Of course, when you click on the title, the first thing that you're going to think is, "That's crazy" or "Who would ever do such a thing!", but it's really not all that bad. Think about it, marijuana (depending on where you live and if it's illegal or not) is used to treat many things. Those things include anxiety, nausea, loss of appetite, even conditions like glaucoma. Pregnant women get 3/3 of those symptoms, so why not use something that is cheap and reliable.
Below are a few interview responses from different mothers answering their experience with marijuana while expecting:
Will you tell me
about your experience using weed while expecting?
Mother one: We
lived in a state with no legalized medical or recreational cannabis use for the
first four months of my pregnancy. During that time, I was vomiting so much
that I had to go to the emergency room at least once every week (though
sometimes as often as three times a week) for IV rehydration. My doctor
prescribed me Zofran, but for most of my pregnancy my insurance company
wouldn't cover it, and it cost about $11 a pill. Cannabis was about $20 a gram
and it let me actually eat something. The only time I ate during those months
was the few times I was able to find someone to buy cannabis for me. Four
months into my pregnancy, we moved to Colorado and it became a much easier
process—we were literally a five-minute drive away from a dispensary.
What was your
relationship with cannabis like before you got pregnant?
Mother two:
Before I ever really smoked pot I kind of looked down on people who did, and
especially expecting mothers. I just thought, How could you do drugs while
you're pregnant? Then I went to college and learned on my own that marijuana is
not a "drug" in the conventional sense. I started smoking regularly
and I actually became good friends with quite a few women who smoked while
pregnant. It changed my opinion completely as I knew these women cared for
their children and there seemed to be no lasting effects on the kids.
Your child was
born healthy, correct?
Mother four:
He was quite healthy. Still is. He is tall, and brilliant. I breastfed him for
about 11 months before he weaned himself.
The interview was very long, but that gives a jist of a few mother's experiences.
So, the question is: How do you feel about this?
This was my 'February' post.
ReplyDeleteOkay, gotcha! That one is a doozy too. With marijuana becoming legal in more states, it's bound to come up and it does beg the question, why would it be okay for an expectant mother to take chemicals for depression, like Zoloft or Wellbutrin, but not use marijuana for that same depression while pregnant? I'm not sure I have the answer to that question, but sooner or later, it will have to be addressed if we are to continue with the legalization process.
DeletePS: I fixed your formatting so the interview wouldn't all be highlighted in white.
DeleteI am all for marijuana to become legal in all states however I believe pregnant woman should ask their doctor before they use marijuana during their pregnancy.I think that each case varies per person and it might effect the woman and the baby different than it will someone else.
ReplyDeleteI still think that women should not smoke marijuana while they are pregnant. Any drug can have an affect on a baby, so I wouldn't take the risk. I understand that marijuana isn't a harmful drug, like tobacco or alcohol, but I personally would not do it.
ReplyDeleteI think that marijuana should be used for mothers such as the first one in this post. If it will save a mother from having to be hospitalized because of dehydration then go ahead. Now if the doctor did not recommend it, if it is legal, then leave it alone.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that women should smoke marijuana while pregnant. Im sure there are other medicinal choices that are cheaper and safer than marijuana. Personally, I would not want to take any chances of my baby have birth defects so i would not do it.
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