November 2015 Moms

Drinking wine/liquor

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Re: Drinking wine/liquor

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  • With my cravings for coffee, wine, and cocktails, hubby drinks and I kiss his lips. Gives me just enough flavor to satisfy.

    I definitely feel left out too! I would drink wine every night. I miss it terribly, but would never even think of how I could get around possible harm. This is the baby I am meant to grow, protect, and nourish. I happily went cold turkey on everything that could be of possible harm.
  • Sometimes I want a sip, so that's what I have a sip or two of a beer. I'm not a big drinker but I also don't think a sip is a big deal
  • No drinking ever while you're pregnant.
  • No. I normally don't even drink when I'm not pregnant and haven't gotten drunk since I was a teenager so I'm certainly not going to drink while I'm pregnant. I have enough problems, why risk something when it's very easily avoidable. I would go with the non alcoholic drinks even though they suck imo.
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  • I keep having a recurring dream that I am drinking and suddenly remember that I'm pregnant and start to panic. Glad they are only dreams! I would never compromise my baby's health for booze...but damn I miss it!! Haven't even thought about non-alc drinks...fun idea!

    I have the same dream! It freaks me out
  • birdieMilabirdieMila member
    edited April 2015

    Minella44 said:

    No drinking ever while you're pregnant.

    My doctor says otherwise. I'll stick with his advice.
    And my doctor says otherwise :)
    He said no drinking at all the entire pregnancy
    Your little one gets the alcohol in, if you have 0,5 promil alcohol in your blood then your baby has to..
    We can quickly proces the alcohol out of our body's. The baby can't

    I think you can hear a lot of different opinions about different doctors
    You have doctors that say "yes you can smoke because stress is more harmful" Wil you smoke then?!

    Everyone know it CAN be harmful. So just don't do it. Its that easy
  • Minella44 said:

    No drinking ever while you're pregnant.

    My doctor says otherwise. I'll stick with his advice.
    And my doctor says otherwise :)
    He said no drinking at all the entire pregnancy
    Your little one gets the alcohol in, if you have 0,5 promil alcohol in your blood then your baby has to..
    We can quickly proces the alcohol out of our body's. The baby can't

    I think you can hear a lot of different opinions about different doctors
    You have doctors that say "yes you can smoke because stress is more harmful" Wil you smoke then?!

    Everyone know it CAN be harmful. So just don't do it. Its that easy
    You're comparing apples to oranges here.

  • I literally crave alcohol, my absolute favorite drink is called a root beer float it's a short of root beer schnapps, 2 half and half's and some Pepsi. I've been drinking actual root beer floats to help, it's not the same thing but it's enough to help. Find something that tastes close, that could help. (I'm a occasional dinner) so this is really weird for me. If you can get Jones soda I know the green apple has a light vodka taste without any alcohol.
  • This is from the CDC
    "FASDs are caused by a woman drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. When a woman drinks alcohol, so does her baby.

    There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy or when trying to get pregnant. There is also no safe time to drink during pregnancy. Alcohol can cause problems for a developing baby throughout pregnancy, including before a woman knows she’s pregnant. All types of alcohol are equally harmful, including all wines and beer."
    I'm not much of a drinker anyway (i actually have a kind of allergic reaction to it i get covered in hives every time i drink no matter what i drink) so going the next year or more (i plan on breastfeeding) with out alcohol is not a big deal to me. The way i look at it if there's a chance it could cause my baby to have to struggle like that the rest of their life then I'm not going to do it I'm not going to risk it for my babys sake. When it comes to my child I'd rather be safe then sorry.
  • This is from the CDC
    "FASDs are caused by a woman drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. When a woman drinks alcohol, so does her baby.

    There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy or when trying to get pregnant. There is also no safe time to drink during pregnancy. Alcohol can cause problems for a developing baby throughout pregnancy, including before a woman knows she’s pregnant. All types of alcohol are equally harmful, including all wines and beer."
    I'm not much of a drinker anyway (i actually have a kind of allergic reaction to it i get covered in hives every time i drink no matter what i drink) so going the next year or more (i plan on breastfeeding) with out alcohol is not a big deal to me. The way i look at it if there's a chance it could cause my baby to have to struggle like that the rest of their life then I'm not going to do it I'm not going to risk it for my babys sake. When it comes to my child I'd rather be safe then sorry.

    Better safe than sorry. Don't ride in a car then. Ever.
    So drinking while pregnant is the same as driving while pregnant? Being in a car doesn't cause my child to be born with mental and physical issues does it? And i NEED to drive you don't NEED to drink.
  • This is from the CDC
    "FASDs are caused by a woman drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. When a woman drinks alcohol, so does her baby.

    There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy or when trying to get pregnant. There is also no safe time to drink during pregnancy. Alcohol can cause problems for a developing baby throughout pregnancy, including before a woman knows she’s pregnant. All types of alcohol are equally harmful, including all wines and beer."
    I'm not much of a drinker anyway (i actually have a kind of allergic reaction to it i get covered in hives every time i drink no matter what i drink) so going the next year or more (i plan on breastfeeding) with out alcohol is not a big deal to me. The way i look at it if there's a chance it could cause my baby to have to struggle like that the rest of their life then I'm not going to do it I'm not going to risk it for my babys sake. When it comes to my child I'd rather be safe then sorry.

    Better safe than sorry. Don't ride in a car then. Ever.
    So drinking while pregnant is the same as driving while pregnant? Being in a car doesn't cause my child to be born with mental and physical issues does it? And i NEED to drive you don't NEED to drink.
    I'm just pointing out how ridiculous that argument is. Better safe than sorry.

    I've done the research and I have two very healthy, thriving children.

    My doctor agrees and has no problem with it.
  • This is from the CDC
    "FASDs are caused by a woman drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. When a woman drinks alcohol, so does her baby.

    There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy or when trying to get pregnant. There is also no safe time to drink during pregnancy. Alcohol can cause problems for a developing baby throughout pregnancy, including before a woman knows she’s pregnant. All types of alcohol are equally harmful, including all wines and beer."
    I'm not much of a drinker anyway (i actually have a kind of allergic reaction to it i get covered in hives every time i drink no matter what i drink) so going the next year or more (i plan on breastfeeding) with out alcohol is not a big deal to me. The way i look at it if there's a chance it could cause my baby to have to struggle like that the rest of their life then I'm not going to do it I'm not going to risk it for my babys sake. When it comes to my child I'd rather be safe then sorry.

    Yep. I'll have to agree with you on this, I won't be drinking at all. I don't NEED alcohol so why would I take any risk, no matter how small? Though I wasn't a drinker before I got pregnant so that could help as well. I guess I'm a little bit surprised anyone feels the need to drink? I mean you only have to wait what, another 7 months?
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  • This is from the CDC
    "FASDs are caused by a woman drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. When a woman drinks alcohol, so does her baby.

    There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy or when trying to get pregnant. There is also no safe time to drink during pregnancy. Alcohol can cause problems for a developing baby throughout pregnancy, including before a woman knows she’s pregnant. All types of alcohol are equally harmful, including all wines and beer."
    I'm not much of a drinker anyway (i actually have a kind of allergic reaction to it i get covered in hives every time i drink no matter what i drink) so going the next year or more (i plan on breastfeeding) with out alcohol is not a big deal to me. The way i look at it if there's a chance it could cause my baby to have to struggle like that the rest of their life then I'm not going to do it I'm not going to risk it for my babys sake. When it comes to my child I'd rather be safe then sorry.

    Better safe than sorry. Don't ride in a car then. Ever.
    So drinking while pregnant is the same as driving while pregnant? Being in a car doesn't cause my child to be born with mental and physical issues does it? And i NEED to drive you don't NEED to drink.
    I'm just pointing out how ridiculous that argument is. Better safe than sorry.

    I've done the research and I have two very healthy, thriving children.

    My doctor agrees and has no problem with it.
    And I'm just saying to me alcohol isn't worth it the benifits don't out weigh the risks to me. I just don't understand why drinking is so important to some people. And how is wanting to be safe rather than sorry a bad thing? Its not like my baby is missing out by me not drinking.
  • This is from the CDC
    "FASDs are caused by a woman drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. When a woman drinks alcohol, so does her baby.

    There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy or when trying to get pregnant. There is also no safe time to drink during pregnancy. Alcohol can cause problems for a developing baby throughout pregnancy, including before a woman knows she’s pregnant. All types of alcohol are equally harmful, including all wines and beer."
    I'm not much of a drinker anyway (i actually have a kind of allergic reaction to it i get covered in hives every time i drink no matter what i drink) so going the next year or more (i plan on breastfeeding) with out alcohol is not a big deal to me. The way i look at it if there's a chance it could cause my baby to have to struggle like that the rest of their life then I'm not going to do it I'm not going to risk it for my babys sake. When it comes to my child I'd rather be safe then sorry.

    Yep. I'll have to agree with you on this, I won't be drinking at all. I don't NEED alcohol so why would I take any risk, no matter how small? Though I wasn't a drinker before I got pregnant so that could help as well. I guess I'm a little bit surprised anyone feels the need to drink? I mean you only have to wait what, another 7 months?
    Exactly! Why is drinking that important to some ladies? If you NEED a glass of wine to get through your day thats got its own set of issues. Its just like cutting down on sodium and caffeine I'll do whatever i have to to keep my baby safe.
  • This is from the CDC
    "FASDs are caused by a woman drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. When a woman drinks alcohol, so does her baby.

    There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy or when trying to get pregnant. There is also no safe time to drink during pregnancy. Alcohol can cause problems for a developing baby throughout pregnancy, including before a woman knows she’s pregnant. All types of alcohol are equally harmful, including all wines and beer."
    I'm not much of a drinker anyway (i actually have a kind of allergic reaction to it i get covered in hives every time i drink no matter what i drink) so going the next year or more (i plan on breastfeeding) with out alcohol is not a big deal to me. The way i look at it if there's a chance it could cause my baby to have to struggle like that the rest of their life then I'm not going to do it I'm not going to risk it for my babys sake. When it comes to my child I'd rather be safe then sorry.

    Yep. I'll have to agree with you on this, I won't be drinking at all. I don't NEED alcohol so why would I take any risk, no matter how small? Though I wasn't a drinker before I got pregnant so that could help as well. I guess I'm a little bit surprised anyone feels the need to drink? I mean you only have to wait what, another 7 months?
    Exactly! Why is drinking that important to some ladies? If you NEED a glass of wine to get through your day thats got its own set of issues. Its just like cutting down on sodium and caffeine I'll do whatever i have to to keep my baby safe.
    But according to my doctor, several studies that have been done in Europe, my two healthy, thriving daughters, Im not risking anything.

    Who are YOU to judge? I can guarantee that my diet is cleaner than probably 95% of the people on this board, but you don't see me telling anyone that they are harming their babies because they don't eat the way I do.

    It's not necessary to be a martyr to be a good parent.
    All im saying is to me im doing what i think id safer and your doing what you think is safer i just dont get it I've also never been a heavy or even moderate or light drinker so i may just not get the issue all together it just doesn't make sense to me I'm sure you're a fantastic mom i never said if yoy drink while pregnant your a bad mom i just said i feel like its not worth the risk no matter how same that risk may be. So yes i feel like im keeping my baby safe and you feel you're doing your baby no harm thats your deal if you feel like its not a big deal or that there is no risk (or atleast that the risk is so small it doesn't matter) then more power to you its an Internet board people have different opinions you don't need to read between the lines and insist im attacking your ability to mother your kids because thats not what i said. To each their own we all go through pregnancy differently and follow different rules my doc said dont drink so i wont drink your doc said drink so you drink i can't even stand the smell of alcohol right now so idk how anyone can even drink it lol
  • TacoSarah said:

    Everything in moderation, including moderation - Oscar Wilde.

    The odd glass of wine here and there won't do any harm.

    I agree!  It's so simple.  
  • Just curious... Does anyone from personal experience or know someone who has given birth to a child with FAS when they said they've only had a couple of drinks here and there during the 3rd trimester? Tried to do some research and never get real answers.
  • Guys if you want the experience of being drunk and throwing up Virgin Ceasars are really doing it for me. I love them so much I end up tasting it twice. :((
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