Cannabis and Pregnancy

[KayMarie]

I recently found out i am pregnant and im wondering if it would hurt the baby if i smoked during these nine months?any personal experiences good or bad please let me know.thanks!

[Ms.Fox]

Check out this thread. Maybe it'll help ya. ;-)

Cannabis and Pregnancy

[WeedIsGood420]

I'm pretty sure it has shown to have no affect on pregnancy. I would think that smoking anything while pregnant would not be good but maybe I'm wrong I'm sure it wouldn't be much worse than eating unhealthy or really anything. I would think getting a vaporizer would be great but again I don't know if smoking really does anything anyway. Oh yea...
Congratulations

[t420]

Any smoke inhaled by the mother can and does reach the baby in a number of ways, eating it is the same, mixing with tobacco even worse. I have 3 children and have researched some of the doctors/midwives cooky claims, most of them were true. It hasn't been directly linked to birth defects, but the carbon monoxide from any type of smoke is believed to cause respiratory problems in the baby, sometimes later in life. My advice would be to research it for yourself. I feel for you if you decide to give it amiss for the duration of your pregnancy, I would like to believe were I a woman that I would. Having said that, the mother of my kids smoked cigarettes heavily and pot, our youngest has mild asthma which affects him rarely, aside from that they're unaffected. Hope that helps.

[MGPa6]

Congrats! I haven't actually heard whether or not it harms the baby. I have 3 children of my own. The first child (my son) I didn't even smoke cigarettes with. My 2nd (daughter) I wasn't aware that I was pregnant and only smoked marijuana once) and my 3rd (another girl) I smoked a few times early on in the pregnancy and all 3 of them are healthy. Well aside from my son taking meds for ADHD....and he's the one that I didn't even smoke cigarettes with! So I'd say just google that sh*t.

[fineas]

Hello, I am very certain of this information. Smoking any smoke causes vaso constriction everywhere, this includes the blood flow to the placenta. The fetus is receiving as well as things that pass in the placental into the the fetus. But the blood flow is lessened. Like say you give your plants half nutrients they may survive, but may not be in ideal physical condition.. And drug screens are routinely done on babies that have impairments at birth. This information is given to Child Protective Services (At least here in this state it is.) A red flag will be placed and consequences can be removal of the child, at worst, Or taking parental classes at best. This is only if it was detected in the baby. The potential damage to the fetus is a big enough risk that it would be prudent for one to quit using any sustance such as caffiene, alcohol, tobacco, and illegal substances that have proven to cause birth defects. You ultimately make the choice for yourself, you are the one who is pregnant and must protect your baby all you can or not.
Good luck to you and take care.

[ForbiddenAct]

I'm afraid your going to need to stop.

You may even need to stop for a lot longer than 9 months.

[420Gemmy]

I seriously wouldn't risk it just lay off the weed while pregnant with a little one.

[Junazz420]

What state do they do this in? I have never heard of a hospital that did drug testing.

[Junazz420]

BTW, I realize you are pretty far along and have prolly came to your conclusion but to all the other future mothers reading this. This is my thoughts on the matter. I smoked the entire time I was pregnant with my first and he is happy, healthy and smart. I am currently 8 weeks along with my second child and I do not plan on quitng with this one. I would not recommend eating it in foods and stuff because your child does eat what you eat but he/she is not breathing and will not breath until you deliver. Therefore, you should be all set. Good luck hope everything

[Tead]

Originally Posted by MsRedEye

Congratulations!

One other thing you might want to learn is whether the hospital will drug test your infant at birth. Also check to see if child protection laws require your doctor to report if the baby tests positive for mj.

WOW!!! Do medical facilities drug test new infants?!?!
Wow... glad my chillins are born and raised!
Don't get me wrong... I wouldn't be one bit surprised... it just seems real intrusive.

Cheers