I did not know i was pregnant and in the first 2 weeks of conception i went to a cocktail party and actually got drunk on about 5 cocktails. Is my baby going to be deformed? Can this be detected in the 12 week ultrasound? ↓
No. Your baby will be fine. Although, I am not a doctor, I can tell you this: I drank heavily for the first month of my pregnancy (I was unaware). When I found out, I flipped. My doctor reassured me that it would be fine and the ultrasounds look great. I am 6 months now and expecting a beautiful baby boy in September! So to put your worries to rest, talk to your doctor, but I think you and your baby will be fine =) ↑
There is no known safe level of alcohol, but neither do they know how much alcohol or when in development fetal alcohol spectrum disorders can develop, so there is no way to know for sure. Now that you know you are pregnant, you can avoid alcohol. For information google the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to learn more. ↑
injure yourself in which way? i think the only main way it can kill your baby is if your injury happened on your stomach..and if its a serious injury. hope this helps-good luck ↑
I also drank with my first child before I knew I was pregnant and he is fine and indeed very intelligent and normal. I now just found out I am expecting my second and am three weeks. During this time I drank heavily with party to party of social events. I am again freaked out but look at my beautiful son and realize if I quit now - everything will hopefully be fine. Hang in there! It iwll work out. In the decades before the 70's people drank throughout their pregnancies and we all turned our fine! ↑
you and your baby will be fine. with my first i did not know for the first month and a half and I was drinking every weekend, as a matter of fact that is how I discovered i was probally preg because drinking made me sick at one point. you two will be fine! I under went surgery when i was preg because we did not know I was preg and I had went completely under and luckily my daughter was perfectly healthy!! ↑
My husband and I are planning to start a family within the next two months. I have 1-2 glasses of wine 4 times a week. While I don't plan on drinking at all when I am pregnant. My husband feels that it is dangerous for me to drink while we are trying to concieve. I want the romantic wine and candles to concieve my first child but this topic brings on big fights. What is safe and what should I do? ↑
better safe than sorry, although it would probably be fine,if you are planning on conceiving why not substitute the wine for sparkling flavoured water or something... ↑
I am 33 wks preg. with my 1st baby and I have the worst anxiety about fetal alcohol syndrome. I didn't find out till I was 7 wks...and I drank heavily. I can't exactly remember all the times I drank..I know on about 3 occasions I had about 3 quarters of a pint..and maybe 4 other times I would have had about 5/6 coolers..I know that you dont actually concieve till 2 wks after your LMP..and on top of that it takes another couple of wks for the baby to implant and attach itself..so it is only getting a small amount of your intake at that time.My doctor has reassured me with this, and that my ultrasound looked fine. plus look back to the 60s/70s.. everyone was unaware of the dangers of drinking during pregnancy ↑
No sweety. Your baby will be fine. Implantation had just taken place and the likelyhood of damage from the alcohol is practically nil. Please do not worry and ask your doctor if you need extra reassurance. ↑
I am glad to see other people have the same concerns I do. I am at 4 weeks and for the first 3 I had many social events, and drank wine after work quite liberally. Glad to hear the encouraging words!! ↑
I am also worried about that too.. My period was on Sep. 13th... but I've been known to go 2-3 months without one. I've had a few others times where I thought that I was but this time is diff.. I've got the swollen nipples with brown rings around them, decreased sex drive, urinateing alot, diarre (sorry not sure how to spell that) the itches, mood swings and alll. My birthday was Nov. 3rd and we did alittle partying.. drinking, smoking and I think that someone slipped me something.. I know it was there (LSD). anyways. since I started getting these symptoms I stopped everything.. Would the partying on my b-day hurt my baby if I am pregnant. I am trying not to stress out or worry about but I can't help it. can anyone help me please.. I normally don't even do anything at all but it was my 21 party so I thought that I would go out drinking. ↑
it isn't good to drink or smoke while pregnate, but there are alot worser thing that you can do, i know people who smoke and drank all through their pregnancy and it never effected anything. i am not saying go out and get drunk, it's fine, i'm saying don't worry if you did before you knew, because the effects of alchol are rare as with smoking. your babys are fine, don't stress out. ↑
All of you seem to be very uninformed. Drinking during pregnancy can cause serious damage to your childs developement. You might want to look up what is called
FAS -
-FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME-
To Crystal - a few cocktails shouldn't have done damage. But to all of you heavy drinkers who seem very careless: I say if you are sexually active without protection stay away from booze. People come here saying "i drank heavily my baby is fine in an ultrasound" Wait until you see your childs behaviour in the future. I've seen it. it's not pretty. You cannot drink heavily during the most critical part of your pregnancy and think you will have a healthy child that will develop normally. The brain is seriously effected. Consider this. It may not appear right away but that does not mean the brain will continue to grow and mature at a healthy rate. All of you...I say as women - throw away your addictions and consider the other helpless life inside of you. ↑
To those of you who think the issue of drinking before knowing you are pregnant is somehow a conscious "selfish" decision -- just stop for a second and think about that. How can it be selfish if you don't even know you are pregnant??? Committing oneself to going thru with a pregnancy and preparing to raise a child is the most selfless thing a woman can ever possibly hope to do. Giving her anxiety attacks and doing God knows what to her stress levels in the name of YOUR personal opinions, now we're talking selfish. So piss off, the lot of you. ↑
I was appalled by the response which:someone wished deformity upon innocent children and called these concerned mothers satan worshippers These are the acts of a person who needs help. I am a Christian and know the grace that was required for my salvation. My God is a God of grace and forgiveness. I myself am pregnant and was an alcoholic prior to knowing Christ. I drank heavily during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy with my first child and I now have a healthy, bright, beautiful 10 year old boy. He is a straight A student with amazing giftings. Please don't beat yourselves up, Your baby will most likely be perfectly healthy. Just commit to healthy living from this point forward. ↑
I also drank for like 4 weekends straight in a row (heavy) I am now 21 weeks and scared to death. I hope and pray that the baby is fine. Thanks Joy for the encourgement. I keep praying for this little one. ↑
I am 8 weeks pregnant just found out last week I have completely stopped drinking now but did get drunk every weekend before I knew. I was really worrying about this but Joy you have made me feel a lot better now thank you good luck to all of you and your babies. This is my first and I am worrying about everything!!! ↑
Jenny,
Do not be afraid. You are living in the present moment and not thinking about tomorrow, or next year or in ten years. God has a plan for everyone and he will provide for you and your unborn baby. No matter how upset your parents may be, they will get past it. Realize you have a helpless precious life in you. You are blessed though you may not think it now. What if your mom had "gotten rid" of you. Look at all that you would have missed. Please talk to someone in your church or if you don't currently belong to one, find an adult you trust at school, work, etc. I will pray for you =) ↑
