Marajuana VS Alcohol.. which is worse?

[Just Me]

I agree with BG ... it depends one the level of addiction. Marijuana can have really adverse affects on some people and a single use can cause schitozophrenia, bi-polar, severe memory loss. So I can't imagine the affect that it would have on a baby if these are the affects on some adults (not everyone is affected the same way but people prone to these sorts of mental illness are affected badly). Memory loss happens to almost everyone to some degree in long term use of marijuana.

Aside from the physiological affects on the baby during pg, there are a lot of other factors after it is born associated with marijuana use (financial, social etc). Alcohol is probably more preferable if I have to chose a preference.

Marijuana is a really hard habbit to break (as is alcohol if it is more than just social drinking). I have family members who use it and it is a lifestyle choice. When my family members started using it we looked at ways to help them get off it and it involves a whole lifestyle change - socialising with different friends, finding new and different interests, just changing so many habbits while adjusting to not having a certain rush running through their bodies.

I think it is an incredibly hard thing to do and while it might sound really horrible that this woman is doing marijuana and drinking while she is pg, my heart really goes out to her. Things like marijuana are so much better left untouched but once people start on a regular basis, it can be a really difficult addiction to break. I agree that she should try to for the sake of her baby, but I can understand how hard it is.

One of my family members who use it has a pg gf and he is trying so desperately hard to give up marijuana before the baby is born. It is so hard for him and everything is a struggle for him at the moment. I am proud of what he is doing though and glad that something was finally motivation enough to stop using.

[~Raven~]

I think I might stick to the "if you can't say anything nice..." philosophy, but I do agree with this:

I think you also have to concerns for when the baby is born. If Mum is unable or unwilling to stop drinking and smoking during pregnancy, she most likely will continue after the baby is born. Babies near a carer who is unaffected by drugs or alcohol and sounds like Mum might not be willing to do that. Is there another carer who will be able to step in when Mum is taking her time?