Babies: 6 - 9 Months
Did you drink while you were pregnant?
We're having a discussion on first tri about drinking while you are pregnant. While I was pregnant my OB said that it was okay to drink a glass of wine every now and again. While I was pregnant I noticed that a lot of pregnant women drink. So, here is my question. . .
Did you drink while you were pregnant? What did you drink?
And, did your Dr. say that it was okay to do so?
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Re: Did you drink while you were pregnant?
In the last two months I drank 1-2 Mikes Hard Lemonades. Honestly, I didnt tell my Doc.
i don't drink so i never drank while i was pregnant. but my dr. had also told me that a glass of wine was ok now and then--not every day.
my SIL drank quite a bit while she was pregnant with my nephew--wine almost every day and i witnessed more than a few cosmos. i was shocked then and i can't help but think it might have something to do with his being behind and very small for his age now that he is almost 21 months.
i knew it was acceptable to have very small amounts every so often, but i never did drink during pregnancy at all. i was more stringent with my alcohol and caffeine intake than i expected i would be.
ETA: i also had literally no desire or craving for it. and when i was no longer pregnant it took a while for me to want so much as a beer again. and half a bottle of beer would hit me hard.
(m/c 1.17.07, m/c 5.15.07)
DS - 03.15.08
DD2 - 12.03.09
DD3 - 3.28.11
Agreed 100%
and my Dr is very anti drinking while pregnant.
Me: 37
DH: 36
Married: 08-25-07
DS: 11-20-09
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I had a glass of champagne at a wedding but ended up not drinking it. I wasn't a big drinker before getting pregnant so it wasn't really a big deal to me. I wonder why some Dr.'s say it's okay to drink a glass every now and then and why some so none at all. I guess everyone has a different take on drinking while pregnant?
This. On Thanksgiving last year I had about 3-4 sips of red wine and felt so guilty! The night before I went into labor I had a small glass or red wine and it helped me go into labor!
Yes, I agree. But, apparently I am stupid for posting my opinions on this matter in 1st tri.
I did. Not often -- I had maybe 5 glasses of wine total during 3rd tri. And a tiny glass of champagne at my brother's wedding (which attracted MANY evil stares).
I did drink non-alcoholic beer somewhat frequently, though. 2 or 3 a week, I'd say. I remember constant debates on the tri boards over the 0.05% alcohol content....
Honestly, I never asked my midwife. She was very much for everything in moderation, so I'm sure she was in the camp that a glass of wine once in awhile is fine.
Nope. Didn't.
The rational side of me understands that a little once in a while wouldn't have done anything.
That said, I did eat sushi and all the other "bad" foods.
Ethan Michael - 12/21/09
Norah Jewel - 2/26/14
I didn't at all. My doctor told me it would be ok to have a glass of wine once in awhile [and I was in a high risk pregnancy] but I know if anything happened to DD I would always wonder if it was because of that one sip I took.
I did how ever eat deli meat, and lots and lots of it from Subway. That was the only thing I could keep down the first 20 weeks so I ate it every single day. I didn't even know you weren't supposed to eat it until I discovered thebump when I was 40 weeks pregnant lol.
Susan & Mark ... Married June 14, 2008 ... Chicago Area
James Tomasz born 1-5-10
Grace Dorothy born 7-13-11
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Yep, in the second half I had about 1/2 a glass of wine once a week, sometimes twice a week. There is not a single peer reviewed study that demonstrates harm coming from rare, small volumes of alcohol. The only studies that exist on drinking show harm from larger volumes or very regular consumption.There is even a study that showed that occasional small volumes of alcohol during pregnancy correlated with lower rates of learning disabilities. It was only one study - I wouldn't exactly advocate drinking because of that, but IMO (as a scientist) there is no evidence than occasional small volumes of alcohol do any harm.
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I had the same thing happen. I was on a girls trip to Vegas and drank all day and all night for 3 days (early 30th bday celebration). Then when I came home, I was still nauseous 3 days after the trip...I knew something was off. I was so scared, I had messed her up!
I peeked over at the first tri post about drinking. Those girls are entertaining! My midwife recommended a glass of wine and a warm bath a couple of times to relax.
I had a half glass of wine on two occasions.
I got a little drunk the first week I was pregnant before I knew I was pregnant.
My doctor didn't say anything regarding alcohol. I did my own research.