by DarbyLovesYou on February 1st, 2012

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Is it bad to drink or get drunk while pregnant?

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by Wellduh on February 1st, 2012
Yes it can cause your child to have serious health issues. You are too young to be drinking anyway. Being pregnant at your age is enough to deal with.
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by Dior on February 2nd, 2012
If you drink too much alcohol during pregnancy it can permanently damage your baby's developing cells. This could affect how your baby's face, organs and brain grow. Alcohol is a toxin. When you drink alcohol it rapidly reaches your baby across the placenta, via your bloodstream.

Heavy drinking can also damage your baby's nervous system. This can result in your baby having learning difficulties and problem with movement and coordination throughout his/her life. The term for all these problems is fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Its called a spectrum because the problems can range from mild learning difficulties, through to birth defects. No mother who loves her child would drink and get drunk during pregnancy. This type of behaviour is totally irresponsible and cruel IMO.
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by duckleggs1957 on February 1st, 2012
Well,to you it wouldn't be,but a unborn baby,it cause brain damage,if in first months of development it could cause retardation,internal problems,crippled. So please do not drink, And of course it's a sedative it cause death. thank you
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by canoeguide on February 2nd, 2012
Very light consumption with wide intervals is not courting trouble very strongly; drinking to the point of actual inebriation is asking for trouble - trouble which might never come but the odds are such that the gamble's not worth taking.
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by Ryan_U on February 2nd, 2012
I drank all the time when she was pregnant.No problems at birth what so ever.
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by anonymous on February 1st, 2012
Please do not get pregnant.
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  by katie on February 1st, 2012
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by Shunyata on February 1st, 2012
yes your child might be born mentally and physically disabled
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by excon on February 1st, 2012
Hello D:

Yup. Bad for your baby. Don't do it.

excon
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by Venezolano Bomba on February 2nd, 2012
yes its dangerous to the fetus to get drunk
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by myracarter on February 2nd, 2012
It is a bad idea to drink while pregnant. It could cause problems with your baby as well as complications with your pregnancy. If you choose to breastfeed your baby once he/she is born then that is a different story. I began breastfeeding my little girl when she was born and the doctor told me to drink some beer to help produce more milk. It is fine to drink to help produce more breastmilk, but to be safe I wouldn't recommend drinking alcohol while pregnant.
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- I'm not sure why a doctor would tell you such a thing because there is absolutely no scientific evidence that consumption of beer has a beneficial impact on any aspect of lactation performance. I'm a midwife and I am aware that mothers were given this advice years ago but this has been proven to be incorrect information and my colleagues nor I would never encourage a nursing mother to drink alcohol because alcohol enters breastmilk quickly about 30 minutes after consumption and may affect the baby. That said an ingredient in beer has shown to increase maternal prolactin levels but this is with non-alcoholic beers as well so a nursing mum can drink non alcoholic beer if she desires this effect. However, there is a lot more involved in establishing an abundant milk supply than merely increasing a mothers prolactin level. It is the mammary gland receptors that are responsible for an increase in milk supply, so it is the receptors rather than the prolactin that is responsible for an abundant milk supply. Encouraging a nursing mum to drink is not something that should be encouraged for several reasons. First it is very doubtful that drinking is an effective way of increasing diminishing milk supply. Daily consumption of alcohol while nursing is probably not the best idea even if it is fairly small amounts. Though heavy long term use of alcohol has been found to possibly affect a nursing baby's development, the effects of daily consumption (one or two drinks) are not known and this is why my colleagues and I encourage women not to drink. As I stated earlier alcohol enters breast milk quickly and it may have a mildly sedating effect on the baby and as a dad I would not want my newborn to be sedated by alcohol. My colleagues and I advise nursing mums that if they are going to drink alcohol they should not immediately breastfeed their child and should wait for about 3 hours afterwards. It is of my professional opinion that nursing mums should not drink alcohol because at the moment we do not know 100% that it is safe for them to do so.
  
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  by Dior on February 2nd, 2012
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by Skinnyghost69 on February 2nd, 2012
duh..i even know that am im a dude
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by Wynper on February 2nd, 2012
Drinking to excess or regularly drinking while pregnant could negatively impact the fetus. That said, a small glass of wine or beer during pregnancy is not awful.

Anything in excess while pregnant or not is potentially harmful. Remember, moderation in all things.

My mother and I were talking about this the other day. She recalls a day when doctors said Guinness, good for horses and pregnant ladies and advised a half a beer an hour or so before nursing to relax mom.

Somehow people survived, grew, learned and prospered when this sort of attitude was common.
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by mike_oxheart on February 2nd, 2012
15 year-olds should focus on education rather than reproducing and getting drunk, both of which separately are rough on a child's future, but together are most likely disastrous. So, I suppose to answer your question, I should say "yes". And I'd also suggest that you not take up smoking either.
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  by DarbyLovesYou on February 2nd, 2012
- True, but smoking is bad for kids, just like alcohol, and pregnancy, for that matter. When is the baby due?
  
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  by mike_oxheart on February 2nd, 2012
- I am around 12 weeks.
  
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  by DarbyLovesYou on February 3rd, 2012
- You have a lot going on right now, but consuming any alcohol at your age, especially while pregnant, is going to cause problems you will regret. Please give your child a chance to have a normal life, free of birth defects and learning disabilities, and pursue a healthy lifestyle. When your child starts kindergarten and you are of legal drinking age, you can think about drinking then. Now it's time to give your baby every bit of love a mother can.
  
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  by mike_oxheart on February 4th, 2012
- Everyone drinks at my age. I already have, before I was pregnant. I won't now that I am pregnant though. I probably will start again after I have my baby.
  
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  by DarbyLovesYou on February 4th, 2012
- That seems reasonable. Just try to always think of your future, and your baby's future. You have entered a life of responsibility, and hopefully you'll make the most of it. Remember....being a parent can be very rewarding in the love you receive back from your child.
  
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  by mike_oxheart on February 8th, 2012
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by ChuckExAnon on February 2nd, 2012
The so-called "experts" say it's dangerously harmful to the fetus...and that makes sense in that the baby is taking nutrients from what you ingest. And perhaps it's one of the reasons that alcoholism seems to pass on from genertion to generation. Admittedly, I don't know.

Back in the day when I was being carried by my Mother some 74 years ago, it wasn't an issue...and I'm certain that she drank during her pregnancy...and smoked, as well. I turned out just fine...even though that may be open to debate.

Bottom line, though, if you can avoid using alcohol and tobacco products, along with a lot of other stuff your doctor will advise, I would keep the well-being of your infant at the top of your list of concerns. And after your baby is born, I hope you'll continue that priority.

Good wishes to you, your baby and your family.
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by Nightkeeper on February 2nd, 2012
Um, yeah.
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by zoneman on February 2nd, 2012
yes very
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by Athrael on February 2nd, 2012
My mother did it with all four of us. I turned out fairly well.
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by zoneman on February 2nd, 2012
yes very
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by Answer on February 2nd, 2012
..... It can cause serious birth issues for your baby, like being addicted to alcohol when they're born which can cause them to weird deformities.
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by cutie-pie on February 1st, 2012
Please don't drink alcohol while you are pregnant. foetal alcohol syndrome (fas) is very real . It affects are irreversible and can cause physical and mental disabilities. Please go google FAS and see for yourself, I have worked with children with FAS and it just breaks my heart that a mother willingly can do this to her children.
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by ShannonL on February 2nd, 2012
Once?...no...not that bad. But on a continual basis it's considered irresponsible and morally wrong. When a woman drinks and gets drunk while pregnant she is risking the health of her baby. Whatever the woman takes into her body will effect the baby. Alcohol is easily absorbed into the mothers bloodstream and then transferred to the baby. There can be potential serious health issues if the woman drinks and gets drunk on a regular basis.
Now once or twice out on the town party? I dont see anything wrong with that. As long as its done n moderation and with the health of the baby in mind.
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