Babies born to meth addicted mothers
There is no better example in my mind that illustrates the strength of meth’s destructive power, than when you look at cases of meth addicted mothers - especially pregnant women that use meth.
Of the strongest forms of love is that of a mother’s love for her children. Meth can even tear apart a biological and physiological bond and make the need to get high paramount above even the need to protect one’s own child. We’ve all heard of the “mother bear” philosophy, where a mother can somehow summon unworldly strength in order to protect a child in danger; many times putting her own safety or needs aside in order to save her child. Women that use meth while pregnant lose the ability to see beyond their absolute need to get high.
Babies exposed to meth in the womb can be born smaller than the average size baby as their growth is many times stunted by the exposure to meth in the womb. Other issues can arise such as prematurity, clefting, cardiac anomalies, and even death of the unborn baby.
Babies born to meth addicted mothers can have a hard time developing the skills needed to survive outside the womb. Studies show that babies have low APGAR scores, have problems sucking/swallowing and thus cannot be fed and may have very little reflexes. Additionally, meth exposed babies may sleep 23 hours out of the day. Women that do meth while in labor majorly increase the chance that the baby will have a stroke during the birth process or shortly thereafter.
If you are pregnant and using meth PLEASE take into consideration the life YOU and God are creating. This baby will have to live the rest of his or her life with your decisions. I know that it is hard to get clean and stop cold turkey, but it will be even harder looking at the face of your precious child everyday knowing that whatever disabilities he or she has, is likely as a result of your drug use.
Please think about it and if you need to talk to someone, there is a great meth forum with people in all stages of addiction and recovery who may have been in your very situation that can help you through this. Use the anonymity of the internet to your advantage and don’t be afraid to speak up!
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my cusen just had a baby addicted to meth and the baby is in our custdy of her band she is doing good
when i found out my cusen was on math and was p.g. i almost died .
my cusen just had a baby addicted to meth and the baby is in our custdy of her band she is doing good
when i found out my cusen was on math and was p.g. i almost died .
Auctually I was on the other side of the hill. I was the pregnant mother on meth. I had my son taken from me right after I gave birth to him. Praise God that my son was almost 8 pounds and he was not born addicted to meth. Not only did I do meth but I was also involved in making meth.
Just remember that there is hope for your loved ones even the worse cases. I’m a living example. I’m not proud of my past but I am willing to use my past to help others.
Auctually I was on the other side of the hill. I was the pregnant mother on meth. I had my son taken from me right after I gave birth to him. Praise God that my son was almost 8 pounds and he was not born addicted to meth. Not only did I do meth but I was also involved in making meth.
Just remember that there is hope for your loved ones even the worse cases. I’m a living example. I’m not proud of my past but I am willing to use my past to help others.
I have a frien whose daughter is 5 pregnant and she thinks she is on meth and oxcodone. She is asking for advice, but I don't know what to say. Her daughter is 21 and living with a guy who is using meth and oxycodone. Any suggestions?
Hi LJ, Thank you for stopping by — Here is my 2 cents:
I assume that your friend has talked to her daughter and explained to her the harm she is doing to her unborn baby by using drugs. Often times, trying to rationalize with an addict is practically impossible. If she truly suspects that the two of them are using then she should call child protective services and explain the scenario to them – she can request to remain anonymous as well.
Are there other children in the home?
If her daughter gives birth to the baby and it tests positive then at a minimum they will remove the baby from her and probably try and place him/her with a relative until the mother cleans up her act.
There is a life at stake right now and there is really no time to try and talk it out with the mother of the unborn child.
Your friend is more than welcome to come here and ask questions as well – I am more than happy to try to point anyone in the right direction.
Thank you for caring.
This is a very big problem for meth using mothers it will harsh for their baby, I will thank you to raise this matter
Thanks a lot
Loved reading this post, you have really done a great job, thanks!
Loved reading this post, you have really done a great job, thanks!
I have been working with mentaly and physically disabled children and adults for over ten years, some of my clients were affected due to the mothers use of drugs and/or alcohol during pregnancy. It is really sad to think that these children would be perfectly normal if it wasn't for the substance abuse of the mother. A disability is a life sentence, not only for the child but for the parents as well. If you want to have children, then get off the drugs before you fall pregnant and save youself and your future child a lot of heartache.
My 5 year old is the smartest little guy but when he was born he was critically high on meth I got him when he was 2 weeks old he had a great deal of neuro problems but got through it now he is in kindergarten doing fantastic with academics but his
ability to have control of his behavior is impossible he has no impulse controll and is being sent home from school this week 2 times very frequent and getting worse with no help here it is getting hard and he has his sister 1 year younger she is heading there as well
I commend you for taking this little one out of the bad situation he was in, you are obviously a very special person. I wish you and your kids well and hope that the schooling situation gets better. One thing that you may like to look into is a gluton free, dairy free diet for your kids. I have seen some amazing results with diet change over the years and this may just help your little ones. Good luck.
I agree that some complications may occur when a pregnant woman smoke, use drugs, and other vices that can harm the baby inside the womb. I don't know why pregnant mothers do this to their child. Depression is not an excuse.
A child custody evaluation is a report written by a neutral professional about you, the other parent, and your children. It is usually not necessary that child custody issues formal psychological tests be administered to each parent in the context of a child-custody evaluation.