Can you drink alcohol in the first trimester of pregnancy

Can you drink alcohol in the first trimester of pregnancy

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Giving up entirely, or drinking just one or two drinks a week, is thought to be best for the first few weeks of pregnancy. ChaCha

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A few questions about the first trimester ?and a few questons about pregnancy in general?

Q: First trimester Question- How many ultra sound will I have in the first trimester? I am high risk (already I know ) because of T shaped uterus and I had 2 miscarriages .Pregnancy Question – What are the No nos to eat during the pregnancy (also to drink) I know no alcohol and drugs and stuff but need real answers!Thanks guys ! Oh if this helps I am due january 5th 2010!!!!!

A: Congratulations!! First, they will generally give you an ultrasound around 8 weeks to check the heartbeat, and that’s it until 20 weeks. If you are high risk, they may give you more to be safe, but it’s up to your doctor.There are lots of things you will want to stay away from as far as eating. You should limit your seafood to one or two servings per week, and do not eat albacore tuna, shark or swordfish as these are high in mercury content. Deli meat is a no-no unless you heat it so it is steaming. It could contain listeria, which miscarriage or still birth. There are a few things to avoid, like you don’t want to get a lot of sugar or caffeine. I would recommend getting the book “what to expect while you’re expecting.” It will have a comprehensive list of what to expect, do and avoid. It will answer a lot of your questions before you even think about them. Good luck!!

can I drink ANY alcohol during pregnancy at all?

Q: By late January, I hope to be just past my first trimester. My husband and I are planning a trip to Hawaii to celebrate our first year together at around that time and I would love to toast to him with a glass of champagne on our anniversary in a tropical paradise!I am not sure whether to be worried about alcohol or not, however. There just don’t seem to be a whole lot of good studies out there describing the effects of just a little bit of alcohol on pregnant ladies or their developing fetuses. I realize that drinking absolutely nothing is probably “safest” and that boatloads of liquor is obviously a terrible idea because of the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome. But how dangerous is a single, isolated glass of wine to a lady 3+ months along? Could a lady have a glass once a week? Once a month? What?I’d love to see any real empirical studies with good sample sizes about the risk of birth defects, problems with labor, etc. that can come from different doses of alcohol during pregnancy. I’d also love to hear pregnant ladies’ opinions about what to do about any flak strangers might have given you about having a glass of wine in public whilst sporting your baby bump. Thanks!!

A: Alcohol and pregnancy don’t mix. No one knows exactly what harmful effects even the smallest amount of alcohol has on a developing baby.When you drink, the alcohol quickly travels through your bloodstream, crosses the placenta, and reaches your baby. Your baby breaks down alcohol more slowly than you do, so she may end up with higher levels of blood alcohol than you have.Drinking endangers your growing baby in a number of ways: It increases the risk of miscarriage and stillbirth. As little as one drink a day can raise the odds for low birth weight and raise your child’s risk for problems with learning, speech, attention span, language, and hyperactivity. And some research has shown that expectant moms who have as little as one drink a week are more likely than nondrinkers to have children who later exhibit aggressive and delinquent behavior.*

Smoking and Alcohol during first trimester?

Q: I missed my period, using the pregnancy calculator I would be just shy of 10 weeks pregnant. I am a mother of 2 and have not felt the typicall pregnancy symptoms as I have in the past. Just don’t feel pregnant. My question is: I have been drinking about twice a week and smoking….if stop now, will this affect the fetus? Please do not pass judgement on me as you do not know me, I am just looking for someone who has experience with this situation or who may know if it is possible the baby has been harmed.

A: stop now !!!