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Hi, so Iām looking for advice/guidance with no judgement on this topic.
Iām currently 24 weeks pregnant, I have smoked normally and smoked w33d years before I found out.
I stopped smoking nicotine due to smokefree NHS services and am on the vape they recommend and provide. I no longer have cravings for cigarettes however I have dealt with betrayal through my pregnancy yet have tried to work through it as I want to give my baby boy the family Iāve dreamt of.
We are looking at places together whilst Iām healing. I have also lost my job early this year due to me being very sick through my first trimester which was gutting. Iām stuck at home and have no proper friends. Some days are good and some are incredibly lonely and sad.
I do not smoke anything during the day but sometimes I canāt eat, sometimes I feel in pain physically and my mind is going crazy. Whatās helped me is having 10-20 puffs on a joint in the evenings. It gets me through. I was just wondering what peopleās experiences on this was from having smoked everyday before finding out. I am proud of myself for how much Iāve cut down aswell as not smoking cigarettes. W33d genuinely helps me in so so many ways - it always has. Obviously I have massively reduced on smoking since finding out but I feel like a bad mum for using something that makes me feel so incredibly better.
I do not smoke a whole joint nor do I have massive cravings throughout the day.
It just gets me through even though I feel guilty. Has anyone else experienced this or smoked a tiny bit throughout their pregnancy? If so what was your experience with it and is your baby okay?
Thank you
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Hi! Thank you for being so open ā it sounds like youāve been through a lot this pregnancy, and coping with loneliness, stress, and physical pain can be really hard. I donāt have personal experience of this, but through my job I work with many women who use a variety of substances, and I can see how managing cravings while trying to stay safe for your baby is really challenging.
Itās great that youāve stopped cigarettes and reduced cannabis use ā thatās a really positive step. Because cannabis in pregnancy can carry some risks, it might be helpful to talk to your midwife or GP about what youāre doing. They can give advice on managing stress, pain, or sleep safely for you and your baby.
Youāre clearly doing your best, and reaching out for guidance shows how much you care.
Getting support ā whether from professionals or peer groups ā can really help with the isolation and overwhelm youāre feeling.
Inhaling anything into your lungs during pregnancy is never going to be good for a baby. A baby cannot consent to it either, a baby relies on the mother to keep them healthy and safe whilst theyāre most vulnerable.
I never smoke/drank and I have a really unhealthy child who has chronic illnesses and a rare genetic syndrome so I always feel uneasy about people doing things like this that can harm their unborn child. I donāt believe itās harsh to say, you need to find better ways of coping with your emotions and seek help. Smoking in general can cause a lot of issues for what should be healthy children, I donāt know why anyone would take the risk - they wouldnāt if they had the experience some mothers had with unhealthy children.
Time to put your baby first and yourself second, thatās what motherhood is all about. Now is a good time to implement that.
No worries, we clearly disagree on how to support someone with substance use issues. In that she asked for support and not judgement it didnāt seem the most appropriate way to respond.
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