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EmmaleeGW
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There will be a slight chance that your baby might be affected. The more you drink the more it affects him or her.
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Drinking alcohol regularly may affect a developing baby. The alcohol consumed by a pregnant mother rapidly reaches her baby through her bloodstream. This may cause: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Children born with FAS suffer from mental and growth retardation, behavioural problems, and facial and heart defects. Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). Children are more likely to have more problems with learning speech, attention span, language, and hyperactivity. Alcohol consumption may not be harmful in all cases, depending on the time of the pregnancy and the amount of alcohol consumed. However most doctors will recommend to give up alcohol during pregnancy to avoid any possibility (you know, not all persons are the same so what is good for one can be dangerous to another). To learn more about the specifics, I encourage you to visit: http://www.babycentre.co.uk/refcap/3542.html#1 Hope this helps!!
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One small glass of red wine is permissable during pregnancy, according to my OB GYN. She says that red wine is beneficial to circulation and can help alleviate some of the mood swings caused by pregnancy hormones. She does say however to limit the intake to a small glass, 4 oz., with your evening meal. More than that can create fetal alcohol syndrome and will impact on the development of the fetus.
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My boss just recently conceived and her doctor told her that an occasional glass of red wine maybe once every couple of months actually does the baby good. Strange, but that is what they told her *shrugs*
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The way I figure is that any substance that can potentially harm the baby should not be taken in ANY amount. Even though the experts might say that its ok to drink in small amounts, why take chances? I mean how much is exactly too much? I am sure that we have all known about situations where some women drink, smoke, and do drugs excessively during pregnancy and have a perfectly normal baby and then there are those women who only took a half of an asprin or inhaled some diesel exhaust while walking on a city street and ended up having a child with severe birth defects. A half-glass of wine may have no effect on one pregancy while it may be devistating to another pregnancy. I think that there are too many variables to take chances on the unborn fetus.
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It seems this is open do debate. But why risk your baby? Don't drink alcohol, especially during your first trimester!
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It is completely acceptable to have ONE beer or glass of wine, as your body's first priority when pregnant is to filter, process, and prepare everything for delivery to your baby. The alcohol will be completely filtered out before reaching the baby, but it will benefit from the other contents. The issue here is that while one glass can be helpful, 6 glasses is harmful. You can not justify 'just one night' of getting drunk while pregnant. Ever. But an occational single glass of wine is fine and can benefit the baby and yourself. My wife was told after giving birth, by her doctor that she should have a beer a day to help her generate breast milk. So, please don't let the truth hide behind all the over-protective, hypocondriacs commenting in here.
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NO, NO, NO! It is not okay to drink while pregnant or if one may become pregnant. As the adoptive parent of a child with FAS, I have been forced to learn about this horrendous condition which is the leading preventable cause of mental retardation in the US. Researchers and doctors who are up to date know that: 1.Per US CDC (Center for Disease Control), "When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, so does her unborn baby. There is NO known safe amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant and there also does not appear to be a safe time to drink during pregnancy either." 2. J.Olney, MD, (Washington Schl of Med, [St. Louis]) "showed that just 2 drinks consumed during pregnancy may be enough to kill some developing brain cells, leading to permanent brain damage." 3. Children with FAS may require a lifetime of special care. A CDC report states, "Fewer than 10% of individuals with FASD are able to achieve success in living and working independently." (What a legacy to leave to a child -- all for the sake of a drink! See: health.nih.gov/result.asp/257; www.faslink.org/; www.nofas.org/; www.come-over.to/FAS/
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Don't be a drunk is what they say... nothing about drinking a glass of wine, which most doctors recommend!!! People don't read warnings accurately and the media dramatizes everything, so much that people are even panicked if someone walks into a room with a smoker... HELLO!! A fireplace or any vehicle gives off smoke too! Take the warnings with a sensible attitude and logic... Yes have a beer, or a glass of wine. Don't get tipsy or even drunk!
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You do, have that baby, and ask that question again.
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I don't see a problem with it, hit the crack pipe a couple times while you're at it.
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I still think everything is over dramatised nowadays. No peanuts, no shellfish, no soft cheese, no alcohol, no runny egg, no hot baths, no, no, no, no, no.......! My mom laughs at me when I say I can't have that cause I'm pregnant, she just says that when she was pregnant she did all of that stuff in all three pregnancies and look at all her children, they are all healthy, intelligent and have no abrnomalities. She tells me - Megs, everything in moderation! Don't go over board, whether not doing it or doing it. I believe if I am am meant to have a deformed child I will no matter what, cause the universe wants me to learn something. I've had friends drink horrible amounts when pregnant and have perfect little children. On the other hand my aunt did everything by the book and my cousin is mentally retarded. You just never know what you might get.
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ABSOLUTELY NOT!! NEVER! not even a sip of wine, just do a google search on that it'll help a lot.
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Well i never did,and i have 6 children vereything you eat and drink goes straight to your baby,but i think its most vunerable time is before 13 weeks.So if you want to have a drink do it in moderation,personally i wouldnt,but everyone is different
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