Author: laddertipper

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:31 pm

nervousmtb wrote:

Thank You Everyone for your responses. So I did what pretty much everyone advised me to do so. I went to doctor yesterday (OB) and told her the truth. I told her about the sub and how I was actually getting it and that I had an apt. with the Sub doctor this week. I am happy she did not say I had to go to a different practice. She just told me to get her the info after i met with the other doc. After that we spoke of only the positive, great things to come for me and my husband. I left there feeling a bit better telling her the truth. Now the next step is going to the other doctor and see what is to come from there. I did , when making the appt. , tell the receptionist of my situation so there would not be any secrets and the doctor agreed to see me next week. Thank God, I did not think any doctor would wanna take me on being pregnant. Now I just hope that he really cares and does what is best for the baby and not just trying to get a new patient. Why do I always think of things negative! I just hope he helps me and baby out and tells me the truth of what I should do. I will let everyone know what happens after my appt with him . Wish me luck everyone, and thanks again for all the great advise. Oh and one more question, since im still taking suboxone till at least I see the other doctor, is this bad being Im only 5-7 weeks right now. I know Im talking to the doctor about subutex, but what will the suboxone im taking currently and for at least another week till my appt. do to my unborn baby? My mind is running wild. It needs to stop and relax. I know it will after I finally go to that appt next week. Cannot come soon enough. Ok everyone thats it for now . I will post again soon. Thanks — nervousmtb

Hi and congratulations on your pregnancy. It’s really going to be okay. I’ve been right where you’re at. My Sub baby is now 4 and perfectly healthy. I have three kids and my Sub pregnancy was actually my easiest, least complicated pregnancy.

I switched to Subutex but not super early, because it was early ’07 and my doc was unsure what to do. The placenta doesn’t even form until around 6 weeks or so, so until now, the baby hasn’t even been getting anything from you. A few weeks of a little Naloxone is not going to hurt anything. Just switch to Subutex as soon as you can. You are already way ahead of where I was. I was on a way higher dose.

You have to be very careful with tapering, as everyone already told you. Don’t let yourself get sick. I was able to taper to 3 mg and my baby was born just fine. No w/d, no NICU stay, and CPS never talked to me. I was very up front with my doctors and gave them the other one’s number and told them to figure it out and tell me what to do. I put it on them entirely, and they stepped up and helped me. I had no shame, and neither should you. Always keep your head up and expect to be respected as a responsible mother-to-be. In reality, if they told you that your baby would be okay only if you stopped Sub right now, you probably would do just that. We will do anything for our babies! However, stopping the Sub is actually very dangerous, so you can’t do that and you need some quality support from your doctors.

One other reassuring thing is that the very worst case scenario is having a baby who has w/d for a little while. That may sound terrible, but it’s not the end of the world. Opiate dependency at birth is not something that will permanently harm your baby (unlike drinking and smoking, etc.) So, it’s kinda nice to know that even the bad outcome still leads to a healthy baby. The one and only thing you can’t do right now is throw yourself into w/d.

Try spacing your doses as much as possible. So, since I was on 3 mg, I was taking 1 mg 3 times a day. I also drank tons of water.

It’s all going to be okay. Try to enjoy your pregnancy, because we all go through what your going through and worry ourselves to death….yet for the most part, we end up with totally healthy babies.

laddertipper