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Drinking in pregnancy - ADHD?

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hunkermunker · 31/12/2005 19:12

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starlover · 31/12/2005 20:17

just to be pedantic... mercy didn't say that the diet was so limited it would be bad for a baby.

but that in years to come it probably would be.
which is why she added the (ask your mum)...

starlover · 31/12/2005 20:17

sorry, didn't write properly, i meant that in years to come people would probably SAY it was bad for baby

feastofsteven · 31/12/2005 20:18

The nut thing is only for those with family history of nut allergy/eczema/hayfever I thought?

Mercy · 31/12/2005 20:19

But Hunker my point is NOT that one should not follow current guidelines for safe/healthy eating but every few months there is some scare story based on a limited sample which makes mothers to feel totally responsible for their child's behaviour because of what they ate during pregnancy.

Surely there are other factors which come into play once the child is born?

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beansprout · 31/12/2005 20:20

Fair enough, more evidence comes in and views keep changing but at the same time, surely it is best to go with the best information we have rather than dismiss it on the basis that some other information may be along in a minute?

This is about more than babies being born with 10 fingers and 10 toes. I have relatives who have drunk and smoke through their pregnancies and they firmly believe that their babies are "alright" on the basis that there is nothing visibly wrong with them at birth!!

Enid · 31/12/2005 20:21

their babies probably are 'alright' though beansprout

starlover · 31/12/2005 20:23

have to say, i agree with mercy to an extent. and obviously so do others here who haven't followed the "guidelines" to a t

at the end of the day we make decisions on what to eat and drink having weighed up the risks.

also agree about a survey of 40 women meaning naff-all really. PLUS, it being one where they had to admit to drinking/not drinking. Those kind of tests have been proved to be pretty unreliable... people do tend to tell little white lies!

beansprout · 31/12/2005 20:23

Well, fingers crossed eh!!

starlover · 31/12/2005 20:24

and the results were based on ultrasounds... anything could have happened to make baby jittery, more startled or whatever before they went for the scan!

Mercy · 31/12/2005 20:24

Yes starlover you are right re my comment!

Lockets - are you sure???!!!

That's not what I was told! Not having a go at all - just to show what different info we are told or pick up along the way

My 'baby' is 22 months old and I was told to avoid nuts full stop

PantomimEDAMe · 31/12/2005 20:26

Nuts are OK for most pregnant women (and a useful source of protein). Those with a family history of allergies are advised to avoid. But there's no hard evidence AFAIK that avoiding nuts actually prevents harm, just that it seems a logical thing to do.

This research could be interpreted as blaming people with children who have ADHD for causing the condition, which would be unhelpful. It's also a big leap to go from 'startle reflex' to 'ADHD' - they need to do bigger studies and long-term follow up to establish if that is the case.

Mum2OneAndBump · 31/12/2005 20:27

Oh shite thats my baby stuffed then as i have been eating nuts, I did not even know

drosophila · 31/12/2005 20:27

In France apparently they reccomend a glass of red wine every day cos it is believed to help with bloodpressure.

I gave up all caffiene whilst pg as I had read scare stories about it. I also gave up artifical sweetners for same reasons. You wouldn't believe how much that limted me.

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starlover · 31/12/2005 20:27

i was told the same re nuts... that it is MORE risk for those with history of allergies.. but that you shouldn't eat them anyway just in case!

sad i had cravings for peanuts and scoffed loads

drosophila · 31/12/2005 20:29

don't forget seasame seeds.

PantomimEDAMe · 31/12/2005 20:29

And an epidemiological study to see if there's any difference in rates of actual ADHD between people who drink in pregnancy and those who don't. Don't think this research is anything to panic about, tbh, it's just an interesting piece of research that's definitely worth following up, rather than an established fact that moderate drinking is harmful.

Mum2OneAndBump · 31/12/2005 20:29

Ermm can i just ask is there someone who is suppost to be telling me these sort of things? As of yet ( and i am 37+2) my midwife has told me F all.

lockets · 31/12/2005 20:31

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Mum2OneAndBump · 31/12/2005 20:34

No! actually tell a lie i have a booklet on the downs sydrome tests etc but that was it. In fact i see my doctor now every 2 weeks & i did say to her about this midwife that she seems to brush everything under the table & think because you have done it once you should know everything already.

Mercy · 31/12/2005 20:35

Pantomimedame - just had to look up that really long word you used

Mercy · 31/12/2005 20:38

Mum2one - totally agree.I was given that NHS book by the midwife for my first child and was told I didn't need it for second one as I 'knew all about it'

Hence, I didn't know the guidelines re weaning had changed

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hunkermunker · 31/12/2005 21:01

I didn't get the NHS book with my first as they'd run out (he's now 20mo) so I made sure I asked for it with my second as I wanted to know what was in it!

Also got invited to parentcraft classes - what has my HV been telling people, I wonder?!

Mercy, I agree, there'll be a new study out in the future that says x or y is also bad - but it's more likely that more things will be added to the list than things will be taken off it, isn't it? They're not suddenly going to decide that vitamin A in large quantities is actually OK for unborn babies are they?

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PrincessPlumPuddingHead · 31/12/2005 21:02

oh dear had a glass and a half of champagne tonight.

that makes a grand total of about 4 glasses of wine in 37 weeks though so I don't think I'll lose any sleep over it

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