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Christmas drinks?

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Wowrosiexx · 17/12/2024 23:12

I would love to have a glass of champagne on Christmas Day with my family. I will be 14weeks and 5 days on Christmas Day, I have not drunk at all thus far in the pregnancy and I definitely don’t plan on making it a habit and my 12 week scan was absolutely perfect. My partner is completely fine with me having 1 glass and my family are a bit confused why I’m apprehensive as my mum had occasional drinks on special occasions with all of us children and my sister in law also did when she was pregnant with my niece. I would like to know everyone’s opinions and what they are planning on doing in the festive period.

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tangobravo · 17/12/2024 23:13

I'd say it's entirely up to you, plenty of people do and plenty don't! Personally I don't and won't have anything on Christmas day but it's just that - a personal decision

Tel12 · 17/12/2024 23:14

I think that you know the answer to this one.

GiddyRobin · 17/12/2024 23:19

I absolutely wouldn't and didn't. There are associated risks, and it isn't worth it. I bought non alcoholic fizz. Tasted absolutely fine. It's 9 months, not a lifetime.

avignon1234 · 17/12/2024 23:22

Remember people binge drink when they don't realise they are pregnant, at the time that it could probably make the most difference. Although the pearl-clutchers might be along at any point to say that 200ml of prosecco is definitely forbidden, I would enjoy it if you fancy it. A toast to the new year and the new baby xx

Foundpresents · 17/12/2024 23:23

It’s totally fine to, just 1 with food.

Oodiks · 17/12/2024 23:34

I really don't think 1 glass of champagne is going to do the baby any harm at all. Plenty of women don't even realize they're pregnant until 10-12 weeks and have been drinking, and the baby is fine.
My grandmother was told, in the '30s, that she had to drink a glass of sherry every day to increase her iron levels(?!) when pregnant, she was still having a glass of sherry every day at 11am until she went into a care home at 102!
My mother drank beer when she was pregnant with my brother and me. I'm fine, and that's not the reason he isn't.
I drank occasionally when pregnant, a glass of wine with a celebratory meal, or a bizarrely craved raspberry beer* sipped over an evening, and my daughter is fine.

*didn't like before, and don't like now.

Hollyhollyberry · 17/12/2024 23:36

I wouldn’t and I do slightly judge women who do. Sorry OP! I don’t judge people for a lot of stuff but this something I’m odd about.

MumChp · 17/12/2024 23:37

1 glass of champagne won't harm your child.

Oodiks · 17/12/2024 23:38

Hollyhollyberry · 17/12/2024 23:36

I wouldn’t and I do slightly judge women who do. Sorry OP! I don’t judge people for a lot of stuff but this something I’m odd about.

I suspect it's women like you that are why OP is concerned.

And I bet you do judge people for a lot of stuff!

Trainors · 17/12/2024 23:40

Hollyhollyberry · 17/12/2024 23:36

I wouldn’t and I do slightly judge women who do. Sorry OP! I don’t judge people for a lot of stuff but this something I’m odd about.

Why though? What possible harm could one glass do? Do you know something others don’t?

Oodiks · 17/12/2024 23:42

Trainors · 17/12/2024 23:40

Why though? What possible harm could one glass do? Do you know something others don’t?

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Yeah, she knows she's superior 😁

fortheloveofcollies · 17/12/2024 23:47

I was originally planning to have a glass of champagne on Christmas Day (I'll be 26 weeks) but someone posted on here some fetal alcohol syndrome research and I'm now thinking I probably won't.

I haven't managed to find time to research properly so i have no idea on the facts. Most people I know drank the odd alcoholic drink during pregnancy and all the kids are fine. But I'm just feeling guilt over it currently so I don't think I'd enjoy it. I do miss wine a lot though

RabbitsEatPancakes · 17/12/2024 23:49

avignon1234 · 17/12/2024 23:22

Remember people binge drink when they don't realise they are pregnant, at the time that it could probably make the most difference. Although the pearl-clutchers might be along at any point to say that 200ml of prosecco is definitely forbidden, I would enjoy it if you fancy it. A toast to the new year and the new baby xx

Most people realise they're pregnant by 6 weeks so accidental binge drinking is before this. 6 weeks is when the placenta would actually be sending booze to the baby.

I had the odd glass through my first 2 pregnancies but not until much later on- maybe after 20 weeks. I had a cocktail with this pregnancy at 30 weeks.

It's entirely up to you with what you feel comfortable with. 1 glass of prosecco is a tiny amount of actual alcohol.

OhBling · 17/12/2024 23:50

I wouldn't think twice about it. But I will give you the advice I lived by: If youo're only having one glass, make sure it's a good one. This is not the time to be drinking cheap prosecco! Grin

Hayley1256 · 18/12/2024 00:01

Pregnant women in other counties often still enjoy a glass of wine with dinner so I really wouldn't judge you having a glass or two. It's entirely up to you and don't let anyone judge you for it. I had a glass of bolly and a baileys latte on Xmas day when I was pregnant but I was 39 weeks so it wouldn't have made any difference

BusyCaz · 18/12/2024 00:09

OhBling · 17/12/2024 23:50

I wouldn't think twice about it. But I will give you the advice I lived by: If youo're only having one glass, make sure it's a good one. This is not the time to be drinking cheap prosecco! Grin

This 😄

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Wowrosiexx · 18/12/2024 00:17

Thanks guys for all the informative advice. I don’t think I’ll make a decision until Christmas Day. I feel extremely selfish for wanting to have 1 but I think I will feel a lot more normal in myself. Especially as my 1st trimester was rough I felt like a stranger in my own body. I’m finally feeling like myself again and everything is healthy with bubba so I thought 1 glass wouldn’t be the end of the world over Christmas.

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LavenderSweetPea · 18/12/2024 05:30

I'd really recommend reading the book 'expecting better' it's an excellent read and it has a chapter on the subject of drinking in pregnancy with all the data and research on this topic. Essentially the summary is that one or two units of alcohol makes absolutely no difference to your baby at all, but honestly give the book a read, it's very reassuring on all kinds of topics (and also very informative on some of the things you definitely should not be doing as well!)

Harriet1989 · 18/12/2024 05:34

I would really recommend reading the book 'expecting better' - she goes through lots of research. Including on drinking in pregnancy and in short - there's no good studies which show a risk to your baby of 'light' drinking. This would be 1 glass of wine a day.

There's one study which shows negative outcomes which she reviews and finds the mothers who were drinking were also using at the same time so hard to separate the effects.

She asks doctors why even tho research says 1 would be fine - they say that people may see 1 and think 4-5 so it's easier to say 'none'

What she does say is that it's the speed of drinking and whether you're drinking with food which seems to make a difference as to whether you've already metabolised the alcohol.

It's up to you - I had the occasional drink in my last pregnancy, at times I didn't feel like it and at others I wanted to have a small glass.

OptimisticRealist2024 · 18/12/2024 05:56

@Wowrosiexx I won't be drinking but it's your body, your baby, your pregnancy. Sod everyone else. Enjoy your Christmas! 🎄

PregnantAtLast · 18/12/2024 07:06

It probably won't do any harm, but personally I wouldn't do it.

I don't judge people who do, I understand (and I really miss drinking!)

But for me, if I did it, I would feel like I was putting my own very short term pleasure above the needs of my unborn baby, and I just couldn't feel OK with it.

It's more of a psychological thing than that I actually think it would do any harm.

Then again, I have been trying to get pregnant for 5 years and now I finally am I won't do anything that even might have the teeniest risk of any harm at all! - I'm going by the book 😂So I'm probably a bit over the top!

MidnightPatrol · 18/12/2024 07:17

fortheloveofcollies · 17/12/2024 23:47

I was originally planning to have a glass of champagne on Christmas Day (I'll be 26 weeks) but someone posted on here some fetal alcohol syndrome research and I'm now thinking I probably won't.

I haven't managed to find time to research properly so i have no idea on the facts. Most people I know drank the odd alcoholic drink during pregnancy and all the kids are fine. But I'm just feeling guilt over it currently so I don't think I'd enjoy it. I do miss wine a lot though

A baby isn’t going to develop foetal alcohol syndrome because the mother had one glass of champagne during pregnancy.

YaWeeFurryBastard · 18/12/2024 07:20

I’m not totally against the odd glass for a special occasion, but 14 weeks feels too early for me, it’s not something I’d really consider until past 24 weeks when the baby is almost fully cooked.

boriam · 18/12/2024 07:27

1 will be absolutely fine x

jellyfish2 · 18/12/2024 07:33

You'll be absolutely fine having 1 glass of champagne no issues. I had a glass of prosecco with dinner at my work night out and thoroughly enjoyed it! With my previous pregnancy I had the very odd glass of red too. My DS turned out perfectly.