do you think my baby will be ok?
By RehabRoy at 6 February, 2010, 7:12 am
had a baby 6 days ago i was on the methadone program, its been 5 days and she is still in the hospital but doctors said she is doing good she is not withdrawling if she hasnt showed anything yet can it still show up 6 days later.
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Whoa, ask your doctor, not Yahoo Answers….
Hi there. I understand your concern for your baby, but first I want to tell you that you did the right thing. It is so much safer for your baby for you to be on methadone than to be abusing drugs during your pregnancy.
I had my second son on methadone. I was able to get down to 35mg a day and he also did not show any signs of w/drawals after his birth. He did have problems w/his blood sugar but it was only because I had gestational diabetes. He did not stay in the hospital more than 3 days and they monitored him VERY close.
He is ten years old now and he is doing fine! He is an active boy, on the A honor roll and shows no problems at all from the methadone.
I do agree that you need to share you concerns w/you doctor and/or your counselor at your methadone clinic. If the doctor is saying your baby is fine and not showing any signs of w/drawals, then DO NOT worry about it. You will be having enough stressed without asking for more.
One other thing I think helped was I breast fed my son for a bit after he was born and gradually slowed it down to formula. They said he prob got some of the methadone through the breast milk which may have helped him from having withdrawals.
Now that does not mean that there CAN’T be complications from methadone during pregnancy, because there can but again, if you doc is saying your baby is not showing any signs of w/drawals and it has been six days, then more than likely it will be fine. If there was going to be signs of problems, you would have seen them starting within 24-36 hrs after the baby was born.
Good luck and don’t beat yourself up!
I hope and pray your baby will be just fine:)
she has a tumor, she is gonna die.
I hope so too. But really, the doctors is the best to ask.
What the hell are you doing here when your baby is in the hospital?
…and how do you keep from being eaten by predators?
Hopefully your daughter will be fine, but this is a question that you should be asking your doctor.
why would you have a baby when you do drugs dont you know that its not good for a baby some ppl
maybe next time you start to do drugs you will think about that poor baby laying in the hospital fighting for her life
you should really be ashamed of your self
Ill be praying for her and you should start doing a lot of it yourself
will pray for ur daughter …hopefully she gets better soonnnnnnnnnn
Well, instead of putting you down, I have to say congrats on going through the program. It takes a lot of willpower to do such a thing as get help. I also say congrats on having a baby, and wanting to do the best thing for her by having a healthy mom who is a good role model around! Your baby will be just fine! I think you’ve received your second chance at doing things right!
And another thing, I understand that you can’t be at the hospital all the time. Some people just don’t get why.
Are you sure YOU are still off the pipe?
What kind of mother asks these types of questions to random strangers on the internet while her little baby is in the hospital?
My advice, don’t breastfeed if you are going to be hitting the pipe.
have you asked your babies doctor what the odds are of her having a delayed withdrawl?
sounds to me like she will be ok. You should stay with the program, this baby has made it here against all odds it seems. There must be a reason why, maybe God found it the only way to lead you back to a drug-free life. Don’t turn your back on this opportunity and good luck with your new baby.
We all need to pray for her, I hopw she comes thru just fine.
I think your smart for at least giving your baby a chance. Good for you to enter the program.I won’t judge you or put you down. I have seen mother’s who snort cocaine right before they have a c-section. I think your baby will be fine. She may show some withdraw symptoms later. Trust your Dr. Also try and stay clean, if not for yourself,do it for your baby girl. Pray on it and don’t worry. I know it must be hard for you but you have gotten this far, don’t give up. Go be with your baby, she needs you more now than you know.
24 hrs n counting.ur time is almost up.everything will fine.PRAY.