:'( :'( 1 I have been battling opiate addiction for years and have gone the methadone route with my last child, used opiates until 7 months then they put me on L & D floor to detox but put me back on methadone wanted me to deliver on that and I told them NO!!! Took my last m'done on 2/3/05 my healthy son was born EXACTLY 30 days later 5 weeks EARLY on 3/3/05 CLEAN!!!
This time it's a diff story, I was on 16mg/2 pills a day of suboxone, dropprd to 1 a day when I found out I was pregnant my ob's are Army dr's that don't know squat about the drug so of course they are sending me to a specialist which I am grateful for. My pain doc who was prescribing the sub did a 1/4 taper every 3 days, well today is my 2nd day without it and I don't feel as bad as I have b4 going through WD but I am feeling some, and b/c I am bi polar my anxiety is WAY OVER the top and I want my baby to be ok. They have put me on ativan for anxiety and it works but it doesn't if that makes since, I have a lot of nervous energy....COULD SOMEBODY, ANYBODY OUTHERE PLEASE GOD HELP ME....I AM A DESPERATE MOTHER ON HER KNEES WANTING SOME HELP CAUSE MY DOC ARE m****s!!! HOW LONG WILL I GO THROUGH THIS AND IS IT SAFE FOR BABY??? I AM GETTING CONFLICTING :'( :'( :'( ANSWERS! :'( :'(
This time it's a diff story, I was on 16mg/2 pills a day of suboxone, dropprd to 1 a day when I found out I was pregnant my ob's are Army dr's that don't know squat about the drug so of course they are sending me to a specialist which I am grateful for. My pain doc who was prescribing the sub did a 1/4 taper every 3 days, well today is my 2nd day without it and I don't feel as bad as I have b4 going through WD but I am feeling some, and b/c I am bi polar my anxiety is WAY OVER the top and I want my baby to be ok. They have put me on ativan for anxiety and it works but it doesn't if that makes since, I have a lot of nervous energy....COULD SOMEBODY, ANYBODY OUTHERE PLEASE GOD HELP ME....I AM A DESPERATE MOTHER ON HER KNEES WANTING SOME HELP CAUSE MY DOC ARE m****s!!! HOW LONG WILL I GO THROUGH THIS AND IS IT SAFE FOR BABY??? I AM GETTING CONFLICTING :'( :'( :'( ANSWERS! :'( :'(
Hi ladies! i just want to say that im gratefull to find this page. I am 13 weeks pregnant and dealing with opiate addiction. I have suboxone at home to take but was worried to take it. Unfornately i have taken some xanax in the past couple weeks because my anxiety is so bad right now. I am so scared that my baby is not growing appropriately, and ashamed that i have put myself in this position. I have seen post that xanax is really bad to take when pregnant. Im going to sart takin a little suboxone tom. I am 13 weeks and 5 days. i have only had one sono at 7weeks4 days. OB army doc said everything looked ok. Im scaed and confused. any advise. I want to keep this pregnancy, but dont want to harm the baby or have serious defects. I dont have subutex, only suboxone to take. What should i do?
Jill, I'm 37 wks pregnant and have been on suboxone the entire time. This pregnancy wasn't planned i was nine wks when i found out and i had been taking suboxone, claudopin, an anti seizure med as well as an anti depresssant. My dr switched me over to subutex which is suboxone minus the naloxen it works just as good or even better. I did have to come off all the other meds though. Claudopin and xanax are both benzodiazopans and CAN be potentially harmful to a fetus. My dr detoxed me off it as quickly as poss which in my case was a week. My advice to u would b to get together with th dr perscribing for u along w ur ob\gyn or midwife and get a plan together to get u off th Xanax and switch u over to subutex (which is perscribed for pregnant women). Withdrawal in pregnancy is dangerous and can cause a spotanious abortion so dont try adn stop it all at once. The Xanax is the one u really need to stop taking. That'll b hard enough without trying to stop the suboxone. Plus since this is'nt a question about about morals rather medical, subutex or methadone or anyother opiod hasnt proved harmful to a fetus. Take it easy on yourself plenty of women have gone through this before an had beautiful healthy babies. I understand wanting to take care of yourself as best as poss for the baby but u shouldnt neglect ur mental health to. If ur not okay neither is the baby. If u end up slipping into a bad depression ( I did) try Zoloft its been tested and proven safe for pregnant women. Good Luck
Jodi, c comming off of any opiod during the first trimester is dangerous. The chance to have a spontaneous abortion is to high. I've been working with an addictionologist whom perscribes me subutex along with an ob/gyn. Everyone seems to be in agreement that the best way to deal with being pregnant and being on subutex is to find a dose that ur comfortable with and stabalize until th third timester. Then start a slow taper until u can get down to as low as possible without having to be in full blown withdrwal. Im 37 wks now i was on 12 mgs subutex for most of my pregnancy and have weened down to 6 and counting. I have experienced some discomfort but nothing intolerable. My goal is to get to 4 mgs by delivery. I'm nervous about giving birth though. How will being on subutex effect my delivery options? Will I be able to take pain meds effectively or will they be blocked? I'm really nervous as i'm getting closer to my due date. I dont want a planned induction or c-section but im not for all natural either. What are my options? An epidural is'nt something i really want either. Does that mean it has to be natural? Honestly i know me and im not up for ALL natural. Also, another thing thats been on my mind lately is Is it safe to breastfeed on subutex? I really want to and have heard different things about it. Some say its fine others that its not. It'd be really good to hear from someone that has been through this already and what there expience has been. If anybody out there knows anything about these questions ur one step ahead of me and i'd greatly appreciate some advice. Good Luck to all u women recovering from addiction and doing ur best to help yourselves and baby at the same time. It is'nt easy
Hello all, i am SO glad I found this website forum! I have been one Methadone at a outpatient rehab clinic for 8 months now and I just got pregnant. seriously found out i was like 5 days ago! i am scared though. my clinic counselors tell me that you are not aloud or suppose to take suboxone while pregnant so they wont even let me switch which i really want to because the methadone doesnt seem to be working. i am really confused now b/c while my counselors tell me no i have read all over the internet about women being pregnant and taking suboxone the whole pregnancy. what do i do?! b/c i really need to switch to something else, me on methadone is just a mess! cant sleep, cant eat which is very bad for the baby. what should i do!! did any of your doctors personally prescribe you suboxone? or something else i might not know of... should i just go ahead and get a dr. app. with a regular doctor and just tell them?? please help me!!! im only 21 and struggled with opiate abuse for 5 years before i got on methadone and i hate methadone i need to switch to something else if it wont harm the baby.
I just want to say this site has made me feel so much better about being on suboxone right now. I just found out I am 7 weeks pregnant and I am on Suboxone. I knew I couldn't just quit but I just wanted to know it was safe. I talked to one of my drs and they said it was ok, at least better than heroin or methadone. I also had people at my drug and alcohol class that made me kinda feel really bad about it. I guess I have a problem with peer pressure which is how I became a drug addict in the first place. However, this makes me feel better that there are people who are positive about suboxone use during pregnancy I go see my dr that prescribes my subs. on Thursday and I am going to see if maybe I can be switched to Subutex since I have heard that is a little better for the baby but if not I think I will be ok on Suboxone. If anyone wants to talk to me we can chat thru email. Thanks so much. And congrats to everyone who is clean and pregnant.
Hi guys, I live in Australia & I have just recently found out I am pregnant (5 weeks) and have been on Suboxone but tapering back for quite some time now. Recently my doc swapped me to Subutex (before i knew I was pregnant) because I wanted to go down into the points. I am down to an extremely low dose of 0.8 now but just can't seem to shake it. I'm scared my baby will have effects but my doc told me not to stop as that's worse. I could easily stop now, knowing I'm pregnant but she has said not to... any suggestions?
I am also a majorly heavy smoker (30 a day) & have been cutting back on those since finding out I'm pregnant... but I'm finding it really hard to quit. Down to about 15 a day. Do you know if quitting smoking altogether harms the baby more than not stopping?
Thanks heaps... appreciate any replys.
I am also a majorly heavy smoker (30 a day) & have been cutting back on those since finding out I'm pregnant... but I'm finding it really hard to quit. Down to about 15 a day. Do you know if quitting smoking altogether harms the baby more than not stopping?
Thanks heaps... appreciate any replys.
Hi everybody! I just found out to my suprise that i am already 2 months pregnant! I am very happy but extremely stressed because I have been addicted to percocet very actively for the past year and a half. I decided to go on suboxone a couple months ago, and I have been on 8-12 mg a day. Since finding out about my pregnancy, I tried tostop altogether which did not go well AT ALL. My withdrawl symptoms became unmanageable and I am scared what it could do to my baby this early on. So instead, I have since went down to 4-8 mg per day of suboxone. Everyone seems to say on here that subtex is the healthier way to go? I was too scared to tell my doctors what is going on, in fear that dyfus may get involved or something crazy like that! I already have a five year old son, and luckily I wasnt an addict when I had him. But needless to say I am a very responsibile, loving, caring mother. I am scared about this pregnancy and all I want to do is be happy and enjoy this time with my family. Should I stay, should I stop? Any suggestions please?? Im very scared to be honest with my doctors. I would never want to cause any pain to my child, or face the risk of losing him or her.
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i wanted to share my story, im from California, and i was started on suboxone after a nasty drug habit, within a month of taking it i found out i was pregnant, my suboxone docter switched me to subutex because it is safer to take while pregnant because it doesnt have naltexone which is the opiate blocking part of suboxone, the reason they do this is because they believe it is better to have one less substance affecting the fetus. Anyways they also suggest to not get off the sub because it could cause a misscarriage, but if you do want to get off, they advised me to try in the second semester, as the first can = miscarriage and the third can turn into preterm labor. I really did not like the idea of being on suboxone while pregnant i was especially bothered by the idea of giving birth to a drug dependent baby that could have nenatal absitence syndrom which is baby withdrawl, if its bad they will put the baby in the intensive care unit, and sometimes give them a baby valium, an anti-seisure, and sometimes morphine (usually this occurs with heroin dependent babies), i really felt like a terrible person. I am going to be completly honest with you, i ended up stopping taking it in my third trimester, i jumped from 2mg, which despite what you might believe is a very strong dose, and caused be substantial withdraw for about 7 days, and i then drank a couple glasses of wine due to my misery, and after feeling alittle buzzed decided i wanted to use heroin despite me pregnant, i did use that day, the next day i went back to my doctor told him what happened and got back on 2mg suboxone, i decided the risk of relapse was not worth it, and i would stay on it the entire pregnancy. I saw a special doctor that monitored the baby....all my doctors where imformed of the medication i was taking, though it seemed they did not have alot of experience with this medication, they told me the baby would most likely go though some withdrawls, and that she would have to stay in the hosbital, i believed she would not, and i prayed alot about it....i though that my dose was low enough she would be okay. Anyways at the end of my pregnancy i developed preclampsia which was odd because depite my drug addiction im extremly healthy..... whole foods, exerices is what im all about these days, so there is a part of me the believes that my system was overworked because it was constantly dealing with a toxin, trying to clear it from my system. But my Grandma had preclampsia so maybe it was just genes. Because of my hypertension i went to the hostbital and was put on bedrest for a week when i was 36 weeks pregnant during this time, since all i did was sat in a bed, i decided to drug to 1 mg of suboxone, which ws pretty easy. So they decided to induce me at 37 weeks (which is considered full term) so they went through that fun process, and amazingly i popped out my baby girl in less then 6 hours. She was almost 7 lbs, looked completly healthy, she stayed in my room with me at the hosbital for the few days i was there, she never scored bad on all the tests they use, she did great. They drug tested her and there was nothing her system (maybe because i was on such a small dose my the end 1mg) so anyways i was really happy she never had to ho to the NICU, and knowone even mentioned the word withdraw.....but i would say she went though some mild discomfort holding her and watching her carefully, i noticed she made this kinda light grunt/moan sound constantly which seemed wierd to me, and sometimes she shudderd, (Some shuddering is baby reflexes though) and she obviously cried alot when nurses took her from my arms, when she was laying naked on my chest she was happy, but like i said the nurses noticed nothing to be worries about. SO she left with me at the scheduled checkout and has been perfect ever since, she is almost 4 months now, and she has no issues she is right on track develpmentally. Right after she was born i was so busy breastfeeding, (yes you can breastfeed on subs, the doctor looked it up and it ranks as a class B breastfeeding drug, which is good) so ya, i was so busy that i often forgot to take my subs so i decreased to a 1/2 mg, which is what i have been on for 3 months, two days ago i switched to a 1/4 mg, and i feel fine, im trying to get off of it but i dont want stop until i am taking 1/16 cuz the withdrawl is not fun jumping from 2mg.A nyways thats my story i hope it helps, subxone has helped me alot it has changed the addict behavior, but i would say becoming a mother is by far the biggest inspiration i can say honestly will never use drugs again, my entire mindset and life is different now...but i also but the work in and changed everything in my life. I dont live in the same town i used in, i dont associate with users, i went to a rehab, and did the 12 steps, found a higher power ect. Anyways good luck with it all!ALSO quite smoking if your prego, major problems arise my smoking, its proven, same with xanax which is a class D, which means proven to cause birth defects. suboxone is a class C: which means not enough research
i wanted to share my story, im from California, and i was started on suboxone after a nasty drug habit, within a month of taking it i found out i was pregnant, my suboxone docter switched me to subutex because it is safer to take while pregnant because it doesnt have naltexone which is the opiate blocking part of suboxone, the reason they do this is because they believe it is better to have one less substance affecting the fetus. Anyways they also suggest to not get off the sub because it could cause a misscarriage, but if you do want to get off, they advised me to try in the second semester, as the first can = miscarriage and the third can turn into preterm labor. I really did not like the idea of being on suboxone while pregnant i was especially bothered by the idea of giving birth to a drug dependent baby that could have nenatal absitence syndrom which is baby withdrawl, if its bad they will put the baby in the intensive care unit, and sometimes give them a baby valium, an anti-seisure, and sometimes morphine (usually this occurs with heroin dependent babies), i really felt like a terrible person. I am going to be completly honest with you, i ended up stopping taking it in my third trimester, i jumped from 2mg, which despite what you might believe is a very strong dose, and caused be substantial withdraw for about 7 days, and i then drank a couple glasses of wine due to my misery, and after feeling alittle buzzed decided i wanted to use heroin despite me pregnant, i did use that day, the next day i went back to my doctor told him what happened and got back on 2mg suboxone, i decided the risk of relapse was not worth it, and i would stay on it the entire pregnancy. I saw a special doctor that monitored the baby....all my doctors where imformed of the medication i was taking, though it seemed they did not have alot of experience with this medication, they told me the baby would most likely go though some withdrawls, and that she would have to stay in the hosbital, i believed she would not, and i prayed alot about it....i though that my dose was low enough she would be okay. Anyways at the end of my pregnancy i developed preclampsia which was odd because depite my drug addiction im extremly healthy..... whole foods, exerices is what im all about these days, so there is a part of me the believes that my system was overworked because it was constantly dealing with a toxin, trying to clear it from my system. But my Grandma had preclampsia so maybe it was just genes. Because of my hypertension i went to the hostbital and was put on bedrest for a week when i was 36 weeks pregnant during this time, since all i did was sat in a bed, i decided to drug to 1 mg of suboxone, which ws pretty easy. So they decided to induce me at 37 weeks (which is considered full term) so they went through that fun process, and amazingly i popped out my baby girl in less then 6 hours. She was almost 7 lbs, looked completly healthy, she stayed in my room with me at the hosbital for the few days i was there, she never scored bad on all the tests they use, she did great. They drug tested her and there was nothing her system (maybe because i was on such a small dose my the end 1mg) so anyways i was really happy she never had to ho to the NICU, and knowone even mentioned the word withdraw.....but i would say she went though some mild discomfort holding her and watching her carefully, i noticed she made this kinda light grunt/moan sound constantly which seemed wierd to me, and sometimes she shudderd, (Some shuddering is baby reflexes though) and she obviously cried alot when nurses took her from my arms, when she was laying naked on my chest she was happy, but like i said the nurses noticed nothing to be worries about. SO she left with me at the scheduled checkout and has been perfect ever since, she is almost 4 months now, and she has no issues she is right on track develpmentally. Right after she was born i was so busy breastfeeding, (yes you can breastfeed on subs, the doctor looked it up and it ranks as a class B breastfeeding drug, which is good) so ya, i was so busy that i often forgot to take my subs so i decreased to a 1/2 mg, which is what i have been on for 3 months, two days ago i switched to a 1/4 mg, and i feel fine, im trying to get off of it but i dont want stop until i am taking 1/16 cuz the withdrawl is not fun jumping from 2mg.A nyways thats my story i hope it helps, subxone has helped me alot it has changed the addict behavior, but i would say becoming a mother is by far the biggest inspiration i can say honestly will never use drugs again, my entire mindset and life is different now...but i also but the work in and changed everything in my life. I dont live in the same town i used in, i dont associate with users, i went to a rehab, and did the 12 steps, found a higher power ect. Anyways good luck with it all!ALSO quite smoking if your prego, major problems arise my smoking, its proven, same with xanax which is a class D, which means proven to cause birth defects. suboxone is a class C: which means not enough research
hi, someone please help me. I am on suboxons and 4 months pregnant. I heard that when I go in to have my baby that the hospital will contact child protective services and in take my baby because of the use of suboxon. I am terriffied. I would never forgive myself and my family will hate me. The reason why I am concerned about this is because I heard from an acquaintance how one of her friends went to have her baby, and she was also on suboxon. The hospital found out she was on suboxon after testing the baby. Out of nowhere, child protective services or ocs, took her baby. Please help me, if anyone has heard of this. I am terrified. I would appreciate it. My e mail is . Thank you all, n goodluck to everyone. :-( :-(
I know this was all posted a very long time ago, but I thought if someone were still curious, and browsing through, my story might help.
I was on suboxone for the last 4 months of my pregnancy. That being months 4 through 8, because I delivered 5 weeks early.
My baby girl was happy and healthy by hour 10 of her life. No oxygen, eating out of a bottle. Just fine.
Around day 3, she started to show withdrawal symptoms, or Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. She was born on January 31st. Today is February 15th, and she is STILL in the NICU. Not because she is unhealthy. She is in an open crib, like any term baby, and weighs more than she did when she was born...
She is still there because of the horrible withdrawal from the suboxone.
She did well for a period of time, until I introduced my breast milk (which contains suboxone, as I am on 20 mg a day). After introducing my milk, she spiked with symptoms again.
We are still fighting this withdrawal thing, and my daughter has been on methadone and phenobarbital for her symptoms.
I would strongly advise saying no to suboxone during pregnancy!!!
I have also miscarried, before this child, due to kicking my oxycontin habit cold turkey.
If you are using, I would seriously recommend tapering your drug of choice in the 2nd semester, seeking counseling, support, and maybe attending meetings...
I'm not a doctor or nurse...just someone who has been there...
-Kaydon
I was on suboxone for the last 4 months of my pregnancy. That being months 4 through 8, because I delivered 5 weeks early.
My baby girl was happy and healthy by hour 10 of her life. No oxygen, eating out of a bottle. Just fine.
Around day 3, she started to show withdrawal symptoms, or Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. She was born on January 31st. Today is February 15th, and she is STILL in the NICU. Not because she is unhealthy. She is in an open crib, like any term baby, and weighs more than she did when she was born...
She is still there because of the horrible withdrawal from the suboxone.
She did well for a period of time, until I introduced my breast milk (which contains suboxone, as I am on 20 mg a day). After introducing my milk, she spiked with symptoms again.
We are still fighting this withdrawal thing, and my daughter has been on methadone and phenobarbital for her symptoms.
I would strongly advise saying no to suboxone during pregnancy!!!
I have also miscarried, before this child, due to kicking my oxycontin habit cold turkey.
If you are using, I would seriously recommend tapering your drug of choice in the 2nd semester, seeking counseling, support, and maybe attending meetings...
I'm not a doctor or nurse...just someone who has been there...
-Kaydon
I know this post is old, but I'm hoping that if someone needs info and looks through here, my story will help.
I was/am on 20 mg of suboxone for my oxycontin addiction.
I started on the suboxone when I was around 22 weeks pregnant. My pregnancy seemed to be going very well, and I finally felt healthy and loved not being an 'addict' anymore.
However, I delivered a preterm baby at 35 weeks, 3 days gestation, on January 31st.
At first, she had issues breathing, she was working a little too hard to do so, so they put her on oxygen. They also started tube feeding her shortly after birth.
Within a day, she was off oxygen and bottle feeding. She was doing very well, but they wanted to keep her one more day for observation.
On the 3rd day, withdrawal symptoms, or Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) started.
The physicians started her on methadone, but after the loading dose, they discontinued it because her heart rate dropped to 'dangerously low'.
The doctors then started her on phenobarbital to help her with her symptoms.
She reacted very well to this, and we were told on February 7th that she would be coming home in 2 to 3 days.
On the 8th, I tried to breast feed her, and brought in around 8 ounces of milk that I had pumped for her. (Keep in mind I'm still on 20 mg of suboxone)
Well, on the 9th, her symptoms SPIKED...so they ended up putting her back on methadone..as well as the phenobarbital.
It is now February 15th, and I had a call from the head pharmacist saying that they were going to raise her methadone dose for the next 2 days, to see if it helps.
--So after 2 weeks we are still fighting this horrible monster from the suboxone. When I first heard something negative about suboxone, I was shocked and got pretty defensive.
I would advise against starting or remaining on suboxone when you are pregnant, or breastfeeding, based on experience. I am not a doctor or a nurse.
---I also lost a baby before this pregnancy...I tried to go cold turkey from my oxycontin addiction. I went through the terrible detox for about a week and ended up losing my baby.
Remember, I'm not medically trained, but I would advise weaning yourself slowly from your drug of choice. Probably during the second semester, and get help with counseling, support and meetings.
Trust me, seeing your child go through this i worse than anything you could ever experience yourself from drug detox.
Thanks,
Kaydon[/url]
I was/am on 20 mg of suboxone for my oxycontin addiction.
I started on the suboxone when I was around 22 weeks pregnant. My pregnancy seemed to be going very well, and I finally felt healthy and loved not being an 'addict' anymore.
However, I delivered a preterm baby at 35 weeks, 3 days gestation, on January 31st.
At first, she had issues breathing, she was working a little too hard to do so, so they put her on oxygen. They also started tube feeding her shortly after birth.
Within a day, she was off oxygen and bottle feeding. She was doing very well, but they wanted to keep her one more day for observation.
On the 3rd day, withdrawal symptoms, or Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) started.
The physicians started her on methadone, but after the loading dose, they discontinued it because her heart rate dropped to 'dangerously low'.
The doctors then started her on phenobarbital to help her with her symptoms.
She reacted very well to this, and we were told on February 7th that she would be coming home in 2 to 3 days.
On the 8th, I tried to breast feed her, and brought in around 8 ounces of milk that I had pumped for her. (Keep in mind I'm still on 20 mg of suboxone)
Well, on the 9th, her symptoms SPIKED...so they ended up putting her back on methadone..as well as the phenobarbital.
It is now February 15th, and I had a call from the head pharmacist saying that they were going to raise her methadone dose for the next 2 days, to see if it helps.
--So after 2 weeks we are still fighting this horrible monster from the suboxone. When I first heard something negative about suboxone, I was shocked and got pretty defensive.
I would advise against starting or remaining on suboxone when you are pregnant, or breastfeeding, based on experience. I am not a doctor or a nurse.
---I also lost a baby before this pregnancy...I tried to go cold turkey from my oxycontin addiction. I went through the terrible detox for about a week and ended up losing my baby.
Remember, I'm not medically trained, but I would advise weaning yourself slowly from your drug of choice. Probably during the second semester, and get help with counseling, support and meetings.
Trust me, seeing your child go through this i worse than anything you could ever experience yourself from drug detox.
Thanks,
Kaydon[/url]
I am so happy that things worked out well for you! And you did an awesome job in getting better for your child!
I just wanted to mention to you, with absolutely no hostility..that breastfeeding while on suboxone is not recommended..My physician gave me a lot of misinformation when I started suboxone. She told me only 2 babies in 20 years had experienced withdrawal symptoms. And the drug has only been available massively since October of 2002. The FDA didn't approve the generic distribution of it until October of 2009. Anyway, I know you will, you sound like an awesome mama :) But, please keep an eye on your baby after you stop breastfeeding. My baby's withdrawal symptoms didn't get really bad until about 8 days after it was taken from her system...
Also, I encourage you to do some research about suboxone. Just surf websites or whatever..it's amazing what you find.
Good job and good luck!
-Kaydon
I just wanted to mention to you, with absolutely no hostility..that breastfeeding while on suboxone is not recommended..My physician gave me a lot of misinformation when I started suboxone. She told me only 2 babies in 20 years had experienced withdrawal symptoms. And the drug has only been available massively since October of 2002. The FDA didn't approve the generic distribution of it until October of 2009. Anyway, I know you will, you sound like an awesome mama :) But, please keep an eye on your baby after you stop breastfeeding. My baby's withdrawal symptoms didn't get really bad until about 8 days after it was taken from her system...
Also, I encourage you to do some research about suboxone. Just surf websites or whatever..it's amazing what you find.
Good job and good luck!
-Kaydon
WOW, I didn't mean to post twice!!! I'm really sorry! Only the 2nd one counts!!!
---If you are prescribed suboxone and are open with your doctors and everyone about your drug use, and are willing to get help, or keep getting help, you should be just fine :)