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Hey all!! I am 6 months pregnant and still an avid smoker. I am up for a job that is gonna require pre-employment drug testing. I have used Q-Carbo in the past(before i got pregnant)with success. And I am hoping someone can tell me whether or not taking it now will hurt my baby. I have another interview in 2 days so I kinda need to know ASAP!! If anyone can help please post your thoughts!! Thanks everyone!!:rasta:
I wouldnt put the fetus at any risk with a strong detox like that (keep those unnatural chemicals away)...also, smoking while 6 months pregnant?
Go Ask Alice!: Smoking pot while pregnant - Will it harm the baby later on?
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Dear Reader,
Research studies have shown that women who use recreational drugs during pregnancy tend to use marijuana, thinking that it won't harm the fetus as much as other illegal substances. Although no clear-cut deformity or syndrome is known to occur due to marijuana use during pregnancy (as there is from alcohol use, for example, with fetal alcohol syndrome), there are possible dangers.
Marijuana can also be transmitted through breast milk. Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC (the main active ingredient in marijuana), can be as much as 8 times higher in breast milk than in the mother's bloodstream. Babies whose mothers have used marijuana during pregnancy or while breastfeeding sometimes seem jittery and difficult to comfort. They may have some delay in the development of their motor skills, although studies have concluded that this delay may not be permanent. In any case, it is advisable not to smoke marijuana while breastfeeding.
It should be noted that much of the research on the effects of prenatal exposure to marijuana has been complicated and inconclusive. This is mainly because it is difficult to isolate the effects of marijuana from other possible factors such as alcohol, other drug use, socioeconomic status, family structure, and mother's personality. All in all, the healthiest choice for you and your baby is to avoid using recreational chemicals, including marijuana, while pregnant. As difficult as it may be to change one's lifestyle, taking a break from smoking cigarettes and joints, and drinking alcohol and using other drugs, can help set your baby up for a long, healthy life.
When you are high, your fetus is high. Doing any drugs while pregnant is irresponsible.
There is no evidence that smoking cannabis is harmful to the fetus.Quote:
When you are high, your fetus is high. Doing any drugs while pregnant is irresponsible.
Prenatal Marijuana Exposure and Neonatal Outcomes in Jamaica: An Ethnographic Study
So why would you label pregnant cannabis users as "irresponsible"?
Um first, what u do to ur body is up to u, what u do to some one elses is something else.Quote:
Originally Posted by suzieque
Doing anything not healthy for your body while pregnant is gonna affect the baby, from not eating right food to doing drugs its just wrong
Second who cares that i mis typed, not miss spell but miss type Its pretty obvious i didnt push hard enough on a key.
And 3rd ur a prick
You should do your research before you start flaming others (BTW, which is against the forum rules). The link I'd provided before this post oughta give you a good start.
Why would cannabis, being non-toxic and not harmful to adults is suddenly harmful to developing babies? You have fallen into the trap of the Prohibitionists who cry "ITS FOR THE CHILDREN" .Quote:
Doing anything not healthy for your body while pregnant is gonna affect the baby, from not eating right food to doing drugs its just wrong
Education. Such a great thing.
Well lets think mr SmartypantsBreathing in smoke good or bad for u?Non toxic?I have bronchidues or w.e, is this helping my baby? or being sick with anykind of illness.Smoking pot makes u dehidrated, good for my baby?Cmon man think about it, how is breathing in smoke NOT GONNA HURT UR BABY?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burnt Toast
Being an 'avid' smoker certainly cannot be GOOD for your child. True, we don't know enough to know if any ill effects are likely, but why would you ever be willing to take that risk? As for the cleaner - do you know what the ingredients are? Do you know what dangers they may cause? You are asking about an unknowable risk - which you wish to add to a currently unknown risk to which you are already subjecting your child.
Look, I know women who have smoked tobacco through their pregnancy - knowing the actual documented, studied, and understood dangers and very real effects on their child. They didn't smoke because they wanted to - they smoked because they couldn't quit - because nicotine is more addictive then heroin. That's no excuse, of course, but it is a contributing cause.
Your case is different - you can't become addicted to weed. Unless you are treating a condition severe enough to justify taking the unknown risk of pumping your child's bloodstream full of THC - then this just isn't responsible at all. If your use is simply recreational - then the only practical advice you can be given is to quit until after your child is born - and if you are breast feeding, then don't start smoking again until your child is weaned, or feed formula instead.
Seriously - no one here could possibly know what risks the system cleaners could pose for your child.
No one really knows what effects your smoking weed will have on your child either.
As a parent - you cannot take chances like this. When you realize that you are only expected to forgo smoking for nine months (Or at least the three months remaining!), but whatever effects your choices will have on your child may last his/her entire life - the choice seems pretty simple.
Seriously - I know irresponsible teen/20-somethings who have no problem just not smoking because they know they have a pre-employment test coming up. You are going to be a parent - your reason for quitting is a lot more important, so why exactly are you still smoking?
Because there is very little THC in exhaled smoke and marijuana smoke has been shown not to cause cancer, even in those who smoke it directly and heavily over long periods of time. The volume of smoke compared to that produced by a cigarette chain smoker would be minimal.Quote:
Cmon man think about it, how is breathing in smoke NOT GONNA HURT UR BABY?
I had to quit smoking for 6 months becuase i got introuble with the law.For the first 2 months i stoped smoking, i would be spitting up black stuff from my lungs all day.I dont see how u think this is ok for a baby,This is my last response on this thread becuase its just redicious the responses im hearing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burnt Toast
I'm closing this one up before it gets even more out of hand. Hopefully the o.p. has gotten something out of it. I do know that FakeBoobsRule knows quite a bit about testing, so maybe shoot him an e-mail if you want to know something specific.
Stoned88911: You have been warned as I'm sure you saw for your insult(s), now let's try and play nicely. :jointsmile: