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Wow. This thread is full of horrid comments. I think that people forget that there is a human being on the other end. I used to smoke pot when I was younger and didn't mind the paranoia, but not while bf. I think the fact that the evidence for harm is unclear is reason enough to stay away. O occasionaly need to take a pain-killer for my TMJ, but give my baby formula when I do. At least until the elimination half-point has been reached.

im breastfeeding and i want to get high one more time. what are the chances of this affecting my baby?

I am not sure but is it possible for you to pump the milk b4 getting high? You could do a google to find the half-life of marijuana and wait until half of it leaves your blood before breastfeeding, if you are really concerned.

thank you P, livsmomma, vita, and tara. i know i posted a lot, but i was trying to get my point across and i thought i did a good job of it. thank you for confirming that. i think my friend here has anger issues and just read through my posts with a hate filter on, never giving herself a chance to see what i was really saying. i hate ignorance. thanks for bringing some much needed fresh outside input on this!

and nicole, if you'd like to talk to other momz who smoked and/or are smoking (i should say "toking"), email my friend, smokinmomz@yahoo.com. she can answer questions and hook you up with good info! good luck!

so where'd my friend go? somebody who can't admit when they are wrong is somebody who cannot be trusted.

Still feeling feisty eh? lol

For one, just b/c you smoke MJ doesn't make you a bad mother. My mother smoked with me and I turned out VERY well. Dean's list in college, made it all the way through and I have myself a good job with a great family. There's no studies b/c the government is behind ALL of it. Why do you think they penalize potheads so bad?? Because that's more money the government makes off of it. People just need to open their eyes and look at the real world. I work in a law office and I can't tell you how many attorneys and doctors and police officers smoke or even grow it. I bet the people that are on here saying you shouldn't smoke MJ haven't even tried it, they are just trying to put their two cents in where it doesn't belong. MJ will be legal one day...........................then what are you going to do. Stupid people just really piss me off.

In Ontario (I'm not sure about the rest of Canada) it has been de-criminalised which means if you get busted with it(up to a certain amount - dealing is still criminal) you only get a $105 fine.

I was just digging around the bathroom, and came across some weed that some friends gave to us long ago. I thought of you guys:) DH plans to have a little this weekend. It makes me too paranoid so I will pass on it. I remember when I was 21, and smoking every night. I knew it was a problem when I quit answering the phone from severe paranoia.

A friendly note to: nm, livesmomma and those in agreement: I love living in a country where everyone is allowed to have their own opinion. I myself was BASHED by ES because she thought that she had a better degree than me and because I disagreed with her point of view. It's a shame that the only way for people to make an argument is to put people down, and force them into the defensive. That just shows how weak their arguments are, and more importantly, how unsure of their arguments really are. This site is suposed to be a safe place for women to get annonomous insight to their queries. It's a shame how we "pot tollerant" moms have been demonized here, when we are trying to get information and understanding. We are autonomous adults with our own decisions. We own those decisions and stand behind them. If you oppose our pont of view, you can make your point with out insulting us or being rude. NM and livesmomma are very good mothers, and I don't blame them for their defensive remarks, but please ladies, there is no need for you to stoop to others level... As long as you know and your kids know that you are caring and passionate mothers, why give these strangers a second thought? You've let them get you angry and all riled up, and I can tell it's not really your style. I didn't take it personally when ES took cheap shots at me, and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with an open mind and heart. You need not take the hostility personally either. This "Julie" character is another hostil one...maybe she's mad at herself for smoking so long, or self loathing or something. Sounds like she had an eating disorder ontop of her pot abuse. I don't understand why she's so rude and hostile making personal attacks on a site meant for positive and safe support. I just don't want you to fall into her or anyone elses trap... It just makes us look as poor as them. Angel originally asked for research on breastfeeding and smoking MJ. You moms who have, and have shown your kids to be healthy are a true testament to that, and that's what the discussion is about. I long windedly explained the history of it's illegality, just the mere fact that it is illegal does not make it harmful to you or your baby. The politics behind the illegality are tied into profits of the pharmaseudical companies. Anyone on this site who has condemned it has done so out of their own preconsieved notions. You ladies have lived yours and are proof positive that what you are doing is best for you and your children. So stand strong and don't even justify the hostility with a retort. It will only fall on their deaf ears, which is why they think the way they do. Because they don't listen with the ear in their hearts. And nm, if you want to write 1,000,000 words about it, go ahead. this is the place for it. A safe place for you to support Angel in her question and also for you to be supported. As many words as you like. As often as you like. Long live free speach, even if it's hateful. But recognize the hostility for what it is, It comes from a hostil person that deserves no justification. Love, Cali-girl.

Wow! i finally got here girls!!! i can indeed confirm that natural and livsm are two diff ppl..i have known livs...for over a year now and nat for three months or so....i run the website for pot smokin moms or just mommies who smoke pot and have kids!!! i didnt personally smoke with my baby ..my decision! i dont judge ppl on what they choose....this is a free company and mairjuana legal or not is gonna be here forever..toke on my fellow smokers!! and email me at smokinmomz@yahoo.com for the link to our website!!!

sorry it said company...but i meant country....lmao...no spell check i guess...haha!!!

Hi nm and livsmommy - I have a question. Do either of you smoke in front of the kids? I am not going to judge, and it is possible you don't want to say after all of the bashing that has occured. I am just wondering if you do, and if they ask you questions about it. My husband will not mind if our son smokes weed as a teen. I will mind if it makes him lazy and his grades suffer. If he can handle his responsibilites while smoking once in a while, I don't think it is such a big deal. Will you smoke with them when they are older? Again, no judging on my side, just an honest curiosity.

I agree with Cali-Girl. ES, livsmom, Julie, and NM and any others that I missed out on. Don't be soooo rude!!! Yes, it is a heated topic, one which none of us truly have the answer to, but it does not merit explicit and vulgar name calling! To those homeschoolers who have all those kids, NM, and whoever else, HOW do you have so much TIME to sit on the internet and shout at someone else's ignorance? Shouldn't you be schooling your kids?
To Angel, whom this question originally centered around. It is true, there is a lack of research in this area. Whoever said that it Marijuana kills brain cells, however, is inaccurate. The only three psychoactive substances proven to kill brain cells are Alcohol, PCP, and methamphetamines. It is hard to know about the safety of marijuana use in general because of the political context of this country and, as cali-girl said, the pharmaceutical greed.
What does appear to be known is that THC does pass into the breastmilk. Since it stores in fat and breastmilk draws on fat stores, the more you smoke, the more will build up in your fat stores. Of course, whether or not this is harmful, who knows. I tend to think that anything in excess can be harmful, not matter what it is. As far as a scientific answer, well I wish there was one too! Good luck to you and the rest of you CALM down and don't be so judgemental. Everyone reacts differently to substance and uses them for different reasons. Just because one person does it multiple times a day and will do anything to get high, doesn't mean that another person has this problem. Many smokers of marijuana use it to calm their nerves or relax stiff muscles. It has a number of medicinal properties. In fact, many users don't use it to get "HIGH". They don't smoke enough of it to be "HIGH". Doctors prescribe lots of drugs that in small amounts relieve pain, like vicodin, for example, which don't get you "HIGH" unless you take a whole bunch for the purposes of that effect. I think that some of you "haters" like ES don't have any reference by which to judge these other women as irresponsible. Many people can use marijuana and be perfectly responsible. I am not advocating it one way or the other, I just think that you should try to understand their circumstances rather than assigning them a blanket label. Each individual is the only one who truly knows how what they do affects them and will have to dig deep inside of themselves to deteremine if they are doing what is right or being irresponsible.

Thanx for the back up. I don't think people nationwide understand what a huge part of our culture it is here in California. That's why we are more tollerant.

Well, it seems the subject had changed off of marijuana but i have to say it is so great to read about so many people being open about mj. i am currently torn on what to do. i stopped breastfeeding at two weeks, my baby is now 7 weeks and i really regret that i stopped. i didnt realize there were so many nutrients in breast milk that cant be found in any other species or duplicated. my baby has reflux and is colicky and i want to do whatever i can to help it get better. i wasn't sure because i like to smoke when i need to relax and i didnt know what to do. i am a little more open to what i may do now. plus it is just really nice to hear about other moms who like to smoke to relax. i felt like i was doing some huge sin and i feel better now. to those of you who are so against it. open up your mind. anyone who wants to give adivce about restarting breastfeeding please do, i am still unsure what to do but i do really regret stopping. i feel like i have done wrong with my baby.