Smoking pot & drinking during pregnancy Posted: 01-13-07 13:26pm
I am close to 16 weeks pregnant, and found
out about my pregnancy Nov.1 , the aprox.
date of conception was Sept.23. This was a
completely unplanned pregnancy, although I
am very excited to bring a new life into
this world. My concern is that for the
whole month of October I had no idea I had
this little baby inside of me, and was
quite reckless with my actions, drinking
partying and even smoking marijuana.
Everytime I think about it my heart breaks
a little and I become overwhelmed with
fear that I could have done something to
damage my little one. What are the chances
of damage (such as fetal alcohol syndrome)
if I drank about 6 times in the first
trimester, and used drugs (like pot) about
6 or 7 times.
I am very concerned and it is eating me up
inside , please someone help.
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Pregnancy Answer A2164 Posted: 01-22-07 04:20am
Alcohol is a teratogenic substance meaning
that it can damage the fetus. There is a
small possibility that drinking alcohol 6
times in 3 months can damage the fetus. It
also doesn’t seem likely that smoking
marijuana 6-7 times will damage the fetus
because marijuana is not considered a
teratogenic substance. You must do regular
ultrasound check ups at your obstetrician
to evaluate the fetal growth and health.
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