Effects Of Crystal Meth

Question: Effects of crystal meth on my unborn baby?

(Posted by: brittany51o on 2007-03-11 19:20:54)

Me and my boyfriend have been smoking crystal meth. but i found out i was pregnet so we both decided to quit. but today i just found out that he never really quit and it tempted me to smoke. so i did smoke today. but i regret it so bad. i dont no what shoud i do? i want to keep this baby! but since i was smoking before i found out i was pregnet and then i smoked again today, is my baby goin to be healthy? should i just go with an abortion? if i decided to quit today and never smoke again would my baby be okay right now? i guess that is my question. is my baby okay right now? ( i will go see my doctor about this so please dont answer just saying go see the doctor. serious answer only please.)

Posted by: AC on 2007-03-11, 19:33:22

Brittany-- This is serious. You are pregnant and with pregnancy and a child--your wants and sometimes your needs take a back seat. There is truly no way to tell at this point if your baby is ok. The fact that your BF does it should not be your excuse. When he is gone and not helping with the baby b/ c of themeth, you still have YOUR choices to make. If you test positive for meth when you deliver CPS will come in and take your child--just like that-no questions and no chance to keep the baby at that time. If you continue to use during the pregnancy and if your baby survives she will be born hooked on it. All kind of defects can happen. I do not believe in abortion but if you can not stop NOW then I do not believe you should bring this child into this world. You should also do whatever it takes to keep from having children in the furture. This may sound harsh but in my line of work, it is reality.

Posted by: LATiN0 STYL3 FL0W<3 on 2007-03-11, 19:24:26

OOOOO damm.. sorry Well the baby PROBABLY should be okay. maybe when you see the doctor, The baby will still be okay hope your baby is okay

Posted by: rajah dat on 2007-03-11, 19:24:41

I don't know. but please try not to smoke and get into some sort of therapy. if your too embarrased to go to therapy then try find help on line about stopping the use of meth.

Posted by: tallmadgeavon on 2007-03-11, 19:25:09

So your boyfriend's wants and your wants came before you unborn child. How pathetic. This baby doesn't need parents like you!

Posted by: tmlaro on 2007-03-11, 19:26:00

But see, no one can tell you if your baby is okay except your doctor. if you want the baby, why would you consider an abortion? if you really want the baby, it shouldn't matter what the risks are. just stay away from the crystal meth from now on. get some help. you can do it.

Posted by: Another Garcia on 2007-03-11, 19:26:31

You are taking massive risks. There is no way to be sure if you're baby is Ok right now. Clearly your baby won't be if you keep smoking. And just what life is your baby going to have, were your baby born healthy, when what is waiting for your baby is the start of a fresh new life with two f'king METH HEADS. Go look in the mirror and see if you can call yourself Mommy. I'm not just sh*ting on you. I pray all the best for you. However, if you are serious about your baby and your baby's future then you need to resolve your drug problem. Go get help now - with or without your weak boyfriend who can't even hold out enough not to tempt you - and go be a mother for your baby today.

Posted by: bigjacka55 on 2007-03-11, 19:26:31

I think if you stop the baby will be okay, but please do stop

Posted by: Missy Lena on 2007-03-11, 19:26:36

It's really hard to say, but you do need some help. Try maybe attending counseling for your addiction. I don't recommend an abortion since you really want to keep this baby, but you need to grow up fast and think about what you are doing to yourself and the innocent baby growing in you. Quit doing things that you are going to regret! Good luck and God Bless.

Posted by: Danagasta on 2007-03-11, 19:26:55

The best things is to stop right now! Take a look here: crystalrecovery.com/ and you can find the resources you need where you are. Also, for more information, here's a direct link to the Q and A about pregnancy and meth: crystalrecovery.com/ GoAskAlice/ GoAA.html Good luck on your way out from that awful stuff....I hope you stay strong! Remember, you'll feel very different because the neurotransmitters in your brain are used to working on overdrive. But make sure you have a good amount of support--family, friends, etc. that don't use the stuff. And it sounds like the boyfriend has a few willpower issues, so he needs help just as much as you do.

Posted by: rradboys on 2007-03-11, 19:27:22

You want to know the effects the same as yours get help if you really regret it you will stop or get help what is more important to you meth or a life would you kill for a hit?

Posted by: Sabrina J on 2007-03-11, 19:30:51

I'm sorry to say this but, this drug is very harsh so your baby may be born addicted, or may be born with side effects, or die. I know that you are trying to get on the right path but it may be too late, for your baby. Whatever you do give the baby a chance don't kill it. God has a bigger plan for it than you or I. I will pray for you both.

Posted by: mrshinytooth on 2007-03-11, 19:31:40

WHOA MAN! Ok, it's DEFINATLY not good, but I don't think it's really serious enough to start thinking about an aborition though. I had a friend who was in a similar position. The doctor told her that anything she did before she found out she was pregnant was pretty much Ok, as the fetus was probably to young to be adversly effected by it. So your not too bad off there. Smoking since you found out can't be good, but I don't think the babiy's going to be mentally challenged because of it. As long as you don't repeat your actions. This is the tuff part. Remember that every hospital drug tests new-born babies and if they find shit in its system you could get charged with child abuse.

Posted by: bush sucks nutz! on 2007-03-11, 19:33:38

Wut the hell were you thinking to even start doing crystal meth...maybe you should take a class on the effects that is has done to YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: bla on 2007-03-11, 19:35:40

No im sure your baby is fine just try not to do it again and remember, a life is better than no life ok = )

Posted by: low_on_ram on 2007-03-11, 19:41:31

You better hope & pray your stupididity didn't hurt the baby! Yes! You were stupid to use a drug, any drug in the first place. Not to mention one soooooooooooooo addictive! You knew you were pregnant & yet you took another hit! Either you are extremely selfish, or you are addicted. Either way you need help. Professional help. It's been found that 1 hit! 1 HIT! Causes birth defects. In my state there is a woman whose job is solely to visit all the drug babies. There are hundreds. The babies live in a vegatative state. They will never wake up, but they are alive. Some might live well into their 20's & beyond? The stories this woman can tell you about these babies is heart breaking. Basically the state is warehousing all of these poor souls because their "mama's " found drugs to be more important than them. & their "mama's " can't be bothered to take care of them, that responsibility would take away from their party time. Please for your baby's sake, your sake -- > STOP taking drugs. Do whatever you have to do, which might mean going somewhere far away from those "friends " & staying there. Maybe the judgement you see here will wake you up & cause you to help yourself and your baby to have a better life.

Posted by: Me on 2007-03-11, 19:43:15

Please stop. And don't have an abortion. I wish you luck

Posted by: pretty girl on 2007-03-11, 19:52:28

You baby is 95% OK but that risk gets lesser and lesser every time you do it so stop the smoking and see a doctor

Posted by: zotzotzot on 2007-03-11, 22:46:37

You are definitely not ready for a kid! Neither is the father.

Posted by: juneaulady on 2007-03-11, 22:58:23

GET HELP NOW. Crystal meth wrecks your life and is very hard to walk away from. It may be very difficult to stop. You cannot do this alone. You need to talk to a dr. and you need to be honest about the meth. Then get off the stuff. You have just had a taste of real adult life. The fact that you are thinking about the baby and you want to quit is admirable. I wish you well. You are in a tough spot and it sounds like your heart is in the right place. Whatever you decide, please remember thhat it could happen again and even again - unless you get help.

Posted by: social_blonde88 on 2007-03-11, 23:10:30

Please just stop now! Dont even think about having an abortion it wouldnt be fair to kill the baby. Why would it matter if your child was ok or not he/ she will still be your child and you should love it just the same.