im 9 weeks pregnant. I didnt find out until i was about 6-7 weeks. I dont know what to do...being only 20 and after my parents died during this summer i drank alot and did alot of cocain ...then i found out i was pregnant and i stopped right away but what effect will this have on my baby. I dont believe in abortions!
2006-11-13 01:22:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Sorry about your parents. As for your partying...what's done is done and the truth is while the first trimester is super delicate, the first two weeks of pregnancy your body is busy building the placenta for the baby. Your body will load up what is healthy and discard the rest. After that it's best not to worry. If what you took was going too really harm the baby chances are your body would have rejected the pregnancy. Now that you know you need to go ahead and take your vitamins and focus on the rest of your pregnancy and forget about what cannot be changed. Sad fact is look at all the crack heads that have somewhat healthy babies. These are sick women that abuse their bodies the entire pregnancy, yet still have somewhat healthy babies. You have the rest of your pregnancy to make sure you have a healthy baby and that's all that matters now. The stress you can cause yourself over worrying about this is far worse than the partying you did. Remember it's only been in the past 30 years we have realized the true dangers of drinking and other stuff. I mean doctors used to prescribe "black beauties", an amphetamine, to pregnant women to help with energy levels and keep off extra pounds while pregnant and those kids turned out fine. I'm not saying it's ok to take a bunch of pills or anything like that. You and your baby will be fine. Just take care of yourself and the baby now and remember almost everything you do in life someone can come up with a reason not to do it while you’re pregnant. The sky isn't falling use your best judgment and talk to your doctor. Good luck
2006-11-13 02:17:18 · answer #1 · answered by amandapanda74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've already answered part of your own question. You don't believe in abortions. You can't change the past - so remain healthy and drug and alcohol free for the rest of your pregnancy - and give birth. Now - if you don't want a baby - you can give the child up for adoption. It's very important for you to be honest with the agency about your past regarding the drug and alcohol use may have effected the child. Know too - that there are lots of women in your shoes who give birth to perfectly healthy babies. There are questions to ask yourself: Who is the father of this baby? Is he anybody you would want to inovolve in a child's life? Do you want to raise a baby at this point in your life? What kind of life can you give it? Can you give it love and clothing and shelter? (It need not be anything fancy) Do you need to work to survive? If so - what will you do with the baby while you are at work - and can you afford any needed childcare costs? And most importantly - if the child has special needs - due to your alcohol and drug use (or otherwise) will you be able to provide for it in that way? Very often when young single women get pregnant - they look to their parents to help them raise the child. Unfortunately - you can't do that. Does the father have parents who are loving and would be willing to help? If you ask all of these questions - and it doesn't look to be possible to raise this child on your own - adoption may very well be the answer. If there is something in you (a huge gut feeling) telling you that you MUST keep this baby and be its fabulous mother and raise it into a fine young adult - then do it. When there is a will there is a way. But I don't think you have that feeling stirring - because if you did - you wouldn't be asking Yahoo! Answers what you should do. You would know.
And please - after you are no longer pregnant - the most important thing you should do - is use effective birth control.
God Bless you whatever you do.
2006-11-13 01:45:37 · answer #2 · answered by liddabet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to discuss this with your doctor. They will be able to help you the most. they can do extra ultrasounds and possible be able to run more test on you and the baby. I know that this will be a difficult thing to talk to a professional about but if you truely want the best for your baby then you wil need to let them know if you drank or di illegal drugs while pregnant and not knowing that you were pregnant. Good Luck!!
2006-11-13 01:27:41 · answer #3 · answered by mommy of two 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure you tell your doctor everything that you have done. Dont worry he cant do anything thats in the past. Also he will do different test to see if your baby will be ok. Just to let you know my bsf was in the same situation the only thing is wrong with her son is he cant eat peanuts but there are alot of kids like that and he cant be outside long with the sun which there are alot kid like that too. So just relax and everything will be fine.
2006-11-13 01:28:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im sorry to hear this. but my sister used alot of coke before she found out she was pregnant but like you stopped as soon as she knew and im pleased to say she had a healthy baby boy weighing almost 9lbs.
as long as you are clean now your baby should be ok hunni.
speak to your care providers and make sure you have support
good luck x x x x
2006-11-13 01:27:40 · answer #5 · answered by mum_2_many 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first off, congratulations for quitting your drinking and drug use when you found out about your pregnancy. A lot of women don't. I think your baby will be fine, but continue staying drug and alcohol free, go to regular check ups, take your vitamins, and overall, take care of yourself. Maybe you can even find a support group of quitters with children.
2006-11-13 01:29:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speak with your doctor, but from what I heard early drinking isn't as bad as drinking later (when things like the brain are being formed). I don't know about cocaine though.
Just take good care of yourself from here on out, take your prenatal vitamins and eat right. That's all you can do.
2006-11-13 01:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by iampatsajak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look I did the same thing and spent 9 months living in fearthat I have hurt my baby. But today he is a health 7 year old. In my situation there was no harm But please swallow you pride and tell you doctor. Every woman and child is diffrent.
2006-11-13 01:32:40 · answer #8 · answered by kelly r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats important is that you've stopped doing what can hurt your baby. Be healthy and try not to worry, baby is probably just fine.
2006-11-13 01:34:33 · answer #9 · answered by chicchick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋