Ok.. I don't know if u guys remember me
talking about my one friend who was
pregnant and might still be doing drugs
awhile ago? Well anyways I got a hold of
her and I found out that she is still
smoking pot....But she says that its to
keep her blood pressure down. Poor excuse
I know, but what I wanna know is what
effects both long and short term if any
this could have on the baby. Thanks
girls.
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lilmama2b_oct04
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 1970 Location: Wisconsin
Posted: 09-08-04 07:13am
Ok lol for one thing, smoking pot makes
your blood pressure rise... So you should
let her know that. Ok the long term and
short term effects are (depending on how
much you smoke, making it more severe):
possible to develope add, or adhd,
developes motor skills slower as a baby,
colic, startles easily, eyes dont adjust
to light right for the first couple weeks,
and then pretty much anything else that
smoking cigarettes can cause (like preterm
baby, miscarrige, low birthweight,
etc...). I know alot (i mean alot, and
yes I know its sad) of people that smoked
pot with while pregnant, and their kids
turned out just fine, were happy smart
babies, and they grew up with no
problems(in fact I dont know anyone that
has had problems with their children that
have been linked to them smoking pot).
Nobody really knows the true effects of
pot on a baby, but these are some of the
things that are believed. Some believe it
doesnt even harm the baby... It all
depends on how much, and how often you
smoke.
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IDABABY
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 2236 Location: ***Wisconsin Baby***
Man some people are so irresponsible. And
to make up lies to justify her actions!?
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cherry_pie
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 599
Posted: 09-08-04 14:20pm
Thanks. I told her that she has to quit
that, because its doing nothing good for
her baby. And that the excuse of it
keeping her blood pressure down is a poor
excuse. She is also smoking (cigs) too..
She says not as many as she used to, but a
couple a day. Usually she is a very
smart, responsible person.. Someone who I
couldn't see doing something like this,
especially to something growing inside
her. I know that if she lived here (in
canada) she wouldn't be doing that because
I would make sure she didn't. But because
shes in england, I can't really do
anything to force her to stop.
