of all I'd like to thank everyone for sharing their stories and advice, it helps knowing your not alone and people do care to offer what they know without judgement!
Several months ago my daughter confessed to me that her and her husband did not stop abusing the pain pills like she had told me, and by the way Im pregnant! I only know what she tells me over the phone and I know she lies to me about the pill use to keep me from worry. She calls me crying,hateing her life,hateing herself for being to weak to clean up for her unborn child,for being a lousy mother to her 3 year old son,for getting married to a man who wont work and only wants to snort pills, she even tells me that she thinks about killing herself everyday-whether high or not! Theses past few months have been awful for both of us, I offer her support and advice. but after we hang-up I guess someone else talks her out of following through with our plans? Im sick with worry for her, my grandson, and my unborn grandchild.!
I am disabled and limited on things I can do, I dont drive,I have no money and I feel helpless;I dont live close enough to monitor the situation for myself.
She called last week and asked me if she and my grandson could come to my house because she has to detox! She cant take it, and her husband cant or wont help cleaning up. She's scared of whats going to happen when she has this baby, she's afraid the system is going to take both of her children from her and possibley charge her? I guess someone told her they would arrest her for child endanderment? She said the last time she detoxed herself it took 4 days of pure hell,before she was even able to feel alive. She doesnt want me to see her in this horrible state because she knows it will break my heart, but theres nowhere else she wants to be but with her mom. She just wants her mom to take care of her! Of course I said yes,yes,yes! But I have had time to digest what this means and thats where Im hoping to receive some advice.
What do I need to prepare for and expect through this detox period? Wont the stress of detoxing harm her or the baby? She's almost 8 months along now! What should I have on hand, food,supplies,medicine, ect..? She is in constant pain from difficulty moving her bowels, any safe suggestions there? I generally perfer to use a more natural remedy such as a well balanced diet of fruits,vegs,protein,and maybe some extra roughage like grapenuts and prune juice for the constipation. I do have 10 years of experience working at a hospital in the newborn nursery. I know that newborns suffering withdrawls must receive morphine quickly to ward off seisures which are most common and dangerous with the fragile newborns. Are seisures common in adults detoxing as well? I know she wont get medical help for detoxing,she feels she has done it so many times and she can do it again,and she's too afraid of what will happen if she admits what she has done. Even though I already have a pretty good idea of the enevitable outcome once she gives birth,I just dont want to bring it up to her and upset her even more, possibly scareing her not to trust me or come here.On the other hand I dont want to endanger my daughters or her childs life by being foolish to think that I can help her through something I am not trained or knowledgable on!
Please help! Any and all feedback would be helpful and appreciated!
I was curious, I have been abusing norco 10/325 and just found out I am 9 weeks pregnant. My periods have been so far off, that I did not realize it until now. I have about 15 pills left and plan on cutting down and stopping but does anyone have any ideas about how this has already effected the baby? I am scared to death of birth defects and want to be off of these SO badly, but as we all know the w/d feelings are brutal to even think about, let alone go through. I cannot tell my boyfriend because he will leave. I have already been through treatment last year and well, I relapsed. I am so scared and am ready to be DONE with these. If I do make it through w/d and the baby makes it, will the baby definitely be born with defects? I know it will be a quick taper, just concerned with how the baby will be later. Ican't believe I did this to myself, I am heartbroken and feel like the worst person in the world. Any feed back is welcomed, and you can't beat me up anymore than I have already done myself, but I KNOW this is the push I need to Stay clean.
NOt sure if you will respond, but was your baby ok when it was born? how did you get off of the pills? Just curious I am in a similar situation.