To ask if you drank alcohol during pregnancy

[Butterflyflower1234]

I'm curious as to people thoughts on alcohol during pregnancy?

I was always of the opinion that I wouldn't touch a single drop of alcohol during pregnancy but now I'm wondering would it be significantly harmful to have say one small glass of wine with dinner every so often (less than once a fortnight).

I had a few glasses of prosecco on special occasions. Maybe 8 over the pregnancy. I don't think there's evidence to suggest one drink every once in a while has a negative impact on baby.

Everyone seems to be asking this! I think this is the fourth thread I've seen in the last week.

Yes, I did, one small glass a week. But in the interests of full disclosure my relationship with alcohol isn’t great. I think it’s very very unlikely to harm a foetus at that level and also think you can do what the heck you like, but I wish now that I had been able to abstain.

I am currently pregnant and have not/would not drink alcohol. It isn't something I need and I don't like the thought of my unborn baby being exposed to it. For the same reason I gave up smoking.

I was quite a big drinker too but I can't say I miss it that much and I am over halfway through the pregnancy now so there is light at the end of the tunnel!

Could you not have read one of the other 15 threads about this this week? 🙄

Not a drop actually but I struggled to conceive so I was probably extra careful with everything

Glass of red wine once a week, as recommended by the GP in those days (as a positive thing, not a maximum).
I knew a child with FAS and wouldn't have considered risking more.

Nope, not even a sip. But then, I barely drink when I am not pregnant anyway.

I don't think what you want to do will make much difference. I had a high risk pregnancy so I didn't touch a drop of alcohol once, not even on NYE 1999!
I had some champagne after coming home from hospital with DD though.

I’ve had a couple of glasses of champagne to mark the new year, I have Guinness during the rugby, and I’ve had the odd swig of my husband’s beer. It really isn’t going to do you or the baby any harm if you’re sensible.

Pregnancy is a time of mass guilt over food and drink and I don’t think it needs to be. Tell a French expectant mother that she can’t have wine and soft cheese and see what happens... it’s an ever changing, confusing quagmire of restrictions that are not the same the world over.

The evidence that one glass of something very occasionally causes harm isn’t there.

If you want a drink, have one. If you will feel guilty having one, there’s no point.

Becks blue (alcohol free) is really nice.

A glass of champagne at a friends wedding at about 14 weeks. Can't recall drinking much more than that other than the odd sip of DHs drink if I thought it looked nice 🤷🏻‍♀️. Not a conscious decision though, just didn't fancy it. There will be a load of posters screaching 'FAS!!!!' and asking 'can you not go without for 9 months?!?!?!' but I honestly don't think there's much wrong with a glass of something here and there after the 1st trimester.

Glass of red wine every other Friday. Thoroughly enjoyed every one of them 👍🏼

I had a few sips of champagne at a wedding and a few .05% ciders but other than that, I didn't drink when I knew I was pregnant or when I was breastfeeding. It took us a while to have dd so I saw it as a small price to pay for a healthy baby. It didn't seem right to me to put alcohol in her system, the same as smoking. But there are alcoholics in our family so my opinion of alcohol may not be the norm.

There are so many low or no alcohol options these days. If you like having a glass or bottle of something in your hand.

I had a glass of champers on my birthday... It was my 21st and being 7 months pregnant wasn't how I expected to celebrate.

I don't drink much even now (10/11 years on) so it wasn't ever a sacrifice

I think I had five small glasses of wine or prosecco across the nine months, all at the later stages.

I'm not a big drinker but I really did miss it - rarely get drunk or even tipsy, but do enjoy a couple of glasses of wine with a meal etc.

No I didn't, I miscarried the previous pregnancy and didn't want to take any chances.

With DD1 I had a glass of champagne at my brother's birthday and one on NYE.

With DD2 I had nothing.

With this pregnancy I had a glass of champagne at NYE and a glass of wine at a special meal.

When everyone else is drinking it's nice to be able to join in if it's a special occasion.

I chose not to, and didn't miss it. So it didn't seem necessary.

I had the odd small glass of wine with food during both my pregnancies. Only up until about 25 weeks though as the heartburn after that meant I didn't fancy it.

yeah I did. Went out with DH every Saturday and had one glass of red.

Nothing for first 12 weeks. The odd small glass of wine or half a shandy when I felt like it, every other week for example. Oddly as the pregnancy progressed I went off alcohol, especially wine. Gave me awful acid reflux.
I found some low alcohol lagers in Lidl (2.6%) which are really nice if you like a beer. I don't like the 0.5% ones really, they have a funny taste!

I think as long as you're sensible and don't go over the 1-2 unit a week guideline you'll be fine.

I chose my battles: No meds unless absolutely necessary and no drinking alcohol, but I ate whatever I wanted. That did include food with some alcohol in it every once in a while but not much. I mean, even apples can affect your blood alcohol, I wasn't going to sweat some sauce with wine or a small(!) tiramisu.

I was in the lucky position of having conceived easily and having had a relatively straightforward pregnancy. I probably would have felt differently if I had any losses and/or fertility issues.

Not a drop, like PPs, had had previous miscarriages and did everything by the book so I knew it couldn't have been something I had done if it happened again.

I’m 15 weeks and haven’t touched a drop so far this pregnancy but we’re going out for dinner tonight and I’m toying with a glass of champagne with my meal. Realistically I can’t see myself having more than another 3 tops this pregnancy (my birthday in April, one wedding in June and our anniversary which is a few days before term). I always thought I’d be very relaxed about pregnancy restrictions (most of my female friends who’ve had babies have had a glass of wine a week/medium rare steak/sushi and been fine) but pregnancy has brought out a very cautious side to me which I’ve chosen to listen to so far!