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Does Smoking Marijuana During Pregnancy Show Up In The Fetus Meconium?

Hello, I am currently 36 weeks pregnant and I am very concerned about possible repercussions from CPS if my baby s meconium is tested at birth. I had a horrible migraine two days ago and as a result took one singular hit of marijuana in effort to go to sleep/help the pain subside after 9 hours of non stop throbbing. I chose this last resort method instead of Advil thinking a scant amount of something natural would be a better alternative. This is the one and only time I smoked anything while pregnant but now I am deathly afraid that even this will show up in my baby s meconium. Is it standard to test all baby s meconium at birth? If so, would a trace amount of THC warrant CPS to get involved? Since I only took a puff and drink plenty of water I am optimistic that my urine will test clean upon delivery. I am very worried, and would greatly appreciate insight on this. Thank you.
Fri, 20 Jul 2018
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Hello dear,welcome to Ask a doctor service.
I reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The test of meconium is not routine test done at birth.
I encourage you to stop smoking anymore since it will put your child at risk if breathing difficulties at birth and congenital conditions.
It needs about 10 days to disappear from your urine test.
Drink lots of fluids and water to help cleaning it for your body.

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Does Smoking Marijuana During Pregnancy Show Up In The Fetus Meconium?

Hello dear,welcome to Ask a doctor service. I reviewed your query and here is my advice. The test of meconium is not routine test done at birth. I encourage you to stop smoking anymore since it will put your child at risk if breathing difficulties at birth and congenital conditions. It needs about 10 days to disappear from your urine test. Drink lots of fluids and water to help cleaning it for your body. Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further.