from Can Pregnant Women Have Even a Sip of Alcohol During Pregnancy?Oxygen, nutrients, and all materials needed to keep the fetus healthy travel from the umbilical cord to the placenta.The lungs do not start fully working until birth, when the baby breathes for the first time.High amounts of alcohol are most harmful during the first trimester.Binge drinking and continuous heavy drinking put a fetus most at risk of developing malformations or being born with medical conditions related to alcohol.Moderate drinking increases the risk of miscarriage.Up to 18 percent of pregnant women have been found to drink during pregnancy. And it kind of makes sense why we would have a lack of consistent and comparable medical research data on the effects of alcohol while pregnant. But when my I’m abstaining from everything under the sun (sushi, lunchmeat, medicine, you name it), and when my body doesn’t feel like my own anymore, and when life is getting all topsy turvy with pregnancy and taking care of a rambunctious toddler… that half a glass of wine in the evening sure brings a little sense of normalcy, which makes me a better me and a better mommy.
Comment away Jennifer, you’re what’s called a “sanctimommy”… why are you even reading this article if you’re so sure of your confidence in your sanctimonious choices?Rhonda…So drinking during pregnancy makes you a fun person?That is not what Rhonda said. MedlinePlus. Among pregnant women between the ages of 15 and 44, 8.5 percent drink any amount of alcohol, and 2.7 percent report binge drinking. Or one really big beer? The earliest symptoms of pregnancy may resemble premenstrual cramps, so many women don’t know they are pregnant until a few weeks or even months into the pregnancy. In the UK, for example, the To that point, limited research is precisely why there isn’t consensus on the topic and moms everywhere debate the issue. Austin Moms© - 2020 And how do you know it wasn’t harmful?
Inevitably, some women may still drink during pregnancy. Harvard Medical School. I realize most women will follow the official guidelines and keep away from alcohol completely.
The bottom line is that, until concrete data comes out and the medical community – not just policy makers – rallies towards consensus, I view the occasional drink as a personal choice that needs to be researched, considered and made by each mama and her doctor. I absolutely enjoy wine amongst other alcoholic beverages, but the 3 times I was pregnant I sustained.Why leave a comment section if you refuse to post them?Jennifer~ We actually have about 15 pending comments on any given day and don’t always get to approval mode as fast as we should. I always talked about how I would be the pregnant lady taking sips of my husbands drink here and there. No matter the circumstance, a doctor can help you keep your unborn baby safe and provide referrals as needed. A baby’s brain is very susceptible to alcohol at all points in the pregnancy. There is a lot of grey area in how you define “in moderation” but there is very little room for interpretation in “zero,” making that rule much easier for the general populous to follow.Quick science refresher: when you drink, alcohol goes through your system and into your bloodstream where it CAN get passed along to your unborn baby. from It was a strong drink, but I only took about less than a mouth full. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says that women should not even have a sip of alcohol during pregnancy.
But what is less often discussed is the fact that there is also a shortage of consistent, accessible, digestible and credible research-backed statistics on the topic, and on just what separates “safe” drinking from “unsafe” drinking.I’m a researcher by trade; I’ve spent the better part of my career executing research projects for brands, observing consumer behavior and then crunching the numbers to identify trends. Women between the ages of 35 and 44 drink the most during pregnancy.Unmarried and college-educated women drink at higher rates during pregnancy. Her book (where you can find links to extensive the research/reports) notes that while heavy drinking is frowned upon globally, many countries in Europe actually recommend a few drinks per week… yet there is no evidence of more fetal alcohol syndrome; in fact, the rates are higher in the US where the rule is abstinence.
Women who quit drinking as soon as they know they are pregnant are not likely to cause problems for the fetus. The CDC’s report found the following:Women who are trying to get pregnant are discouraged from drinking.