Myth: Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Damages the Fetus. Prenatal marijuana exposure causes birth defects in babies, and, as they grow older, developmental problems. The health and well being of the next generation is threatened by marijuana use by pregnant women.
Fact: Studies of newborns, infants, and children show no consistent physical, developmental, or cognitive deficits related to prenatal marijuana exposure. Marijuana had no reliable impact on birth size, length of gestation, neurological development, or the occurrence of physical abnormalities. The administration of hundreds of tests to older children has revealed only minor differences between offspring of marijuana users and nonusers, and some are positive rather than negative. Two unconfirmed case-control studies identified prenatal marijuana exposure as one of many factors statistically associated with childhood cancer. Given other available evidence, it is highly unlikely that marijuana causes cancer in children.
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It is called "MEDICAL MARIJUANA" for a reason. It is very unharmful unless in extremely large amounts. For those of you who have posted your hateful replies to the "awful" women who smoked during her pregnancy, you should be ashamed of yourself. Not only can the majority of you not use proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling to save your LIVES (thus you sound not only like simpletons but idiots!), but I guarantee half of you are fat asses who are STILL trying to lose baby weight who probably ate nothing but KFC, burgers, lard and ice cream while you were pregnant with your babies; which would ultimately be much more harmful to your unborn child then smoking a joint a day!
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Fact: Studies of newborns, infants, and children show no consistent physical, developmental, or cognitive deficits related to prenatal marijuana exposure. Marijuana had no reliable impact on birth size, length of gestation, neurological development, or the occurrence of physical abnormalities. The administration of hundreds of tests to older children has revealed only minor differences between offspring of marijuana users and nonusers, and some are positive rather than negative. Two unconfirmed case-control studies identified prenatal marijuana exposure as one of many factors statistically associated with childhood cancer. Given other available evidence, it is highly unlikely that marijuana causes cancer in children.
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It is called "MEDICAL MARIJUANA" for a reason. It is very unharmful unless in extremely large amounts. For those of you who have posted your hateful replies to the "awful" women who smoked during her pregnancy, you should be ashamed of yourself. Not only can the majority of you not use proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling to save your LIVES (thus you sound not only like simpletons but idiots!), but I guarantee half of you are fat asses who are STILL trying to lose baby weight who probably ate nothing but KFC, burgers, lard and ice cream while you were pregnant with your babies; which would ultimately be much more harmful to your unborn child then smoking a joint a day!
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Im 15, and my mom smoked weed when she was pregnant with me, im perfectly fine. but i may have add or adhd. SO TO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE TALKING SH*T TO EVERYONE ON HERE THATS SAYING THEIR PREGANT AND STILL SMOKE WEEED, **** BECAUSE IM SURE NONE OF YOU ARE DOCTORS OR RESEARCHERS. im sure the only thing that an probably happen with your babies is they'll have like add or adhd. marijuanna isnt that bad of drug compared to meth,crack,alcohol, and w.e else. it is a plant. not a chemical. also you cant die from it dumbass's.
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GROW UP! YOU DRANK WINE WHICH IS A MILLION TIMES WORSE THAN SMOKING POT!
MAYBE YOU SHOULDNT HAVE A CHILD BECAUSE YOUR A DAMN ALCHOHOLIC!! I DONT CARE HOW LONG YOU
STOPPED DRINKING FOR. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WEED THAN WHY DO YOU TALK.
WHAT ARE YOU, A DOCTOR? A SCIENTIST?
NO, YOU'RE AN ALCHOHOLIC.
IT IS SELFISH AND IRRESPONSIBLE TO SMOKE POT WHILE YOUR PREGNANT IN RISK OF HARMING YOUR CHILD.IAM A HABITUAL WINE DRINKER BUT WHILE PREGNANT I DID NOT BECAUSE FOR NINE MONTHS I FIGURED I COULD SACRIFICE MY OWN HABITS FOR MY UNBORN CHILD. ARE THEY GOING TO TEST YOU WHO KNOWS..MOST LIKELY IF YOUR ON MEDICAL.TAKE YOUR CHILD AWAY NO.BUT HOW SAD FOR YOUR BABY.
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GROW UP! YOU DRANK WINE WHICH IS A MILLION TIMES WORSE THAN SMOKING POT!
MAYBE YOU SHOULDNT HAVE A CHILD BECAUSE YOUR A DAMN ALCHOHOLIC!! I DONT CARE HOW LONG YOU
STOPPED DRINKING FOR. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WEED THAN WHY DO YOU TALK.
WHAT ARE YOU, A DOCTOR? A SCIENTIST?
NO, YOU'RE AN ALCHOHOLIC.
im 18 weeks pregnant and i smoked weed 4 times will my baby be harmed by that?
Hi let me just say a week ago i found out i was pregnant, I am 5 and a half weeks now. I used to be an everyday chronic user of weed and now that im pregnant am not smoking at all. I already have a very high anxiety problem and now that im not smoking it has worsened alot. But if you smoke there is a good chance your baby will get taken away. Some people it doesnt happen but my aunt had a baby christmad eve and didnt even know she was pregnant so she smoked throughout her pregnancy and now cps has taken her child away. It is selfish to put your childs life in danger over your selfish wants..Of course i wanna smoke everyday but there is other ways to handle it. Take a warm bubble bath, burn some incense to calm your nerves. Anyways hope this was help
Can i just say one thing that none of you seem to have brought up in this well on-going discussion. That being that maybe it would just be a great idea to suuck it up all you pot princesses and give up for the sake of your un-born child. Having been a chronic daily user myself, when i decided i wanted a baby, i wasnt even pregnant yet, i quit cold turkey. My Child doesnt deserve my cr*p of whatever it is, your baby is a clean slate when they start out, do your best to keep it that way. They didnt ask to be born.
I quit cold turkey as did a girlfriend who was also up the duff. At the end of the day it isnt healthy to smoke ciggies, to smoke weed, or drink or do any kind of drugs period. I mean a paracetamol isnt bad when your not pregnant, but you cant have if you are! If regular day to day things arent ok then what makes you think weed is gonna be a whole lot better?? Its pure selfishness of not having the "b*lls" to deal with life head on, weed zones you out, not to just bad stuff but the good stuff too. When your watching your kids play even when there perfectly healthy (if you did smoke) it wont be as special because you just aint all there if your stoned.
Its not fair on your babies they deserve every piece of you, and to have you around for a long, long time. Stop smoking, not only will you feel better mentally, and yes i was slightly physco when i stopped i got all of the withdrawals. But what can you do? Some people dont get them apparently...but if your like the majority its a part of quitting so dont be suprised if your feeling c**p its meant to happen. its all the toxins leaving your body.
You must go through the pain to get to the other side and be a stronger person, remember "PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY"
I quit cold turkey as did a girlfriend who was also up the duff. At the end of the day it isnt healthy to smoke ciggies, to smoke weed, or drink or do any kind of drugs period. I mean a paracetamol isnt bad when your not pregnant, but you cant have if you are! If regular day to day things arent ok then what makes you think weed is gonna be a whole lot better?? Its pure selfishness of not having the "b*lls" to deal with life head on, weed zones you out, not to just bad stuff but the good stuff too. When your watching your kids play even when there perfectly healthy (if you did smoke) it wont be as special because you just aint all there if your stoned.
Its not fair on your babies they deserve every piece of you, and to have you around for a long, long time. Stop smoking, not only will you feel better mentally, and yes i was slightly physco when i stopped i got all of the withdrawals. But what can you do? Some people dont get them apparently...but if your like the majority its a part of quitting so dont be suprised if your feeling c**p its meant to happen. its all the toxins leaving your body.
You must go through the pain to get to the other side and be a stronger person, remember "PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY"
To you the over dramatic guests on here apparently speaking out of term and with complete disrespect for the worried mother... you are the shame here in this country making it hard for anyone else to breath... back the hel* up outta here and let the ones who care to give advice do so and not have to read your sad pathetic cracks..... maybe you should smoke weed its makes you feel happier......
Wow. Most of you should just keep your ignorant mouths shut. It's closed-minded people like you that dumb down our nation. I quit smoking at the beginning of my pregnancy because I was afraid of what would happen to my baby. HOWEVER, when I was put in the hospital for the second time and they were putting IVs in me constantly because I couldn't keep food or even water down, I was desperate. Could it be healthy for me to be throwing up every single thing I tried to put in my mouth causing my child to be malnourished?! Obviously not. So what did I do? I tried smoking a joint just as a test and surprise surprise! My nausea was gone completely, I had my appetite back and I could keep fluids down also. I had my baby 9 months ago and she's a very happy, healthy and SMART baby. She's progressing much faster than any of the other babies she plays with. SO, you ignorant, judgemental and close-minded pricks should keep your opinions to yourself. Especially since you clearly have NO clue what you're talking about. As for whether or not they'll take your baby, it depends on what state you live in.
Oh, and some of you need to invest in a sack yourself because you're clearly not happy with your pathetic little lives or you wouldn't have to go around trying to insult someone who's just looking for a helpful piece of advice.
Oh, and some of you need to invest in a sack yourself because you're clearly not happy with your pathetic little lives or you wouldn't have to go around trying to insult someone who's just looking for a helpful piece of advice.
YOU SHOULD NOT BE USING DRUGS WHILE YOU ARE PREGNANT TO BEGIN WITH, SO IF YOUR BABY GETS TAKEN AWAY THAT IS YOUR OWN STUPIDITY AND YOUR OWN FAULT. YOUR CHILD DID NOT ASK TO BE BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD SO YOU SHOULD NOT HARM YOUR CHILD WHEN HE OR SHE HAS NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER. SHAME ON YOU.
i know this original post is old but its still online and women are still looking for answers about their unborn baby. for all of you women looking for answers about marijuana use while pregnant please research Dr. Melanie Dreher, she has been studying marijuana for over 30 years. Everyone needs to remember marijuana has only been Illegal for 60 years, before then it was NEVER deemed bad or irresponsible. if you are worried about the smoke inhalation i recommend you make marijuana butter. also remember marijuana has over 444 different chemicals in it most of which we don't even know if they are harmful or not. My mother smoked on the occasion while pregnant with I, she is a cigarette smoker but she says she stopped them all together, I do not smoke cigarettes or use any other street drugs, i use only marijuana both ingested and smoked, I used regularly while pregnant with my son, he is now 3 and acts no differently than any other normal child, also he adjusts better to new situations and doesn't become upset as easily as other children i have met. he was born full term 6. ibs 10oz with no problems, also i had a natural child birth no medications except for marijuana, i did consume some during my labor before i reached the hospital. what is sad is there is no evidence what so ever that marijuana can harm your baby yet so many states can remove your baby for prenatal use and so many are quick to point their fingers, yet they know nothing except hear say on the matter. do your research. i live in IL i had no problems with such, i brought my baby home and to this day everything is just fine. also Midwives 60 years ago+ recommended marijuana for nausea and other complications during pregnancy. people need to realize marijuana is a miracle plant, not only is it the only plant in existence that you can tell a male plant from a female plant but it can be used for so many other things.
most of these responses are rediculous. If it does not concern you do not answer yall honestly have no life to answer with a negative response! Anyways You will be fine it take sup to a month for marijuana to get out of your system but as you may know pregnant women seem to drink way more water and use the bathroom way more frequently! so honestly hun you will be fine!
Listen I know smoking isn't the best thing to do especially if your pregnant but if u really want to smoke use a bowl that way your not getting as many chemicals as you would from rolling papers. I'm 3 months pregnant myself and I've smoked a few times becuse I had such terrible morning sicknes weed helped me keep some food down and took my nausea away. I go to the doctor regularly and so far so good. So I wouldn't listen to what all the nasty people say that your gunna be a bad mom and kill your baby they probably haven't even had kids and are jealous because you can your gonna be a great mom and your kids gonna be just fine
Hello, I just wanted to say that the hateful comments is not what this women wanted as an answer to her question. I think you'll be fine, my best friend smoked during her whole pregancy and her son turned out amazing. I think that because the effect of smoking is unknown, anything can happen. And you should think about those risks, but I think that everything will be okay. I have heard new reports about women losing there babies for dirty drug tests, but that's only in certain states, I think it would be wise to look into what are the laws and rights in your state, just in case that does happen to you. Just some things to think about.
That is insane to use drugs to give a reason to eat give me a break ......
All of you that claim it is soooo bad to smoke while prego dont know sh*t. I even asked my dr! Told him I used to smoke and that its the only thing that was helping with morning sickness and he said that as long as I try to limit it to less than a joint a day that I should be fine(including the baby). Which I dont even smoke it that much, its just when Im having really bad sickness and Ill take a puff or two.
Wheres your Ph.D from?? Check your facts, fool.
Wheres your Ph.D from?? Check your facts, fool.