Author: marie
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:58 am
Hi Hope!
Im sorry if you’ve stated this in another thread (as I don’t think I’ve read your titration thread), but how long have you been on the Sub, and WHY have you decided to get off? Is it because your pregnant? If this IS the case…….is this something that your Sub doctor or your O.B want…….OR is this YOUR decision?
I’ve been on the Sub for almost two years. Actually, July31st will make two years. BEST years I’ve had in a looooong time!!
I was on Suboxone up until I became pregnant. Then, after I learned I was preggers, my doctor switched me to Subutex.
When I first found out I was pregnant, I was scared to death. And all of the stories on the internet where moms are talking about they’re babies suffered from horrible NAS, and they only took a SMALL AMOUNT of Sub while pregnant. Well, I tried to taper a little while I was pregnant…….and I JUST COULDN’T DO IT!!
The only time I was succesfull at taking a lower dose was in the 1st tri-mester……simply because I was usually either sleeping or throwing up, so taking less WASN’T difficult. But, for the rest of my pregnancy, IDK……I felt so nervous/anxious all the time, I just could not handle reducing……SO I DIDN’T!
And you know what…(I do realize Im VERY lucky), my baby DID NOT have NAS. At least not at the hospital. The day we were released (about 72hrs after birth), my son began to get pretty fussy. And his first night home HE DID CRY ALOT……BUT, my milk hadn’t come in yet and he was getting really hungry. So, I don’t know if it was NAS, or just because he was hungry, or BOTH. All I know, is my baby was never determined to have NAS at the hospital, and THANK GOD…..never had to be put on medication.
As I stated, I know Im one of the very lucky women, who’s baby didn’t suffer. But, the thing is…..it seems as though it dosen’t really matter what dose your on while pregnant. I took 16mg MOST of my pregnancy, and my baby was born healthy. I began nursing him 15min after they finished my c-section. He stayed in MY ROOM the entire hospital stay…..except when they’d take him away for a few min to do the normal baby checking stuff. And now……he’s not even four months old, and he weighs 17lbs and wears 9month clothing! AND, he just cut his first tooth!! I love him SO MUCH!!
Sorry, got kinda carried away there!
My point is, please don’t get off the Sub if your NOT truly ready. Its a hard enough thing to do anyways (tapering off Sub), and if your not ready and if your pregnant, on top of that……I wouldn’t do it Hope. Why put yourself through this if you don’t have to?
