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Nov
He actually said to me if you have one wine every single night from 20 weeks I wouldnt bat an eyelid. On the other hand Emily Osters advice to drink up to 1 drink a day in the second and third trimesters and 1 to 2 drinks a week in the first trimester feels too risky for my blood.
Of course I wouldnt want to have that much but.
Glass of wine first trimester. With each glass of wine drunk by the future mother during the first trimester of pregnancy the child presents a risk with 25 more to be born with a misshapen lip 12 more to have a smaller head than normal and 16 more to have a less weight than normal at birth. Only ever one glass and after first trimester. My ob said that he was fine with occasional drink and that its safer after 20 weeks than before 20 weeks.
Before 20 weeks there is still genetic development occurring. After 20 its more structural. He actually said to me if you have one wine every single night from 20 weeks I wouldnt bat an eyelid.
Of course I wouldnt want to have that much but. There is a belief held by many that it is acceptable for pregnant women to drink the occasional glass of wine after the first trimester. However this is not true.
All consumption of this substance should be avoided for the entire duration of the pregnancy. This is the only way to protect the baby from alcohol-related disorders including the. Risks of Drinking Wine While Pregnant.
The reason that no alcohol is considered safe during pregnancy is because of the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome. Fetal alcohol syndrome occurs when the pregnant mother drinks excessive amounts of alcohol. They worry that if they say an occasional glass of wine or beer is fine women will read their recommendation as license to overindulge.
On the other hand Emily Osters advice to drink up to 1 drink a day in the second and third trimesters and 1 to 2 drinks a week in the first trimester feels too risky for my blood. Most studies define light drinking as 1-2 drinks per week much lower than Osters. But unwinding with a glass of wine is one option that you shouldnt choose while pregnant.
Drinking any kind of alcohol during pregnancy can be very harmful for your baby. The benefits of trading. The advice now is to completely avoid alcohol in first trimester then after that one or two units once or twice a week.
A small glass if wine. Dont think sipping at a tiny glass of champers to avoid suspicion will do any harm realistically though. Explaining that she was 24 weeks pregnant with her second child she estimated that she had consumed six glasses of wine during her first trimester.
Not by any conscious decision I attempted a small glass of wine on holiday in the first trimester but it tasted like vinegar even though I was assured by rest of table it didnt so just didnt fancy it til later on. Then I had the odd glass on special occasions mums 50th Xmas day NYE etc but never more than 1-2 units once or twice a week. This is dangerous for two reasons.
First the fetuss brain and other organs are developing rapidly and they can be negatively impacted by alcohol at any time during pregnancy. Second babies do not have the ability to metabolize alcohol at the same rate that adults do which magnifies any detrimental effects on their development. Even a small glass of wine exposes the baby to alcohol which has the potential to cause harm.
Research indicates that any alcohol use during pregnancy can increase the risk of premature delivery miscarriage stillbirth and sudden infant death syndrome SIDS. Free and low-cost alcoholism treatment is available. Results suggested that drinking even fewer than two drinks per week in the first trimester increased risk of complications like lower birth weight and pre-term birth.
Light drinking is fine up to two glasses of wine a week in the first trimester and up to a glass a day in the second and third trimesters. And much of the evidence supports having three to four. Light drinking is fine up to two glasses of wine a week in the first trimester and up to a glass a day in the second and third trimesters.
And much of the evidence supports having three to four cups of coffee daily which made Oster very very happy. What causes a runny tummy during pregnancy. But when I looked at the evidence on having an occasional drink - a couple of drinks a week maybe in the first trimester up to a drink a day in later trimesters - I found that the evidence.
Last fall AAP came out wdefinitive statement regarding no alcohol while pregnant. I argue that based on this data many women may feel comfortable with an occasional glass of wineeven up to one a dayin later trimesters.