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yes, they can be born addicted. every mother and every pregnancy is different. i know of a baby born to a mother that was already using methadone when she became pregnant. the mom had been on methadone for 4 yrs at the time of pregnancy, passing urine screens and following clinic rules. the dose during the pregnancy was 60mg/daily. the first day, the infant showed no withdrawal symptoms. the second day, however, the baby's pediatrician started giving the child methadone. it was a very small dose(0.5 mg twice a day). within 2 months, the baby was off the methadone. the doctor tapered him off it 0.1 mg at a time. thankfully, the child suffered no permanent disabilities and is now thriving.
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∙ 12y agoNot necessarily. Though some babies will come out and go through withdrawal there has been cases where the baby will be born and not go through withdrawal. I've met parents on Methadone that have had children and their babies have come out without exhibiting any withdrawal symptoms. A big factor is your dose, how much methadone you take a day. The chances are the higher the dose, the more likely your baby will go threw withdrawal.
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Does methadone cross the placenta?
Yes, plain and simple. Methadone will also cause dependance and withdrawal for the baby. But it is not recommended that you stop methadone if you get pregnant and are are on it already as withdrawal symptoms on the mother can harm the fetus.
Can methadone hurt your baby and cause her to withdraw?
Without running to google, from personal experience I have seen babies effected by methadone. Some of the problems I have seen are low birth weight, slow development mentally and physically(talking, crawling and walking), autism, irritability, acting out, adhd, ect... Many differnt problems could arise from a baby being born addicted to methadone, although if you are on methadone and pregnant, your best bet is to stay on methadone because the withdrawal could kill the baby. Of course this is all specualtion because I have also seen babies that were born healthy. But It must be awful for the baby to have to experience opiate withdrawal as the first thing it ever does in life.
What happens if the baby accidentally eats a methadone pill?
take baby to ER immediately! how the heck does the baby get a methadone pill??
Drug use in pregnancy?
Withdrawal symptoms vary with the drug. If you know a pregnant woman who is withdrawing from drugs, encourage her strongly to get medical attention. With some drugs (alcohol and valium, for example) there is danger of convulsions that could be dangerous both for her and the baby. In any case, she needs medical monitoring because THE BABY IS ALSO GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWAL.
If you have 100 milligrams of liquid methadone to detox how do you measure it out to start with 25 milligrams the first day 20 the second day 15 the third day and so forth?
Get a baby medicine dropper (one the reads ml on it) For every 10mg of methadone it would be 1ml. Roughly 2tsp are about 25mgs
Can a pregnant woman safely take methadone?
This isn't an easy question to answer. I do know that there are pregnant women who attend the local methadone clinic, however, it can and does cause addiction in the newborn. It all depends if the benefits outweigh the risks. It is important to discuss this with a doctor. I agree that there are pregnant women who attend a methadone clinic and are able to have a healthy baby. I myself know several of them. However, their baby stays in the hospital while they wean it off of the methadone (again, this applies to the women I know that were pregnant on the clinic... not all women who have a baby while on methadone will have to leave their baby at the hospital for weeks at a time for the baby to be withdrawn safely under medical supervision). So, therefore, I would advise anyone who is pregnant to speak to their personal doctor about the risks and benefits of taking methadone while pregnant. I do, however, think that it is better for a pregnant woman to be on methadone instead of a cocktail of drugs that could really endanger (or worse) the unborn child.
Drug addiction and withdrawal during pregnancy?
Better than giving birth to a child who's already addicted. Remember that if you go through withdrawal while you're pregnant, so does the baby, so the sooner the better. Less chance of birth defects, too.
Why women should not smoke drink or do drugs while pregnant?
Because it could cause the baby lots of problems such as low birth weight, fetal alchol syndrome, addiction to the drug causing the baby to go through withdrawal at birth, and even death.
How effective are condoms and withdrawal?
There is no use for withdrawal when using condoms. If you are afraid of the condom being burst then use a spermicide along with condoms. No I have my beautiful baby boy because of the failure of this exact thing...
Why would your new born baby have high pitch crying and screaming He was born addicted to methadone?
You will need to get your child to an E.R. immediately. Methadone withdrawl in infants can be deadly. As a warning tho, the doctors are required by law to contact social services.
Will the hospital automatically drug test a newborn if the mother has had a record of drug abuse?
Yes. If a mother who took drugs has a baby, then they would drug test the baby so the baby will not have a harder time with withdrawal.
What effects can illegal drugs whilst pregnant have on a baby?
How about producing a child who goes into withdrawal as soon as it is born...for starters.
