Alcohol

How dangerous is consuming alcohol while pregnant or breastfeeding?

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godblessedme03 - 583 days ago.
To behonest people think o i drank or smoked and baby was fine when he/she came out, well you gotta think just because the baby came out fine doesnt mean the baby wont have long term effects in school and other activties.......... i was a crack baby in came out 8 pound 13 ounces but right now i have a learning dis and i'm adhd plus biopolar so i would say think about it............

Ady,May,And1OnTheWay - 588 days ago.
Erica~ I would talk to your doctor about this. I know that it may embarass you to bring it up, but it was an honest mistake and could have happened to anybody if they didn't know for that long. I'm sure it's not the worst thing that your doctor has dealt with either. I would accept all of the testing that they offer to look for abnormalities and defects, but even then, it may not catch everything. If you wouldn't terminate, all that would do is have people prepared for if things were to come out against your favor. I'm sure your doctor would have the best information and advice. I wish you the best of luck, and a happy and healthy pregnancy...and baby!! :)

ericakay26 - 588 days ago.
Im really worried! I drank really heavily until I was 9 weeks, (thats when I found out I was pregnant) I mean really heavy. I can say as embarrising as it sounds almost everyday I drank. I'm 17 weeks now and have had ultrasounds but would they even be able to tell if something was wrong with my baby? I have severe anxiety about this. should i worry?

dree2010 - 616 days ago.
Young-you should be ok. before i found out i was prego..my fiance and i went to a party two weekends in a row and drunk several drinks and even smoked cigs 2 wkds before i found out i was 6 wks prego and i have a healthy 1mth old.

crynangeleyezzz - 617 days ago.
Dont worry to much. Before I found out I was pregnant with my first child I went to Cancun Mexico and lord knows I partied while I was down there..Ist night there I was sick as dog into the next morning (Convinced I wasnt preggo and saying it was the water I continued to party for the whole week). The day I got home my Birhtday I took a test and it was posative. So dont beat yourself up and dont worry to much. My son is now soon to be10 and was a healthy baby..

pinkroxy - 618 days ago.
hi im 28 wks i gave up smoking but i have the odd one bottle of beer now and then as it carms me.dnt think that will do any damage will it?

powerof2 - 649 days ago.
Thanks for sharing your experiences on alcohol and pregnancy. Really eased some concerns that I have.

janabanana - 698 days ago.
I'm sorry to say that I have had maybe 3 3 oz glasses of red wine this pregnancy. It was to calm my nerves/anxiety when taking a warm bath wouldn't help. I usually didn't finish it nor did I even get buzzed. However, it did help. I'm not worried about those drinks, just the large amount I drank before my pregnancy would show up on a test! =/ Ultra sounds and heart beat have been perfect though.

military~mommy - 741 days ago.
Shrimp~ I have often heard that a half a glass of wine WITH dinner is safe. But only a half glass and only with a meal. I have not had a drink this pregnancy and don't plan to, 38+ weeks or not.

amk1984 - 741 days ago.
shrimp - I don't know if I am brave enough to drink a glass everyday after that point lol but then again I've never been a heavy drinker. I have in fact though all ready taken a few sips of my husbands wine since being pregnant. Your body produces a natural amount of alcohol and a sip here in there isn't going to do anything. After 38 weeks I am not sure how much is technically safe. But I would rather be safe then sorry I personally would probably stick to just a glass a week.

shrimp - 741 days ago.
Don't attack this comment because I am just merely curious. I have heard that it was safe to have a beer or a glass of wine a day at 38 weeks+ pregnant. Has anyone else heard of this?

shirls - 760 days ago.
Apparently there is a study showing investigating lo-alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages have been found with more alcohol than is claimed on the label. http://www.sickkids.ca/AboutSickKids/News-Room/Past-News/2010/alcohol-labels.html

titangoddess - 763 days ago.
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xweegeex - 869 days ago.
my midwife told me that ur body seems to know that u'll not be aware of a pregnancy until a few weeks in & so because the foetus is only a group of cells at this point alcohol does not affect it.......its worse to continue drinking "heavily" throughout the rest of the pregnancy.....but again i dont see the harm in having the odd glass of wine if u like. As i said previously I stopped altogether when I was preggers & this was more than likely because i suffered with sickness at first & then heartburn at the end, so it wouldnt have agreed with me anyway!! I would defo not worry about any ' heavy' drinking or smoking u did up until u found out u were preggers, my babies 10 months now & I drank & smoked heavily for the 1st 5 wks (which was when I found out I was expecting) & shes perfect :)

Stacemingas - 894 days ago.
I partied hard and smoked cigarettes the first few of weeks of my pregnancy. Hell, I got drunk with my husband that night that we conceived our daughter.Of course I stopped smoking and drinking as soon as I found I was pregnant. I was worried too, but my baby is 100% healthy! She just turned 1 on August 11th!

Baby Miqueas - 895 days ago.
I am from Argentina and there it is very normal to have one glass of wine with dinner or a beer once in a while (even being pregnant) my mother drank regularly so she tells me throughout her whole pregnancies with me and my sister. (actually her craving was sparkling wine) and we are very normal. I know that here in north america they are extra Cautious about everything. I think you should make your own desisions about drinking or not. I don't think 1 beer will effect a baby.. that is just me..

matteosMama - 898 days ago.
I also drank before finding out I was pregnant, including drinking the night I conceived. I went to a genetic counselor just to be sure of any risks and you know what she said? 'Most women are drinking at the time of conception!' ha! Also, she said if I'd done any real damamge in the early months, I would've just flushed the baby right out...and little one is still holding strong!! Each site I read that it has to be 5-6 drinks at a time over an extended period to give a child FAS. An occasional glass of wine or beer won't do it. One British study even said, women who drank 1-2 gls of wine a week had children with better cognitive skills and behavior than those who abstained from alcohol entirely.

Bri - 902 days ago.
youngmama - That happens to so many women you wouldn't believe. Even to me this last time. We started trying but it was the first month and honestly didn't think anything of it. Well come to find out I did get pregnant that month. Everything is fine. My sister did the same thing with her son. It happens. Don't beat yourself up over it. Although they say that there isn't a safe about of alchol to drink while pregnant it's hit and miss. Many women will have a glass or two and be fine while others have problems. I'm glad that you've stopped since finding out. That's the best thing for you. But again, what happened before you knew is probably not going to hurt. Trying not to take religion into this but 'someone' pretty much gives us a break for what we didn't know before we took the pregnancy test. No worries! HAHA! Honestly, I don't know anyone that drank before the test and had issues with baby later on unless they kept drinking.

2ndtimeroundT - 902 days ago.
youngmamma, your still not going to harm your child....its got so much growing to do it would be to tiny to affect it...you would have to drink repeatedly with high concentrations of alcohol in your system to do harm.

youngmama - 906 days ago.
I am a small girl and was a heavy drinker before finding out I was pregnant. At 5 weeks I drank a 40 ouncer of straight whiskey in a weekend..... I quit when I found out, but, I mean, thats alot, I am surprised I survived let alone anything trying to live inside me. I am 17 weeks now almost and the doc says everything seems fine but I am still a tad concerned.

2ndtimeroundT - 910 days ago.
are people really so stupid as to think that drinking the way people have described here in the first few weeks (5) of pregnancy is going to have a MAJOR affect on the fetus, pull yourselves together! the only way your going to do any major damage is to be a drunk/alcoholic during the pregnancy!! RELAX and stop being manipulated by the ridiculous hype and hysteria surrounding the controversial question 'can i drink while pregnant' of course you can if your not stupid about it!

PreggersMissy - 977 days ago.
I am really worried because I drank beer three days in a row over the past weekend (15 in 3 days) and found out I was 5 weeks pregnant the following week. Everyone keeps telling me it will be okay, but I like to hear stories of people who went through a similar situation. The main reason I worry is because people say during the 3rd and 4th week is when the babies brain, arms and legs form and that would be about the time I drank alcohol. On a positive note, I didn't get drunk just got a bit of a buzz but still worried.

youngmama - 982 days ago.
I feel I am in the same boat as many of you. I found out I was pregnant at five weeks and was drinking somewhat heavily during those weeks as I didn't know. I was so mad and scared when I found out I was pregnant. I am worried if I end up with a m/c that it's all my fault. Since I found out I haven't had a drink or a smoke and I do miss it, but it wouldn't be worth possibly harming my child for it... I don't know.

allieandbaby - 1002 days ago.
Prettyblueeyes - Just wanted to share a bit I've heard about Methadone. My friend's father was put on methadone a few years ago for back pain, he is now severly addicted to it. When he was told to come off the drug, he went through withdrawl in the worst way. He lashed out at his wife and kids and did very random things such as lay on the ground during a rainstorm saying that he was from another place, etc. VERY STRANGE and unlike him. His familyl is trying to be as supportive as possible, but he had to be put back on methadone until they found another way to help him off of it. Just want to warn you, be careful, its a dangerous drug. I wish you the best of luck. Stay positve. *** Need to clear something up.....I didn't mean Methadone, I meant OXYCONTIN !! So sorry for the confusion!!!!!

xweegeex - 1003 days ago.
my babies 6 months old now & I drank & smoked heavily before I found out. I was only 5 weeks preggers wen I found out & stopped immediately, however I still missed having a nice glass of wine!!! There are so many different studies that have been carried out giving conflicting advice on whether you should or shouldnt consume alcohol while pregnant, its difficult to know what to do. My advice would be if ur gonna have 1 drink while preggers & then worry about it for the rest of the time until the baby arrives then ur probably best off not drinking. Also some people may find that they still want to have the odd glass of wine, I personally found the 9 months to be quiet a long time, & others may agree. So I dont think anybody should judge, its up to individual afterall.