Author: jannk

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:53 pm

I discovered I was pregnant in December. I had put on a little bit of weight (maybe 5lbs) but thought nothing of it and have always had abnormal cycles so did not have any idea how far along I was but I realized I was pregnant bc I felt the baby MOVE!! Suspecting I was maybe 16-20 weeks (as that is about the time I felt my other children move) I made an appt right away with my OB and STOPPED taking ALL opiates. I had routine blood work done and at my first appt they told me I tested positive for opiates. I sooo wish that I just fessed up and told them of my on and off addiction to opiates but did not. A social worker came and spoke to me and told me that the baby would be tested at birth and that they would be back if the baby tested positive for any drugs. I have been on sub therapy in the past and have been taking subs since I discovered my pregnancy but they are not prescribed to me. This is just a HUGE mess!! I had an ultrasound and am due the end of this month! Not ony was I def pregnant but I had spent soo many months high on pain meds that I did not notice symptoms I otherwise would have noticed right away! My poor baby had been exposed to opiates for almost my entire pregnancy! I have done ALOT of research and pray she will be fine. My ultrasounds, bloodwork, prenatal testing all show thta she is just fine but I am still very scared! I should have told the docs of my addiction but ws scared to after the social worker came in and the nurses and doc were also very angry with me for testing positive so I did not fess up. I also was scred that if I told them that they would have CPS at my house for my other children or have them at the hospital to take my baby! I am so ashamed of myself and have no idea what to do? I take very little suboxone, 1 of the 8mg tabs lasts 4-6 days depending on how I feel. I did try to stop the opiates cold turkey but ended up in preterm labor so have been aafraid to stop taking them. Will they test my baby for subs? Should I just tell the docs that I was taking opiates during my pregnancy? I am sure she will not suffer opiate wd as it has been so long since I have taken them but am afraid they may still show in her drug screen? Or that she may have some wd from the subs? I plan on breastfeeding as I did with my last 2 children and have read on here that can help with sub wd in the baby? They have monitored me weekly since december as I was so far along and had no prenatal care combined with concern for my lack of weight gain, still only have gained 11 pounds total but do all I can to pack on some lbs! Via my ultrasounds, 3d&4d, I am able to see that she is physically normal and seems healthy but am scared I may have damaged her some other way!!! I pray all day avery day that she not suffer from any mistakes or bad choices I have made! I did tell the docs of some pain meds that were prescribed in the beginning as I would make up pain to get scripts and they are not concerned that those pain meds caused any problems so should I tell them of the other things? All opiate pain meds but stronger than vic and perc I was given. Idk, sorry to carry on but this is the first and ONLY link I have found that was helpful and that had other women in similar situations! Until I found all of you I felt like the only person to have ever dealt with this! And you all have also had the courage and strentgh to openly discuss your situations as well, which to someone like me is a godsend!!!!! You have no idea how appreciative I am of all of you and your courage and strength to share your stories! I have read every post on the forum and just finally joined today and mustered up the courage to post! So again, I apologize for the looong post but would love any feedback that any of you reading may have to offer! Ty so much!!

Author: jannk

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:53 pm

I discovered I was pregnant in December. I had put on a little bit of weight (maybe 5lbs) but thought nothing of it and have always had abnormal cycles so did not have any idea how far along I was but I realized I was pregnant bc I felt the baby MOVE!! Suspecting I was maybe 16-20 weeks (as that is about the time I felt my other children move) I made an appt right away with my OB and STOPPED taking ALL opiates. I had routine blood work done and at my first appt they told me I tested positive for opiates. I sooo wish that I just fessed up and told them of my on and off addiction to opiates but did not. A social worker came and spoke to me and told me that the baby would be tested at birth and that they would be back if the baby tested positive for any drugs. I have been on sub therapy in the past and have been taking subs since I discovered my pregnancy but they are not prescribed to me. This is just a HUGE mess!! I had an ultrasound and am due the end of this month! Not ony was I def pregnant but I had spent soo many months high on pain meds that I did not notice symptoms I otherwise would have noticed right away! My poor baby had been exposed to opiates for almost my entire pregnancy! I have done ALOT of research and pray she will be fine. My ultrasounds, bloodwork, prenatal testing all show thta she is just fine but I am still very scared! I should have told the docs of my addiction but ws scared to after the social worker came in and the nurses and doc were also very angry with me for testing positive so I did not fess up. I also was scred that if I told them that they would have CPS at my house for my other children or have them at the hospital to take my baby! I am so ashamed of myself and have no idea what to do? I take very little suboxone, 1 of the 8mg tabs lasts 4-6 days depending on how I feel. I did try to stop the opiates cold turkey but ended up in preterm labor so have been aafraid to stop taking them. Will they test my baby for subs? Should I just tell the docs that I was taking opiates during my pregnancy? I am sure she will not suffer opiate wd as it has been so long since I have taken them but am afraid they may still show in her drug screen? Or that she may have some wd from the subs? I plan on breastfeeding as I did with my last 2 children and have read on here that can help with sub wd in the baby? They have monitored me weekly since december as I was so far along and had no prenatal care combined with concern for my lack of weight gain, still only have gained 11 pounds total but do all I can to pack on some lbs! Via my ultrasounds, 3d&4d, I am able to see that she is physically normal and seems healthy but am scared I may have damaged her some other way!!! I pray all day avery day that she not suffer from any mistakes or bad choices I have made! I did tell the docs of some pain meds that were prescribed in the beginning as I would make up pain to get scripts and they are not concerned that those pain meds caused any problems so should I tell them of the other things? All opiate pain meds but stronger than vic and perc I was given. Idk, sorry to carry on but this is the first and ONLY link I have found that was helpful and that had other women in similar situations! Until I found all of you I felt like the only person to have ever dealt with this! And you all have also had the courage and strentgh to openly discuss your situations as well, which to someone like me is a godsend!!!!! You have no idea how appreciative I am of all of you and your courage and strength to share your stories! I have read every post on the forum and just finally joined today and mustered up the courage to post! So again, I apologize for the looong post but would love any feedback that any of you reading may have to offer! Ty so much!!