To have a glass of wine while pregnant?

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

What risk is there from drinking a small glass of wine?

I wouldn't. I understand the risks are very low but I personally didn't feel comfortable doing that.

Yep, absolutely. 7 months pregnant here and have a small glass of wine a couple of times a week. Here in Italy, a drink with a meal is seen as totally acceptable for pregnant women. Read Expecting Better for a brilliant breakdown of the studies surrounding alcohol in pregnancy.

Can you elaborate on the science behind this?

No I wouldn’t

Really and what medical qualifications do you have to make that statement. Medical advice is to abstain.

These message boards are full of women who did everything "right" and still had DC with SEN, health issues etc.

So the only question you have to ask yourself is this "would I feel guilty and blame myself if everything wasn't 100% ok" some people would, some would just accept it as not their fault (which in all likelihood it wasnt). Which camp you fall into gives you your answer.

Because as you can see, the answers are very divided. So it's up to you as to what you feel comfortable with.

Wow! What an awful thing to say! Very judgmental and rude! Would you say the same about a bit of chocolate or other things! Wanting the occasional glass isn’t lacking in self control!

There really is no risk with one small glass of wine. In plenty of places in Europe, it’s completely acceptable to drink with a meal, with no increase in rates of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

16 years ago 1 or 2 glasses once or twice a week was NICE guidelines.

Guinness used to be recommended.

For me, nutrition was the most important.

DD is a multilingual smartarse.

A glass of wine isn’t going to hurt. Enjoy.

I'm a drinker, I enjoy a bottle of wine probably more than is advised, but during pregnancy, it was the last thing I was thinking about. I worried about my babies throughout all my pregnancies and did everything by the book just because I know if anything had gone wrong I'd beat myself up forever about it. But I've always prioritised my children over my own needs, so maybe it's that.

I drank daily and did a lot worse for half my pregnancy with my eldest and she's fine. Obviously don't do that but 1 glass won't do any harm. Enjoy

That’s not how it works. You wouldn’t give a baby a cup of coffee, but it’s absolutely fine to drink one yourself in pregnancy.

Can you share some? I’ve never come across a study where expecting mums are given alcohol to see where the upper limit is

No, why risk even an iota of harm

I would say that it’s fine. Enjoy.

Yes, I did, it’s fine!

I had a nice cold glass of white in early labour. The midwife suggested it 😂

For those saying it won’t do any harm, you literally have no evidence to say there is 0% risk of harm. - although happy to be corrected if you do - survivor bias doesn’t count

so for the sake of indulging in something unnecessary, no, I wouldn’t

https://arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/research/projects/alcohol-toxicity-during-and-before-pregnancy/

Yes! I had a lovely glass of rjoca when my waters broke. I had forgot that!

Exactly. I did drink very occasionally in my pregnancies. I think I had three small glasses of wine throughout my entire pregnancy but felt no guilt whatsoever. In many parts of the world a glass of wine with a meal is completely acceptable for pregnant women. From what I understand, they only changed the NICE guidelines (relatively recently) because they have never tested a safe upper limit. That's totally understandable but doesn't mean that the odd alcoholic drink will do any harm to a foetus whatsoever.

Yanbu. Out and out hysteria in evidence on this thread!

Please read about FASD. The research clearly states that any alcohol is detrimental.

compromise And have a spritzer :)