Methadone and babies
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for some reason I am thinking doctors like to use suboxne during pregnancy before methadone but the babies are almost always kept in nicu for a while to be tapered off the methadone......and you will have risks with your pregnancy such as pre-term birth and low birth weight and resp. problems at birth and etc. anyone who is taking medications during pregnancy that are narcotics have these concerns.
ve been on methadone through a treatment facility and there are lots of women that are on methadone as well that just had babies recently and a girl that I have seen that is pregnant now many months into her pregnancy and she is still dosing methadone. So safely you can do it under a Drs care of course. Good luck..
Actually I'm in the same boat. I'm 17 weeks pregnant and on 10mg. I've had 2 babies while on Methadone the 1st I was on 80mg and she had no withdrawals the 2nd I was on 40mg and she did have withdrawals and spent 12 days in the NICU and was on morphine. I was told it doesn't really depend on your dose if your baby does or doesn't withdrawal, it just depends on the baby. I'm definately trying to get off the Methadone before I have this one.
hi all. i have a family member, or should i say members who are taking methadone daily. one of which is 19 years old and has been on it for almost a year or more (her sister n law signed for her to get into the clinic because she was under age, isnt that illegal? her parents are alive so her sister n law shouldnt have been able to do that) anyways, she gave birth to a little girl in june.
I am currently pregnant and on 120 mgs of methadone....I dont use any other drugs at all. My boyfriend wants me to have an abortion because he thinks the baby will be deformed or slow and have problems or that childrens aid will take the baby immediatly is he right? I really dont want to have an abortion but want to come off of methadone before I give birth. What do you recommend?
But no methadone is not the only safe method. I was on a methadone clinic for 2 years and it was awful. Every one calls it liquid handcuffs. They hold out on giving you your dose for any little reason and they don't want to see you succeed. I tried to detox off and the dr there said he didn't think I was ready because I was too young. I was 28 at the time and hadn't given one dirty urine the whole 2 years I was there.
t been studied like methadone but from my personal experience I know lots of women who have babies on both suboxone and methadone and those babies are all fine. I had a friend tell me just today that she has a friend who is 4 months pregnant and is on suboxone and they found out her baby has down syndrome and she is saying it's from suboxone. Now whether that's true or not....who knows. But I haven't found anything about babies being born with downsyndrome so.... take it from there.
I have a few articles about pregnancy on methadone and on Subutex at my blog, Suboxone Talk Zone-- just go there and search for the posts about pregnancy and you should find them. I agree with the prior comment-- we don't know of serious problems from opiates in neonates. The worst part will likely be the judgmental attitudes you will be given by the hospital staff. As for the withdrawal, there are a couple things to remember.
Your baby's blood will be tested when They are born anyway. The baby will most likely begin to show signs of withdrawal before you are discharged and DEFINITELY at the first pediatrician appointment. Babies who withdraw from methadone don't eat, and suffer severe rashes on their bums on top of the feelings you also experience when you yourself withdraw. Check out PICC. Pediatric Interim Care Center website.
ve been in methadone treatment, and had not touched herion for almost a year and im so scared and selfish because i have been injecting herion for the past 2 weeks, and have stopped today I dont know what I was thinking and why I did it! Has anyone been in this situation will my baby be ok when he is born in 2 weeks from using the dope for the past 2 weeks?! someone please help me with some advice, this is my first im so scared he wont be ok, and i love him so much o god what was i thinking!??!?
They treat many women on methadone and other opiates and will be able to refer you to a physician who will be able to manage you on Suboxone or Subutex and will over a few months taper you off. You and the doctor will need to work together to aggressively get you off the meds by the time you are ready to deliver the baby. Subutex is the best and safest way to manage addiction during pregnancy.
Im due in 23 day's and have been on methadone for over a year and a half and I also take benzo's for severe anxiety. Maybe I should say I take benzo's because even with the done it's hard as hell 2 get off them. im prescribed both but am scared to death of what may or will happen when my baby is born. Im not ready for another child but I believe there's a reason for EVERYTHING especially life.
ve been on methadone for 8 years and when my twins were born they waited 7 days and put them on methadone which was not the plan I had in mind for them (I Wonted them to try something like phenobarbital or some easier narcotic but no they put them on methadone once they weighed 5 pounds I took them home on a small dose of methadone once a day they went for there 2 month check up and the doctor said they have out grown there dose just half it than take them off I done this for 2 days and my babie
Hello, I am looking for someone who is or has been in a methadone maintenance program while pregnant. I've clean and sober for awhile now but I'm still on methadone and now that I'm pregnant I can't get off of it. Just looking for some positive or useful knowledge. Thanks!
OK so I am a 22 yr old mother to a beautiful 11 month old baby girl. Since about a week after she was born I started taking 2-3 10mg methodone pills. I was never really addicted to any other drug until now. So yesterday morning I took a pregnancy test and it came back positive. I can't be any more than 7 wks if that.
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