Drinking during pregnancy?? - Page 2

[Triceratops]

Ome people say yes, a drink here and there is ok, others will freak out at the thought of one drink at all- this doesn't go for just moms, but drs and obs as well.

If those that go to school for medicine aren't even sure which to go by, how can we?

Personally, after the first tri - one here and there, is fine. Sometimes I drink a beer when I am having a hard time falling asleep, or am feeling super stressed- and that's fine for me to relax. But during pregnancy, I wait until the second tri to try anything. My last ob told me a glass of wine now and then was fine... But like I said- even they can't even make up their minds.

[BirthNut]

I'm pretty much out of the first tri, according to the u/s I'll be 13 weeks 2 days tomorrow & I haven't drank yet, but I bought a bottle just in case these contractions get to be more frequent & painful. Non pregnant I don't drink hardly at all, maybe a margarita with friends a couple times a year, but that is all.

[Triceratops]

man- a margarita sounds awesome lol oooooohhhh weeeelllll.

[bcafe]

I was just going to hit Trader Joes and pick up their new organic wine-Green Fin--when I found out I was pregnant. I was a bit bummed, but there will be time for that later. (My last DS is named Fin)

[Magali]

I really don't enjoy even having a glass of anything now that I am a mom, so no I won't be drinking this pg. But I do enjoy the heck outta coffee and that is my indulgence.

[holothuroidea]

I always take a toast at holidays, weddings, repasts, etc, regardless of where I am in the pregnancy. That said, I don't think half of a champagne glass' worth of Asti will negatively affect me.

My husband is a beer snob, and is always bringing new beers home to try. I will drink about half a juice-glass worth, and savor it because they are usually delicious.

If your liver is healthy, small amounts like that are metabolized so fast that they barely make it into your bloodstream if at all. I don't see a problem with it.

I see pregnant women taking the grape juice at communion and I think that is just ridiculous. I guess it's OK for them but I can't imagine living in so much fear that I'd take "safety" to those extremes. It would just drive me crazy.

[outlier]

I have a sip every once in a while. I know it's probably okay to have a glass or two once in a while after the first trimester, but I just don't think I would enjoy it knowing that I'm sharing it with a fetus. The thing I can't get past is there are known negative effects to the fetus caused by alcohol, and while I logically understand that small amounts don't seem to have any effect, I think it's on a continuum with few drinks at the one end and heavy, FAS-causing drinking at the other. I'm fine with the occasional sip because I doubt that makes it past my liver.

I feel better about having caffeine because other than heavy use being associated with higher m/c rates, I've never heard of a "fetal caffeine syndrome."

[Paeta16]

I drank and got drunk twice b/f finding out I was PG this time. Last pregnancy, I had a small glass of wine at Christmas dinner and the occasional sip here and there but generally I don't drink while PG.

[chrystigalbreath]

i personally dont agree with having anything to the effect of alcohol or wine when im pregnant. although when im not pregnant i do drink but its usually once a month or once every 2 or 3 months.

[lunamegn]

I'm not very comfortable with drinking during the first trimester, so I chose not to drink at all. So much is going on during that time! When it gets to be the third trimester I would feel a little better about it and even then I don't have much of an appetite for alcohol.

For the original poster, I would be concerned that you are having BH so soon. Have you spoken to a doctor or midwife about the fact that you are having them?

[BirthNut]

Luna- I plan to talk to my MW at my appt this Friday, I too was concerned having them so early, but I posted about it before and there are also a few others on here having them too.

[lunamegn]

I see. I figured you are listening to your body and know best. I feel like looking back on my second pregnancy they might have started earlier than the first too. I just can't remember.

[KristaDJ]

Bh's are totally okay. I have them from about 7 wks on, they tend to get earlier with each pg.

[lunamegn]

That's good to know. I felt like I was pretty knowledgable when it came to birth - learn something new every day!

[hyz]

In the first trimester, I'm on the "1 or 2 teeny tiny sips of DH's drink" plan, just to get the taste in my mouth if he's having something good (I love good beer). This means generally no more than 2 sips a week--and I can't see that having any effect. In the second trimester, I might go to 3 or 4 little sips, but I'm still very cautious. I think by the third trimester last time, I had as much as half a glass, right at the very end, but I still wouldn't overdo it. By that time I don't think there's really concern of FAS, right? I think the concern would be more about the direct effects of alcohol on the baby, like decreased heart rate, etc.

[SunChild]

sometimes i would love a beer (im in my 10th week). maybe when im in the third trimester i might treat myself to one now and then, like a medicinal thing, if feeling tired and a bit stressed, or a bit icky, but I probably wouldn't have more than 1.

[MrsMike]

I'm not a drinker at all. I have about one whole glass of wine a year...that's total. I have a sip at Christmas, a sip at Easter, maybe half a glass on a date night with Dh, who doesn't drink either. I don't touch it at all when pregnant.

[Choaners]

well, i'll come out and say it... i'm at nine weeks with the first PG and i've decided a glass of wine on rare occasion is ok. i've had probably one glass with a full meal on four separate occasions. and they were pretty darn good.

i'm an MD, i've read the literature, and from what i've read there is no evidence to support bad outcomes for low to moderate drinking. but honestly, that's not the point. there are a lot of things in life and pregnancy that there are no answers to. if you are worried, and a drink makes you nervous, don't drink. if you believe the limited science and the anecdotal evidence of our mothers and grandmothers and are not worried, then have a glass once in a while. my philosophy is life is for living. we have to balance self satisfaction with our beliefs and world view in order to be happy and live with our choices. if i was to miscarry, i would not blame the 8 oz of chateauneuf du pape i had three weeks ago. chances are greater there was a genetic abnormality.

[honeybee]

I think there is a lot of fear mongering towards pregnant women. With my first, i obeyed all the "rules." Now I have my own rules... a Tylenol? No way. But a glass of wine or a beer (well, if I liked them at all, which I don't, much), sure thing.

[mistymama]

I think it's more about personal comfort levels than "rules", kwim? I reserach everything, it's just my nature. I know logically that an occasional glass of wine in the 1st trimester is not going to cause a miscarrige ... but I also know that when I had a miscarriage in December, even though I knew better I started to blame myself for some drinks I had before I found out, and for the glass of wine I had after I already knew.

So I really think it's a very personal decision and has little to do with rules, at least for me.