How much would you be willing to try if you were overdue?

[rufalina]

*snap oscar* I just read that article and was about to come and post...

[Arimeh]

haha thats the article from my first post in the thread... rofl!!!

[Maruschke]

haha thats the article from my first post in the thread... rofl!!!

Sorry Mel, wasn't paying attention. But how funny is it that her name is 'Weed' bwahaha.

[Arimeh]

PMSL.. yeah I noticed that too.. LOL

[alioops]

All the drugs I have ever taken have been legal, but the majority have an illegal sibling or more, like codeine being an opiate. I do however think that used correctly (as with the legal drugs) cannabis has a lot more going for it than many other illegal drugs.

Having said that, I would avoid regular use of any drug. The withdrawls for baby are not nice to witness.

[Arimeh]

I wonder what the withdrawals would be for a baby though if you only had it as a once off? So in theory, bush weed (not hydro), eaten so not taken with tobacco - and only once? Would that cause much of a withdrawal for them? How much would you have to take before withdrawals started to occur once they were outside your body? Plus with the breastmilk - how long would it remain in that?

All very interesting questions.

Well. I think they are anyway! lol

[Maruschke]

I wonder what the withdrawals would be for a baby though if you only had it as a once off? So in theory, bush weed (not hydro), eaten so not taken with tobacco - and only once? Would that cause much of a withdrawal for them? How much would you have to take before withdrawals started to occur once they were outside your body? Plus with the breastmilk - how long would it remain in that?

All very interesting questions.

Well. I think they are anyway! lol

Interestingly enough, it seems that enjoying a bong could boost milk supply (thank you google).

Another similar question... if anxiety inhibits let-down and therefore breastfeeding, and it could be shown that the traces of THC in the breastmilk did not harm the baby, would you do it? There was a discussion elsewhere about the EBM of smokers compared with formula, I wonder how the EBM of tokers stacks up? (No judgement here at all, just curiousity!)

[rufalina]

The active component of marijuana, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is fat soluble and is rapidly distributed into brain and adipose (fatty) tissue. The analysis of breastmilk in chronic heavy marijuana users shows an eightfold accumulation in breastmilk compared to plasma. Infants exposed to marijuana through breastmilk will test positive in urine screens for two to three weeks.

Breastfeeding infants absorb and metabolise THC and their exposure occurs at a time when growth and development, particularly glial and myelin formation in the central nervous system, is progressing at a rapid rate (Tennes et al 1985; Astley & Little 1990). Animal studies have shown that structural changes occur in the brain cells of newborn animals exposed to marijuana through their mother's milk. Marijuana purportedly impairs DNA and RNA formation. Although long-term studies have not been completed, results observed in humans suggest serious and long lasting effects (Astley & Little 1990).

The use of marijuana by breastfeeding mothers is contraindicated by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The long-term effects of early exposure, especially on the infant's rapidly-developing brain are unknown. Breastfeeding mothers should be advised not to smoke. It has been suggested that breastfeeding should be avoided if the mother is a heavy user and withheld for several hours after occasional use. Measures should be taken to reduce the infant's exposure to sidestream smoke as discussed previously.

From ABA (And I have cut it down a bit)... Obviously that is more long term and frequent users... but that last bit in the first paragraph was interesting... But again, if it was only one hit, once, then who knows the effect.... .... ... ... "withheld for several hours after occasional use" ... so using it to induce labour, may possibly not transmitted in the breastmilk depending on timing and length of labour??? Dunno...

Got anything else???