Pregnant? A Little Wine Won't Hurt

As long as you are informed of what will or will not happen in any case ( preg. travleing .. what not) it will be your choice.

Once your baby is born are you going to put wine in it's bottle because it's only a little? I don't think it really matters if a little is okay, I think mothers-to-be need to put their child first. is it really that difficult to go nine months without alcohol? Come on girls!

I did enjoy 1 small glass of champagne at a wedding with my first and with my second I relaxed a bit more and had maybe 2 glasses of wine throughout the whole pregnancy. I did not feel the least bit guilty and researched the effects and spoke with my OB before doing so. I say do what you are comfortable with. It may mean abstaining or it may mean having that tiny glass of wine, just be informed.

The reason that the health officials have to say to abstain is because they know that many people can not moderate themselves - they are saving us from ourselves. They haven't been able to prove exactly what amount of alcohol is safe of course who would be the test subject for that! Therefore they have to take a hard line and say absolutely no alcohol. Each body metabolizes alcohol differently and unfortunately some people would binge drink and tell everyone that the Dr. said it was fine. I do believe that a small amount of alcohol is fine for most people but knowing where to draw the line is hard for some. Some people find half a bottle of wine to be a small amount but what they are talking about here is an 1/8 of a bottle as there are generally 4 glasses of wine in the bottle and they are recommending a half glass.

everyday in the news one day its safe the next its not,, jeez, we would all live boring lives Stuckin the house, with nothing around us, doing nothing & eating nothing, if we listen to the news, i quit watching it , just only depresses me... i drank before i knew i was pregnant for 3months like once a week, quit after i found out & realized i was pregnant my child is healthy & normal

I'd rather be safe than sorry, I didn't drink at all while pregnant and I wouldn't if I were pregnant again

I have never been pregnant but my friend who is a doctor had 2 healthy babies while drinking a glass of RED wine occasionally.

I think moderation is key. In general, why risk it?? But having half a glas 2-3 times throughout the duration of your pregnancy will hardly hurt. I know a lot of women who drank while they were pregnant (mainly because they didn't know they were pregnant yet) and none of them have had issues... that doesn't mean weekly benders are ok either.

If the amount of wine consumed is able to be metabolized by the mother (which is different depending on body mass etc.) I don't see how a small, infrequent intake could harm a developing fetus. A pregnant friend of mine was recommended 1/2 glass of wine a few times a week by her OBGYN to help control her blood pressure because she was feeling faint. It worked, and her child is very intelligent and athletic.

I LOVE wine, so when I'm preggo, I miss it. With all three pregnancies I had a glass of wine 2 or 3 times during the 40 weeks. I usually didn't finish it, I just don't have the ability to drink much when pregnant, but it was nice, like a small luxury. It made me feel better to enjoy a small amount. Sometimes pregnancy feels like a trap where you can't do this and that, and that, so having a little wine is a release, and relaxing too.

i diddo some of you all comments i say no wine o smoking no anything that you wudnt want your mom to do if she was pregnan

I'd much rather be safe than sorry and stay completely away from all alcohol. These studies are always contradicting each other. Who knows what to believe any more...

I think that drinking most likely impacts the development of a child during certain stages of their prenatal development. But until this study is confirmed SEVERAL times, I wouldn't risk it.

My girlfriends and I always laugh at the movies that show people pouring a 1/4 of a glass of wine. We fill it to the 3/4 line when we share a bottle of wine. So, if the doctor recommends a 1/2 glass of wine, is that just a splash in the glass? And let's be honest, a lot of people can't stop at 1 glass. I think it's better to just avoid temptation. Drink grape juice, it has very similar "healthy aspects" of red wine.

My aunt is a neonatal nurse in Italy and when I visited her at 17 weeks ( in 1998) she had suggested half a glass (of red) a day to promote better blood circulation and healthy placenta flow. I didn't do it everyday, but as I know red wine thins the blood, I did enjoy it twice a week. I now have three very healthy children. I don't know if it made any difference, but it didn't hurt and on some day it did help me relax. Everyone has to make their own decisions about such things. An open mind is a good thing.