Excuse my ignorance, but how do you vaporize it?

Quoting Jessica [Slvrmoon]:“ Excuse my ignorance, but how do you vaporize it?”

You need to buy a vaporizer, there are various different models and brands, the one I have is a volcano:




That's a video of a Volcano in use. What happens is the weed is heated instead of burned so that the THC is converted into vapor instead of smoke, and the plant material is left behind.

C.

Huh, interesting. So it's safer to inhale the vapors?

Quoting Jessica [Slvrmoon]:“ Huh, interesting. So it's safer to inhale the vapors?”

Yes. A lot of the damage from smoking pot comes from the act of smoking it, because inhaling burning material introduces carcinogens into the lungs, and in the event of being pregnant it can cause an oxygen loss for the fetus. If you're vaporizing, you're only getting vapor which is water turned into a gas, basically.

C.

Gotcha.I never understood why people smoked weed because of that. It burned so bad!

Quoting Irishewwie:“ THANK YOU! Finally someone who knows what the hell they are talking about. I would post some stuff like that, I'm just too lazy right now.”

I have read through this thread so far. I love a good debate but you are trying to tell all of these ladies that they don't know what they are talking about and they are stupid. If I am correct there isn't any solid proof either way. Why don't you jump down off of your high horse and STFU for a minute...? Seriously it is your opinion and these ladies have every right to theres too. K thanks.

Quoting God:“ So, let me ask you this. What if your doctor is the one who tells you to use it? C.”

I did smoke weed when I knew I was pregnant and I just didn't like the way it made me feel. Not only guilty because of the effects it could or could not have on my baby but just the way I grew up I guess. Believe me I am weed's number one fan!!! There is nothing i'd rather do then chill out to some Bob Marley tunes and get baked as hell. And I have done that a hell of a lot. I started when I was 14 and by grade 12, I had moved out with my bf and skipped so much school I barely graduated. I was hiiiiigh all through highschool. Haha, me and my friends would go to school early just to wake n bake together. I have nothing at all against weed but smoking it while pregnant justdidn't feel rightand it made me trip out too much on the fact that I'm pregnant and made me think negatively and I didn't want to think like that at all. Inow live with my family and I wouldn't want them to think I was getting stoned while pregnant. My parents don't smoke but my sisters do but they still don't think it's right either. Weed definetly made me a lot less motivated as well (hence the barely graduating and oh the 40 absences in each class of grade 12) I don't want any of my motivation taken away from me right now that I am pregnant and I have a shit load to focus on. I am still working at 28 weeks gestation and working towards my 600 hours to get employment insurance while i'm on maternity and parental leave (you know what i'm talking bout eh God? us Canadians  ) I haven't called in sick to work once since I've gotten my new job in January. I'm also saving half of each pay cheque and putting it into a savings account and the other half I pretty much spend on maternity clothes, prenatal pills, and nursery and baby stuff so I also can't afford to spend my money on weed. My boyfriend spends enough of his money on it! haha, I'm not against it at all, It's just something I don't need or want right now and I'm fine without it surprisingly. I haven't smoked in 5 and a half months and that's a crazy ass record for me. My parents used to think I was some sorta burn out or sumthen so I think it makes them happier andmore proudof me with the way I am handling everything right now and I'm just happy   it's doesn't matter to me whether you do it or not it's just not for me during this time. When I get baked for the first time once my baby's born it's gunna be one helllluva trip. I'm actually really pumped! It'll be like the first time but better 'cause maybe I won't freak out and get everyone to feel my gums and tell me if they feel weird!!   If my doctor told me to smoke weed then I'd try it but I still think It would freak me out too much. Plus, my doctor knew I was smoking weed before I got preggo and when I had my first appointment she had made sure that I wasn't still smoking or drinking. So, it's not something my doctor would recommend I don't think....especially with my mom coming to my appointments  

wow, that was long

Quoting MeghanK:“ I have read through this thread so far. I love a good debate but you are trying to tell all of these ... [snip!] ... high horse and STFU for a minute...? Seriously it is your opinion and these ladies have every right to theres too. K thanks.”

I just went back and read my posts and realized I was being pretty bitchy. Wasn't trying to be that way. I was in a really bad mood because of stupid people around me. I didn't mean to word that stuff that way. Sorry for the misunderstandings to you guys. I was just aggravated with things. Though everything I said is stuff that I do believe in.

Quoting Irishewwie:“ I just went back and read my posts and realized I was being pretty bitchy. Wasn't trying to be that way. ... [snip!] ... the misunderstandings to you guys. I was just aggravated with things. Though everything I said is stuff that I do believe in.”

No problem   I know how it is when you are upset. You are certainly entitled to your opinion and we respect it. Mwah!

Quoting RebeccaK:“ Ok, I don't want any drama here. I just want to know everyones opinion on this subject. Do you think ... [snip!] ... hand are there any mothers who have done it and had a baby with a defect? Just trying to get both sides opinions and arguments.”

My ONLY Question is ARE YOU THAT SELFISH that you can NOT wait 9 months!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!? if your concerned about it DONT DO IT! best advice i have, if you smoke pot smoke pot i dont care i dont see a problem with it EXCEPT when your pregnant! and i know a girl that was smoking while breastfeeding and he baby kept gettin dehydrated cuz all the THC in her milk. take that into consideration also! he was put in the hospital several times, then they finally figured it out! im not tryin to be abitch i just wish people would think of there child first not gettin baked! JMO

I was a huge pot head until the day I found out I was pregnant. I quit that day and haven't smoked since (I breastfeed). I know there isn't any hard proof that it can cause harm but I would never risk my child being high from the THC in y system or now in my milk. I do think I will smoke again on rare occasions once my son is weened but that's when it is just my body not his.

Quoting Shawnelle:“ My ONLY Question is ARE YOU THAT SELFISH that you can NOT wait 9 months!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!? if your ... [snip!] ... finally figured it out! im not tryin to be abitch i just wish people would think of there child first not gettin baked! JMO”

Um... sorry, that's just not possible. It would not cause dehydration. Don't spread lies.

C.

so i'm reading through this thread, and can't believe some of the things that are being said..... you are a mother. you protect that baby with everything inside you.you forget about your selfish ways and you do whatever is healthiest for that baby. having this "fact" and that "fact" about how it's ok??? please. will some of you please have some frickin' common sense and take the responsibility of being a mother and dont put foreign shit into your bodies that COULD hurt your child. even if it's the smallest percentile that it can hurt, why would you still take the chance.....

Quoting Ma'ma Meg:“ so i'm reading through this thread, and can't believe some of the things that are being said..... you ... [snip!] ... that COULD hurt your child. even if it's the smallest percentile that it can hurt, why would you still take the chance.....”

You realize anything you put into your body is "foreign shit that COULD hurt your child"?

Would you like to narrow that down a little bit?

C.