Can I have 1 glass of Prosecco at 4 weeks pregnant?

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Just that really…just found out that I’m pregnant and I’m invited to my best friends wedding on Sunday when I will be 4 weeks + 3 days. I’m not planning on drinking during my pregnancy but I’m in two minds if one glass of Prosecco to cheer the couple would be ok, considering that it’s so early days.

I had a glass of wine at 6 weeks

Also have you had Prosecco since you’ve been pregnant? I thought I would miss wine but a whiff of it makes me want to throw up!

No placenta yet so won't be sharing a blood flow yet and will be getting everything from the yolk. One will be fine.

This is what I was going to say once I'd read the thread. It's fine.

I have read that alcohol can still pass through to baby before placenta attaches.

Personally I chose not to drink during my pregnancies. Stopping drinking wasn't a problem for me when it was for the benefit of my children.

I enjoyed a drink agsin after my children were born but not while I was pregnant with them.

Is there really a need just for one? I don't get it

There is a lot of research that disagrees with the opinions on here that alcohol is fine during the first few weeks.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/294008

I am not sure why anyone would want to risk causing brain damage to their fetus. If you don't want the baby, abort it. Don't take risks that you know could cause permanent damage. The first 3 months of pregnancy are the riskiest for alcohol consumption and fetal development.

One glass of wine in pregnancy does not cause FAS. Don't scaremonger.

I had two occasions I had a glass of Prosecco whilst further along (3rd trimester). At 4 weeks, the baby is feeding from the yolk sack, not a placenta so I would think this would have less affect.

You’ll find tonnes of people that didn’t realise they were pregnant who had a few drinks in the early days with no issues.

It doesn’t come risk free but it is your choice to make.

I was bridesmaid for my sister in law when I was 5 weeks pregnant and hadn’t told anyone I just pretended I was drinking so I had fizzy j20 in wine glasses and I had ‘bucks fizz’ while getting ready which I just put orange juice alone in my glass
personally I wouldn’t risk it as it’s quite early on but it’s all personal preference xx

Just have a soft drink.

At four weeks the foetus will still be using the yolk as it's nutrient source. The placenta won't take over till week 8 at which point anything you eat/drink will be passed on.

I drank heavily on My wedding day and start of my honeymoon when I didn't know I was pregnant (about 4-5 weeks) Baby was fine but I wouldn't do it if I knew.

Those of you who think fetal development can not be impacted by alcohol until the placenta is fully functional need to do some research.

The outcomes are not all major, could be mild attentional, behavioural, and learning difficulties later in life. Many people do not connect their kids issues later on with their alcohol consumption in pregnancy.

Alcohol in the early weeks is far from risk free.

I wouldn’t and didn’t, I’d have a lemonade in a Prosecco glass.

She never said she didn't want the baby or that she was considering an abortion, don't be such a dick.

I had a cider at 5 weeks as I thought my periods had arrived hence thought it was safe to drink. Found out few days later I was actually pregnant. If you don't want to drink whole glass you can always take a sip.

Congratulations on your pregnancy.
I think it depends on your outlook : would you sit and overthink every tiny thing later and blame yourself and this glass of Prosecco? Or would you live your life normally?

By the way I’m weird overthinking type myself so I didn’t drink during pregnancy at all.

I'm pretty sure it'd be fine. But for the sake of one glass of fizz when you're this early I just wouldn't bother, not worth the risk really is it? Plenty of time to make up for it after the baby arrives and you can have a glass whenever you want.

I used yo nurse a drink as my pregnancy was high risk, so I didn't want to tell anyone, or I'd have a lemonade and pretend it was G&T or I drove so I could blame it on that. A few sips isn't going to cause any harm.

Where did you get that from?

This thread made me dig out my copy of Expecting Better by Emily Oster. It's a really good, evidence based pregnancy advice book and the chapter on alcohol is extremely illuminating.

Rather than asking on MN, where people can be quite extreme and sanctimonious, I'd have a read of this.

I risked a drink once a week when pregnant, but both my pregnancies ended in early miscarriages. So in your position I wouldn't risk it. You'll get used to it x

If someone is knowingly and intentionally taking risks that can lead to miscarraige, premature birth, stillbirth and permanent disability - then they clearly are ambivalent at best about the pregnancy.