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Few sips of red wine when pregnant?

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ShutUpAlex · 27/04/2021 13:07

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.

OP posts:
TheKeatingFive · 27/04/2021 14:46

As long as you're genuinely being strict about the quantities and not using it as an excuse to sneak whole glasses regularly you'll be fine

This

If you plan on breastfeeding it would be a no as-well

Eh, no. Where are you getting this bollocks from?

Iminaglasscaseofemotion · 27/04/2021 14:47

Her sickness, she said it vanished due to the wine?

Well she knows the sickness hasn't gone because she is still feeling sick every day Confused. She drank wine once, it apparently took away the sick feeling and she hasn't done it again, and is still feeling sick. That's how she knows it's not gone. What are you going on about?

PinkCookie11 · 27/04/2021 14:48

@Iminaglasscaseofemotion

Her sickness, she said it vanished due to the wine?

Well she knows the sickness hasn't gone because she is still feeling sick every day Confused. She drank wine once, it apparently took away the sick feeling and she hasn't done it again, and is still feeling sick. That's how she knows it's not gone. What are you going on about?

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!

Her original post

Original poster
ShutUpAlex · 27/04/2021 14:50

Obviously made I stead of makes. Just a typing error.

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Sunshineandflipflops · 27/04/2021 14:53

I had the odd glass of wine during pregnancy. Going back 15 years now but at the time I abided by the recommended guidance (can't remember exactly what they were but it was something like 2 small glasses a week max).

People will tell you you are awful and they would never do anything like that but then there are plenty of things other people do while pregnant/when they have kids that I would never do.

Iminaglasscaseofemotion · 27/04/2021 14:56

Agree, for apparently only doing it once how do you not know it’s gone?

Your post @PinkCookie11. It makes no sense. She knows it's not gone when she hasn't drank wine, because she still feels sick. OP thinks the wine helped because the sickness disappeared after drinking a few sips of wine, but obviously then it returned, so she knows it's not gone.

TheKeatingFive · 27/04/2021 14:58

why risk it ??

I never understand this point. People take loads of tiny risks in pregnancy. Getting into a car/crossing the road is a risk. Are those saying 'why take risks' also saying they never took an unnecessary journey?

BagLadyy · 27/04/2021 14:59

Nope not a drop for me. Not worth the risk at all.

PinkCookie11 · 27/04/2021 14:59

@Iminaglasscaseofemotion

Agree, for apparently only doing it once how do you not know it’s gone?

Your post @PinkCookie11. It makes no sense. She knows it's not gone when she hasn't drank wine, because she still feels sick. OP thinks the wine helped because the sickness disappeared after drinking a few sips of wine, but obviously then it returned, so she knows it's not gone.

Understood but I wasn’t the only one to say this 😂😂 People coming for me.
SmokedDuck · 27/04/2021 15:03

There is no reason not to do this. The "it adds up" business is silly, you will know before you start going through a bottle a night.

And there is no risk to wine while breastfeeding unless you are drunk and drop the baby.

A lot of he "do not do" lists during pregnancy are basically superstition. You get a totally different list if you go to, say, Japan - a country with quite good medical care.

TheGumption · 27/04/2021 15:04

Sorry to bring it back to feeding OP, as I know you said you wouldn't be bfing but can we please fucking stop telling women they can't have any alcohol while breastfeeding. So many women think they won't be able to enjoy a couple of drinks or basically enjoy any aspect of their lives because of breastfeeding. It's such a ridiculous way that women try to control and bring down other women.
Educate yourself @tiredmum2468 and stop perpetuating falsehoods. You're damaging breastfeeding rates.

GreyhoundG1rl · 27/04/2021 15:05

@TheKeatingFive

why risk it ??

I never understand this point. People take loads of tiny risks in pregnancy. Getting into a car/crossing the road is a risk. Are those saying 'why take risks' also saying they never took an unnecessary journey?

The risk of getting into cars and crossing roads can't be compared to the risks of alcohol, that's just reaching. Some things are choices, and others are just getting on with life Confused.
Unnecessary journeys... 😂
1forAll74 · 27/04/2021 15:06

I had morning sickness for the first three months of being pregnant with both my two children, years ago. but then I used to drink a few Martini Bianco's in the evenings for a while after.!

Sunshineandflipflops · 27/04/2021 15:07

@TheKeatingFive

why risk it ??

I never understand this point. People take loads of tiny risks in pregnancy. Getting into a car/crossing the road is a risk. Are those saying 'why take risks' also saying they never took an unnecessary journey?

Exactly. Do people not eat takeaways/out at restaurants in case they get food poisoning whist pregnant? Do they only make essential car journeys in case they have an accident?

There is a difference between the odd drink and drinking to excess while pregnant/breastfeeding and I would suggest that if you don't realise when the odd drink is "adding up" to too much then you may have a bit of an issue which means you perhaps shouldn't drink anyway.

A lot of women also consume alcohol before they know they are pregnant or while they are trying.

TheKeatingFive · 27/04/2021 15:07

The risk of getting into cars and crossing roads can't be compared to the risks of alcohol

Why not?

In both instances, there’s a tiny chance you could harm the baby. So why can’t they be compared?

LittleGwyneth · 27/04/2021 15:10

It's absolutely fine but mumsnet is massively anti alcohol so you're not going to get a sane answer here.

MrsClatterbuck · 27/04/2021 15:10

@haliborangemrmen

Back in the 70s expectant mothers were advised to drink Guinness and eat extra portions of liver for the iron. We turned out ok despite this.

A few sips would be fine. More than that, probably not wise. The person to ask is your midwife.

Apparently the hospital actually gave Guiness out to patients on the wards. Someone I worked with got given this.
Iminaglasscaseofemotion · 27/04/2021 15:10

The risk of getting into cars and crossing roads can't be compared to the risks of alcohol, that's just reaching.
Some things are choices, and others are just getting on with life.
Unnecessary journeys...

Your right. I'm way more likely to be in a car crash, or get knocked over while pregnant and damage being done to the baby, than damage being done to the baby from a few sips of wine a night.

Silvercatowner · 27/04/2021 15:11

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

Pregnant women eat weird things. Plate of coal anyone?

Iminaglasscaseofemotion · 27/04/2021 15:11

Understood but I wasn’t the only one to say this
People coming for me.

You were the only one to say that, because what you said makes no sense at all.

swimlittlefishy · 27/04/2021 15:11

@Liverbird77

I wouldn't. As you say, it adds up. Before you know it, a few sips could become a glass.
It could. And a glass of red wine is completely fine as well.

The hysteria over alcohol and pregnancy is insane. There is no reason at all you can't have a glass of wine when you like.

HarebrightCedarmoon · 27/04/2021 15:13

It's fine as long as you stick to one to two glasses a week, they have changed the recommendation to none because some people can't stick to it. I never wanted more than one glass at a time anyway when pregnant. This was from drinking at least ten units a week before (and when) I got pregnant, but often all in the one night! Get a measure to make sure you aren't having too big a glass. I was used to knowing exactly how much wine I was having as I did WW before getting married, not that the midwife believed me when I said I had ten units a week prior to pregnancy, but I knew because I measured them for calories.

ChardonnaysPetDragon · 27/04/2021 15:14

Pregnant women can have chemo, I cannot see the big drama about a few sips of wine.

SmokedDuck · 27/04/2021 15:14

Unnecessary journeys

Lots of car trips are unnecessary, people only go out because they want to enjoy a visit to the theatre or a park or something. They could stay home instead.

So yes, unnecessary, and among the riskier things people do.

saraclara · 27/04/2021 15:15

When I was breastfeeding, I was 'prescribed' a glass of red wine with the early evening feed by my GP. I can't remember the reason. And that was in the late '80s.

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