Comments on: Smoking Cannabis While Pregnant Harms Babies’ Brains And Fetal Brain Development

By: pam

pam — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:25:04 +0000

i am not a heavy pot smoker but i do have the occasional puff if any of my friends pop round. i have just discovered i am 14 weeks pregnant and i am a bit worried about this. do any of you think i should be really worried?

By: azur

azur — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:48:40 +0000

oops, sorry…to continue, i was so hyper the school and doctors wanted to put me on valium. I am now a mother of two children, both were born early, and from what i know about myself i was a very small baby, and my head is very small.. adult hats are too big for me… I can’t tell if this is all genetic or caused by what my birthmother was doing while i was pregnant, but i suspect i can guess what a 15 year old was doing in 1968 if she was also “liaising” with boys on holiday and getting pregnant by accident…

well, there is nothing dramatically “wrong” with me, i guess, but so many people have said i am totally spaced over my life there has to be a reason for it. Of course i have learned strategies to cope, but my life is still pretty chaotic because thinking ahead and planning is for me like trying to look ahead into the fog… i have two university degrees and several post graduate diplomas, i work as a teacher, so don’t get the idea i am deeply damaged, just take it from me, it is very possible something affected my development during my mother’s pregnancy, and i am living the consequences, so if in doubt, don’t!

By: azur

azur — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:42:14 +0000

I was born to an unmarried teenager, I don’t know much about her cos i was adopted at 6 days old, but having made contact with my birth family I know she was a heavy smoker, and also used drugs.. acid, cannabis and god knows what else. As a child and adult I have always had a high IQ but I am plagued with problems concentrating, learning and organising. I am now 40 years old and I have abrain that feels permanently fogged. I have to work twice as hard to jjst keep up with normal life. At primary school i was so hyper

By: Readytopop

Readytopop — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:14:53 +0000

Dear Studentdoctor,

Thank you for the refreshing stance. I appreciate your level-headiness on this controversial topic. After reading all the posts, yours is the only truly educated commentary with no hidden agenda. I look forward to hearing more on your findings.

Thank you!

By: Studentdoctor

Studentdoctor — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:10:36 +0000

Preg woman,
if you would actually read my post you would see that I did not agree or disagree with the opinion that marijuana is harmful to a fetus. I stated that there have not been any peer reviewed clinical trials on this subject, and that includes your Jamaican nurse. I don’t appreciate being told I need more medical training just because I did not agree with your assessment. My medical training has taught me to look for legitimate clinical trials for evidence before advocating a treatment or medical opinion so that I do no harm to my patients. As I am now training in pediatric oncology, I know all too well the uses of marijuana for treatment, but that was never the issue addressed in this article. Many medications you might take for a common bacterial infection are contraindicated for use while pregnant. This is the question being raised with marijuana. It has many beneficial effects, but not enough research has been done yet to make the statement with 100% assurance that it is not harmful to a fetus.

By: preg Woman

preg Woman — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:46:37 +0000

Student doctor:
It sounds to me like you still need to have more medical school, and maybe confront the whole ganja use while pregnant head on. Why don’t you go ask your doctor why its bad to smoke weed while pregnant. I bet you they won’t have a good answer, or they’ll just present to you studies done that are tainted with other variables like alcohol and cigarettes. Truth be told, alcohol and cigs are worse for you than marijuana. Every doctor knows that whether they admit to it or not. Now, why don’t you take my advice and google the nurse who did the study in jamaica. Her study is one of the only studies done on this topic that is strictly only marijuana use. The US government hasn’t found any bad results, which makes them mad because they are out to destroy the one drug that doctors actually prescribe for cancer and glaucoma. Why would doctors do that if the drug is supposedly unsafe? some doctors in California actually prescribe medical marijuana to pregnant women to help with nausea. why would doctors do that if the drug is unsafe? hmmmm. think about that.

By: Studentdoctor

Studentdoctor — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:58:38 +0000

Preg Woman,
we learned in med school that it’s usually a red flag when a baby learns to roll over too early. It can be a sign of hypotonia, you might want to ask your pediatrician to evaluate him/her just in case.

As far as marjuana smoking goes, none of you have presented any clinical based medicine as evidence for or against. In school we learned that it is not recommended, but the focus was more on alcohol and cocaine, which have clinical studies that definitively show they harm the fetus. So I will do some research over the holidays and see if I can find any legitimate studies that are peer reviewed and represent an adequate population, if I find any I will post their results.

By: su

su — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:21:21 +0000

im 7 wks pregnant and have been experiencing the worst nausea ever!! i cant eat anything without wanting 2 throw up..initially i was so scared 2 smoke “weed” because of the hype people have made about smoking while pregnant!! but i know soooo many people that have smoked during pregnancy or even worse drugs and all their kids are perfectly fine 2 my surprise..i thought kids come out retarded or slow, however ud like 2 put it,when their parents do drugs?..melanie,maddie?..well needless 2 say i smoke mayb 4-5 puffs of a joint in the am and then the same at nite..im no expert but i think its all about moderation when smoking weed while pregnant.im not planning on continuing 2 smoke past my 1st trimester because although it sends my nausea 2 hell, lets me sleep like a baby, makes everything sooo much more interesting and funny!!..it makes me just a lil 2 relaxed and i need 2 b on point once i have my child so i want 2 stop for that matter otherwise i would probably b a pothead. and thats the honest truth..it doesnt change who i am..im 25 have my life together, have been an office mangr with the same employer 4 the past 7 years!! i am definitly not a loser as ERIN would call us weed smokers!! i hope and pray 2 god that i am blessd with a healthy baby (ill let yall know in about 7 months)in the meantime 2 all of u that have made your comments without having concrete evidence should go smoke a joint and then let us pregos know how the hell 2 get rid of this horrible nausea and restlessness!!!( oh and watever u come up with has 2 relieve it faster than 3-4 puffs of a joint!!)thanx 4 all the comments KMV,ALISHA,PREG WOMAN,JANE DOE…very satisfying 2 know im not alone