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I read this right after I got back from the marijuana store where a pregnant woman was buying weed. It made me uncomfortable. It just seems risky to me to take

I read this right after I got back from the marijuana store where a pregnant woman was buying weed. It made me uncomfortable. It just seems risky to me to take intoxicants while the babies brain is forming.

tedivm 4y ago
I think the real problem- and something I'm hoping more research can help with- is that marijuana is a medicine for a lot of people. It prevents seizures, reduces or stops migraines, and (this one is really important considering the context) reduces nausea. Sometimes people have to balance between a bunch of crappy options. This isn't always the case, of course, but it's hard to judge what someone is going through from the outside so I tend to just give the benefit of the doubt. What would be nice would be if we could figure out why cannabis helps with these issues and provide a more direct treatment.
- kayodelycaon 4y ago
  A lot of medications need to be discontinued during pregnancy. All of the women I know who are bipolar absolutely do not want to become pregnant because they would need to stop taking all of their medication.
  - tedivm 4y ago
    Yeah- and with a lack of research available there are a lot of people who limited their cannabis intake or didn't reduce at all during pregnancy. A lot of this comes down to balancing risks- which is absolutely something that should be done while consulting a doctor. If someone is so nauseous they can't even maintain weight, let alone gain that healthy baby weight, then it's possible a small amount of marijuana may be more healthy for them despite the risks. To be clear though I'm just advocating a lot more research on the subject, and personally would err on the side of caution when it comes to things that aren't heavily researched.
  - tomatotomato37 4y ago
    To add to that it isn't just "serious" prescription medications that may need to be discontinued; a variety of OTCs from Aspirin to PeptoBismol can also pose a risk to anyone expecting.
- withinboredom 4y ago
  Yes, in moderation, weed is probably harmless and maybe good for you. Getting high (aka, poisoning yourself), not so much.
  - Bud 4y ago
    Why do you assume that any and all forms of getting high involve poisoning?
    - QuercusMax 4y ago
      Yeah, it's not like getting drunk, where alcohol actually is a toxin and you can kill yourself with an overdose. I find if I have alcohol early in the day enough to get a buzz, after I sober up I still will feel tired and sluggish. Do a wake and bake - get stoned for an hour or two and then I feel totally normal the rest of the day. Weed isn't toxic (although inhalation of smoke may be).
  - surement 4y ago
    Getting high and poisoning yourself are not the same thing. Psychedelic mushrooms are not weak versions of toxic ones.
pitaj 4y ago
I always give them to benefit of the doubt: assume they're buying it for someone else, probably their partner.
googlryas 4y ago
My pregnant wife refuses to buy me beer from the grocery store because of observations from strangers like this.
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- michaelwww 4y ago
  Well I didn't give her a look. She wasn't even aware that I was there. But yeah, I think your wife has the right strategy, because there are people who will say something.
- nwienert 4y ago
  If only society cared less about preventing avoidable birth defects, you’d be able to buy drugs without such immense burden.
  - googlryas 4y ago
    Does the sperm donor drinking an alcoholic beverage after the sperm has been donated contribute to birth defects? News to me!
    - nwienert 4y ago
      - googlryas 4y ago
        I know that's what you got, and I'm wondering where you got it from. How does my wife buying me a beer increase the risks for birth defects for the fetus she carries?
        nwienert 4y ago
        Damn, thought I laid it out quite nicely in short form. It's a good thing in general to have a society that cares about whether a pregnant women is putting their baby at risk - and you simply can't have that without false positives. For every false positive making it a touch more awkward to purchase beer (the smallest price I can think of to pay) you get a ton of great things like general empathy. The society that cares that much probably also grabs a dead roach out of a strangers baby's hands right before it eats it unbeknownst to their parents, for example. Your comment comes off as: How dare people care about an unborn baby having an entire life of misery if it ever-so-slightly infringes on my right to have a slight buzz for an afternoon. Not saying you are one, but this is a great example of what my generation will pull "Ok boomer" out for: the general attitude of "Don't make my fun time ever-so-slightly more inconvenient just to preserve [society|the environment|anything that will last beyond their death]".
jjulius 4y ago
My wife has picked up marijuana for me while pregnant from a dispensary before because it was right next to another business that she was already at. Please don't be so quick to judge others.
- rhacker 4y ago
  still unusual, even with that anecdote I can't guess that 9/10 pregnant women buying weed are buying it for someone else.
  - photoGrant 4y ago
    Better to mind your business then
triyambakam 4y ago
Well, here's some anecdata: it kept my wife from dying from hyperemesis gravidarum (non-stop vomiting during pregnancy to the point of rupturing eye vessels, vomiting blood, dehydration, ketosis etc.) The other medications the hospital offered didn't work, and even those came with their own fetal risks. So it was either abort the baby, try cannabis, or probably die. Our child is now older and performs well cognitively, e.g. speaks three languages fluently.
- boxmonster 4y ago
  > speaks three languages fluently. Maybe women should smoke more pot while pregnant. But seriously, glad everyone is ok
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lm28469 4y ago
> It just seems risky to me to take intoxicants Look at what people eat/drink every day, probably less than 25% of the population cares about what enters their body

tedivm 4y ago

I think the real problem- and something I'm hoping more research can help with- is that marijuana is a medicine for a lot of people. It prevents seizures, reduces or stops migraines, and (this one is really important considering the context) reduces nausea. Sometimes people have to balance between a bunch of crappy options. This isn't always the case, of course, but it's hard to judge what someone is going through from the outside so I tend to just give the benefit of the doubt. What would be nice would be if we could figure out why cannabis helps with these issues and provide a more direct treatment.

kayodelycaon 4y ago
A lot of medications need to be discontinued during pregnancy. All of the women I know who are bipolar absolutely do not want to become pregnant because they would need to stop taking all of their medication.
- tedivm 4y ago
  Yeah- and with a lack of research available there are a lot of people who limited their cannabis intake or didn't reduce at all during pregnancy. A lot of this comes down to balancing risks- which is absolutely something that should be done while consulting a doctor. If someone is so nauseous they can't even maintain weight, let alone gain that healthy baby weight, then it's possible a small amount of marijuana may be more healthy for them despite the risks. To be clear though I'm just advocating a lot more research on the subject, and personally would err on the side of caution when it comes to things that aren't heavily researched.
- tomatotomato37 4y ago
  To add to that it isn't just "serious" prescription medications that may need to be discontinued; a variety of OTCs from Aspirin to PeptoBismol can also pose a risk to anyone expecting.
withinboredom 4y ago
Yes, in moderation, weed is probably harmless and maybe good for you. Getting high (aka, poisoning yourself), not so much.
- Bud 4y ago
  Why do you assume that any and all forms of getting high involve poisoning?
  - QuercusMax 4y ago
    Yeah, it's not like getting drunk, where alcohol actually is a toxin and you can kill yourself with an overdose. I find if I have alcohol early in the day enough to get a buzz, after I sober up I still will feel tired and sluggish. Do a wake and bake - get stoned for an hour or two and then I feel totally normal the rest of the day. Weed isn't toxic (although inhalation of smoke may be).
- surement 4y ago
  Getting high and poisoning yourself are not the same thing. Psychedelic mushrooms are not weak versions of toxic ones.

pitaj 4y ago

I always give them to benefit of the doubt: assume they're buying it for someone else, probably their partner.

googlryas 4y ago

My pregnant wife refuses to buy me beer from the grocery store because of observations from strangers like this.

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michaelwww 4y ago
Well I didn't give her a look. She wasn't even aware that I was there. But yeah, I think your wife has the right strategy, because there are people who will say something.
nwienert 4y ago
If only society cared less about preventing avoidable birth defects, you’d be able to buy drugs without such immense burden.
- googlryas 4y ago
  Does the sperm donor drinking an alcoholic beverage after the sperm has been donated contribute to birth defects? News to me!
  - nwienert 4y ago
    - googlryas 4y ago
      I know that's what you got, and I'm wondering where you got it from. How does my wife buying me a beer increase the risks for birth defects for the fetus she carries?
      - nwienert 4y ago
        Damn, thought I laid it out quite nicely in short form. It's a good thing in general to have a society that cares about whether a pregnant women is putting their baby at risk - and you simply can't have that without false positives. For every false positive making it a touch more awkward to purchase beer (the smallest price I can think of to pay) you get a ton of great things like general empathy. The society that cares that much probably also grabs a dead roach out of a strangers baby's hands right before it eats it unbeknownst to their parents, for example. Your comment comes off as: How dare people care about an unborn baby having an entire life of misery if it ever-so-slightly infringes on my right to have a slight buzz for an afternoon. Not saying you are one, but this is a great example of what my generation will pull "Ok boomer" out for: the general attitude of "Don't make my fun time ever-so-slightly more inconvenient just to preserve [society|the environment|anything that will last beyond their death]".

jjulius 4y ago

My wife has picked up marijuana for me while pregnant from a dispensary before because it was right next to another business that she was already at. Please don't be so quick to judge others.

rhacker 4y ago
still unusual, even with that anecdote I can't guess that 9/10 pregnant women buying weed are buying it for someone else.
- photoGrant 4y ago
  Better to mind your business then

triyambakam 4y ago

Well, here's some anecdata: it kept my wife from dying from hyperemesis gravidarum (non-stop vomiting during pregnancy to the point of rupturing eye vessels, vomiting blood, dehydration, ketosis etc.) The other medications the hospital offered didn't work, and even those came with their own fetal risks. So it was either abort the baby, try cannabis, or probably die. Our child is now older and performs well cognitively, e.g. speaks three languages fluently.

boxmonster 4y ago
> speaks three languages fluently. Maybe women should smoke more pot while pregnant. But seriously, glad everyone is ok
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lm28469 4y ago

> It just seems risky to me to take intoxicants Look at what people eat/drink every day, probably less than 25% of the population cares about what enters their body