June 2014 Moms

Anyone planning to have a glass of wine once they get into 2nd trimester?

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Re: Anyone planning to have a glass of wine once they get into 2nd trimester?

  • Wow, I didn't realize what a horrible mother I am/will be as I sit here thinking I'll enjoy a few sips of my favorite wine over the next six months, especially as I daily pop my -GASP!- baby aspirin, prescribed by my doctor for my clotting disorder so I don't have yet another miscarriage! Guess I'll go lock myself in a bubble til June...

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  • TheMrs820 said:
    This is ridiculous! It all just seems like a few people calling others alcholics & child abusers & the rest a bunch of people trying to justify their stupid decision or guilty pleasure!
    Not exactly - it's pretty much one person actively giving her very specific opinion on drinking (and, let's be honest, taking it all a bit out of context... ie one half glass of wine every so often is NOT alcoholism), and everyone else trying to explain why she's over reacting.


    This.  I'm not opposed to small amounts of drinking while pregnant, even though I likely won't partake myself.  But going to the extreme of saying CPS should be called and crying over people "poisoning" their kids is such an unfounded overreaction that it's comical.
  • No, but I'm not a big wine drinker.  I've had sips *gasp, yes in 1st tri!* of DH's beer a couple of times.  That's what I've done before and what I'm comfortable with.

     

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  • Also, I highly recommend reading "Expecting Better" if you want the 'cliffs notes" on some of the more reliable studies regarding alcohol.

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  • I drank 1 glass of wine during my pregnancies with my girls. It's not some I necessarily plan for, but I also don't feel guilty if I do choose to enjoy a glass of wine. 
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  • I'm with @BrightEyes112. Although I do like the taste of wine and beer, generally when I drink on the weekends with friends it is to acquire a buzz. Also, I am definitely a lightweight and would be slightly buzzed off of one beer/wine. This is why I will not be drinking at all during pregnancy. 

    If alabamawhatever thinks I have a problem because I like the occasional buzz-on, I don't care. Thanks :)

  • I know they say that it's OK once in a while, some even say a glass a day.  But I have an aunt who did drink a glass of red here and there with her son and first he was a preemie and now he has all kinds of physical issues.  There's nothing that directly links all that to the wine, BUT it's hard not to think that way when everything else with the pregnancy was somewhat normal.  I will not be having any alcohol at all until baby is around and I'm done breastfeeding....it's not worth the risk.
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  • I've been fascinated with this topic ever since it started.  I found a few interesting articles - even one from an economist, who had some interesting graphs about how kids who had a mother who had the occasional drink even ended up with IQ scores a few points higher than those who abstained from alcohol totally.

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  • We have tons of non alcoholic wine beer and champagne that I've been happy with so far :). All the benifits of party drinks without the alcohol :).
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    edited November 2013
    LOL twat waffle @kristaU831
  • wtfisup said:
    kgrana said:
    I might need a couple sips of champagne to get through the holidays with my mother in law.... X_X
    WORD. I'm sitting beside my husband listening to his mother loudly spew through the phone like the rage of Pompeii. I'll be staying with this belligerence in a few days. 
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  • wtfisup said:



    I know they say that it's OK once in a while, some even say a glass a day.  But I have an aunt who did drink a glass of red here and there with her son and first he was a preemie and now he has all kinds of physical issues.  There's nothing that directly links all that to the wine, BUT it's hard not to think that way when everything else with the pregnancy was somewhat normal.  I will not be having any alcohol at all until baby is around and I'm done breastfeeding....it's not worth the risk.





    Anyone who reads this thread needs wine. Fact.
    I'm pretty sure being a huge twat waffle has a much more negative effect on your fetus than a few oz of wine.


    THIS just made my day.


    I know. I feel like we need a separate thread to discuss/investigate the criteria and dangers of being a twat waffle. If this poses a serious risk to our children and is being underreported by mainstream media, maybe we need a grassroots effort to spread awareness. 

    Agreed. Being a twat waffle could pose serious health risks equal to if not more severe than the occasional sip of wine. Can someone call a scientist?

    Also, twat waffle may be my new favorite phrase.

  • edited November 2013
    Yet another one dives off the deep end without taking a second to think (coming from a woman who doesn't drink).

    EVERY yes response here was, "yes, occasionally, half a glass. I love the taste." Nobody went,   "yeah man! I used to go the bar every night and get drunk off my ass! I've been counting down the days til my second tri to get mah drank on!"

    no. These women are all very concerned with the well-being of their children and you crying for their kids and saying they shouldn't even have them is way over dramatic, naive and, frankly, disgusting.

    They are all clearly being extremely cautious. My doctor even said it was okay if, after the first tri, I would like a glass every now and then  (though, I don't drink, it's clearly something that gets asked by other cautious mothers since he just offered it up). 

    You really have no right to say things like that to women who are using their judgement, probably have gotten the go-ahead from their doctors and are probably excellent parents. 
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  • I've been fascinated with this topic ever since it started.  I found a few interesting articles - even one from an economist, who had some interesting graphs about how kids who had a mother who had the occasional drink even ended up with IQ scores a few points higher than those who abstained from alcohol totally.

    So you might be harming your kid by not drinking a bit here and there!  :-)
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  • And to answer the question, I will probably have small glasses at Christmas and New Years, and then on occasion in the 3rd tri.  Nothing has ever tasted as good to me as red wine did while pregnant with my daughter.
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  • oh, right - OP's question. I won't be drinking but I don't drink when not pregnant BECAUSE IT'S THE DEVIL'S KOOL AID. I kid, I kid; the devil's kool aid is probably pretty tasty. But for realz I won't be drinking. 





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  • Wow. Kinda offended, and also kinda pissed I actually had to do work and missed the fun. 
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