A question for those who feel bored enough to answer.

[briman]

well my mother smoked pot when she was pregnant with me she has sid that to me and my father used to smoke around me all the time when i was still living there even when i was a baby but when my gf was pregnant she didnt smoke pot and i went outside to smoke and i dont smoke around him now though i do do it in the house just not in the same room

[Breukelen advocaat]

The actor/comedian Pauly Shore said that his mother smoked it while she was pregnant with him. Hearing that was enough to convince me that it might not be a good idea.

[beachguy in thongs]

When you said "without polluting your body"...aside from a woman being pg...do you believe that we are polluting our bodies when not pg? And men need to remember that whatever drugs they are using at the time of conception could also affect the baby....

Any drug they've ever done that might have affected their seminal vesicles, one way or another, alone would cause some sort of deviation. Those problems occur from doing prescription drugs when nothing's wrong.

I can look in this drug book, and the reproductive system is part of the adverse effects of any drug.

Marijuana is non-toxic. What harm will it do? I guess overstimulation of the cannabinoid receptors, kind of, clogs the fallopian tube and may prevent pregnancy, but, also, no stimulation, almost, definitely does.

[Shelbay]

My original post asking LoveLife about his word terminology for the statement "polluting our bodies..as if MJ is a bad plant for women that should not be used..and also that MJ users consistently point out that MJ is beneficial not harmful but for pg women not to use it effectively if needed? I understand not smoking while pg becuase of the oxygen but maybe eating food with MJ for morning sickness that lasts the entire pregnancy and actually does not last just early mornings but all during the pregnancy..and the fact that women are given prescription drugs during pg to combat a multitude of problems such as "morning sickness" that is so severe that it threatens the baby. Just trying to say that women can and do have problems that are difficult to treat during pregnancy because of the danger of passing drugs to the baby so maybe..just imo that eating a muffin baked with mj that could stop alot of the sickness that can and does lead to dehydration..or stimulates appetites supresssed..or even better that could actually help a woman severely sick "digest" the pre-natal vitamins that are most important for a babys development stages during gestation. There are no true "studies" that could prove the benefits of this plant nor if there are negative side effects so its a hard call....so to answer the question..right now I would say err on the side of caution for the baby and use common sense about your own body..listen to it..I don't need a Dr. or anyone else to tell me what is best for ME since I know ME better than a person that is rushed with patients and actually spends 15 minutes twice a month with me...then again if MJ could help men obtain a erection it would have been "studied" and approved by the FDA years ago.

[eGGNoG]

ive smoked with chicks before its not a big deal for chicks to smoke whoever was saying that, and its funny me and my gf talked about that today she was like i def dont want to have ababy anytime soon cus then icant drink, and isaid OR SMOKE, and she said yeah she knows. if your pregnant you cant go on rollercoasters. dont expect to go on a weed trip

[Shelbay]

ive smoked with chicks before its not a big deal for chicks to smoke whoever was saying that, and its funny me and my gf talked about that today she was like i def dont want to have ababy anytime soon cus then icant drink, and isaid OR SMOKE, and she said yeah she knows. if your pregnant you cant go on rollercoasters. dont expect to go on a weed trip

I don't know many women that would "expect" to go on a weed trip as you put it while pg..but do know women and have been "there" myself that expect humane,safe & effective treatment during the pregnancy....actual birth...and post pg...so if MJ could help women/baby during pregnancy it should be made available. Who really knows?? But if I had my rathers..I would eat a muffin with MJ before I ever pop another pill that is legal and blindly follow my Dr.'s orders..then find out years later..wow ...a new study has determined that this has been reviewed and found to cause birth defects etc...It has happened in this country a few decades ago with a pill that was given to women for nausea (morning sickness) and thousands of babies were born without limbs...severe birth defects...all because American Women trusted that because it was "legal" and their Dr. prescribed it -it was okay..yeah. And I think it would be great if I could have smoked a good one for the pain during birth instead of having complications from the demerol I was given and further stressing my baby..how many women have posted on this thread?

[EbelEyes]

My lass, didn't smoke it when she was pregnant, and now she has had the baby she doesn't smoke it anymore.

I know I will get shit for this, but I see smoking bongs and shit as a male activity. It just aint' very ladie like!

haha, now that i would have to disagree with!

I mean, my favorite person in the whole world smokes, and she's also my favorite person to get stoned with! I find it very "lady like" for a woman to smoke some Marijuana with me. If thats what to call it -- lady-like.

But as for the question, I believe that, while it has been proven not to do anything to your baby, and its like a lot of people have been saying... "its better safe than sorry."

I would not like it if I got a girlfriend (I still have yet to get one, but I have the said girl above in mind!) pregnant, I would tell her not to do any drugs what-so-ever, including pain medications. I don't care what the Medical world thinks on this one, I say absolutely nothing shall going into a woman while she's pregnant, even if its proven to not hurt the baby (I'm talking medications). It would be not very fair to the baby, if you he/her has to live a life not to his/her fullest because of something you took while you were pregnant with him/her.

And I'm not one of those "Pro-life" people who are against abortions. And while I am also agains't them, I believe that it is a woman's choice, no in fact, it should be a couples choice. I read somewhere that if you're not married to the pregnant woman, she can have an abortion without your approval..... and I don't quite understand that. I mean sure if she was raped or something... if a guy accidently gets a girl pregnant, well then he should be in on the decision too.

[Shelbay]

No pain medication?? How can you say that and you are not a woman and never been in LABOR? Men need to do men things and let women do what nature intended for them..and that includes more female OB/GYN Dr's..seriously how can a man even know what a woman truly feels and needs in a childbirth..sure one can go to school and earn a license to treat us but that does not mean they can sympathize with something they have never experienced....much less continue with this natural child birth method...what is good for one does not make good for ALL...and uncontrolled pain CAN and DOES lead to complications...and that is from personal experience.....we all say its a plant..no harm..okay..but let it come to something that could relieve a womans pain and make the actual birth experience less stressful for mother and baby and suddenly its a solid no..yeah...oh also..there are certain "stages" of birth that medication can be safely given and when that baby moves in the birth canal..then I am all for a woman having immediate access to MJ...might even help speed things along if she could relax from the pain and push instead of having problems from prolonged labor and NO "drugs"....or being given a legal injection of pain medication and having adverse reactions to it.Some of you remind me of Tom Cruise and I really hope Katie lets out some words his way while she is attempting to do it the scientology way..silence. MJ should be legalized..seriously..the men have viagra and Levitra but we can't get the proof we need to have safe access to a plant that could be safer and actually more beneficial for pregnant women...and no I don't speak for every woman but quite a few...and I see no valid reason or explanations why women are still having men determine what is in our and the babies best interest.

[beachguy in thongs]

My original post asking LoveLife about his word terminology for the statement "polluting our bodies..

Those are the comments I skip over because I hear it all the time from people who don't know what cannabinoid receptors are, and are just plain ignorant to any facts regarding marijuana's potential effects.

Any smoke damages your body? Cigarette smoke affects the small bronchial passages in the lungs, whereas Marijuana smoke doesn't. Amazing.

[Shelbay]

Those are the comments I skip over because I hear it all the time from people who don't know what cannabinoid receptors are, and are just plain ignorant to any facts regarding marijuana's potential effects.

Any smoke damages your body? Cigarette smoke affects the small bronchial passages in the lungs, whereas Marijuana smoke doesn't. Amazing.

MJ is an amazing plant..a beautiful,safe amazing plant..yes...and I like the links you provide with what information is available at this time...although I still say "personal experience" is the best information that could be found until it is legalized and controlled studies are done..and I think that women should be in charge of the "studies"....men saying no pain intervention should just be quiet until one carries the baby...does the labor..and birth..then talk to me about natural child birth...how do you guys enjoy being told your worthless and a criminal because you smoke MJ..and the people saying it have never smoked,ingested etc..MJ in their life..but they can still tell you what is best for you...that you don't know what works best for yourself so let them do all the thinking and speaking for you...not a good feeling right.