Pregnant women smoking quite a lot of weed - just wondered where others stand on this as I judged my arse off but am interested to hear the other side?

[CurryMaid]

That's it really.

A couple of pregnant women I've met lately have been quite heavily into smoking weed throughout.

I have to admit I judged my arse off, although I don't know much about the dangers of doing this in pregnancy so maybe I was making an incorrect judgement?

Just wondered what other's gut reaction to seeing this would be?

Bollox,after rereading my last post,it almost makes sence but my dyslexic writting always has a hint of the 'casandra complex' about it.Honistly Im not stoned, I write this crappy all the time.(also new to netmums/fourms)

Hopefully you grew it yourself, knew exactly where it came from and didn't fund any criminal activity.

Hm, considering that smoking dope can raise your odds towards developing mental health issues, such as schizophrenia....I am not sure how good it is to do that in pg, and how it would affect the Fetus and raise the odds for them to develope mental health issues...

so, I possibly would judge on this, too....and I would love it if by judging yer ass off it would indeed shrink...now wouldn't that be nice....sigh...

My friend smoked through her pregnancy. Not like a chimney but every so often. I choose not to. I also choose not to drink. I don't take parcetamol either and only take anti-sickness meds because M/S as been so horrendous. These are my choices however so whilst I may internally think 'i would not do that' i don't say anything because it is not my body or baby that is being affected and i don't think it is my place to say anything.

Friend is pregnant with her 3rd child now, she smoked fags and weed throughout all her 3 pregnancies.

I was p'eed off but not my place. I asked her in last pregnancy why she did'nt give it up and save money to buy some new clothes for herself after the birth she replied 'because I get more enjoyment from my weed and I deserve it carrying this around all day'

Each to their own but not for me I think it just defines a scummy mummy!

I don't see how you (not anyone in partic, just general) can say, "It never did me any harm" until you get to ripe old age. Who knows what's round the corner healthwise!

Also, it may not be definite in harming people, but it may contribute towards a pre-existing problem IYSWIM??

Cowwomanmoo
I agree with your POV. I'm not sure about using it for ms (can't imagine anything worse) but during labour it seems as good as anything. I felt stoned on G&A and one spliff won't do any damage at that point. I got a bit stoned once in my pg when I ate a tiny bit of hash and it was brilliant. Only the once though.

A friend smoked weed during PG and was intending to use it during labour. She didn't get that far as had a premmie, but that was I'm pretty confident because of unrelated issues.

Actually in labour I don't think it is necessarily a bad idea, since the babies brain won't be doing any active formation at the time.

Would probably judge if heavy use the rest of the time though.

I'd have judged too. It amazes me what some people will do despite knowing it is likely to harm their unborn child.

LOL at idea of different degrees f judging.

I would think smoking weed would be a good idea during pregnancy, as it lowers blood pressure. Also, I can't imagine how playing around with brain chemicals will help while baby's brain is forming.

And re the misery caused by the drug trade - absolutely but weed is not heroin, it's mainly grown in Morocco by farmers, sold fairly and squarely, brought over to europe by ferry (not in the stomachs of poor jamaican women) and it's not addictive in the way that other drugs are, it's a substance that should be legal in the way that alcohol is and adults should be able to make up their own minds on their own use (IMO). Or it's grown in the UK.

I know I'm simplifying massively but really - it's in a different league to the columbian cocaine trade or heroin.

Yes, you are simplifying massively. The drug trade, whatever form the drugs take, supports criminals and their behaviour. It causes misery to local communities who have drug dealers living amongst them, is tied up with enforced prostitution, money laundering, other peoples dependency on the 'hard' drugs, and all sorts of other things. When you buy something from a dealer you support that, which is completely indefensible - unless of course you are buying directly and fairly from that Morroccan farmer, which I doubt.

my sil did it.

her kids are very small - all.

i agree with paolo - which is ofcourse why it should be legalised and regulated

My sd's oh smoked weed heavily for years and their little boy has been dx asd,mind you when the dad was babysitting he used to put earphones on the baby and play horrible electronic trance music to the child.I know nothing about autism but wonder if there could be a connection.

That poor baby - fancy putting headphones on a baby, now it's my turn to judge, but what a dick! (The trance music is a dumb idea, but I seriously doubt any connection with autism!)

I would wave my judgey pants for all to see whilst judging my bare arse off tbh.

There is so no need to smoke anything at all especially when growing a tiny human who has no choice to have what chemicals the mother has.

I guess the nicotine element isn't good (assuming they used tobacco too).

I will confess to a very small toke from time to time. My babies were 10 4, 9 6 and 10 4, all full-term.

But I guess heavy frequent use is a different thing.

paolosgirl - all the weed that ever comes into this house is grown in a friends spare room. No propping up of evil industries here.

Judge your arse right off. It's fucking horrible. Sorry for language but this topic makes me mad- you're carrying/abusing a tiny, defenseless person who can't stop you filling their immature little liver with all those toxins, let alone damage to brain and over development. I do not enjoy pregnancy because aside from the sickness and SPD it's a massive, boring sacrifice. But you do your time, grow up, end of. And I've enjoyed a few jazz fags in my time.

Judge your arse right off. It's fucking horrible. Sorry for language but this topic makes me mad- you're carrying/abusing a tiny, defenseless person who can't stop you filling their immature little liver with all those toxins, let alone damage to brain and over development. I do not enjoy pregnancy because aside from the sickness and SPD it's a massive, boring sacrifice. But you do your time, grow up, end of. And I've enjoyed a few jazz fags in my time.

Judge your arse right off. It's fucking horrible. Sorry for language but this topic makes me mad- you're carrying/abusing a tiny, defenseless person who can't stop you filling their immature little liver with all those toxins, let alone damage to brain and over development. I do not enjoy pregnancy because aside from the sickness and SPD it's a massive, boring sacrifice. But you do your time, grow up, end of. And I've enjoyed a few jazz fags in my time.

some fuckwits have no self control or moral fibre

knowing that cannabis is associated with increased risk of mental illness,drug induced psychosis.why woukld one smoke it pg?

'over' development should read 'other' !

I knew a woman who smoked weed during pregnancy.

She had killer hypermeisis. Approx 5 months pregnant she had a threatened miscarriage because she just couldn't keep any food, or even water down. Despairing, and expecting to lose the baby, she smoked a joint to calm down. And suddenly, all her symptoms subsided and she was able to eat. So she smoked weed the rest of her pregnancy.

Her son is a healthy, happy, well-adjusted young man.

I think what she did was right.

I looked into it, and the only studies that have been done on pregnant women smoking weed have shown it doesn't make any difference to the child- Jamaican study.

Paolo - not in england, no, but I have smoked weed bought from the Moroccan farmers on many occasions, was in Morocco tho.