Is It Safe To Smoke Marijuana When Pregnant? Can It Hurt The Fetus/Baby?
Do you think that it is safe to smoke marijuana while you are pregnant? Can it hurt the infant or baby after birth?
What do you think of this topic? Do you think that there are long or short term affects to the fetus if you smoke marijuana when pregnant? Do you think that this is a critical time with the baby’s brain while in this developmental process.
There are ALOT of different views on this topic. I was recently at a mom blog where she was discussing the pros and cons to smoking marijuana when pregnant and whether or not she felt that it was a safe practice.
I personally, am not a cigarette smoker, do not do drugs, and rarely drink. I PERSONALLY find fault with anyone doing drugs while being pregnant. This is my PERSONAL opinion. I think that if it can slow down your brain function and your ability to be focused when you are not pregnant then I believe that in some way or another it can jeopardize the health of your fetus and in turn your infant.
I do believe that smoking marijuana is an addiction. I believe that it is as addicting as smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol. I also believe that it is not safe for the baby.
There is a TON of research that supports women smoking marijuana while being pregnant, with equal views, if not more, apposing the findings of such individuals or groups that agree with such beliefs. A lot of people think that because you can grow marijuana or are in the possession of cannabis and that it is part of God’s green land that it makes it organically good for you, like the obvious dill, parsley and other known plants that you would grow in a herb garden. But, as organic as it may be or as positive for your health as it may be, it is not allowing the brain to communicate well enough with the body to receive pain signals. That is the reason it is often prescribed by a physician for the chronically ill. It is not rare that someone going through cancer, or has been severely hurt with underlying pain or a medical conditions are smoking pot. It helps to elevate the pressure. It helps to maintain the pain by stunning the pain signals going to the brain. For the moment it is making you feel relaxed. But when using all the time it ups the anti, you need more of it, more often. And in turn a normal person is categorized as a stoners. But, whatever the positive aspects of marijuana is, it most definitely influences brain function.
So if this is what it is doing to a regular person then what can we expect it to be doing to a fetus. A child growing in us? If a fetus is receiving all of the nutrients through the mother’s diet and life through the mother’s umbilical cord, then wouldn’t the fetus be getting some of this marijuana as well?
You can go to online forums and find many mothers bragging about the benefits they received while pregnant smoking marijuana ei, better appetite, decreased nausea, less stress.
It is not healing you of anything, it is limiting brain communication with the body.
Whether your pregnancy is planned or not, it doesn’t and shouldn’t matter; motherhood does not begin at the birth, it begins as soon as we get pregnant.
What do you think of women smoking marijuana when pregnant? Do you think that it affects the fetus? Do you consider it do be a positive thing because of it being organic and in turn can reverse some of the negative side affects of pregnancy? Do you know anyone that has smoked marijuana while pregnant? Would you or have you ever done it?
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i have never smoked marijuana in my life, but i have noticed recently that children or grown adults whose parents smoked marijuana while they were pregnant have been quite intelligent. Above average even. i couldnt help but wonder if that had to do with the marijuana because in other children brought up in the same home with the same parents that did not smoke did not excel as much. the more i think about it the more i believe it could be due to marijuana having a calming affect on a person, which in turn, could possibly help a baby’s brain develop better. opinions on this please?
1At the end of the day a drug is a drug and anything that can impair judgement let alone cause health issues should be avoided surely, here in England there is always some kind of debate. drinking when pregnant is legal but is strongly frowned upon. But marijuana that’s just crazy!! If you suffer nausea try ginger, if your stressed try meditation, relaxation techniques something other than illegal drugs.
2I never thought it was okay for me when I wasn’t pregnant. So pregnant? Definitely not.
3I agree with you!
4I would have never thought it was OK to smoke pot while pregnant! Call me crazy, but I’m definitely in the no drugs/minimal alcohol while pregnant camp!
5I, like you, think that there are many out there with many different viewpoints and are often naive about the affects of THC, let alone nicotine, alcohol or any drug on the fetus.
Personally, I find many people believe that if you can’t see the affect then there is none and I don’t believe that. If just what we eat can affects the way our body operates/functions then why wouldn’t anything else we put in it.
My mother smoked like crazy when she was pregnant with me – and I was nursed on, “Carnation Milk” not “Breast”…..and I am aware of people who think it is harmless to smoke weed while pregnant. I think it will take more time to solidify the fact within everyone’s mind that pregnancy is no joke and that the health of your child is dependent on how you treat yourself while pregnant. It is like any viewpoint in our society from huge topics, like sexism, racism and crime/corrections to the other end of the spectrum like our environment (I never recycled now it’s a must) to nutrition/exercise and health. You always keep me thinking Lynn – Cheers
6So strange I have never heard of a pregnant woman smoking pot before! Wow this baffles me.
7Unless there’s something physically wrong that requires medication, I don’t think any drugs should be used while pregnant.
8It just sounds plain wrong … no matter which way you look at it.
9my dr told me to have a glass of red wine every night and you would have thought i was shooting something awful if you listened to my Mom’s take on that