PREGNANCY AND MARIJUANA USE...HELP!

[headbanger4eva]

whats everyones beliefs on smoking marijuana while your pregnant...I dont use any other types of drugs...just marijuana
I'm 3 months at the moment and from the day i found out i was pregnant i quit. Finally last night i broke down and smoked a Jay with my boyfriend, I felt really bad afterwards...but i loveee weed and its just hard to stay away from it. does anyone know if weed harms as baby, if it can cause defects or anything to go wrong...miscarriage or stillbirth? i've read about it but it seems doctors say everythings bad...even caffeine and ciggeretts!
I would love to be able to get high atleast once a week...or maybe just once a month....not a everyday thing. But i worry about harming my baby. I smoked weed every day of my life until i got pregnant...and now its a BIGGG CHANGE FOR ME....whats everyones opinion on this?

IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TO MAYBE HEAR FROM OTHER WOMEN WHO SMOKED DURING THEIR PREGNANCY....


BURN ONE FOR ME ATLEAST! :smokin:

headbanger4eva Reviewed by headbanger4eva on 07-28-2007. PREGNANCY AND MARIJUANA USE...HELP! whats everyones beliefs on smoking marijuana while your pregnant...I dont use any other types of drugs...just marijuana I'm 3 months at the moment and from the day i found out i was pregnant i quit. Finally last night i broke down and smoked a Jay with my boyfriend, I felt really bad afterwards...but i loveee weed and its just hard to stay away from it. does anyone know if weed harms as baby, if it can cause defects or anything to go wrong...miscarriage or stillbirth? i've read about it but it Rating: 5

[zach5993]

Pregnancy
Studies have found that children of marijuana-smoking mothers more frequently suffer from permanent cognitive deficits, concentration disorders, hyperactivity, and impaired social interactions than non-exposed children of the same age and social background.[87][88] A recent study with participation of scientists from Europe and the United States, have now identified that endogenous cannabinoids, molecules naturally produced by our brains and functionally similar to THC from cannabis, play unexpectedly significant roles in establishing how certain nerve cells connect to each other. The formation of connections among nerve cells occurs during a relatively short period in the fetal brain. The study tries to give a closer understanding of if and when cannabis damages the fetal brain[89][90].[91]

Other studies on Jamaica have suggested that cannabis use by expectant mothers does not appear to cause birth defects or developmental delays in their newborn children.[92][93] In a study in 1994 of Twenty-four Jamaican neonates exposed to marijuana prenatally and 20 non exposed neonates comparisons were made at 3 days and 1 month old, using the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale, including supplementary items to capture possible subtle effects. Results showed there were no significant differences between exposed and nonexposed neonates on day 3. At 1 month, the exposed neonates showed better physiological stability and required less examiner facilitation to reach organized states. The neonates of heavy-marijuana-using mothers had better scores on autonomic stability, quality of alertness, irritability, and self-regulation and were judged to be more rewarding for caregivers. This work was supported by the March of Dimes Foundation.[94]


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Wikipedia.

I personally would not advise smoking of anything during pregnancy. I have seen many birth defects in babies. Hell my own brother is half stupid because of my dumbass mother. Do what you will, but think first.

[juggalette420kb]

Right now I am also three months along. I smoke a bowl when i wake up and everytime I eat or i cant keep anything down. I would say smoke it for morning sickness or pelvic pains or dissiness. But quit ASAP because they are drug testing all mothers now wile they are pregnant. If the mother test positive then they will take the baby right after you give birth. But if ur partner pisses clean they will give the baby to him, but you wont be able to see it.

[Storm Crow]

I have only one major worry when it comes to pregnancy and using cannabis- Smoke has carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. When my late father was in the Navy (on subs), he was ordered to take 400 units of vitamin E daily. Apparently the Navy believes that Vitamin E allows you to work more efficiently under low oxygen conditions.

Last thing we want for baby is oxygen deprivation damage! I toked throughout both of my pregnancies, but I took vitamin E and made sure I took a few breaths between hits. Both my boys are intelligent and nice guys! One is unemployed right now, but he cooks a gourmet dinner 3 or more times a week (love it! :thumbsup: ). The other is one of the top computer jockeys at a school. They have the normal number of fingers and toes.

Ok, I'm just one gal with 2 kids- hardly a scientific sampling! Here's some studies to get rid of the worries.

Oily fish makes 'babies brainier'
BBC NEWS | Health | Oily fish makes 'babies brainier'
(This one is on Omega-3, which is found in hemp seed- mentioned only at the end of the article. It's just good info, not smoking related.)

Ganja use among Jamaican women.
Jamaican Woman

Dreher's Jamaican Pregnancy Study
Latest News - Dreher's Jamaican Pregnancy Study

Cannabis Relieves Morning Sickness
CCRMG

Prenatal Marijuana Exposure and Neonatal Outcomes in Jamaica
Prenatal Marijuana Exposure and Neonatal Outcomes in Jamaica: An Ethnographic Study

The Endocannabinoid-CB Receptor System
http://www.nel.edu/pdf_/25_12/NEL251204A01_Fride_.pdf

CLAIM #7: MARIJUANA USE DURING PREGNANCY HARMS THE FETUS
Erowid Cannabis Vault : Exposing Marijuana Myths

Nonmutagenic action of cannabinoids in vitro
Nonmutagenic action of cannabinoids in vitro

Prenatal exposure to tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and caffeine on birth size and subsequent growth. A comparison of the effects of prenatal exposure t...[Neurotoxicol Teratol. 1987 Mar-Apr] - PubMed Result

Tobacco and marijuana use on offspring growth from birth through 3 years of age. The effects of prenatal tobacco and marijuana use ...[Neurotoxicol Teratol. 1992 Nov-Dec] - PubMed Result

Prenatal marijuana use and neonatal outcome. Prenatal marijuana use and neonatal outcome. [Neurotoxicol Teratol. 1991 May-Jun] - PubMed Result

Just take good care of yourself and you both will be fine! - Granny:hippy:

[Stoned_Friend]

if in dought "bake" im sure an fetis wouldnt mind a nice tasting brownie, i know i would of wanted one, congratulations aswell

[The Supervisor]

congratulations! my best friend has 2 very intelligent little girls and she smoked throughout her pregnancies. not everyday, just occassionally like you were describing. i don't have kids yet but i have researched the shit out of it and have been with my friend before, during, and after both pregnancies. They are very healthy and strong and have never had any problems. i'm sure if you keep it occasional, you're baby will be just fine.

[invoke]

Marijuana slows the growth of cells, along with what everyone else said. Really it might not do a thing, but to me, it really shouldn't matter, why take the chance? Getting high is not as a high of priority as my baby's health.

And yes... Caffeine and cigarettes both are very dangerous to yourself and cause many deaths a year, not to mention your baby. I think cigarettes are the #2 killer next to drunk driving deaths but I might be wrong.

Hell, they could very well turn out fine if you smoked once a month, but it honestly isn't worth the risk, but if you are drinking high amounts of caffeine, smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol, stop immediately, it is going to fuck the baby up bad.

[Quinn The Eskimo]

Well it's probably safe, however when one is preggers it is a good idea to lay off smoking and other recreational/medical things that could possible damage your child. I'd say avoid it, simply because of the risk, sure not smoking weed for a while can be unpleasant, but having a child with a disorder that will stay with them for the rest of their life, and knowing that you caused, or having your child taken aways because of a failed drug test, are much worse. Anyway, as a parent you should be putting your child's welfare before your own.

[The Supervisor]

I'd say avoid it, simply because of the risk, sure not smoking weed for a while can be unpleasant, but having a child with a disorder that will stay with them for the rest of their life, and knowing that you caused

disorders? are you serious? people really should stop answering things they know nothing about. the whole "gee, i have no education/experience on this topic but here's what i think anyways" thing has got to stop. there has never been any sort of evidence to indicate that cannabis is harmful while pregnant. Fuck, did you know that drinking cow's milk is harmful ALL the time? i shit you not, do your homework.

[poiuyt]

You don't need a study to show smoking anything while pregnant is bad. All you need is some logic, which you clearly don't have.

This makes me sick.