How bad is to smoke maijuana while pregnant?

Answer 1

if you have to ask that's a great sign that ur reproducing!!!! Smoking weed is bad period but my god if u do it while ur pregnant or around a child period i hope ur decsion is to give the child up at birth to someone who can care for it since obviously ur too ignorant!!!

Answer 2

Like anything else in life, the effects will vary person to person and depends on how much you are doing. Why take the chance?

If you arer really serious about finding out- check out some websites- all you have to do is run a search engine like google on your question and you can research it.

I personnally know several people who smoked pot during pregnancy. Some knowingly, some before they knew. Most of the kids are perfecty fine- but a few have severe ADHD and one has a form of autism.

You should contact someone who works with children born to drug addicted moms to see what the real damage is.

What you really should ask yourself is why it is so important to continue your drug use during your pregnancy. These 9 months are the most important to your child's development, so do everything you can to give him or her a great start in life.

I was told by several medical practitioners that the equivelent of half a joint or less perday could be overcome by taking DHA supplements. I didn't want to take the chance though.

Answer 3

Your baby will come out with the serious case of the munchies!

Seriously, I've had people tell me they know someone who smoked the entire time of pregnancy and nothing happened to the baby. It came out perfectly normal. On the flip side, not sure what their intelligence level was after they grew up to age 5 and up.

On the medical side, it can't be the healthiest thing for the baby. Would you let your newborn smoke or give him a toke? Certainly not. Just like you wouldn't give a newborn a shot of vodka either.

While there is limited and vague medical research to back up the claim of dangers of smoking marijuana while pregnant, I would venture to say that it's not a very good idea.

Answer 4

Are you kidding? It is bad to smoke it when you are not pregnant. It affects short term memory, as well as permanently altering chemicals in the brain. You do not retain information, so learning anything is very limited. It increases your heart rate, which can not be good for an unborn baby. And last but not least, it contains cancer-causing agents. Did you know one joint a day is like a whole pack of cigarettes as far as chemicals?

Answer 5

Well you shouldn't smoke up while pregnant. But they have studies saying that smoking weed will NOT cause any birth defects to the baby. If I'm able to find the site, I'll post it.

Answer 6

The baby can come out deformed or with a mental disorder and it can cause you to go in labor early or lose the baby not to mention it is against the law and if caught at the stage where the child is able to live outside the womb which is at like 5 months they have the right to charge you with child endangerment and put you into a home till you give birth at which time the child will go into foster care and you will probably go to prison not long after the birth

Answer 7

Pretty bad,,just like its bad to drink and smoke cigarettes..the same effects happen when u smoke marijuana. Can cause low birth weight,birth defects,premature birth,miscarriage and other health problems....Haf the women who smoke during pregnancy dont realize what its doing to there baby until he/she is born..then thats when the reality kicks in.

Answer 8

maijuana why would u or whoever smoke that **** while and knowing u r preg...it can harm the baby much and u or whoever will do it still...stupid question and i hope u not stupid to harm the baby remember your child come 1st

Answer 9

I'm wondering if you asked this question because you smoked out before you found out that you are pregnant. Many women drink, use drugs or smoke cigarettes before they realize that they are pregnant. What's done is done, just make sure that you change your behavior now.

Answer 10

HELLO....it's BAD for the baby! If you don't believe me just google "marijuana & pregnancy." Better yet, why don't you ask your doctor?

You should also avoid secondhand smoke (ie: pot, cigarettes, etc.), and probably the people who produce it. You also need to avoid using all drugs yourself (including alcohol, cigarettes, etc, etc, etc.).

Bottom line: you're going to be a mom now. Your wants are secondary to the needs of the life growing inside you. Be healthy and smart and think of your baby first.

Good luck.

Answer 11

Very bad. Any substance that crosses the placental barrier and affects the fetus is called a teratogen, which pot surely is. Do you want to expose your baby to THC and carcinogens? Can't you imagine your tiny baby coughing on drugs? If you're asking this questions, makes me wonder what other careless things you'd do in your own selfish interest, like drink coffee, alcohol, or smoke cigarettes. If you can't carry a baby to term responsibly, you have no business being pregnant in the first place.