How would smoking marijuana during pregnancy affect the baby after birth?

Answer 1

Smoking is smoking and it has the same affects as nicotine but also other birth defects. Other problems could be speech, and hearing problems, Hyperactivity, learning disorders, memory lapses to name just a few!! Look at the attached web site.

Answer 2

Not that I did but I know for a FACT that it does nothing to a baby. My best friend smoked during the entire pregnancy of both of her kids and I watched for any symptoms cuz I really thought she was screwing them up. But no S*^T they are both really smart normal kids. She did alot of research o the topic and not only were they fine but she was honest with her Dr. and the state couldn't take them from her. I swear it's the craziest crap I'd ever seen. So I'm a firm believer weed doesn't hurt an unborn.

Answer 3

Using any kind of drugs...cigarettes and alcohol included, cause damage to the placenta, which is how the baby receives oxygen. When the placenta is damaged the baby does not get all of the oxygen and that has been proven to cause learning and other developmental problems. If you want to use drugs go get on birth control. Foster homes are full of kids that were born to parents that used while pregnant.

Answer 4

mostly similar as ciggarettes would but be carefull of your baby but also just so you know any drug doneduring the last trimester even if it is no longer in your system WILL show up in the baby's system! the hospital will check your baby's first poop for any trace of narcotics the meconium (first tar like poo poo babies have after being born ) contains almost everything you have consumed during the last 3 months. It is standard to test all newborns in almost every state for a drug screen. if anything illeagal is in ther and shows up D.C.F. will be contacted and most likley take the child when released from the hospital.

Answer 5

not sure what pot would do but doctors do say not to smoke during pregnancy, lower birth weights, an increase in premature births and other developmental issues could result.
fetal addictions can and do happen aka crack babies--I imagine if nothing else the baby would be alot crankier than a nonsmoking mothers infant might be.

Answer 6

It would have severe health problems for the rest of their life including but not limited to lung problems, Neuro-Cognitive, cardio-vascular, skin problems visual,auditory problems and gross as well as fine motor cordination in other words you are looking at a lifetime of special and highly expensive health care assuming they survive the pregnancy and as a word of warning smoking or taking non- prescription drugs while pregnant is a FELONY IT IS CALLED FELONY CHILD ABUSE AND FELONY CHILD ENDANGERMENT AND IN SOME STATES IT CALLED DEPRAVED ENDANGERMENT OR DEPRAVED INDIFFERENCE IN STILL OTHERS RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT Major Prison time the record will follow you for lifeso if you cant live with that dont do it have a heart think of the Babys welfare PLEASE Gorbalizer

Answer 7

My cousin smoked during all 7 of her pregnancy's all went well accept for the last one who was born without that hole that we all need... The doctors had to make him one take it however....Please dont do it.

Answer 8

It won't My Brother's kids have no problems lol they both smoked through out the whole pregency all 4 of them lol.The kids are fine today and they each have children of their own

Answer 9

just think of the baby and wait untill after you give birth...don't take any chances...what you do affects the baby..the baby didn't ask to come here..think about it..

Answer 10

the baby would NOT go through withdrawls and thats stupid to say that...jesus people, its weed not heroin...from experience i know it does not do anyhting to the baby and i smoked cronic everyday i was pregnant up until the last two weeks before i gave birth...it wont make him/her have any kind of developmental problems...and it wont effect the weight either i had a 7 pounder!...geez...why are people so freakin ignorant?!