Smoking marijuana while pregnant

[Talon]

It's possible that pot can have a negative impact on the fetus. Either way, proper nutrition is essential, including supplemental folic acid to reduce the risk of neural tube defects. She needs to be getting at least 400 mcg. of folic acid per day. This one supplement can reduce over 70% of these deformities.

 

[jobberd]

<< And after the woman gives birth to the baby, shoot her. Smoking cigarettes is already stupid, smoking an illegal substance and polluting MY air = DEATH. >>

Wow, i never figured you were so dumb. Shoot someone because they smoke marijuana? Even though its arguably less harmful and definitely less environmentally hazardous then cigarettes? Ok, great. What's next, shoot everyone who smokes? because they're polluting "your" air? Shoot all the people who drive large cars? they pollute "your" air too. It's called freedom, and everyone should be entitled to do whatever they want as long as it does not harm anyone else. Once you start shooting people for smoking pot you might as well start shooting people for breaking every law

 

[AlastorX82]

Morons like that should be sterilized. Modern medicine has ruled out natural selection. When idiots breed, they make the world a worse place for everyone.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Well if she keeps smoking it will be decided for her. In most states you are tested during delivery and if any drugs are found your child gets taken into protective custody. Working security at a local hospital I've been involved in a couple dozen cases. Woman comes in, tests positive for anything (even weed), we come in and serve her papers and lock the baby up. Period. No way around it at all. In a lot of those cases the child is lost permanently too.

Health issues aside, if she keeps it up she WILL almost certainly lose the child.

 

[Ender]

MrCodeDude: I don't think the baby will ever grow up to be a better person if it dies as a fetus or is missing limbs, which will likely happen if the mother keeps smoking her pot.

 

[Kenazo]

<< I would like to put an end to a lot of cruel things. But I cannot tell another person how to treat their own body, during pregnancy or otherwise >>



That's crap. perhaps society would be better if we got off the stupid notion that under no circumstances may I, or the government tell someone what to do.

 

[gopunk]

I pose the question of obesity again, since nobody wants to touch it: If she were obese, would you force her to lose weight for the baby's sake? If she smoked cigs, would you make her give them up? If she drank a lot, would you take her bottle away?

i didn't touch it because i was away, but i'll touch it now. no, yes, and yes. you can't force somebody to lose weight... well at least not in a way that wouldn't cause some harm to the child. but the other two i would have no problem doing. if you're a doctor and you're going to let some mother drink her way to birth defects, and let that defected child be raised by an alcoholic, you've got serious problems and should lose your license.

 

[Jerboy]

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<< Is she doing anything with her life, other than being pregnant? >>


Not really. Smoking pretty much consumes her life. She can't hold a job or do anything else productive due to her habit. >>



Without a job, there's a good chance she'll have to raise the baby on welfare and once someone is stuck with welfare, its hard to get out or so I hear. She shouldn't be having a baby until she could at least take care of herself. Could she admit herself to state funded treatment center?

 

[Ns1]

<< Agreed. In this day and age, anyone who smokes is a complete moron. Gee...I think I'll up my chances of contracting cancer by a couple orders of magnitude, stink up my house, car, clothes, breath. Inflict second-hand smoke upon those around me. >>



aaaaaaaaaahhahahahha no comment





<< Call the cops on her, she'll get thrown in jail for possesion of an illegal substance. No more smoking for her and maybe the baby would go to a better person, a better family. And after the woman gives birth to the baby, get her in HEAVY rehab. Or better yet, just leave her be, she'll be out on the street in no time.. >>




it's only weed, they won't do anything harsh to her, esp if she doesn't have it in large quantities, probably grill her (alot) for smoking while pregnant

 

[MrCodeDude]

<< Wow, i never figured you were so dumb. Shoot someone because they smoke marijuana? Even though its arguably less harmful and definitely less environmentally hazardous then cigarettes? Ok, great. What's next, shoot everyone who smokes? because they're polluting "your" air? Shoot all the people who drive large cars? they pollute "your" air too. It's called freedom, and everyone should be entitled to do whatever they want as long as it does not harm anyone else. Once you start shooting people for smoking pot you might as well start shooting people for breaking every law >>


No, you're missing the point. Seeing, driving cars aren't illegal. Smoking marijuana is. And smoking marijuana not only ruins your life, it ruins everyone else's environment.
-- mrcodedude

 

[gopunk]

yea pot does smell kinda nasty.

 

[Jerboy]

<< yea pot does smell kinda nasty. >>



I heard that inert ingridients in marijuana are responsible for the odor and the active ingridient doesn't emit much odor when used as isolated form.

 

[Ns1]

<< And smoking marijuana not only ruins your life >>



only if you allow it to take control of your life

 

[gopunk]

I heard that inert ingridients in marijuana are responsible for the odor and the active ingridient doesn't emit much odor when used as isolated form.

yea, i wouldn't be at all surprised.

only if you allow it to take control of your life

agreed, but it sounds like this is the case here.

 

[d1abolic]

Are you sure smoking weed is harmful to the baby? I've never heard anything like that. Smoking cigarettes is because of the added chemicals. But if she is smoking pure stuff, i don't see how it can be harmful. Of course if she doesn't know where it came from, it is probably laced with chemicals. So yeah in that case, smack her in the face and tell her to cut the sh!t.

 

[gopunk]

<< Are you sure smoking weed is harmful to the baby? I've never heard anything like that. Smoking cigarettes is because of the added chemicals. But if she is smoking pure stuff, i don't see how it can be harmful. Of course if she doesn't know where it came from, it is probably laced with chemicals. So yeah in that case, smack her in the face and tell her to cut the sh!t. >>



i refer you to my first post.

 

[DarkLight]

i didn't touch it because i was away, but i'll touch it now. no, yes, and yes. you can't force somebody to lose weight... well at least not in a way that wouldn't cause some harm to the child. but the other two i would have no problem doing. if you're a doctor and you're going to let some mother drink her way to birth defects, and let that defected child be raised by an alcoholic, you've got serious problems and should lose your license.

Obesity is an addication to food no? She loves to eat even though she may not even be hungry. If its harming the baby, I see no difference. Anything can become a drug if you abuse it, hell even people addicted to getting high on plain water H20. She is abusing a substance whether it be alcohol, food, marijuana etc.. during her pregnancy and abuse of anything will pose a risk to her baby. So, in all fashion from from your posts I can conclude that you have been brainwashed into thinking that marijuana is more harmful to her then anything else. To answer your question on raising the child, wouldn't it also be unhealthly to raise a child who would most likely turn out obese?

By the way, those who think people who smoke marijuana pollute "your" air... well I guess people who pee in the ocean pollute my drinking water, or people who don't use mass transit pollute my environment, better yet people who take showers once a week POLLUTE MY AIR. I've got only 4 words to answer you. "YOU ARE A DUMBASS"

 

[gopunk]

Obesity is an addication to food no?

no, obsesity is not defined as an addiction to food.

If its harming the baby, I see no difference. Anything can become a drug if you abuse it, hell even people addicted to getting high on plain water H20. She is abusing a substance whether it be alcohol, food, marijuana etc.. during her pregnancy and abuse of anything will pose a risk to her baby.

that is correct. i would have a problem with an expectant mother being addicted to anything. however, as stated earlier, obsesity is not synonymous with addiction.

So, in all fashion from from your posts I can conclude that you have been brainwashed into thinking that marijuana is more harmful to her then anything else.

and i can conclude you don't know what obesity means

and i never said it was the most harmful thing, i posted information i got from the national institute of health that said that smoking pot during a pregnancy could be harmful towards the baby.

By the way, those who think people who smoke marijuana pollute "your" air... well I guess people who pee in the ocean pollute my drinking water, or people who don't use mass transit pollute my environment, better yet people who take showers once a week POLLUTE MY AIR. I've got only a 4 words to answer you. "YOU ARE A DUMBASS"

just because other things pollute other things, does not negate the fact that marijuana smoke is offensive to some people.

 

It's very obvious that after all this bickering,that ImTyping
has no idea what freindship is about.

 

[FrustratedUser]

<< I am friends with a girl who is pregnant and she is a heavy smoker. She's about four weeks into the pregnancy now and I'm trying to convince her to quit. I am very worried about her baby, but she's convinced herself that it doesn't do any harm to the baby. I know the first couple of months are the most crucial in the development of the child and I don't want to see her baby harmed due to her wreckless behavior.

Her argument is that the majority of the young women during the '70's smoked pot while pregnant and most of those kids turned out okay. I obviously disagree. Does anyone know of any specific information on this or websites that discuss it. I really need to arm myself with some facts and good information to make my case with her. >>




Smoking pot while pregnant!!??? Really dumb!! Did her mother smoke pot while she was pregnant? In that case we now see the result of that.
Smoking is not good either. Stop while pregnant.
:|

 

[Jfur]

With her blatant disregard for her child's welfare youy might ask her why she is even bothering to have it :frown:

 

[BIGGDOG]

IMO she shows no reguard to her own life and well being so why would we assume that she would think about something or someone else.

This looks like someone who wants something from us/our govt for free. Like help me I have a child and can not take care of it. I need govt assistance.

My personal feelings are as follows.


You made the choice now deal with it like a responsible/productive member of society would.

 

[kami]

<< With her blatant disregard for her child's welfare youy might ask her why she is even bothering to have it :frown: >>


No kidding.

this has turned into a stupid, pointless debate about being able to change someone or the effects of marijuana...the real focus here is the kid. I wouldn't simply give up...I'd at least try to help her quit for the sake of her child. Using pot on a regular basis does have long term effects, whether you like it or not. And who knows how bad it could be for the child?

My dad (who i hate and never see) has been smoking for about 15-20 years of his life and he's now as slow as they come. He used to hold down a good job and was a pretty intelligent man, but now he's slow and stupid. He forgets everything. Even my sister's and my own name. If you tell him a joke it would take 5 minutes to click in for him (no exaggeration)...and sometimes he just fades out and stares off into never never land. No amount of BS would ever get me to believe otherwise that pot has no longterm effects on the body, which I why I will never touch the stuff.

I feel sorry for the kid

 

[tecumseh]

The problem is the pregnant mother is probably a teen? Am I right? Teen's make bad choices. It's a shame because since she is having the child, the teenagers life is pretty much over. Life is hard and it gets that much harder when you bring a child into this cruel world.

Just sit back and watch your friend self-destruct!!!

Muwahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[ImTyping]

<< he said nothing about forcing anybody to do anything, he wanted information so he would have a better argument. To answer the question: if a pregnant friend of mine was endangering the life of her child by eating poorly I would have a discussion with her about it. If it was a matter of economics I would go so far as to help pay for a better diet. However, your argument here is flawed, obesity is a condition which cannot be changed immediately. Even as an addiction smoking marijuana can be stopped much more easily.
>>



Ah, but obesity, just like pot smoking, is something a person can work to correct immedietly, if they so choose. The point I was making is that WE control what we do with our bodies, not YOU or anyone else. Until some point in the pregnancy is passed (the point set by lawyers and other busybodies, not nature) where the fetus becomes a separate entity worthy of it's own constitutional rights, the mother can do whatever she wants. SHE will have to face the consequences of her actions eventually; one of the reasons why we formed this country was so that we could be free to do what we wanted to do without undue influence by the government.




<< my cousin was an alcoholic and me and my other cousins didn't allow him to sh!t his life down the drain by waiting around until he figured it out for himself, let me ask you this, what if your best friend didn't make it at all, while you were too worried about meddling in his business what if he killed himself in a car accident or killed someone else, everythings ok i guess cause he would learn his lesson then right
>>



Yes, maybe he would have. The funniest part of this whole debate is that everyone has this line that they draw in the sand about policing other person's behaviour. My opinion is, what right do WE have drawing that line at all? I am waiting for someone to say that since she will be using OUR tax money to have the baby, then we have a right to control how she conducts her pregnancy.

Please, someone jump down that slippery slope! Please!