i thought it was a freedom forum lol you know post what you like if you cant stand the facts about NOT USING DRUGS WHEN YOUR PREGO THEN YOU ARE SUCKY HORRIBLE MOMS
Apparently you offended someone. I have no idea what your post said but talking down to a single person or a group of people usually doesnt go to well.
I wouldn't be mad if it got nasty, that's not the point of the site. If it got mean, I'd be the first to suggest closing it. If your reaction here is anything like your post (which I didn't read, so I'm not saying it was) then I my personal opinion is that it probably should have been closed. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of drug use during pregnancy, but I am also not a fan of being judgmental and mean.
No. Smoking marijuana during pregnancy may affect your baby's growth and the development of his nervous system. Studies have shown that children who were exposed to marijuana during pregnancy sometimes have problems focusing their attention and solving problems.
Children of heavy pot users may also have problems with short-term memory, concentration, and judgment. (There's no evidence so far, however, that marijuana use during pregnancy causes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
One study even found that young children whose mothers smoked marijuana during pregnancy had a higher risk of leukemia than those whose mothers did not.
What's more, there's no way to know if the pot you're smoking has been laced with other drugs (such as PCP) or contaminated with pesticides, which would put your baby at even higher risk. And using marijuana increases the chance that your baby will have birth defects if you're also drinking alcohol or smoking tobacco.
If you smoked pot before you realized you were pregnant, don't panic. The chance that your baby has been affected is very small. Still, it's important to be honest with your practitioner about your previous use of pot and other recreational drugs. She may want to run some extra tests to be sure your baby is developing normally.
It seems like it was just because people didn't want another thread on a topic that tends to cause problems. I don't think what you said was offensive, though.
ok yeah lol i didn't post it on the drug forum just on this one and im sorry if your gonna get offended about doing drugs when your prego then obviously you DO NOT care about the child sorry FACT!!!
I think the rules say you can make a post about drugs if you are looking for support or have a question about drug use, but that it is otherwise frowned upon. Because they want to avoid the hot topic threads that can lead to drama.
See, that's where the problems come in--that's NOT a fact, it's a judgment. Being offended by something doesn't have anything to do with whether you care about your child or not.
You know how many times ive read that a preggo has eaten lunch meat or fish or has cats etc... On this site alone. Its putting their children at risk but nobody on here calls them horrible mothers.. Because we keep our judgemental opinions to ourselves.
Comments
Children of heavy pot users may also have problems with short-term memory, concentration, and judgment. (There's no evidence so far, however, that marijuana use during pregnancy causes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
One study even found that young children whose mothers smoked marijuana during pregnancy had a higher risk of leukemia than those whose mothers did not.
What's more, there's no way to know if the pot you're smoking has been laced with other drugs (such as PCP) or contaminated with pesticides, which would put your baby at even higher risk. And using marijuana increases the chance that your baby will have birth defects if you're also drinking alcohol or smoking tobacco.
If you smoked pot before you realized you were pregnant, don't panic. The chance that your baby has been affected is very small. Still, it's important to be honest with your practitioner about your previous use of pot and other recreational drugs. She may want to run some extra tests to be sure your baby is developing normally.