serious moms only please....what did I do!?

Talk to your doctor, stop taking them now, and stop feeling ashamed. Pregnancy is a very emotional and stressful time, you are sharing your body with a new person and that can freak anyone out. Doing something 'selfish' could be your way of trying to take back your body which is changing and unpredictable. But now you realize your mistake and hopefully you will be able to take care of it now so that no harm will come to you or your baby.

After talking to your doc and figuring out a plan, sit down and think about what you want for yourself and your baby. Guilt is completely useless, make the necessary changes and deal with the future.

Good luck to you and your baby

I have seen babies die (and worse, continue to live) after drug use in the womb. I am not talking darvoset though, I'm talking meth. I am very surprised you were given darvocet, it is quite addictive, as you have found. You are building what is called a tolerance, which is why you take more now to get the same effect. This drug is not without risks to the fetus, I don't know the details (you can probably look them up online?) but I would imagine besides being bad in general it would slow the baby's growth and development, you don't want a developmentally disabled baby! Luckily you are only 5 1/2 mos pregnant, so your baby has a lot of time to recover from this. I might add, once you stop using it SHE is having withdrawal symptoms. Her liver and other organs are having a very hard time with this medicine you are giving her, and I think you need to join a group or just bring yourself to the hospital they will HELP you. I wish you the best, but you need to think of your baby.

Honey, just because she's active and has a good heartbeat means nothing... She will develop mental problem and may die of infant mortality (infants dieing before the age of one). Right now is the most critical time in this babies and you are being selfish and depriving her of that. I am not trying to put you down but I had a friend that got addicted to the same drug while pregnant... The baby has developmental problems and was having withdraws from it for the first 2 months, even now is just "blah" and the Ped said she'll never change, that's how she developed.

I have never been through addiction, it runs in my family and so I refuse to get addicted to anything, but I hope you'll at least listen(read) my advise. First you need to tell someone you absolutely trust and have them help you be accountable. They should stay with you and spend most of the time with... and tell your doctor. Doctors are humans to and they know that mistakes happen and see if s/he can give you any help but you really need that one (or a few) people be accountable for you. You are addicted! You need to admit that and move on to get help... good luck and let me know how things are going for you.

i cant say for sure i know what it does to your baby however def does have affects being a recovering addict i can tell you that you have all the signs of being addicted. You really need to get help now with this you DONT want to continue using drugs while your pregnant or after ...You should feel selfish but unfortunatly being an addict thats what we do..we are selfish and care about only us..drugs make us feel good. And the pain (backpain u say you have)usually isnt as bad as we think and we know that..but justify that so we can use. GET OFF THE PILLLs..you shouldnt withdraw but might go through a little. you need to let your baby get them out of her system NOW! good luck!

Before anything Im not trying to judge you but I was really suprised that you have been prescribed those meds while pregnant because my doctor told me the only type of med I can take for pain is tylenol. She said stronger ones can be harmful to the baby. Such as ibuprofen and vicodin but I dont know. I think you should talk to your dr. so they can help you. Good luck and I hope everything turns out well for you and your baby. God bless you!

You probably have not harmed the baby as all her vital organ were developed when you started taking the meds. However, you do not want her to be born addicted to the pain meds, it is a horrible things for babies to go through and if she tests positive for any drug at birth there is a good chance the state will put her in protective custody. For your health and the health of your baby please seek the advice of your doctor. You need to get yourself free from this addiction and back to a clean and healthy life for you and your precious baby. Best wishes.

Personally i wouldnt be taking that stuff so often. unless your doctor says its ok to take while pregnant. Vicodin affects your liver, and i know its a great feeling (trust me i got them so much when i went to the dentist for root canals. and it made me feel great! almost like speed, made me do things around the house) but taking that so often while you are pregnant isnt the greatest thing. your baby could become addicted to it as well, and thats not a good thing. then again since you are taking it so much, if you try and go cold turkey... that could put so much stress on your baby. i would consult your doctor and BE HONEST...

Wow! I would really ask a doctor. You have to remember that just cause she is kicking doesn't mean that you are harming her. So check with the doctor before you take any more. It is her life you are creating so just be careful ok. Good Luck.

The baby could be born addicted also and i dont know if it could cause any birth defects, but i would definately talk with the physician about getting some help come off the narcotics, Good Luck

darvoset and vicodin are perfectly safe during pregnancy. you really don't need to worry about hurting the baby as these drugs are fine to take...you were pregnant when you were prescribed them...they wouldnt have done it if it was unsafe...i've too taken both during pregnancy. If the back problem is better the best thing you can do is flush them. You don't want to worry about a newborn and an addiction to pain killers too...time to nip it in the bud before you have the baby because they'll be giving you more pain meds and you don't want them to not work. My main problem was Ibuprofin..even though you can't technically get addicted to ibuprofin I had rebound headaches if i didnt take them...i could only take them until i was 30 weeks then it became dangerous because it can cause a valve in the heart to stay open wehn it needs to close...anyway that was hard but don't worry too much hon i'm sure your baby is ok