Page 2 | To have a glass of wine while pregnant?

onethousand · 2024-07-20T18:00:34+00:00

Third trimester, I know it's not recommended but ... really fancy a glass of wine. Would you?

MultiplaLight · 23/07/2024 19:17

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 19:15

@SharonEllis abortion is legal in the uk until 24 weeks. So technically you can legally kill children until this time. There is also no evidence one glass of wine does not lead to FAS

There's no evidence one glass leads to FAS either.

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 19:15

@SharonEllis abortion is legal in the uk until 24 weeks. So technically you can legally kill children until this time. There is also no evidence one glass of wine does not lead to FAS

SharonEllis · 23/07/2024 19:08

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 19:05

@Comedycook no as there are completely different outcomes

So killing a child by eating unpasteurised cheese is ok, but the vanishingly remote possibility (no evidence) that one glass of wine might lead to FAS requires social service involvement?

Are you a performance artist doing some sort of project?

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 19:08

Strokethefurrywall · 23/07/2024 18:43

And do women get reported to social services for anything they do which is against official advice? Will you be reported if you confess to your midwife that you ate unpasteurised cheese?

Exactly. And what about those women who go against official advice after the baby is born, like early weaning at 4 months? Or putting the baby in a different room to sleep before 6 months? Or co-sleeping?

Having a glass of wine in pregnancy is not neglect FFS.

@Strokethefurrywall Co sleeping is different from giving alcohol to a baby

Comedycook · 23/07/2024 19:07

And do you consider there to be a difference between a woman drinking a single glass of wine in the whole nine months and a woman who is an alcoholic and drinking a bottle of spirits a day? Or do you consider it to be the same thing?

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 19:05

@Comedycook no as there are completely different outcomes

Comedycook · 23/07/2024 19:03

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 19:02

@Comedycook eating unpasteurised cheese can lead to contracting listeria which can lead to miscarriage or still birth. The child could not live. Drinking alcohol can lead to FAS, a chronic lifelong disability

So do social services get involved if a woman eats unpasteurised cheese?

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 19:02

@Comedycook eating unpasteurised cheese can lead to contracting listeria which can lead to miscarriage or still birth. The child could not live. Drinking alcohol can lead to FAS, a chronic lifelong disability

SharonEllis · 23/07/2024 19:00

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 18:09

@SharonEllis I think it's important for them to know. It's considered prenatal neglect

So when you report these women to social services, what do they say?

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 18:59

@Comedycook do they differentiate between how much alcohol a parent was to give to a newborn? Would social services allow you to feed your newborn a glass of wine but not a bottle?

Strokethefurrywall · 23/07/2024 18:43

And do women get reported to social services for anything they do which is against official advice? Will you be reported if you confess to your midwife that you ate unpasteurised cheese?

Exactly. And what about those women who go against official advice after the baby is born, like early weaning at 4 months? Or putting the baby in a different room to sleep before 6 months? Or co-sleeping?

Having a glass of wine in pregnancy is not neglect FFS.

BlimminCat · 23/07/2024 18:26

The thing that stopped me was I thought if my child had any issues I would forever think it was due to the drink I’d had (even if it wasn’t). But that’s because I’m prone to that thought process.

Comedycook · 23/07/2024 18:23

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 18:07

@Comedycook anyone who goes against the advice of not drinking

And do women get reported to social services for anything they do which is against official advice? Will you be reported if you confess to your midwife that you ate unpasteurised cheese?

Comedycook · 23/07/2024 18:20

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 18:07

@Comedycook anyone who goes against the advice of not drinking

So healthcare professionals and social services treat all pregnant women the same with regards to drinking....they won't differentiate between one unit in the whole nine months and a litre of vodka a day, every day? Is that what you're saying?

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 18:09

@SharonEllis I think it's important for them to know. It's considered prenatal neglect

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 18:07

@Comedycook anyone who goes against the advice of not drinking

Comedycook · 23/07/2024 11:03

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 08:25

@Saltedbutter yes. If you tell a medical professional you are drinking in pregnancy a referral is made to social services

What does drinking in pregnancy even mean?

One single glass of wine
Or
Chugging a litre of vodka every day?

Quite a difference

SharonEllis · 23/07/2024 10:48

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 08:25

@Saltedbutter yes. If you tell a medical professional you are drinking in pregnancy a referral is made to social services

I would suggest not wasting social services' time. As if they aren't under enough pressure.

Commonsense22 · 23/07/2024 10:14

Apparently the guidance on Stilton changed recently. And the midwife who told me mussels were not OK was wrong.
Oh well, I worried for nothing.

Saltedbutter · 23/07/2024 08:42

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 08:25

@Saltedbutter yes. If you tell a medical professional you are drinking in pregnancy a referral is made to social services

Again, do you believe social services will be interested or take action? I’m well versed in the process of prenatal (and postnatal), thanks 😊

OceanStorm · 23/07/2024 08:25

@Saltedbutter yes. If you tell a medical professional you are drinking in pregnancy a referral is made to social services

Blisterly · 23/07/2024 08:15

Krumblina · 22/07/2024 22:37

I was quoting the NHS.
It says-

soft or blue cheese (pasteurised or unpasteurised) that has been cooked until steaming hot

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/foods-to-avoid/

Show quote history

Stilton is a hard cheese so it doesn’t apply here, see NHS guidelines. Uncooked Stilton is completely fine!!

Saltedbutter · 23/07/2024 08:15

This reply has been deleted

Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.

Are you seriously implying social services will have any interest in a woman considering having ONE glass of wine? Hahahaha - your world must be bonkers.

Mybusyday · 22/07/2024 23:48

Hereforthesandwiches · 22/07/2024 09:25

A small glass every couple of weeks is fine.

Seriously??!! Wtaf!

OceanStorm · 22/07/2024 23:32

This reply has been deleted

Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.