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.

Nonsense.

A glass of Prosecco isn't going to cause a miscarriage.

It's fine, I think. The 'no risk' brigade will want to flog you but until fairly recently nhs said one unit a week was fine. This was changed probably because people don't know what one unit is- rather than any real scientific reason. People have babies in war zones, earthquakes, terrible poverty.., yet in the west we think that a slice of Brie or a more than tempid bath will end up in loss. Nothing you can do.

no.

People in war zones and extreme poverty have high levels of infant mortality and disability. Not sonething to aspire to, for goidness sake!

Lecture????

Ffs!

I was being treated for infertility. I'd just had a transvaginal scan by specialist who confidently told me that my eggs weren't "launching". I had the drugs to take to try to get those eggs moving. I had no temperature rise and two ovulator kits over that month had failed to show ovulation. I was told I'd fluked having my first child. I had two drinks and pate at Friday night drinks. I still feel guilty because I got a positive pregnancy test on Saturday. The consultant's nurse said of course there was some risk and I should have told her if her employer was any good at his job I wouldn't be in this situation. It was cheering for me when he was finally struck off though by that stage he was responsible for killing a baby through gross negligence. Yes, my son has a few issues which were likely hereditary but if I had my time again I wouldn't have had those drinks.

The biggest problem with the language of risk is that we can never know the risks, because we can’t (ethically) give hundreds of pregnant women varying quantities of alcohol just to find out the effects on the fetus.

It seems quite likely that small quantities of alcohol are relatively low risk, in general. But no one can say that x amount of alcohol conveys y risk of z consequence. The riskiest thing most women do in pregnancy is to go places in cars. One glass of Prosecco at a wedding is highly unlikely to cause fetal damage; driving to work is also unlikely to cause fetal damage. If you want a glass of Prosecco, have one. Just one. If you want to minimise all risks, don’t drink and don’t drive.

One glass is extremely unlikely to harm your baby.

Personally, I wouldn't. I had 2 rum and cokes just before 4 weeks, got bfp the next day and while I didn't feel bad or worried about the drinks I had, I steadfastly avoided even low alcohol drinks until end of first trimester (even orange juice). I was a frequent drinker prior to pregnancy (and a bit of a binger) but it was easier than I thought.

It's a personal choice though and one drink isn't going to cause fasd, especially at 4 weeks when baby isnt connected to your blood supply, it's more about the fact you don't yet know if this pregnancy is viable and if it isn't and you lose it, you might always wonder if that drink changed anything.

For your own mental wellbeing if nothing else, I'd hold off on any alcohol until at least the second trimester. I plan on having a small glass of wine with dinner at Christmas when I'll be 22 weeks, but I wouldn't if I was under 13 weeks.

The first trimester is the riskiest. Why take a chance at all? 🤷‍♀️

I would.