Would you drink wine while pregnant? - Page 3

[SCC703]

I guess every doctor is different but mine said a beer or a glass of wine every other day is NOT a bad thing. I dont drink except the occasional sip here and there of my husbands drink. I used to love red wine and my doctor encourages a glass once in a while. When I got pregnant the taste changed for me and now I cant stand it... we all know how that is. But Ive seen 3 different doctors and they have all said the same things. Have a glass of wine once in a while, relax, put your feet up and enjoy it.

[mum2tori]

Add me to the list of the occasionally glass of red wine crowd. In fact last night I enjoyed a glass of a fabulous chianti... 2002 Nipozzano Riserva Chianti Rufina. Paired (after dinner) with a delicious No Pudge Fudge Brownie (highly recommend picking up a box from your local grocer.) sooooooo tasty.

I think its a personal comfort issue. I am personally comfortable with having an occasional glass of wine while pregnant. My OB has mentioned it as being acceptable too. Its all about moderation and common sense. I prefer to have a small glass of red wine to ease the aches, pains & stress of pregnancy then to get increasingly tense and miserable and have to resort to some kind of painkiller to ease the pain.

Originally Posted by bass chick

Jeepers creepers....I had no idea that so many people thought even a drop of alcohol during pregnancy was safe. Shows what I know!! I was even afraid to put a tsp. of vanilla in some whipping cream I had made a couple months back because listed in the ingredients was "alcohol". Am I anal or what? Maybe I should relax a bit and enjoy my vanilla flavored whipping cream.

No, you shouldn't feel like using your vanilla is a bad thing. The alchol level is so minute that you'd have to drink the whole bottle to even get something from it... which would be to probably make you sick to your stomach and not drunk.

[lotus.blossom]

My husband was really uncomfortable with my taking a sip of his wine or beer at first. I think his line of thinking is that any alchohol at all will give our baby FAS.

I just like to take a tiny sip to get the flavor. Chances are if I actually drank it I'd have heartburn! There was one time where he poured me probably 1/8 of a cup of beer for me to sip on and as soon as I took the first sip the baby got hiccups. I though that was pretty coincidental!

I remember reading in a magazine that there was a scandal about Gwyneth Paltrow being seen in a pub drinking a Guinness while pregnant. It must really stink to be in the public eye like that. You don't have much of a chance to properly defend yourself or educate people about your choices.

[alison_in_oh]

Originally Posted by bass chick

Jeepers creepers....I had no idea that so many people thought even a drop of alcohol during pregnancy was safe. Shows what I know!! I was even afraid to put a tsp. of vanilla in some whipping cream I had made a couple months back because listed in the ingredients was "alcohol". Am I anal or what? Maybe I should relax a bit and enjoy my vanilla flavored whipping cream.

If it helps calm your fears, consider that the bacteria in your GI tract are producing alcohol on a daily basis! I've heard figures like approximately one beer's worth of ethanol per day. It's not insta-poison, not by a long shot.

I'm a better safe than sorry type too, but with the above information, I haven't hesitated to have an occasional small sip of DH's beer or wine. If I were you I'd enjoy your tiny drop of vanilla extract. However, again -- it's all up to YOUR comfort level.

For what it's worth, my husband is a doctor, he's a worry-wart who is just starting to come around to letting me have POTATOES of all things, but he's the one who first offered me a sip of his Chocolate Stout early in the first tri -- to "see what I was missing out on".

[CrunchyKat]

My MW actually told me I should drink some wine for my lower back pain in the last few weeks of my pregnancy. I hate the taste of any sort of alcohol (except Corona for some reason?) so I didn't follow her advise. She later asked me if the wine helped and I told her I didn't try it. And again, she advised me to drink a glass. I still didn't. Not because I thought it would harm my baby, but because I simply don't like the headache I get from wine. I do have to say I had about a half a corona ONCE, during a very very hot summer day on the river when I was pregnant. I don't think it harmed my baby whatsoever, and I don't see the harm in very small amounts towards the end of pregnancy. I'm not sure if 1-2 glasses a week is a lot or not, because like I said I don't drink. But I know many many different people told me to go ahead and drink a little wine while I was pregnant.

[KittyKat]

Yes, I have been known to have a glass of wine or a beer while pregnant.

I have also made my own cough medicine while pregnant with 1/2 oz Mr. Boston, 1/2 oz. lemon juice, and honey. Drink it warm/hot and it helps soothe a dry scratchy cough that is keeping you from getting any sleep.

I understand it's not everyone's comfort zone, but it's not a horrible thing to have a small amount of wine while pregnant. I'm more worried about these people drinking a bunch of diet soda every day, and I'd prefer taking some wine to taking heavier meds for back pain any day.

As for the chiro: is there any kind of service you could provide to a chiro? My DH cleans carpets, and we found a chiro who is willing to adjust us in exchange for having her offices cleaned (and it's THE MOST environmentally friendly carpet cleaning system out there, so obviously she appreciates that aspect too!) It can't hurt to ask around. The doctor we are seeing says she barters with her clients "all the time" and I've heard of other chiropractors making similar arrangements.

Hope you feel better soon!

Kathryn

[Cian'sMama]

Just chiming in to say that I think it is terrible that doctors tell women that no level of alcohol is safe because if they "gave them an inch they'd take a mile". Why not just tell us it is ok to have an occasional drink and trust us to be responsible about it? This lack of full disclosure just creates distrust between women and the medical community. I totally agree, have a glass of wine on occasion with food. This is certainly medically proven to be ok whether there is research on it or not; just ask your mom's generation, or look to what women in other countries do! Obviously, moderation and caution should be taken. The medical community should respect women enough to make educated decisions and give them proper accurate info, not lie to them. This stuff gets me all fired up! And the pushing pharmaceuticals while telling us to ban all alcohol...I won't even get started on that one.
Enjoy your wine:beware the pills!!!

[StacyL]

Yes, I would and I do have a glass of wine or a beer occasionally. It fluctuates - sometimes twice a weee, sometimes none for a month. It's just if I'm in the mood, I guess. But all things in moderation, and especially in your third tri I don't think it hurts.

[cielle]

Yup. One glass at a couple of special occasions over the course of my pg wasn't going to hurt anything. More often probably would be fine too I'm just not that into wine.

[CrunchyMamaToBe]

Yes. I've had a few glasses of wine and half a pint of beer since getting pregnant. Less than once a week, though. Funnily enough, the half pint of beer coincided with the last of my morning sickness.

[mama2tbcs]

I have a friend who's friends with an old time OBGYN, he always told her a little vodka was ok for labor. I would sip here or there with all 4 of my babes. But most important is being comfortable with what you are doing. Good luck!!!

[RedPony]

A little wine goes a loooooooong way in my world. I've enjoyed beer and wine throughout, in public, and not. I've even had a little champagne a time or two. So relaxing and super extra tasty for being rare.

[grace's voice]

I wouldn't drink wine, even if I wasn't pregnant or breastfeeding.

[Sharlla]

Originally Posted by LizaBear

Nope, I wouldn't. It's outside of my comfort level.

Me too.

[the_lissa]

I've had a half a glass two or three times.

[kellid]

I have had drinks of my husbands beer and wine with this pregnancy and with my last. Even some of my own here and there (I usually can't finish what I poor though). It is in my comfort level. I don't feel comfortable telling you to USE wine for pain or relaxation though. IMO, I don't think the amount you would need to stop pain or even tolerate it, is suggested by anyone.

[Tine]

I did w/ DD, who's now 5 weeks old. 1 glass once or twice a month.

The evidence shows quite clearly that "Prohibition of all alcohol intake during pregnancy" is a form of care "not likely to be beneficial". (http://www.childbirthconnection.org/...e.asp?ck=10097)

Of course, that assumes mama's got common sense -- and you've obviously got that.

[Caroline248]

I had half a glass the other day...and I slept for the first time in weeks. Well worth it to me, I could actually function!! I wouldn't do it before 28 weeks or so, though.

When our mom's were pregnant, it was commen to drink during pregnancy. My mother had a drink every night. Now it is different....I guess it goes with the times. I would think wine is better than the diet soda I have been craving lately and denying myself!!

~C~

[MidwifeErika]

I think here in the US we tend (as a societal whole) to have problems with moderation. I think this is why doctors say the not a drop. I mean, we consider a soda to be a 64oz Big Gulp, a bag of chips to be 5oz, a bucket of french fries to be a side order.... you get my point. So, I think some say no alchohol at all because they are afraid that their advice will be taken too far... that soon a woman will be pouring herself a glass of wine with each meal, that glass will get bigger and bigger, and soon she is consuming a bottle of wine a day.

I am personally comfortable with drinking a touch while pregnant. 2nd and 3rd trimesters, especially. FOr me, drinking would be having 1 beer (not a 40oz either) with dinner.... and I am such a sipper as opposed to a gulper that it may take me 90 minutes to drink 1 beer, with food, and usually the last 3oz of it (out of 12) is all warm so I dump it out. I do this maybe 1 time every 2 weeks. It isn't often and it isn't much. I also will take tinctures when sick that are made from alcohol, but the amount is small.

If it was between having a pain killer and a small glass of wine, I would think the wine would be better for the baby than a pain killer, but I am not a doctor or scientist and I can't state that for fact, just what my gut tells me. So, if it is within your comfort levels, I won't judge. If not, then you aren't missing out on anything either.

[hopeful1]

Originally Posted by myhoneyswife

I would tend to think that if the risks and benefits of everything were presented to the mother in a respectful way, and she had the power to decide, then pregnancy would be much more balanced and you wouldn't have to worry about them taking a mile.

I think what it boils down to is use common sense. If a woman doesn't have enough brain matter to realize massive consumption more than likely will harm an unborn baby, then she has no business having children at all. JMO.: