mom is substance, alcohol, smoke free but dad has used a certain street drug before mom gotten pregnant. will it affect baby?
2006-08-20 12:36:19 · 10 answers · asked by ima_aso 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
It is a proven fact that the use of drugs in males not only effect their sterility but also can cause birth defects in their children. However you have to consider the last time they used before conception. If their system was already "cleaned out" or enough time has pasted before conception then you should be fine.
2006-08-20 12:45:57 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard it could affect the baby. I think how recent the use was is the key factor. I was a heroin addict for many years i had been clean 10 months before getting pregnant 4 months off methadone "the father is not a user drinker or smoker" i ask the doc if my PAST use would have ANY EFFECT he said no way...it was just too long ago. I think the mothers actions affect the child more however there is some research to prove pregnancy is affected by a fathers use of drink or drugs if they are drinking or using when the pregnancy occurred. My baby is fine has been tested 4 anything abnormal.
2006-08-20 12:48:05 · answer #2 · answered by ally'smom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drug use in fathers has been proven to be associated with genetic anomalies and defects in the fetus. The drugs cause mutations in the sperm, and can affect fertility as well. If this is the case, mom must notify the doctor of the risk. The doctor can then recommend testing if they feel it necessary. It would be wise to pass this information on to the mother and father of the unborn child.
2006-08-20 12:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by alone1with3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During gestation, almost all drugs cross the placenta and affect the unborn child
support the suspicion that a father's drinking may also affect an unborn child
2006-08-20 12:45:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. If the father is engaging in sexual acts with the expectant mother and he is using drugs, traces of drugs can be transferred to the mother and therefore to the unborn child via semen and other exchanged bodily fluids.
2006-08-20 12:44:25 · answer #5 · answered by MixMatch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible my babies dad shoot's up it didnt effect our daughter..but the one he had with this other girl...wow she's hypoglacimic and she has an extra heart tube thingie i dont knwo what its called but shes sick all the time and she has too be poked with a needle 3 times a night so her blood sugar dont go so low that she goes into a coma....just tell your doctor thats what we did when i was pregnant we had "special" care ...cause they new about it.....goodluck
2006-08-20 13:22:51 · answer #6 · answered by cutenwild1769 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-08-20 12:43:19 · answer #7 · answered by mks 7-15-02 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything a man takes can cause damage to his sperm as well as the foods he eats. IT is a possibility something can be wrong but not always a factor. If you have any doubts there are tests that can be done while pregnant. good luck
2006-08-20 12:43:52 · answer #8 · answered by cillaandbrandon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
statisticaly its a dice game. according to your question i lived exactly the same.
in my own experience, it didn't happen, but only because Jehova god is great, i don use'em anymore, but i've learned, it could have happened.
i saw it in someone else. my bro' in law. and the price was the utmost.
believe me. it DOES happen.
2006-08-20 12:44:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think so. I mean maybe the heroin of marijuana, crack. coke or all that stuff affect the way you reproduce the genders.
2006-08-20 12:41:59 · answer #10 · answered by Jennifer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋