this will probably **** off a few of you..i don't need pissed off advice..k.?

Question

So I am almost 5 months pregnant and right at the moment am high on smoking cocaine..not proud and not going hard but still am doing it! I know most will say go to rehab..well i can't cause no one knows and I don't do it often enough to really justify that. i don't plan on doing it anymore but worried about this time!! Anyone out there slip and still have normal children??

I don't do anything else and am being completely honest...no drinking, or smoke pot even..not that that is a help but I am very healthy and am gaining weight my doctors visits are excellant..for the most part I stay away...but am having problems with the father and stress seems to be more of a problem and believe it or not this is the only thing i know that relieves my stress..kinda like pot for some people. Personally i believe that stress has a bigger affect. Not to say that this is the only solution for stress but everyone has their way of doing that right?

Answer 1

You poor thing :-( ... such an awful situation to be in.

You MUST let your Dr know. The maternity staff need to be warned so that they can be prepared on the birth of your baby. If your Dr and the medical staff are aware of your drug taking then they will know what to do IF your baby has a difficult time in labor or at birth.

Your Dr also needs to know so that he can offer you advice. He/she will also be able to offer you advice regarding support once the baby is born.

I really hope you don't feel the urge to use again, but chances are that you won't be able to stop just like that. The next time you feel the urge to use, at the very least cut down on the amount you are using ... wean yourself off. Talk to your Dr about this too and see what he/she says.

I sincerely wish you and your little baby all the best and am sending positive vibes!!!

Answer 2

This is really sad. I do understand that the pressure can get really heavy and the spur of the moment has never felt that good and that is why you did it. It is too late now to tell ou that you should'v thought of your unborn child before doing that, because it i sdone and dusted. Is this the first time since you are pregnant? If it is call it a slip up and think of your baby and DO NOT do it again. Once the baby is born, or even now - just sit and think of your friends. Are they the people influencing you? Maybe you need a change? Maybe you need to call it quits and get rid of the people in your life that make you moke coke or do it with you. I cannot preach to you, because I am no priest and I am not in your situation, but just think clearly next time. Remember that the coke goes into your bloodstream which is shared with the baby so right now your baby can be high as well. That is just a innocent child. I knew a person that did it ONCE and the child was fine. Just take care OK!!! Relax and get it out your system and FLUSH IT AWAY!!! Keep well!

Answer 3

Just because one person's baby came out ok from doing drugs doesn't always mean yours will. Even though people don't know your doing it you can still go to counseling or AA classes. Each time you smoke your putting your body at more risk to miscarry. And if you make it to delivery and your under suspicion of drug use your baby will be taken away. It's sad but I've seen it happen. A baby can be drug tested and even though it's no longer in your system it stays in theirs for a really long time. And honestly there's no justification for smoking and not trying to do anything about it. When born your baby can seem fine but down the road have problems such as learning disabilities that you might not notice till years down the road.

Answer 4

I first want to say kudos for admitting the problem. Next- how is your general health? Are you gaining weight properly? How often do you smoke the stuff? Was there anything abnormal is your quad screen blood test or your ultrasound? If you don't do it again or regularly ask your doctor what the real effects are. I know that sometimes mental retardation can happen, increased heart beat, maybe some learning disabilities, though at this point it may be hard to physically harm the baby. It probably won't be born with 11 toes but stuff can happen on the inside... he/she may nuerological problems. I don't think once will hurt, but anymore and you may want to talk to some body. But first talk to your doctor and maybe a pediatrician.

Answer 5

Pissed Off

Answer 6

Sorry, but you cant come here saying you are pregnant and STILL get high on coke and not get pissed off advise. You get no sympathy here, you know it's bad, yet you wont get help. If you can't quit on your own then you do need to get help to stop. It does not matter if someone else did it and their baby turned out fine, there is no promise everything is going to be ok. Get to your doctor and talk to him about it now.If you are grown up enough to have a child,then step up to the plate and show your maturity by getting the help you need,and your baby will need.

Answer 7

I know they say cocaine is the hardest drug to stop but please for your baby's sakes stop. You are making the choice for your child, it has no say in this. Damage may be happening or not but why risk it? Was this a planned pregnancy or a woops? Are you going to keep the baby and raise it? Will you be able to stop the cocaine after it's born? Hospitals do tests now for drugs in the baby's blood and you could get tired for neglect or child abuse. You need to decide what's more important a healthy baby or your stress reliever.
I hope you get some help and talk to your doctor so they can prepare for a baby exposed to this drug. Wish you the best and you need to get into some sort of five step program to help you and seek a counselor for the stress.. Hope it all works out for you.

Answer 8

first off you need to stop NOW. I know you said you don't want rehab, but if that is the only way to get help then you need to do it for the sake of your children.

Also you need to tell your Doctor, becuase when the baby is born it can be high and ill need a shot of a certain med.

Yes, several things can be wrong with child. I hope that nothing has happend to them.

Have you consider putting the baby up for adoption. I am not trying to be rude, but if you are doing coke while you are pregnant, what kind of life can you give you children. No child deserves to be put after drugs. Please consider this, get help and straighten out your life or give you child to a family that can take care of him or her.

Best of luck. I hope everything turns out okay your baby.

Answer 9

This is not going to be what you want to hear, but when you have a baby, it is no longer about you-- it is about the baby. and i know rehab is something that sounds bad to you, but I really would start w/ your dr... FOR THE HEALTH OF YOUR BABY. no one knows better than your doctor. U have to do it for your child, bc its no longer about you. what's going to happen when your baby is born and ur under stress?? u need another outlet... children unfortunately learn through observation, not by what we tell them to do or not to do... I know its hard and even harder to keep up w/ the image of being okay to your friends and family, but as long as you do something about it-- no one can take your baby away. now if they find out later and learn that your still doing it or haven't done anything to try to help yourself, then you can be seen as an unfit mother, and you don't want that. if u don't do it so much, to the point that your not addicted, then stop... and don't even let it be an option for the future... but i know that that is easier said than done... good luck!

Answer 10

I had a friend who smoked pot until 6 months and her baby was fine. But pot and coke are two entirely different drugs. The best thing to do is to be honest with your doctor. He or she can't tell your parents or anyone else, and he or she can make sure your baby is tested to make sure baby is healthy as can be. Only your doctor knows the risks. If your baby's health is the most important thing to you right now (and it damn well should be), you won't hesitate to ask and get him or her proper medical care. Not judging...but stopping ANY bad habit NOW will decrease risk of defects to baby. So stop.