Trying to get clean

Hi, I found out I'm pregnant and since then have been trying to get clean. I have abstained from smoking for 19 days now and yesterday took a home test and failed it. I am currently about 4 months pregnant..5'3 and 140 lbs..now having a baby belly. I was a regular user, smoking daily. My first apt is 6 days away and I'm hoping to be clean by then. I don't know if it'll be a urine test or a blood test. Any suggestions or words of encouragement that i may just need a few more days then I'll be clean?

I'm not sure the point of this post.

Are you having a drug test, or prenatal care?

prenatal care doesn't do drug screens, they just do the scans needed- Test your blood for abnormalities and things that can hurt the baby.

My wife is 7 months along, and a daily smoker (no long term or short term effects on the fetus) but it does help indubitably with nausea :D If your just trying to get clean for a job - Then you might want to sub.

This doctor does do drug testing for every ob patient. Not sure if its urine or blood but I know I will be tested.

Then I'd get a new doctor. Easy enough solution.

I am in Louisiana, this is my third child and for my first I was tested for Marijuana..second pregnancy wasn't, but this time I know they are drug testing. They definitely will include marijuana in the test..it's the most popular thing around here. I was unable to get my same doctor from last time unfortunately. I failed a home test yesterday after abstaining for 18 days and I'm just worried I will fail at the office next week. I had OCS involved my first pregnancy..but quickly was able to pass all their expectations. I don't want them interfering again. Hopefully I can test negative before then!

ok got meself spanked for mentioning.....things i shouldnt have (a thousand pardons oh toasty one). anyway that was quite a while ago like i said and every state is different. i guess maybe look into subbing or see if you can put the test off for a couple more weeks maybe?

Pregnant woman can't sub..but I'm thinking that I will take a few more test and if I need to I will put off my apt. I am trying not to do so bc I am late into my pregnancy and its important to get prenatal care. Thank you for your input!!

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Originally Posted by questformommy

but I'm thinking that I will take a few more test and if I need to I will put off my apt.

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When testing yourself, be sure to use the first urination of the day when THCA concentrations would be at their highest. By using your first urination, youre testing yourself under a "worst-case scenario". If youre consistently testing negative under that "worst-case scenario", youre good to go. :thumbsup:

Ok. I'll do that starting tomorrow. The test are only a dollar so I'll pick up a few. I wonder if I should also drink alot of water and take another test to see how that turns up?

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I wonder if I should also drink alot of water and take another test to see how that turns up?

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Drinking alot of water would dilute the THCA concentration that is present in your bladder to where the urine sample would register a negative on the home test (or even the assays used at the labs, and providing that the THCA concentration is not too high). This dilution phenomena, however, is only temporary - once the fluids youve ingested had all been urinated out, the bladder is replenished with fresh THCA-laden urine by the kidneys....back to square one.