PREGNANCY AND MARIJUANA USE...HELP!

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Originally Posted by rebgirl420

Yeah but im just saying, why risk it?

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Because people like the woman that started this thread don't think about the future, and don't really care, they just live for themselves and hope the future turns out hunky dory. The girl isn't even married, and she smoked pot before even finding out the dangers, rather than waiting until after like any caring mother would do.

I would NEVER allow my wife to smoke anything while carrying my unborn child. I would never even want to be with someone that selfish and immature, it's disgusting how people put their own enjoyment before their kids. I have a better suggestion, go to an abortion clinic and wait to have kids until you have your life together. If you can't quit doing something for your baby for 9 god damn months then you are unfit for motherhood. I would never put the life of my children in the hands of a study that, for all we know, years later could be proved inaccurate. By the time that is found out, you'll be stuck with the consequences of your selfish behavior. So either get an abortion or grow up before the kid is born and stop being so selfish!!

haha, ironically while I was typing that somebody posted a thread about how marijuana damages the fetal brain.

check it out:
http://boards.cannabis.com/medicinal...tal-brain.html

dude theres really no reason to criticize someone whos just looking for advice

how could you trust some of these studies. some of the studies are from the same people that say that weed is a gateway drug and that you will go mentally insane ect.
i would think twice in trusting some of the studies.

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Originally Posted by 420_24/7

I think its really fucked up that yall r all arguing about someone else's baby, i think she probably just wants advice not a bunch of fuckin people arguing with each other, maybe u should just try and post experiences uve had or facts uve seen, its not ur decision, its hers

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Originally Posted by 420_24/7

dude theres really no reason to criticize someone whos just looking for advice

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I agree x2.

Have whatever opinion you want..but at least it could be vocalized calmly, without tearing her to a shred. She had a moment of weakness, and FELT BAD, and then came on and asked for anyone who's had a similar experience. She already felt bad and probably didn't need you to be so harsh with her.

Like 420_24/7 put it...its her choice.

Good luck and a safe pregnancy to you!!

here's my best advice: don't go looking for answers to this question on a cannabis forum; seek a doctor

Two cents time. :twocents:

Give up smoking while you're pregnant. If nothing else, it'll teach you the virtue of patience and self-control, which I understand are very important when you have a kid. :thumbsup:

Also, poink thanks to mseerob.

I'm 43 and have a 21 year old and a 19 year old, whom are in college, a junior and sophomore respectively. My 21 year old just got straight A's last semester and they both carry 12-15 credits, work fulltime, are incredibly bright and extremely intelligent, beautiful with no defects. I smoked probably every other day with my first baby and every so often with my second. I just never believed that marijuana was bad, and I never smoked cigarettes. I wonder if the people they do these studies on smoke anything other than green. Anyway, don't feel guilty. An occasional glass of red wine or an occasional glass of beer or an occasional j will not give your children defects or a low mentality, I promise. But I wouldn't smoke cigarettes, those are very bad. Bad, bad, bad. The only other thing that you want to make sure of is this whole testing after the pregnancy bit. We didn't have that 20 years ago, but it sounds scary. I would never do anything now that would have endangered my parental rights. I actually quit for about oh, 13 years, and just started smoking again a couple of months ago, when my children started smoking for the first time. And they don't smoke cigarettes either. It's nice to get high with the family and eat dinner and watch movies. :jointsmile:

just curious but isnt drug testing w/o consent a breach of privacy?
or... dont you at least have to have due cause?

that just seems so big brother to me and if it truly were the case, wouldnt we hear privacy advocated bitching?

I just asked for a opinion....not some smart ass remark, I did quit as soon as i found out...i've only gotten high 1 or 2 in my whole pregnancy. And it does worry me....and just because i'm not married doesnt mean shit, that doesnt mean that i'm not going to be a good mom and i need to go have an abortion...THATS KILLING A BABY, and i'm totally against that...anyone who suggests somthing like that really is a moron, i would atleast have it and give it up for adoption before i'd kill an innocent life, just because I got high 1 or 2 times doesnt mean that i'm not gonna change my mind and decide to quit for the rest of my pregnancy.....thats why I ASKED FOR AN OPINION......NOT A SMART ASS REPLY

Well thanx for everyones opinions...I have done my best to eat healthy, not drink much caffeine, and i've quit smoking....I felt bad after getting high when i did cause i had went 3 months without smoking any and i guess i just got alittle weak when its put in my face and everyones getting high around me, i guess from now on i'll just have to avoid those situations...cause i dont want to take a chance on anything happening to my baby even tho marijuana is a all natural plant and i dont find it to be harmful, i dont know for sure what its doing to my baby, and this point of time this baby is the most important thing in my life. I couldnt live with myself if somthing happened to it, which things can happen even if you do EVERYTHING HEALTHY possibly. It doesnt help either when my boyfriend smokes all tha time and keeps it around me, so i guess i'm gonna have to ask him to stop just outta respect for me and his baby until he has it......OH AND TO THE SMART ASS WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT ME BEING UNMARRIED, JUST CAUSE YOUR NOT MARRIED DOESNT MEAN ANYTHINGGG ABOUT BEING A GOOD MOM, THEIR ARE MANY UNMARRIED PEOPLE OUT IN THE WORLD....AND YOU DONT EVEN KNOW MY WHOLE STORY TO BE JUDGING ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE WAS PLANNING ON GETTING MARRIED A MONTH OR TWO AFTER MY BABY IS BORN SO I HAVE TIME TO LOOSE SOME OF THA WEIGHT....
and i need to keep my medicaid cause having a baby is very expensive these days
but thanx to everyone ;)

Two of my mates smoked a joint a day (just one) throughout their pregnancies and their kids are all fine :)

Even though I know you got some strongly opinionated replies, as smart-ass remarks go, you got relatively good input here, Headbanger. This is a topic that generates a lot of passionate feelings, as you clearly can see in your own response.

I don't think you should worry or beat yourself up for one or two instances of smoking. Relatively few studies have been done one marijuana use during early pregnancy, and that's as it should be since the unknowns are still greater than the knowns. Chances are it's as harmless as has been shown in the Jamaican and other studies. But no one knows for certain because no one with any ethics is going to conduct large-scale medical testing on pregnant mothers and their fetuses. Also, at a very basic level, no one wants carbon dioxide cutting into the baby's oxygen supply. It's a fairly easy question to settle when you ask yourself whether you'd hot-box an infant or blow smoke in a baby's face. Most people with good sense wouldn't. Glad you'll abstain for the rest of your pregnancy just as a precaution, even as harmless as smoking might be. Hope the rest of the pregnancy goes well and that you'll feel great.

Eva, about the weight thing- nurse your baby! Every calorie that goes into the baby comes out of you. I loved it when I was nursing! I could eat anything! To lose that pregnancy weight, all you have to do is eat sensibly and nurse exclusively for 6 months or more.

And about not being married. What freaking difference does it make if the "local shaman" has spoken the "magic" words or not! My hubby and I got married for two reasons- #1- It got the parents off our backs! #2- Great excuse for a party! The ceremony (trip as it was) was just something to mark the fact that we were already a couple. We were "married" long before the ceremony! Don't pay them any mind. You just do what you feel is best for you and your family. (You will anyway!- lol) - Granny:hippy:

Great post, Granny, as usual, in your loving and supportive style. I'm working on an email reply to you very soon!

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Originally Posted by The Supervisor

wow. just think about all the things that preggos put into their bodies everyday that are supposedly "safe." i'm sure you wouldn't say shit about one of them having soda or a cup of coffee. if cannabis was legal and it was socially acceptable you wouldn't even think twice about it.

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i have a baby who is now four months old and i smoked before i knew i was pregnant and that was at about 5 weeks pregnant. nothing harmful happened to her thankfully but i stopped as soon as i found out.. just in case. i also didnt drink any soda or coffee until my doctor told me that it is actually good to have some caffeine. about one soda or half a starbucks coffee. still though, when i see pregnant women drinking soda or coffee i do think twice about it and i thought twice about it too when i drank them. so as much as i like cannabis, if there arent any actual proven statistics out yet then be safe... like someone said earlier, if you want to take the risk then thats on you but not smoking for 9 months is something i would much rather do than have something wrong with my child for their entire life.. im not saying it wont happen but im also not saying that it will. and the way i am , if it did happen... i wouldnt know if it was from the weed or not so i would feel bad all the time. i do agree though that there is probably nothing wrong with it..i know people who have smoked their entire pregnancy (cannabis) and their children are fine.. it is up to you i guess.

so that means u must not care for your unborn child coz you still smoked a spliff even though u didnt know if it would harm the baby. gosh its not hard not to smoke weed especially if there is a good reason for it..

My friend smoked 5 to 7 times a day she had a baby girl but the baby had asthma not sure if it was caused by the herbs she smoke cigs too Id say it was the cigs

I couldnt smoke anything whilst prego
was way to ill blah!

good luck ~~


babies rock~~

sb

use common sense... if smoking is bad for you, it's bad for the baby inside of you. no reason to compromise the future of your child.

Personally, I would advise against any foregin substances entering your body. I feel its rather selfish to risk the health and wellbeing of another just to get high, even if the risk is low. But thats just my .02

When you start getting morning sickness and puking your guts out EVERY fricking morning...talk to me then about not using cannabis while pregnant! Not being able to eat is bad for the baby, too! - Granny:hippy: (a bit grumpy because I haven't medicated yet)

my opinion:

if you plan to stop consuming all nasties (caffeine, medicine doctors give you (the nasty ones), alcohol etc.) then sue stop cannabis too, but if your pumping yourself full of soem next shit and think ''im smart i wont smoke weed my baby will be healthy'' then your dumb!

Basially what i am saying is some of the other stuff you consume daily while pregnant is even worse then cannabis, so why stop cannabis?? :S

Seriosuly my mates girlfriend is pregnant and she stopped alcohol, cannabis, but smokes fags aevry day, im like ''you fucking ignorant fool!!'' (nto exactly but the words i say top her have a similar meaning)

Even cannabis smokers seem to feel the illegal side of it and think its worse then all the legal crap in a little way, (mainly in the public image way lol, imagine telling someone thta yoru pregnanat and have stopped alcohol, caffeine and ciggarettes but still do weedd, most folks would be like wtf?) lol

im basically blabbering but if you take the time to work it out i have a couple of good points :D (i think ;) )

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Originally Posted by Storm Crow

When you start getting morning sickness and puking your guts out EVERY fricking morning...talk to me then about not using cannabis while pregnant! Not being able to eat is bad for the baby, too! - Granny:hippy: (a bit grumpy because I haven't medicated yet)

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hundreds of thousands of people manage to do it every year. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by invoke

It shouldn't matter in the first place. If you can't stop smoking while pregnant even for the RISK of something happening, just because some scientist on the internet said something doesn't mean it's true or false, but why RISK it? There are so many things that could effect the study and/or the controls that it could never be proven 100%.

If it's too much to give up smoking while you're pregnant, I feel bad for the kid because he's going to be in one hell of a ride...

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I assume you would be the male part of the childbearing equation?
It sounds as if you belief that THC is a poison like the anti-cannabis lobby. If you believe that is so, I suggest you stop smoking every day yourself.
Like supervisor said:EAT IT.
When I was born (early '70s) all of the doctors told pregnant women not to gain wait. My mother was put on diet pills during her pregnancy, and I grew up smart enough to know that nothing is certain (though I did end up quite short--but that only hurts with the ladies), and as long as the mother is eating a good diet and sleeping well, and doing yoga, and taking care of herself, that a little punna butter where required :eat:for medicinal purposes is not going to transform her offspring into curly-tailed half piggies. I would stake my medical career on it if I had one...but no nicotine or alcohol.

:D
I am currently 6 1/2 months pregnant and i am a pothead at heart:4:I am on my 3rd child. I have always stopped smoking by the time i was 2 months. I have a homie that smoked her whole pregnancy!!!:eek:NO B.S.like 5 out of 7 days a week! I dunno how her doctor never caught onto it!!! Her baby came out fine but only 5lbs14oz. The baby is also fussy...There are always possibilities of the baby developing learning problems later in life...but the baby is fine for right now. Smoking in general is bad for the baby. I never take any chances....Thats cuz i have been a smoker for 11 yrs already. It is not hard for me to stop cuz i just think of the children i already have and i would go crazy if anything happened to them! :DIts not forever just 9 months. You have ur whole life ahead of u! I wish you the best for you and ur baby and i hope u make the right decision homie!:hippy:

I have witnessed a pregnant girl smoking pot, cuz she is my dealer in East St. Louis when I am attending college. She gave birth and her baby is fine.

Wow I cant even believe people are actually considering smoking during pregancy. ANY type of smoke or drugs (excluding prescribed medicine by their doctor) are harmful to the child. Even coffee is supposed to be avoid during pregancy.

In all truth, its your kid. He turns out retarded, you'll know why.

how about just asking your doctor. I have thought a bit about this one myself, my friend is a doctor and she told me recently that a baby was born with THC in its body- she didn't say anthing else, but it seemed to upset her.

But if you really think about it don't you think most doctors, even ones that are pro ganga, would advise you not to toke while preggy