2nd Trimester
Is O'Douls OK to drink?
I am getting conflicting answers online. It has less than .5% alcohol. I just had a sip of the amber and it's actually pretty good -I want to drink the whole bottle.?
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Re: Is O'Douls OK to drink?
No - because it tastes disgusting.
Other than that, yes, go ahead. 7-Up has that amount of alcohol, too.
IMO-no alcohol is okay.
Well I'd suggest against eating ripe bananas or drinking kefir then too.
Dude, drink the O'Douls. It's not the best, but it'll do in a pinch.
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I don't even think its just your opinion & all of our opinions, its in books & online. It is not proven just alittle is ok, they say no alcohol during pregnancy...in my opinion thats not that hard. Its 9 months, put it down & grab a water.
https://topnews.us/content/213-drinking-alcohol-moderation-during-pregnancy-does-not-harm-children
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCall/story?id=4232695&page=1
https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301263,00.html
That's in books and online too.
Look, people can fall wherever they may, but for God's sake, don't condemn a woman for drinking a NON ALCOHOLIC BEER during pregnancy -- when you likely use mouthwash or eat ripe bananas. There's more naturally occurring alcohol in things we encounter every day than in that O'Douls.
Additionally, while North American doctors seem to come down hard on the side of absolute abstinence, physicians worldwide take a more laid-back approach, suggesting no more than 1 glass of wine a day.
My personal comfort zone is no alcohol in 1st tri, NA beer in 2nd, and extraordinarily light usage in 3rd tri (PHYSICIAN RECOMMENDED, interestingly, because of my irregular 3rd tri contractions).
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Yea? Tell that to my high risk doctor who told me a glass of wine every once in awhile is totally fine. And also my best friend, a *gasp* real OB/GYN who also told me drinking occasionally is okay. Most doctors won't tell their average patients to enjoy the rare glass of wine or beer because they don't know how it will be taken (some people you give an inch they take a mile). But I can assure you that there are many very highly regarded doctors that disagree with the notion that a little bit of alcohol is going to ruin your child.
Not everything is black and white.
O'Doul's is non alcoholic. MANY of our foods contain traces of alcohol.
For the record, so I don't get accused of child abuse, I have never had a drink in any of my pregnancies.
thanks for posting this, as I was so tired last night I had no energy to search for links.
OP, I hope you had your n/a beer and enjoyed every last sip. Next time, get one that is even yummier. You'll be so happy to be enjoying a "beer" in the hot summer sun. Happy "drinking"!
N/A beer is, on average 0.5% alcohol by volume, regular beer (in Canada, anyway) averages 5% alcohol by volume. This means that it would take 10 N/A beers to equal the alcohol in 1 regular beer***.
So drinking an O'Doul's is the roughly same as drinking 1/10 of a regular beer, i.e. a mouthful. I wouldn't worry. In fact if I didn't despise the taste of beer (very un-Canadian, I know) I think I'd try them now that the weather's nice. I've actually caught myself eyeing the N/A Beck's at Sobey's.
*** Isolating the alcohol from a standard 355mL N/A beer would give 1.775mL of alcohol, isolating the alcohol from a standard 355mL regular beer would give 17.75mL of alcohol. I add this only because someone once said my math was wrong on this***
This.
American doctors are so uptight it's ridiculous. They have zero tolerance rules because they don't trust their patients to drink in moderation. In Europe, women will continue to drink wine with dinner throughout their entire pregnancies. To worry about the alcohol in n/a beer is like worrying about the caffeine in a square of chocolate.
I abstained completely during the critical first 12 weeks of development, but now I'm going to relax a bit. Last night I had the first glass of wine I've had since my BFP, and I don't feel an ounce of guilt.
Bummer! I didn't want to drink during my first trimester. I felt like I had a constant hangover so alcohol wasn't appealing at all anyway. Now that I feel better, I miss it more!
Well sure, she is. But it'd be nice if those viewpoints were based in things like fact and research and not overreactive nonsense.
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i love when you post...I get to see that beautiful family of yours! For what it's worth, I am going to a Lia Sophia party this evening and bringing my two Bucklers which are in the fridge.
red or white? Or some Prosecco!!!!
I would love a glass of prosecco right now.
Some people are amazing by how overreactive they are.
I had a glass of Moscato last night with dessert. It was delicious. I LOVE Prosecco, too!