tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post4550396132911717080..comments2023-10-05T04:44:25.174-05:00Comments on Addiction Inbox: Meth Babies—Fact or Fiction?Dirk Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-14026285006618033502018-04-17T00:31:34.102-05:002018-04-17T00:31:34.102-05:00Simple don't make babies if you get highSimple don't make babies if you get high Darlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623891012704604028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-71987080773855337342018-04-01T15:54:12.349-05:002018-04-01T15:54:12.349-05:00Hi there. Thanks for being so brave and honest. ...Hi there. Thanks for being so brave and honest. I am proud of you and I truly hope you get the help you need. I beg you to please stop using. I wish I could say your baby will be ok after 5 months of daily use. But I can say that if you stop it will be the best gift your can give your child. My son's birth mother used meth daily for the entire pregnancy. He does have a ton of mood and behavior problems. Meth use is proven to cause behavior problems! He's very moody and irritable. I wish I could say he's fine but he's not. We have huge issues. This is why I am begging you to stop using, to give your child the best possible chance. I will say that our son has come a long way and he is bright and overall a very happy kid. I'm grateful you wrote your post. Maybe if you stop now your child will be ok!! Kerrydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106055234710598009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-21254769971034726572018-03-30T11:57:27.025-05:002018-03-30T11:57:27.025-05:00Hi im so embarresed im 5mths pregnant almost but h...Hi im so embarresed im 5mths pregnant almost but have been using meth everyday what are my chances of my baby beeing ok if i stop today im going into rehab i cant do this to my baby any longer please helpHeroes rock1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13288123263806601000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-3753517273514729352016-08-30T14:12:12.355-05:002016-08-30T14:12:12.355-05:00I was sober for 18 years then 2 years ago when I r...I was sober for 18 years then 2 years ago when I realised my fiance was cheating with his fat dope head kids mom & using with her I made the ignorant decision to pick up the bowl and get high with him. I have damn near lost everything including my 13 yrs old son as well as his 9,10 & 14 year old kids bcuz we've got custody of them all. She's tried to destroy us by reporting my house despite her being as actual dealer. Anyway, my point is I'm now 23 weeks pregnant and I am ashamed to admit I was using occasionally until I found out. From that day on I've not even looked at the shit! Walk away from that world. Better yet RUN bcuz it will NEVER be any good for you or your children!!!Family firsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14005916799238017857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-57005286460648566622016-07-13T10:52:23.455-05:002016-07-13T10:52:23.455-05:00I'm going to the same thing now I'm 27 wee...I'm going to the same thing now I'm 27 weeks and at the beginning I was not planning to keep the baby because I already have 6 of them so I was doing meth every like once a month and I kept doing it I did it 12 weeks 14 weeks 16 weeks 20 weeks 23 weeks and not 27 weeks I wonder if my baby will come out dirty I don't know what I'm going to do I know it's not safe I just tell myself it's a little bit because every time I would smoke it would be like no more than four hits can somebody please advise me what can happen will my baby be okAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-924723690203821332016-03-13T22:36:00.447-05:002016-03-13T22:36:00.447-05:00Glad it worked out for you.Glad it worked out for you.Dirk Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-64420360238338333672016-03-13T21:38:16.933-05:002016-03-13T21:38:16.933-05:00I used meth almost my entire pregnancy. I tried no...I used meth almost my entire pregnancy. I tried not too but my husband was dealing and at the time I got pregnant I was completely lost in life and overdosed on xanax right after I found out I was pregnant. I tried getti g in to rehab but couldn't and was devaated. I thought for sure my baby would be damaged considering xanax is even worse while pregnant then meth and that made it even harder to not use. I also drank champagne Atleast once a week. I used most days but very little I always ate and slept and never got super high I just did it to get out of bed. I stopped towards the end and only did it like once a week and then completely stopped about 4-3 weeks before I had her. Luckily she didn't test positive even they checked her poop and everything due to the xanax overdose. She has a slight heart murmur but from what I've read and what the hospital said it is very very common so I'm not sure if my use caused it. She has been an extremely good baby. She was 8 lbs when born which is larger then my other 2 children. She woke up about once at night starting at 3 weeks and then at 7 weeks starred sleeping through the night completely. I still worry about her and I cry when I look at her. She's my angel girl. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-73603091734454462912016-02-19T18:16:59.264-06:002016-02-19T18:16:59.264-06:00I bet you will be OK. I'm also not a doctor b...I bet you will be OK. I'm also not a doctor but I'm raising a son exposed daily for entire pregnancy. Kerrydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106055234710598009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-49615794173463691092016-02-19T18:15:26.201-06:002016-02-19T18:15:26.201-06:00Dirk, that is exactly my situation. What does the...Dirk, that is exactly my situation. What does the literature say the issues are for kids exposed daily for the entire pregnancy? Thanks!Kerrydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106055234710598009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-42945145850001107012015-11-21T10:05:07.335-06:002015-11-21T10:05:07.335-06:00Hey Ashley. I don't know if you made your dec...Hey Ashley. I don't know if you made your decision yet, but happy to help. Son is three, adopted as a newborn. Meth daily in utero as well as alcohol, heroin, tobacco and no prenatal care. If you proceeded, I would be happy to support you! I wouldn't change one second of my life but things have been hard. Kerrydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106055234710598009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-51190641457803612015-11-21T10:01:28.563-06:002015-11-21T10:01:28.563-06:00Hi there. My son is three and our situation is th...Hi there. My son is three and our situation is the exact same daily meth exposure prenatally as well as alcohol, heroin and tobacco. He has ODD, ADHD, major behavior problems. I'd love to connect somehow. Thank you so much.Kerrydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106055234710598009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-28149019642345863582015-11-21T09:38:59.240-06:002015-11-21T09:38:59.240-06:00Hi. I would love to hear your experience. I'...Hi. I would love to hear your experience. I'm mom to a three year old boy who was exposed to meth daily, as well as heroin and alcohol. Thank you so very much. I've been so focused on surviving his early years I haven't thought much of his older years.<br /><br />Kerry<br /><br /><br />Kerrydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106055234710598009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-35621464170674844852015-11-19T14:27:49.537-06:002015-11-19T14:27:49.537-06:00I'm not the adoptive parent. However, I'm ...I'm not the adoptive parent. However, I'm the child that was born addicted to meth and alcohol. I'm almost 22, and would be happy to share anything regarding the long-term effects. I know every situation is different, but I'll throw out one example of the lifelong side effects. I wish there was information about later life. I can only ever seem to find the outcomes up to age 6 or so. So if you've received other's stories, I'd love to hear about them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-79923653325098300122015-11-11T10:39:01.473-06:002015-11-11T10:39:01.473-06:00Wish I could help, but I am manifestly unqualified...Wish I could help, but I am manifestly unqualified. That question is for a doctor.Dirk Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-65912985917305482015-11-11T05:42:00.300-06:002015-11-11T05:42:00.300-06:00My husband and I got a call yesterday of possibly ...My husband and I got a call yesterday of possibly adopting a child of a mother who used meth, smokes pot and a pack of cigarettes a day, and drank alcohol during her pregnancy. We have no medical records indicating prenatal care. My husband and I have many articles online and are waiting to hear back from our doctor. If you have any way of giving us an in-site or information that can help us decide, it is greatly appreciated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197462459338806314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-18606668882016376812015-11-01T11:19:40.716-06:002015-11-01T11:19:40.716-06:00Hi. I wish I had read this sooner. I don't k...Hi. I wish I had read this sooner. I don't know what you decided, but if you did proceed, I would be happy to share my experience. My son is now three, adopted as a newborn and exposed to daily meth, as well as alcohol, tobacco and heroin. No pprenatal careKerrydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106055234710598009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-92027462396938090242015-09-08T16:54:13.540-05:002015-09-08T16:54:13.540-05:00I feel your pain I have two of my daughters kid an...I feel your pain I have two of my daughters kid and she is getting ready to hand another she is a meth addict she could care less shoot this lay one. I'm very scared fot him. She had no care I will end up with this one in sure I wish the state would make her tie her tubesJust a mom who cares to muchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521567456994248842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-61250230516385116492015-08-20T16:28:58.767-05:002015-08-20T16:28:58.767-05:00I can say the same.when i found out i was pregnat ...I can say the same.when i found out i was pregnat i was devistated.i was out running the streets with my older drug dealer boyfriend already about 3 years and never planned on hhaving kids.one day he told me that having a child would be the only thing that would get him to get his nonsense together.then suddenly a few months later i missed my depo app by a few days and boom.prego.i made several appointments to go have an abortion but could never make them.like he would leave me at home(or this room we rented from a psycho in a an apt) while her ran the streets day in and day out,with nothing!literally nothibg.no phone no tv no food (i had to walk down the street to go steal food was my only choice).most of the time when i luckily came acroos a phone to even make the appointment i coukd never find $2 in change just to get on the bus to get there to the clinic.long story short by the time things changed a bit it i was too far along to get it done by anybody and was stuck about to have a child i didnt want.i was always terrified of having to be responsible for anothers persons horrible life i didnt want to be the reason someone else was unhappy.so i didnt stop using because i thought i was going to be able to get rid of her and was so freaked out about everything that using was my way of coping with it all and being left alone all the time.not until i was about 7 months when i completly stopped when i heard rumors that the hospital could detect from the begingin g of conception of drug use and would instantly take away babies.i didnt want t o be one of those mothers u meet and they are asked "so how many kids you have?" And they reply "oh i have 2 ".where are they? "Oh cps took them from me and they are with my mom".i always thought how could those woman be out here running the streets and just forget about a kid who came out of them.or not want to see them everyday.i refused to be one of them since i was gonna be stuck having this baby.so i quit the rest of my pregnacy and my baby was born perfect.healthy as can be,slept all night never cried and always woke up with a smile on her face.still till this day she is 8 months old and still smiling.she is very smart and doesnt never cryed when other people she didnt know yet held her or talked to her or anything.i cant belive as much as i didnt want her,god still blesed me with a child perfect and no traces of my mess from the past.i became a great mother instantly and having her helped me remind myself that i didnt need to put my everything and all into a guys who didnt appreciate or return the gesture in the same way.i now loved my child more than him and i was surpresed i ever would.one day he was like " man i knew tgis was gonna happen.they all told me this was gonna happen.that once the baby is born ypu were gonna foreget about and not love me anymore".he was damn right.when all my attention and entire life sat around waiting for him to eventually come around he didnt want me.now that my life didnt revolve around he he cried for my attention and it was too late.i had found my love .not any drug or dude could compare to my little monster and never will.i promise you all that meth or anyother drug is not better than what you feel when u give birth.the hard times u think u might have when getting sober are ALL WORTH YOUR UNBORN CHILDS LOVE FOR YOU WHICH IS UNCONDITIONAL. QUITTING IS WORTH IT GIRLS.YOUR CHILD IS WORTH IT.!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-60356033470457070562015-07-12T10:50:27.179-05:002015-07-12T10:50:27.179-05:00Most of the serious problems discussed in the lite...Most of the serious problems discussed in the literature have to do with infants born to mothers who used speed during most or all of their pregnancy. Hope this helps.Dirk Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-88709145179245571962015-07-12T06:57:24.417-05:002015-07-12T06:57:24.417-05:00I had been clean for 6 years, had a one night rela...I had been clean for 6 years, had a one night relapse, and conceived that night, so i do not understand the effects. the egg was fertilized while the drugs was leaving my system, and had not touched it again and WILL NOT. Can this effect be bad since the child will not grow with drugs in its system, it really was just a federalized egg, of all the luck to conceive the night i broke down. Is this different that mothers who use: during: pregancy? please help, i cannot go to my doctor with this, it would ruin many lives, not just my own.<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-51692147752719213562015-07-11T09:02:13.983-05:002015-07-11T09:02:13.983-05:00The fact that you quit at 7 weeks is fantastic, yo...The fact that you quit at 7 weeks is fantastic, you're a strong person. Lots of people have been in your position, drugging while not knowing they're pregnant. But you stopped early and your future looks bright. Hang in there. 30 weeks of clean pregnancy is in your future. You're gonna be okay.Dirk Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-7894412617614244122015-07-10T23:05:22.291-05:002015-07-10T23:05:22.291-05:00I am almost 3 months pregnant and for the first 7 ...I am almost 3 months pregnant and for the first 7 weeks I did meth and didn't know I was pregnant. Until one night I did it and threw up. I knew something was wrong. I was exactly 7 weeks and haven't done it since. I will be 11 weeks on Monday. Will this effect my baby?? I'm so scared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-20753925558453503652015-05-12T12:14:29.372-05:002015-05-12T12:14:29.372-05:00I'm in the same.position I'm 26 weeks and ...I'm in the same.position I'm 26 weeks and slipped last night I'm worried that I've hurt him. I've been clean the whole time.jayjaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-45632494183151127342015-03-31T10:16:40.440-05:002015-03-31T10:16:40.440-05:00I'm no doctor, but I don't think your slip...I'm no doctor, but I don't think your slip will have dire consequences. Consider it a wake-up call, yes?Dirk Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429793255785560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142743152971096915.post-11562662843041786952015-03-31T04:11:53.028-05:002015-03-31T04:11:53.028-05:00I am 26 weeks pregnant, I am having a little boy.d...I am 26 weeks pregnant, I am having a little boy.doctors say he is a big baby and healthy. He says he is the size of a 27 week old baby, so he is deff big.I was addicted to meth before I got pregnant, the day I found out I was pregnant I quit. It was a very hard addiction to stop. But I wanted a healthy baby because he is so important to me, my child, you know your soposta protect them! So how could I continue to do drugs with this little life I created inside me! So I stoped completely. Like I said I am 26 weeks today and I have been suffering with depression and the urge to use again I think bc I am alone and I feel like since the most crucial time has passed the first months of pregnancy where they develop all the main parts, that maybe it wouldn't hurt to do it once or twice. I have struggled with the urges for a while but always have been able to overcome them with the help of my spouse but he is currently away for a few months and I am all alone and depressed and today I was offered to use again and I relasped. I am so disappointed in myself and at the same time worried about hurting my unborn child. I smoked meth a few times today not a Crapload but a little and now I am worried to death what affect this may or can have on my baby at26 weeks,? Can it hurt the baby if u didnt do much and how can I ever forgive myself I feel like a failure and very disappointed in myself and also myself for being clean for so long and relapsing. But most of all what are the effects to my baby when doing it at 26 weeks, not a excessive amount just a few puffs for 2 days I guess u would say, someone please let me know what u think, and if it is possible that it hurt him in any way. I can assure u that i won't slip up again. My child is to important. I shouldn't have let this slip up happen, but I was around a old friend and it was around and i havent let myself be around the Crap and that's helped me stay clean, and then all it takes is one person who hasn't became sober and u hang out with them and it can make u crave what u have strived so hard to stay away from, and u relaspe..im so disappointed and worried at the same time! Someone help ease my mind! Or educate me on what smoking meth for 2 days not constantly, just a few tokes each day, what effect it could have on my baby at26 weeks thank you and I appreciate any advice! And like I said I have been totally clean my whole pregnancy until last night, so would the small amount I smoked hurt my unborn child? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com