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2nd Trimester
lsmithk2
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When was the first time you drank after.....
lsmithk2
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I know alcohol is a no no during pregnancy! All of my friends and both my sister-in-laws drank on occasion during their pregnancies. All of their babies were perfectly healthy! They weren't by any means drinking alot, just a glass of wine or a beer here and there...all after the first trimester was over. I drank before I was pregnant and I was just wondering peoples thoughts on having the occasional glass of wine or beer during you second and third trimesters
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Re: When was the first time you drank after.....
i'm not a big drinker but will not be drinking alcohol at all during my pregnancy. i'm way too paranoid.
however, after this little girl is born, i am going to indulge in a skinnygirl margarita! (possibly in the delivery room! ha ha)
I'm sure that drinking the occasional glass of wine would most likely have no negative effects on the baby. Women in other countries like Sweden and France do frequently during pregnancy and it seems fine. The reason that midwives and doctors say no alcohol is because there is no way to be sure of what a "safe" amount would be.
I personally haven't had a drink since I found out I was pregnant. I figure it's just not worth the risk, no matter how small. I will occasionally have a sip of BF's wine (if it's good wine)...I miss the taste! My birth center actually allows families to bring wine or champagne for after the birth. I will hopefully be enjoying a small glass of sparkling wine after my LO is born!
I've had a couple of small glasses (about a half a glass with a ton of ice) during my second trimester so far. I'm a believer that its ok in moderation. I'm not getting drunk, I'm not doing it every day or even every week and I'm not even having a full glass. I"ll probably continue to do this every now and then through out my pregnancy.
In terms of afterwards... I miss beer so much haha, just the taste of a good summer ale, the thought of it makes my mouth water haha. IF my hospital allows it I'm having DH bring some into the hospital. I'm not planning on breastfeeding so I don't need to worry about that. My sister did the same thing after she gave birth and it waqs a nice way for all of us to celebrate afterwards haha
I've had a glass of wine here and there with both of my previous pregnancies (and one so far with this one). I've waited until after the first tri both times, and its usually less than what a typical 5 oz glass would be.
I recently read an article that basically said (with good sources, if I remember correctly) that while they say they can't know what amount is safe, there is pretty strong evidence to support that fetal alcohol syndrome doesn't come from an occasional glass of wine or beer. I'd say that common sense probably also supports that, given that its the norm in many other countries to drink moderately while pregnant.
Annelise 3.22.2007 Norah 10.24.2009 Amelia 8.7.2011
I sipped an ounce of wine on Monday night after our Passover seder. Some one had brought a really nice bottle and there was just a little over an ounce left in it, so I sipped on it for an hour while I was cleaning up. I won't be doing this again. As soon as I took a tiny sip, I could feel the alcohol. I think that is the reason there is "no safe amount", you don't know how much is too much when you're pregnant. LO seemed to enjoy it, at least the baby was awfully active when I tried to go to sleep
Anyway, I savored every sip because it was so good, and I can now happily wait until October for another glass. I'm just thinking how deliciously aged those three left over bottles in our wine cabinet will be!
I've had a glass of wine on occasion throughout my pregnancy - Doctor said it was okay in moderation, and when the cramping started happening this week, she actually suggested a glass of wine to help relax my uterus (along with warm bath, walking, etc).
There are health benefits to wine and beer - I'd say in moderation, it's a lot healthier than your occasional McDonald's Big Mac, the crap candy bars, Taco BELL (!!!), etc. that so many women like to indulge in.
Bottom line, do you own research and do what you're most comfortable with.
Here's a good article from a study conducted recently:
https://news.discovery.com/human/alcohol-drinking-pregnant-women.html
I don't drink normally. I never have more than an occasional glass of wine when I'm Not pregnant. I think it's really sad that people can't wait 9 months to have a drink. I mean seriously, do you need the drink that badly?
That said, I've heard that a glass of wine can help naturally enduce labor when you're full term, if I get real desperate, I might, Might try it.
Go Phils!!
All of this. I haven't had a glass of wine yet (sips from DH here and there). However, I am waiting until 3rd tri to indulge in a glass.
I won't be doing this. I've read a lot of recent studies about how a glass a week or so is probably fine. But... I just wouldn't be able to live with the worry. I have anxiety issues (legitimately) to begin with.
Plus, if - god forbid - anything ended up being wrong with baby I would probably blame myself and wonder if that drink had been the cause, even if realistically it wasn't related.
I didn't drink at all while pregnant with DS other than a couple sips of champagne at my stepbrothers wedding when I was 36 weeks pregnant. Not planning on drinking more than a sip or two this time either. I love wine but I can wait until after the baby is born.
I don't judge people who have a glass here or there in the 2nd or 3rd tri, I'm just way too paranoid to do it.
1. I don't think she said she NEEDED it at all BUT it is relaxing and some people enjoy the taste.
2. You've heard or you've actually researched?? Read the facts of more than one study before hopping on that soap box.
I had a maybe 6 or so small glasses of wine or half-bottles of beer when I was pregnant with my DS - none in the first tri. I've only had sips with this one, but when summer hits, I'm sure I'll indulge in splitting a bottle of beer with my DH or having a half-glass of wine on the patio on occasion. My MWs with my first, and my OB with this one, are totally supportive of up to two full drinks (5 oz glass of wine or 12 oz bottle of beer) per week, and in the third trimester, my MW flatly encouraged me to have a glass of wine here or there to relax. But I've never had a full drink while pregnant - I can feel the liquor at about halfway through a drink, and once I feel it, I don't feel like it is appropriate to drink more. I truly believe, and everything I've read indicates, that if you do not drink to intoxication in any way, then your baby will be fine. If someone pops up with a story of a friend who "only had three drinks her whole pregnancy" and whose baby nevertheless had FAS, I'll view that account with extreme skeptisicm -- unless that friend had those three drinks all at once, in quick succession, such that she probably got drunk.
When I had my DS last time, I started drinking a guiness stout almost every afternoon (immediately after a feeding, so there was appropriate time between the drink and the next feeding). It was fabulous. I had heard dark beer helps with lactation, and decided to run with that
. For whatever its worth, my supply was never an issue.
i had a few sips of DH's wine w/ my 1st b/c we were on a cruise. Then i also had 1 full glass of wine at my dad's funeral late into my 2nd tri. i think i might have a sip of wine at my baby shower. so all and all not much at all.
During my 2nd pregnancy i had maybe 1/2 a glass of wine at a wedding. that was it.
Probably won't drink at all during this pregnancy unless it's a sip of wine here and there at special events.
I do not plan on drinking at all. No matter how you look at it, alcohol is a toxin and is metabolized in the liver as such. I do not want to expose my baby to anything toxic I don't have to. I also think there are a lot of learning disorders and developmental delays that don't show up immediately. So just because a mother drinks and her baby doesn't have FAS, doesn't mean there aren't other issues that come up later down the line.
I could be paranoid and completely wrong, but for something like this, I would rather err on the side of caution. My favorite white wine, mojitos and margaritas will be there after the baby is born. I can wait to indulge.
We'll always remember our angel baby: BFP 9/24/10, M/C 10/23/10 8w4d
I've read English studies that say occasional drinking is safe (wine or beer). The Surgeon General is also close to redefining safe drinking limits for pregnant women.
Having said this I asked my midwife what she thought was 'safe'. Instead of giving me her opinion she gave me an example and told me to make my own choices. She had a patient who was carrying twins. This patient drank wine on occasion (no specification as to what occasion meant). One twin was fine and the other had Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Her point was, it just depends on the fetus and the placenta... some women binge drink and their kids are fine, some occasionally drink and their kids get FAS. You just never know...
Not that this poster is breast feeding, but to those of us who are, beer is supposed to be good! It helps bring in the milk I guess... I'll be having a blue moon asap
That is a big fat myth!
Pregnancy # 6
4 missed chances
2 loving children
1 on the way
I suffer from severe back-pain (s-curved spine that is aggravated by stomach weight gain.. talk about irony) and mild fibromyalgia. The only medicine that helped this was ibuprofen (tylenol doesn't help sadly), and keeping weight off my belly. Unfortunately, that kind of pain management it totally out of the regiment now I am pregnant. Luckily I don't get pain attacks very often, but every few weeks it can get bad. Now that I am in my 2nd tri-mester, I have had a small glass of red wine every so often to help reduce the pain and relax my muscles. I am not using to advocate drinking during pregnancy, but a half glass of wine seems safer than experimenting with new and harsh pain meds while with child.