I want to thank you for the couple of articles on this subject by Dr.Melanie Dreher. I have been suffering from severe nausea and vomitting during pregnancy that hasnt gone away like it does for most women. I did alot of online research before finding these articles and to be honest the information I was getting was of course completely bias and frustrating. I smoke pot normally, but as soon as I found out I was pregnant I gave that up and many other things. What is hard for me to swallow is how it is ok for me to be taking like 8 other doctor prescribed medications a few times a day in a sad effort (cause its not working) to relieve my symptoms and that is somehow considered much more healthy for my baby then smoking a little pot. Now I am unsure what to do...I think the judgement of society and how it has been drilled into me that marijuana is bad during pregnancy has made me afraid to even try it but my head tells me it cant be any worse than all these prescription drugs Im having to take even though I dont want to take them. I did read some research done by Motherisk at Sick Kids hospital and they are trying to make a point of telling you not to do it, but at the same time as Dr.Dreher pointed out that not only were these women smoking pot but smoking several cigarettes, drinking and doing other street drugs during pregnancy. I do none of those things. Anyway it definately gave me something to think about it and if I get over my own paranoia about it maybe I can have a comfortable non puking rest of my pregnancy. Thanks for this!
Submitted by Anonymous () on Sun, 10/04/2009 - 10:34.
ganja use when pregnant
I want to thank you for the couple of articles on this subject by Dr.Melanie Dreher. I have been suffering from severe nausea and vomitting during pregnancy that hasnt gone away like it does for most women. I did alot of online research before finding these articles and to be honest the information I was getting was of course completely bias and frustrating. I smoke pot normally, but as soon as I found out I was pregnant I gave that up and many other things. What is hard for me to swallow is how it is ok for me to be taking like 8 other doctor prescribed medications a few times a day in a sad effort (cause its not working) to relieve my symptoms and that is somehow considered much more healthy for my baby then smoking a little pot. Now I am unsure what to do...I think the judgement of society and how it has been drilled into me that marijuana is bad during pregnancy has made me afraid to even try it but my head tells me it cant be any worse than all these prescription drugs Im having to take even though I dont want to take them. I did read some research done by Motherisk at Sick Kids hospital and they are trying to make a point of telling you not to do it, but at the same time as Dr.Dreher pointed out that not only were these women smoking pot but smoking several cigarettes, drinking and doing other street drugs during pregnancy. I do none of those things. Anyway it definately gave me something to think about it and if I get over my own paranoia about it maybe I can have a comfortable non puking rest of my pregnancy. Thanks for this!