Few sips of red wine when pregnant?

[ShutUpAlex]

Did anybody have small amounts of wine when pregnant? I know a lot of people have one small glass a week, but I have found that 3 or 4 sips of red wine in the evening makes my morning sickness just completely vanish! However, those sips added up each day (or at least until the morning sickness is gone) may add up more than what I think.

Would I be u reasonable to do this?
Did anyone else find this helped? I’ve tried sickness bands, ginger everything etc but can’t shift the nausea.

It's common for it to be missed when it's not there. Don't encourage people to diagnose their friends kids, ffs, its incredibly twatty.

@PoppysMum79 you say FASD is more common that autism and can manifest in 400 ways in the body. I imagine a majority of those could be tiny tiny changes that will have no effect on a human going through life?

I mean we could say what nothing that's not organic and "clean" eating. How do we know what impact pesticides, carbonated drinks, processed foods have on the effect of fetus' too?
There is a risk to anything we do but a sip of wine will literally not do a thing.

@PoppysMum79 there is a clear and empirically supported position from the BMA on low/ moderate alcohol consumption, talking about FASD in the context of OP wanting to drink very small amounts of wine is completely unnecessarily alarmist.

Its fine. I had a craving for beer when i was pregant, so had the very occasional low alcohol beer! I spoke to a Doctor where i work who said its fine, as long as it was very very occasionally. I agree there are risks, but the chances of birth defects after a few sips of wine are very low.

While I understand that the risk is minimal, no, I wouldn't do anything intentionally that I knew could have the potential to harm my child.

Those babies are now adults and there's no harm been done (to the poster who said wait until they are teenager's to judge).

Again you don't know. Maybe they weren't very academically bright. Maybe their memories, emotional regulation isn't great?

There is nothing to say every baby will definitely by harmed by alcohol in utero but some will. Why take the chance?

I still think that being pregnant is the most unbelievably special gift. Why risk harming that child even if the risk is low?

It would be interesting if you pitched this question to the pregnant after IVF cohort on here. I think you would find that as their babies were do hard fought and special none would take a risk on them. Makes you reflect on your view of the lengths you will go to protect your child.

You feel a bit sick, that's rubbish and unpleasant but you are your babies house, guardian and nutritional supply. Put baby first.

@tiredmum2468

I've never heard anything so ridiculous "I feel sick so I think I'll drink alcohol"

Think about that baby
If you plan on breastfeeding it would be a no as-well so if 3 months off it is making you miserable you need a word with yourself about your priorities

How helpful and supportive of you.

It would be interesting if you pitched this question to the pregnant after IVF cohort on here. I think you would find that as their babies were do hard fought and special none would take a risk on them

Did you mean that to be so offensive? IVF babies are more special, are they? Fuck off.

I’m sorry but I don’t “feel a bit sick”. I feel absolutely fucking horrible.

Previous pregnancy it was ok because I didn’t have anything to do except lie around feeling awful. This time I have another child to look after, a job to do and a dissertation to write.

I do could find something else that eases it as much as this does I of course would do it in a heartbeat but as it happens, this is the only thing so far that has helped in anyway.

@swimlittlefishy

It would be interesting if you pitched this question to the pregnant after IVF cohort on here. I think you would find that as their babies were do hard fought and special none would take a risk on them

Did you mean that to be so offensive? IVF babies are more special, are they? Fuck off.

You’ve took it the wrong way 😂

The point is that despite a great deal of research in this area, there is no evidence of a risk to your unborn child of low/moderate driving in pregnancy, never mind a few sips of wine.

@Countrygirl2021

It would be interesting if you pitched this question to the pregnant after IVF cohort on here. I think you would find that as their babies were do hard fought and special none would take a risk on them. Makes you reflect on your view of the lengths you will go to protect your child.

You feel a bit sick, that's rubbish and unpleasant but you are your babies house, guardian and nutritional supply. Put baby first.

FGS.

Previous pregnancy it was ok because I didn’t have anything to do except lie around feeling awful. This time I have another child to look after, a job to do and a dissertation to write.

I feel you @ShutUpAlex, exactly the same situation.. except I’m finally through it now at 20 weeks. And maybe swap the dissertation for final year project. The only way I got through was with DP doing almost everything, I felt guilty but it really was horrific.

Solidarity.. it’ll end soon enough.

@ShutUpAlex

I’m sorry but I don’t “feel a bit sick”. I feel absolutely fucking horrible.

Previous pregnancy it was ok because I didn’t have anything to do except lie around feeling awful. This time I have another child to look after, a job to do and a dissertation to write.

I do could find something else that eases it as much as this does I of course would do it in a heartbeat but as it happens, this is the only thing so far that has helped in anyway.

OP, have your sips of wine if that what gets you through this pregnancy which is, of course, as with most people in the real world, not the only thing going on in your life. There is something very smug and priveledged about some of the posters here, who positively delight in sharing their own alleged superiority as not just mothers but prospective ones. I refused to buy into this nonsense or to treat myself or my growing babies as some sort of Faberge egg. I had the odd glass of wine and enjoyed them thoroughly. Christ, there's women in other countries working in sweat shops right up until birth, inhaling all sorts of chemicals and what not and we are wringing our hands over a few sips of wine

@FTEngineerM

My partner does literally everything I feel so awful. He spends all day at work, doesn’t get home till 10pm and does all the cleaning and cooking for the next day despite cooking all day for others as a chef!

You’ve took it the wrong way 😂

I really did not. There is no right way to take that kind of bollocks.

I wouldn't do anything intentionally that I knew could have the potential to harm my child.

Ooooh another one of these.

Did you get in a car to go shopping, socialise or just for a drive?

All not strictly necessary acts that had the potential to harm your child.

@Countrygirl2021

It would be interesting if you pitched this question to the pregnant after IVF cohort on here. I think you would find that as their babies were do hard fought and special none would take a risk on them. Makes you reflect on your view of the lengths you will go to protect your child.

You feel a bit sick, that's rubbish and unpleasant but you are your babies house, guardian and nutritional supply. Put baby first.

I'm pregnant after four miscarriages and I have a very occasional drink. I am more than my babies house. For fuck sake.

@PoppysMum79

Unfortunately, It is actually very common for it to be missed by health professionals due to a lack of training. also I know this comment is regarding the fasd sentinel facial features but just to reiterate 90% of those with FASD do not have the facial dysmorphology

Right and @3scape what special training have you had to diagnose your friends child with FAS?

@SmidgenofaPigeon

Honestly what is all this shit about an adult intelligent woman having a lack of self control to the point where a few sips descend into a bottle a night and then roaming the streets like Paul Gascoigne looking for an off-licence? I’m sure OP is perfectly capable of managing her own intake and sticking to a safe amount!

It's MN. What did you expect!

I am constantly glad that this site wasn't around when I had a kid!

You feel a bit sick, that's rubbish and unpleasant but you are your babies house, guardian and nutritional supply. Put baby first

I wish we had a puke emoji. This drivel deserves it.

There’s some fucking sanctimonious bullshit on here. Fuck off with your unfounded and frankly ridiculous bullshit, trying to make women feel awful for the choices they make. You know when some women get pregnant, we don’t just forget that we are still a an independent person with our own thoughts and feelings and ability to retain critical thought. We’re not just a vessel to carry a child, slave to the NHS guidelines, swanning about preaching that we only eat home-grown organic blueberries and would never dream of having a sniff of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine lest our child is any less than perfect. Personally I know what camp i’d rather be born to, and it’s not one where it’s okay to chuck out criticism and judgement on other women.

I can wholly assure you I understand human biology. Whatever you eat you metabolise and it passes through the placenta. What do you think the baby feeds off. It's not as linear as you much a hamburger and the baby eats the crumbs but whatever is in your body is absorbed by the baby. If you are for and healthy though exercise and nutrition then that is giving the baby a far better chance
The bit I can’t follow here is that first sentence about understanding biology - seems directly contradicted by all the rest. My extremely healthy children grew from a fragment of junk food a day, all I could get down. Baby thrived while my weight plummeted. Lots and lots of evidence of similar, of course try and eat well but if you can’t you can’t. And gps do prescribe medication for nausea, nausea is awful.

‘A bit sick’ You’re one of the head-tilty ‘have you tried nibbling a ginger biscuit?’ people, aren’t you?