Edibles for labor

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't want to do any drug which would possibly make the baby drowsy. OP you should google all the changes that have to happen when a baby is first born. Anything that depresses the baby is not a good idea!

Get an epidural or use nitrous or both. Don't be dumb.

Well, it's not completely dumb-- and I say this as someone who is pretty anti-pot (for recreational purposes).

First labors are often long and arduous, and sometimes early labor can be quite painful. This is generally a time before women are in the hospital, sometimes a significant amount of time, when they are unable to sleep because of contractions or just really uncomfortable, but their labor isn't really progressing. Often an epidural at this point can also mean a Pitocin drip, which many people prefer to avoid if possible.

My midwives recommended a glass of wine at this stage. That's completely legal. So are opiate pain relievers like Stadol that are typically given in the first stage of labor (and may well have more significant side effects than marijuana-- do we really know?). I wouldn't do anything without asking/telling my midwives, OP, and neither should you. FWIW, I think my midwives would answer the question fairly and non-judgmentally and not jump to conclusions about me, but you should definitely not use the word "edibles"-- ask whether marijuana has been used medically during the first stage of labor to help relax mothers and allow them to rest.

PP here. I think it's dumb b.c of my first labor story. First pregnancy, had to be induced for preE. I was on pitocin and they had broken my water at 5 cm.
Two hours later:
I was freaking out with the pain. I asked for Fentanyl so I could sit still for the epidural. They were drawing some up because "You are a first time mom, I'm sure you will still have a while."

Then suddenly I felt better, before they had given me any drugs. Thank goodNess they did b.c I was complete. The urge to push began shortly after that. All the Drs were in the OR...because they were sure I had hours to go. I had to not push for half an hour.

So yes, most FTMs take a long time. But not all of them! I had almost gotten a major respiratory depressant right before I delivered. Bad news.

And a glass of wine has a much more predictable effect and duration than some random hash brownie.

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Then suddenly I felt better, before they had given me any drugs. Thank goodNess they did b.c I was complete. The urge to push began shortly after that. All the Drs were in the OR...because they were sure I had hours to go. I had to not push for half an hour.

You don't need a doctor to deliver a baby. An L&D nurse, your husband, or even you could have done it yourself. Waiting a half hour to push because a doctor wasn't available is a crime.

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Anonymous wrote:You don't need to be eating snacks while in labor.

Yes you do.

No, you really don't. This is one of those weird homebirther fixations, that you're going to want to be eating hoagies while pushing, and the fascistic doctors won't let you.

Well, my labor was 36 hours. Why would I skip eating for 36+ hours?

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My first labor took forever and I definitely wanted to eat in the middle of it. If I had a pot brownie I would have eaten it for sure.

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I am pretty sure edibles could actually be an effective treatment for labor pain and relaxation. I mean they shoot folks up with narcotics during labor, so I can't imagine THC would be so horrible. I think that edibles could have a similar effect as laughing gas.

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Anonymous wrote:I am pretty sure edibles could actually be an effective treatment for labor pain and relaxation. I mean they shoot folks up with narcotics during labor, so I can't imagine THC would be so horrible. I think that edibles could have a similar effect as laughing gas.

Yeah but the effect of nitrous is gone in a minute. The effect of edibles can last for many hours.

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Then suddenly I felt better, before they had given me any drugs. Thank goodNess they did b.c I was complete. The urge to push began shortly after that. All the Drs were in the OR...because they were sure I had hours to go. I had to not push for half an hour.

You don't need a doctor to deliver a baby. An L&D nurse, your husband, or even you could have done it yourself. Waiting a half hour to push because a doctor wasn't available is a crime.

Trust me, I was pushing b.c my body was doing it on its own. But the head nurse was in there yelling at me not to push....as she frantically tried to call the Dr.l

[Anonymous]

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Then suddenly I felt better, before they had given me any drugs. Thank goodNess they did b.c I was complete. The urge to push began shortly after that. All the Drs were in the OR...because they were sure I had hours to go. I had to not push for half an hour.

You don't need a doctor to deliver a baby. An L&D nurse, your husband, or even you could have done it yourself. Waiting a half hour to push because a doctor wasn't available is a crime.

And is bad for the baby.

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She wants her baby to be high when they are born. This bodes so well for her child.

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Being high while in labor sounds terrible. I’ve gone through childbirth without any pain management drugs or interventions twice and I think this would have just made the process so much more difficult.

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Dude. Edibles make time slow wayyyyy down for me. I won't even take them before going to a family function because the idea of dragging out the time I have to listen to Aunt Karen talk about QAnon sounds like hell.

I sure wouldn't take any during labor. And they do tox screens. I wouldn't risk it one bit, even if pot didn't slow things down for me.

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^^and I notice every sense way more acutely. Noises that normally wouldn't register seem like they are turned up to a 10. Smells are stronger. I'm acutely aware of my feet. Nahhhhh boo, no strengthening my senses during labor thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow I had to google what an edible is...

In what world view is it ok to take systemic, illicit drugs but not to get an epidural?

WTF

Yo wacko chill. Alcohol is worse and it’s legal. Weed is illegal because it’s the best thing that happened to humans. Medicine. Textile. Fuel. Paper. You name. All in one plant. But big tobacco, big pharma, big booze, big timber, and big oil don’t want to lose their $ to something free. Open your mind. Be formless. Shapeless. Like water. You water into a cup it becomes the cup; you put into a teapot it becomes the teapot.

Water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend.

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Don't do it. You are asking to be drug screened if you show up acting wacky/altered.

Also, just because marijuana is legal in DC does not make it legal to expose your infant to marijuana. If you are tested and you do come up positive, it will result in a CPS call. The hospital staff don't want to do this, but they are mandated reporters. If you are acting inappropriately, complete a toxicology screen and you test positive, you force their hands. Is that really how you want to start your parenting journey? Use some common sense.

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This thread is almost six years old.

That's being said, I can't imagine anything worse than being high during labor.