My lady went in for an 8 week checkup. They tried to schedule her to see a therapist without even asking her, she called back and cancelled after finding out.
So the question is, does marijuana negatively effect fetus development? It’s extremely natural yet… it’s a problem. What do YOU think? Sauces appreciated because google is the devil.
If it were me however, I would lean towards it's probably best not to use Marijuana while pregnant.
as a mom to be she needs to start making decisions that are right for the baby
i would personally recommend NOW that she knows she is carrying a baby time to quit for the duration ....
its one thng when you dont know you are pregnant but when you know you need to conduct yourself wisely
same with alchohol
pps its not hard dont smoke or drink in front of her so help out that way and the best to you both babies always bring blessings
No, it's not safe for unborn children. Arguably, It's not safe for anyone whose brain isn't fully developed.
This will get you started: https://marijuanarehab.com/about-marijuana/effects-of-marijuana-on-fetus/
https://www.thurswell.com/thc-exposure-in-pregnancy-negatively-affects-fetal-development/
https://womensmentalhealth.org/posts/effects-marijuana-embryo-development/
My kids turned out fine.
Right? Like we can’t seem to trust anything because of unseen bias.
I’m glad to hear that. What kind of usage did you have? Daily? Multiple daily? Weekly? She only smokes every other day it seems I smoke once a day about 2 hours after work. Mostly for boredom I don’t have money for hobbies.
Just personal opinion but I think naturally occurring weed, the way God intended it, is what should be considered "natural". This boutique stuff with it's 20%+ THC content grown hydroponically in indoor rooms/tents is done with seeds that have been bred and tampered for a more potent high. Does natural weed even exist anymore?
No scientist or anything, however I would think it would depend on how it is used. Smoking it effects the lungs, lungs effect oxygen, oxygen effects the fetus. As far as edibles, I doubt there is anything beneficial for the baby in them, and maybe there is, but I am not sure. Not a great answer but figured I would chime in.
Actually oxygenation is a very valid concern.
Why take any kind of chance?
consider it to be like smoking *cigs
pps when i was pregnant my doctor told me that even moms that smoke crack thru their pregnancies .... only about 25% of the babies were effected by it
i hope that helps good luck its the toughest job you will ever love
Here’s a published study on heavy use Jamaican mothers with non-marijuana smoking mothers as the control group. study at neonatal-15 days-30 days then at at 5 years and no negative affects recorded. The babies of heavy smoking mothers actually had higher neonatal scores . Don’t believe the propaganda, God gave us the medicine. “They “ demonize it. That’s all I need to know right there! Jamaican Study
This is a great study. In other countries it is more accepted and even recommended in moderation as a cure for some pregnancy related symptoms. Is the “American way” always the right way or is it something that was programmed? We all have endocannabinoid systems. Why would God make us that way and allow it to grow from the earth he were provided with? Am I saying, do it? No, but moderation is something that has been taken out of our vocabulary. Taking a break a good thing.
https://www.cannacares.co.uk/blogs/blog/the-endocannabinoid-system-for-dummies
That link goes to a study dated 1991 but I'm pretty sure that it was this one in 1987, which I remember because it was almost the only study of weed at all, and definitely the only favorable one. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8121737/ Certainly the most persistent ethnographic study of only 45 babies for two months. Here's the backstory of that study, which continues to be popular as a justification to keep on smoking. Definitely rounds out the story as the smoking mothers had other important differences. https://undark.org/2019/08/28/jamaica-study-cannabis-researchers-pregnancy/
Three longitudinal studies showed more problems later in life. https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2019/marijuana-e
A more recent meta analysis finds about half of studies showed adverse effects: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35084479/
As we know, "studies" are frequently "flawed" and "more research needs to be done." This is certainly true of anything funded in the US in the years before medical marijuana started. No one who had positive results or even wanted to see if there were any positives got funding. Then, when it became obvious that medical use was inevitable (and the Reefer Madness approach faded out), this situation changed to looking for diseases affected by marijuana. So, a new body of politically charged research. Now with widespread legal use, there is yet another complicating factor, which is the high THC content of commonly available products. And edibles, and vaping, this is not what people in the past were using. "Not your mother's marijuana." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25459779/
With all this, I'd say don't do it.
many natural substances, foods, alcohol, cigarettes and most medications should not be used during pregnancy. i would definitely place marijuana in the do not use category.
My wife had 2 very rough pregnancies. Her nausea was constant and only went away when she smoked. I was really nervous it would have a negative impact on our developing child and did a lot of research. I couldn’t find anything saying it was proven to cause any problems. She smoked multiple times a day through both pregnancies and both children came out very healthy. They’re 11 and 14 now and are the healthiest kids of any that I know. That may be because my wife was awake to vaccine nonsense way before Covid. She had a sister turn autistic after a childhood vaccine and pushed getting them for our kids off as long as she could. School was really what drove them needing to get vaccinated. We homeschool now and if I had to do it all over again, I would have started with homeschooling and never given my kids any of the governments poison.