So I 26(F) just found out I’m just under 10 weeks pregnant with my second child (pregnancy started about 6 months postpartum with my first and he just hit 8m)
Background:
While I was pregnant with my first, I found myself throwing up EVERY single time I ate food, drank water, or literally put anything of substance into my body. I was in the ER left and right to get IV fluids just to stay hydrated and go about a normal day. This started about 6 weeks into that pregnancy. Well, I am a nervous nelly when it comes to some superstitions and ole wives tales, one of them being to keep the baby a secret until that 12 week mark when you change trimesters.
My boyfriend’s (M29) mom is a pot-head. We’ve all been smoking together since him and I got together (which was about 6-9 months before the 12 week mark). To hide the pregnancy I would take small hits here and there just claiming I hurt my throat or something. My boyfriend and I agreed if it didn’t feel safe or right I would stop.
After starting my daily, 5-8 times a day throw ups, I was SUPER nervous to go over there because they would know something was up if I was throwing up the whole time again (you can only use the “Stomach Bug” so many times as an excuse
.) We came in for a visit, she offered a hit and I took it (this was the first time I smoked during the pregnancy about 2-3 weeks after finding out and throwing up all that time) and my stomach started to ROAR and hurt so bad because I was so hungry and thirsty and I didn’t even know it. I ate and drank so much food and water that day. It was so nice!
Fast forward to my next doctors appointment (about a week from that day) and I still can’t keep anything down. My doctor had asked if I had any concerns so far and I explained what been happening and what happened that one day being completely honest with her saying it was just to keep the secret for a few more weeks. She seemed perplexed and confused. She said to try Cbd gummies and see if they have the same effect. We did and they worked. They still gave me zofran to have but told me to try to only use the Cbd gummies and see if they keep helping. My baby boy was 5 weeks premature, SUPER Jaundice, and one hell of a story (but that’s for another time
)
Now with this new pregnancy I am already throwing up every morning…but that part seems consistent. If I don’t have any gummies, I will throw up all day. If I eat the one gummy after throwing up when I wake up (normally between 3-5am) then I’m alright through my work day until I get home…IF I keep eating and drinking to a minimum (which isn’t hard to do as a daycare teacher with 2-4 year olds who want everything you have.)
I guess my over all concern and problem is that there isn’t much research on cannabis and pregnancy that doesn’t seem to just make it sound negative immediately. My doctor seems to feel safe with it since eating and drinking water is a major concern. But we also can’t find anything on WHY I have been sick like that and WHY thc and cbd are what help keep me consuming what I need to survive.
The only things my boyfriend and I have found that we think could have effected this was:
1.) It may have something to do with my balance. I seem to get really nauseous and throw up more and worse when I’m getting up from laying down, bending over, move too much, or eat.
2.) Our Rh (blood type) doesn’t match. I’m O+ and he’s A- our fist is A+. We think I might be so sick because my body doesn’t see the baby as a baby, but an infection it’s trying to get rid of. We don’t actually know if the 2 match or that would cause me to not keep anything down, but it’s our only guess.
Any advice or suggestions or anything to point us in some kind of direction would be greatly and kindly appreciated!!! We really don’t want to have to have me high for a pregnancy again, but I also know it’s the only way to keep myself and the baby healthy.
Background:
While I was pregnant with my first, I found myself throwing up EVERY single time I ate food, drank water, or literally put anything of substance into my body. I was in the ER left and right to get IV fluids just to stay hydrated and go about a normal day. This started about 6 weeks into that pregnancy. Well, I am a nervous nelly when it comes to some superstitions and ole wives tales, one of them being to keep the baby a secret until that 12 week mark when you change trimesters.
My boyfriend’s (M29) mom is a pot-head. We’ve all been smoking together since him and I got together (which was about 6-9 months before the 12 week mark). To hide the pregnancy I would take small hits here and there just claiming I hurt my throat or something. My boyfriend and I agreed if it didn’t feel safe or right I would stop.
After starting my daily, 5-8 times a day throw ups, I was SUPER nervous to go over there because they would know something was up if I was throwing up the whole time again (you can only use the “Stomach Bug” so many times as an excuse
.) We came in for a visit, she offered a hit and I took it (this was the first time I smoked during the pregnancy about 2-3 weeks after finding out and throwing up all that time) and my stomach started to ROAR and hurt so bad because I was so hungry and thirsty and I didn’t even know it. I ate and drank so much food and water that day. It was so nice! Fast forward to my next doctors appointment (about a week from that day) and I still can’t keep anything down. My doctor had asked if I had any concerns so far and I explained what been happening and what happened that one day being completely honest with her saying it was just to keep the secret for a few more weeks. She seemed perplexed and confused. She said to try Cbd gummies and see if they have the same effect. We did and they worked. They still gave me zofran to have but told me to try to only use the Cbd gummies and see if they keep helping. My baby boy was 5 weeks premature, SUPER Jaundice, and one hell of a story (but that’s for another time
) Now with this new pregnancy I am already throwing up every morning…but that part seems consistent. If I don’t have any gummies, I will throw up all day. If I eat the one gummy after throwing up when I wake up (normally between 3-5am) then I’m alright through my work day until I get home…IF I keep eating and drinking to a minimum (which isn’t hard to do as a daycare teacher with 2-4 year olds who want everything you have.)
I guess my over all concern and problem is that there isn’t much research on cannabis and pregnancy that doesn’t seem to just make it sound negative immediately. My doctor seems to feel safe with it since eating and drinking water is a major concern. But we also can’t find anything on WHY I have been sick like that and WHY thc and cbd are what help keep me consuming what I need to survive.
The only things my boyfriend and I have found that we think could have effected this was:
1.) It may have something to do with my balance. I seem to get really nauseous and throw up more and worse when I’m getting up from laying down, bending over, move too much, or eat.
2.) Our Rh (blood type) doesn’t match. I’m O+ and he’s A- our fist is A+. We think I might be so sick because my body doesn’t see the baby as a baby, but an infection it’s trying to get rid of. We don’t actually know if the 2 match or that would cause me to not keep anything down, but it’s our only guess.
Any advice or suggestions or anything to point us in some kind of direction would be greatly and kindly appreciated!!! We really don’t want to have to have me high for a pregnancy again, but I also know it’s the only way to keep myself and the baby healthy.