I am a drug addict who suffers from a long
history of depression. Lately I have
been taking it upon myself to
self-medicate. Consuming thousands of
milligrams of morphine, amphetamines,
hash, alcohol, not to mention smoking
cigarettes like they are going out of
style. Please do not judge I know the
issues needed to be addressed. It is a
recent relapse. I was planning on going
back to a dual diagnosis treatment center
and just a few minutes ago I found out I
was pregnant. Im assuming it has been
around 4 weeks now & my relapse has
been around 6. I would be more than
willing to take the appropriate measures
to bring a healthy child into this world
but I fear it may be too late for that.
I am extremely superstitious & asked
god to tell me with the flip of a coin if
this baby would be healthy or not.
Heads-healthy.....Tails-not. 7 times in
a row it landed on tails. I am crying
& scared & I hate who I am. Does
anyone have any feedback for me? Please?
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jbugg412
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 34 Location: NY
Posted: 07-22-05 16:26pm
First of all you need to go to a doctor.
If you don't have one I suggest the er or
planned parenthood. Secondly, I have
known a woman, whom smoked crack her whole
pregnancy, and had a healthy baby. The
baby was a born addict but otherwise fine.
So it could be very possible that you
baby would be ok. Many women do things
not realizing they are in fact pregnant,
but the important thing is you now know
you are pregnant, so if you value life I
seriously suggest you stop what you are
doing and get help. There are plenty of
programs available. Best of luck to you
and your baby!
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vanessalouanne
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 2268 Location: ,
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Posted: 07-22-05 16:51pm
I totally agree with jbugg412. There are
a lot of women who are drug addicts and
abuse while pregnant and deliver perfect
babies, and there are also women who are
perfect and healthy and have babies that
are sick. Get sober as soon as possible.
See the doctor. While there still is a
huge risk, there is still hope. Dont let
a coin make an important choice for your
life and the babies. God never gives us
more then we can handle.
