Drinking in Pregnancy

[Siouxsie]

Me Myself didnt drink during my pregnancy. Its in the news that warnings are to be put onto bottles and cans

Foetal Alchol Syndrome Causes memory problems and life long damage to the child
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome is the biggest cause of non-genetic mental handicap in the western world and the only one that is 100% preventable.

[~Kizwiz~]

When I was pregnant I allowed myself 1 unit a week..... and that was a glass of beer on a Friday night but that was it.

[Siouxsie]

well i tell a lie kiz i had a glass of wine with my sunday lunch
forgot about that :whistle:

[bonnie43uk]

i think so long as you drink in moderation .. dont go mad, the odd drink should'nt do any harm to the child.

[~Kizwiz~]

They say that a small glass of red wine a day does good

[bonnie43uk]

Originally posted by kizwiz
They say that a small glass of red wine a day does good
I'll drink to that:thumbs:

[zachary]

When my cousin was pregnant, I made sure she didn't drink or smoke at all!! I knew that she has no limits so I took extra care of her and now she doesn't smoke anymore after pregnancy...so I feel quite proud.

[Sophii3x]

My sister who's pregnant now is finding it so hard not to drink (becuase she's 17 and that's what people do that age)
But she's determined not to drink and I'm very proud of her!

Mothers who drink loads during their pregnancies are selfish

[Siouxsie]

When i was pregnant i hated the taste of alchol and tea but am making up for it now. It made me feel sick

[zachary]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
My sister who's pregnant now is finding it so hard not to drink (becuase she's 17 and that's what people do that age)
But she's determined not to drink and I'm very proud of her!

Mothers who drink loads during their pregnancies are selfish

Wow, that's quite early to be getting pregnant isn't it?

I knew a girl who got pregnant in Year 8 and now her life is pretty shitty...abusive boyfriend, disowned by parents etc. I feel sorry for her.

[lily.]

I didn't drink during any of my pregnancies.. but I wasn't in the habit of drinking anyway, so it never really bothered me.

I smoked up til I was 7 months pregnant with my first kid, then I quit and ate chocolate for a whole week, then I got in trouble from the midwife cuz my blood sugar was up.. :conf2:.. so I had to stop the munching as well!

People said it wasn't worth quitting at that stage in my pregnancy, but I think it was.. better late than not at all.. plus, after my C-Section, it hurt a lot to cough, so it was good that I wasn't smoking at all by that time.

They say smoking causes low birth weights. My daughter was 8lbs 10oz.

Sorry, I went slightly off-topic there Sue.. maybe we can include "smoking during pregnancy" in this though.. :thumbs:

[Sunny_01]

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome is the biggest cause of non-genetic mental handicap in the western world and the only one that is 100% preventable.

We as adults choose what we put into our bodies, we also make the choices about what our babies put into theirs! I think that to drink during pregnancy (in excess) is irresponsible and very dangerous for the baby.

Have a look at this site for more info about fetal alcohol syndrome

http://www.fasaware.co.uk/index.html

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by zacharybinx
Originally posted by Sophii3x
My sister who's pregnant now is finding it so hard not to drink (becuase she's 17 and that's what people do that age)
But she's determined not to drink and I'm very proud of her!

Mothers who drink loads during their pregnancies are selfish

Wow, that's quite early to be getting pregnant isn't it?

I knew a girl who got pregnant in Year 8 and now her life is pretty shitty...abusive boyfriend, disowned by parents etc. I feel sorry for her.

Yea it is young. Drunken night out 37 year old took atvantage of her:rolleyes:

Isn't year 8 someone like 12-13?

[zachary]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
Originally posted by zacharybinx
Originally posted by Sophii3x
My sister who's pregnant now is finding it so hard not to drink (becuase she's 17 and that's what people do that age)
But she's determined not to drink and I'm very proud of her!

Mothers who drink loads during their pregnancies are selfish

Wow, that's quite early to be getting pregnant isn't it?

I knew a girl who got pregnant in Year 8 and now her life is pretty shitty...abusive boyfriend, disowned by parents etc. I feel sorry for her.

Yea it is young. Drunken night out 37 year old took atvantage of her:rolleyes:

Isn't year 8 someone like 12-13?

37?!!?! Omg!! Shocked...

Yh she got pregnant aged 13.

[lily.]

37 years old.. damn he's sick! seriously... I assume she isn't with him anymore. She's better off without that kinda guy.

[Sophii3x]

Yea he was 37 I know it's sick!:bored:
We could have reported him or taken him to court, but she's over the age of 16 so it's legall.

What makes it worse is that he's married with a son my age (15) and a son who's 19.

[zachary]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
Yea he was 37 I know it's sick!:bored:
We could have reported him or taken him to court, but she's over the age of 16 so it's legall.

What makes it worse is that he's married with a son my age (15) and a son who's 19.

URGGG! That angers me. If anyone ever did that to my sisters, I would kill him :mad::mad::mad:
I'm very protective of them and all my girl mates

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by zacharybinx
Originally posted by Sophii3x
Yea he was 37 I know it's sick!:bored:
We could have reported him or taken him to court, but she's over the age of 16 so it's legall.

What makes it worse is that he's married with a son my age (15) and a son who's 19.

URGGG! That angers me. If anyone ever did that to my sisters, I would kill him :mad::mad::mad:
I'm very protective of them and all my girl mates

Brothers always seem to be protective

I don't think i can look at this baby without thinking.. Your daddys a pervert

[zachary]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
Originally posted by zacharybinx
Originally posted by Sophii3x
Yea he was 37 I know it's sick!:bored:
We could have reported him or taken him to court, but she's over the age of 16 so it's legall.

What makes it worse is that he's married with a son my age (15) and a son who's 19.

URGGG! That angers me. If anyone ever did that to my sisters, I would kill him :mad::mad::mad:
I'm very protective of them and all my girl mates

Brothers always seem to be protective

I don't think i can look at this baby without thinking.. Your daddys a pervert

Nah, you can't do that to the innocent baby!

[Sophii3x]

I know
I love babies and kids, so I think I'll be ok once it's here

[lily.]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
I don't think i can look at this baby without thinking.. Your daddys a pervert

Once the baby comes, all you will think when you look at him/her is that he/she is beautiful and perfect, and that it's your niece/nephew. :thumbs:

[~Kizwiz~]

Originally posted by Stropz
Once the baby comes, all you will think when you look at him/her is that he/she is beautiful and perfect, and that it's your niece/nephew. :thumbs:

Absolutely..... the baby will be a pure joy...... it will be your sisters baby and something very precious.

[GlitterEyes]

I think people who do drink heavy during pregnancy are very selfish people. Drinking a glass every now and then I would think is fine but no all nighters.

[~Kizwiz~]

I used to drink alcohol free beer when i was expecting. So long as its cold enough it doesnt take that much different.

[Siouxsie]

My doctor told me to drink guiness because it was full of iron

[andybigbro]

Drinking in Pregnancy is wrong IMO its bad for the Baby

wich should make the mother STOP! until the baby is born

[~Kizwiz~]

Originally posted by andybigbro
Drinking in Pregnancy is wrong IMO its bad for the Baby

wich should make the mother STOP! until the baby is born

One drink now and again doesn't harm the baby. Its only if you drink lots. Drinking one or two units a week is quite safe

[Legend]

My auntie smoked and drank through her first pregnancy and the baby was fine and she drank through the other 2 and both were completely fine. Wheras, my mum didn't touch a drop of alcohol through any of hers and she's never had one pull of a cig in her life but she miscarried with twins. So i really don't think it matters to be honest. Obviously it's better to be 'safe than sorry' but ^^^ proves that drinking and smoking can still give you healthy babies.

And my mum was 17 when she was pregnant with me and didn't touch a drop either.

[Romantic Old Bird]

Ooh OK, you're on my subject now! I'm a specialist health visitor working with families who have children with disabilities and families who have lost a baby to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).

I have looked after a few babies with fetal alcohol syndrome. They are generally very sweet, hard to feed, and have severe learning disabilities. They carry their condition around with them in their looks - they are unmistakeable in appearance. Not something you would wish on any poor little mite.

I think one occasional drink (note this has no 's' on the end) is OK. However, if you can't stop at one, don't start. An occasional binge is very dangerous.

As for smoking---this is the one preventable thing mothers (and fathers) can do to reduce the amount of babies who die under the age of one year in this country by at LEAST 75%.

It is true that most babies born to smoking mothers are smaller. However, you'll always meet someone who had a whopper and smoked 30 a day.
The baby's internal systems are however still under-developed. Their lungs are immature. Ther intelligence level is reduced. They are far more prone to asthma, and recurrent ear and throat infections.

They are 50 x more likely to die of sudden infant death.

Apart from that, no problems at all!

[James]

Is it dangerous also if a women in the early stages of pregnancy, and doesn't yet know she is pregnant, gets drunk?

[~Kizwiz~]

Originally posted by James
Is it dangerous also if a women in the early stages of pregnancy, and doesn't yet know she is pregnant, gets drunk?

I dont think its too dangerous. Before I found out I was expecting my daughter I went on many weekend binges. I only found I when I was 12 weeks gone.... I was a little worried but she is was perfectly healthy when she was born.

[~Kizwiz~]

Just googled it and I found this question....

Q
Can you tell me if I should be worried about getting drunk in the 3rd week of pregnancy? I did not know that I was pregnant and went to a beer garden and had at least 2 liters of beer. Needless to say, I was pretty drunk. I am worried about the development of the cells and everything. Is there any information you can give me?
A
8 glasses of beer at 3 weeks pregnancy has very little chance of affecting your pregnancy. Although the brain has begun to develop, there is very little of your blood that feeds into the embryo.

The main problem with alcohol during pregnancy is when regular consumption occurs.

[Ella]

I for one don't agree with drinking or smoking while pregnant. I know Doctors say your allowed one unit per week, But I wouldn't want to take that unessacery risk. When it's a lot safer all round to not drink at all. I mean I dont mind not drinking for 9 months, I didn't drink THAT much anyway.

[Bells]

As I recall mentioning in the serious debate about abortions, a girl I know lost her baby because she drank too much. She had already had an abortion prior to this, yet still fell into the same trap, however ended up losing her second baby through drinking too much. Whether or not it was intentional, nobody's found out yet. I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I ever got into a situation like that. It is OK for the baby's health to drink occasionally, but for me personally I know I wouldn't risk any chances of putting the baby in danger.