Alcohol During Pregnancy: Is It OK or Dangerous?

Who am I going to trust-alcoholics, or those dumb scientists?

I know it is ok to have a glass of wine but never had any alcohol when I was pregnant.

The bottom line is: they don't know. All those doctors who say drinking is bad, drinking is not bad, drinking is great, a little drinking is okay...

Now we know a glass of red wine lowers cholesterol and cuts fat in a diet in adults. But drinking bathtub-gin through a beer bong while preggers causes Downs Syndrome. How much is too much? Too dangerous to take a chance, because they just don't know where the line is.

Not only is it dangerous, it can also cause the kid to become more prone to being an alcoholic.

If alcohol can destroy an adult liver, what do you think it will do to a baby's?

Sorry, but I for one don't believe that humans need mind altering chemicals like alcohol in their system to be happy. Anything that can wreck a baby's development probably isn't healthy for humans in general.

At my (unanticipated) Conception, my parents were drunk (she a bit more than he) therefore I was too.

Might explain a thing or two… … … … Asperger's for one.

Not a risk that I would want to take

give up the booze for a little while !! The world will save some for you later !!

You don't do anything but sit down and be pregnant!

Is it
REALLY worth the risk?

I don't know why people struggle with the alcohol thing. For goodness sakes, it's only 10 months. I steered clear of it and both my sons are brilliant, so risk it if you want to, but I didn't and wouldn't. Why risk an unborn child? Come to think of it, I cannot imagine this idea of being irresponsible to an unborn. What kind of parent would such a selfish woman end of being? Being a parent is supposed to be a selfless act.

Yes it is ok...just in extreme moderation. Some studies have shown that small amounts of alcohol can be beneficial to both mother and child.

I'm not a dr. But umm... Throughout my life, I've heard about risks.

hmm

There is no "ok" amount of alcohol during pregnancy. Every case is different. I have worked with fetal alcohol affected/syndrome children and their lives are not easy.

Drinking while pregnant is very dangerous. Any woman who drinks while pregnant is not what I would call a good mother. Stupid to think nothing would happen to your baby by alcohol in your and the babies system!

It's not worth the risk

Why would you want to risk it? Sounds stupid.

Common Sense,TAKE A VISIT TO NICU'S,FAS,-alcohol is dangerous to consume for both baby and Mother's health while pregnant and if the Mother is the only one watching the child-drunkenness blinds common sense,sensory modes are low/reaction time is at stake.

But only after the first trimester. And of course its never good to drink too much. Two glasses of wine a day isnt bad.

Well.....what she eats or drinks the child drinks if she smokes the child essentially inhales the smoke

In moderation and definately no smoking !!!

Plain messed up DON"T DO IT>>>>>love your child....

ScienceDaily;"..Researchers at Northwestern University Medical School have found that a chemical in red wine believed to help reduce risk for heart disease is a form of estrogen. The substance, resveratrol, is highly concentrated in the skin of grapes and is abundant in red wine. MODERATE consumption of red wine has been widely reported to reduce risk for cardiovascular disease(and therefore promotes longevity It has been shown previously to have a number of potentially beneficial properties, including antioxidant, anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects..".
Red Wine and Cancer Prevention: Fact Sheet
Red wine is a rich source of biologically active phytochemicals, chemicals found in plants. Particular compounds called polyphenols found in red wine—such as catechins and resveratrol—are thought to have antioxidant or anticancer properties.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancert...

Seen first hand examples. Not good

If it's not good for the mother's brain and body, it is definitely not good for a developing fetus. You don't need brains to realize this.

Its just never a conversation that you want to have to have with your kid, why their life had to be messed up forever because you drank during their pregnancy.

Sorry, the experts are wrong on this one. A small glass of wine every once in awhile never hurt baby or Mommy. NOW that are the facts.

Dammit, honey badger!

After all these years and all the research going back over 75 years, and this question is still being asked?
HELL yes. Alcohol, drugs, including tobacco, have been proven to have been the direct cause in pregnancies. Most often to complications in pregnancies an/or birth defects

Screw the survey....who is seriously stupid enough to take the risk? Kick the habit for a few months. Your future child will thank you for being healthy.

For any mother to drink while she's pregnant is abuse thoards the poor baby,and insane!!

Honeys, i thought i addressed this already... Just don't do it.

& Dumb.

Why do anything that might harm a developing child? The damage can't be undone.

This had to be the dumbest question ever. 'Dangerous' suggests a chance of injury but every sip of alcohol injuries a developing embryo. It's not dangerous, it's cruel. If you're not going to take care of it, get rid of it. Otherwise don't ask government to give you my tax dollars so you can keep your retarded child strapped to a wheelchair so it doesn't randomly maul someones face off.

The message you get these days is that if you're pregnant ... eat your veggies and don't do anything else.

It's nuts.

Diddley--are you a female?

If you drink too much. Binge drinking, for sure, is dangerous and I would say that moderate but daily drinking is not a good idea, either. I would say that an occasional, single glass of wine or beer won't do any harm, though.