for those of the whateber happens happens girls...

antoinette Posted: Aug 09, 2004 09:05 AM

for those of the whateber happens happens girls...

are you staying away from drinking, smoking caffeine etc while doing the deed just in case something might happen and you dont want to risk it. Im so worried that I might get pregnant and then drink without knowing it and harm the baby.

btrflygrl Posted: Aug 09, 2004 09:21 AM

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I drink one or 2 cans of soda a day, I don't smoke and we hardly drink alcohol anyway.

My best friend drank before she knew she was PG....like 3 or 4 drinks....she was fine.

I've heard plenty of PG women say they indulge in A GLASS of wine or ONE drink once in a blue moon.

wc0143 Posted: Aug 09, 2004 09:42 AM

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Didn't our parents generation all drink & smoke throughout their pregnancies? Okay, maybe my parents generation cause I'm no spring chicken!!!!

Not that I'm saying it's okay to drink & smoke when you are preggers, but if you don't know you are ...

2003fallwedding Posted: Aug 09, 2004 10:49 AM

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I have heard many women who don't know they are pregnant drink and the babies were fine....I am not saying drink like a fish but if you have a few that won't be that bad

HearzBellz Posted: Aug 09, 2004 12:17 PM

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Posted by wc0143

Didn't our parents generation all drink & smoke throughout their pregnancies? Okay, maybe my parents generation cause I'm no spring chicken!!!!

Not that I'm saying it's okay to drink & smoke when you are preggers, but if you don't know you are ...

I was told that if you have a drink or two (or maybe three) unintentionally that it will not hurt a healthy fetus, especially in the first months or two. I do not know how true it is, but supposedly this information was given to a friend by her OB/GYN.
I have cut down my alcohol intake tremendously. I used to drink a beer with dinner every night....I have not done that in about 2 - 3 months.

AliKing Posted: Aug 09, 2004 02:10 PM

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I was talking to my gyno about becoming pregnant and he told me that I should not worry about drinking until I find out that I am pregnant...
He explained that during the first few weeks of pregnancy the baby does not taking any of its nutrients from your body so alcohol will have no effect what so ever. He said once you miss a period, and find out you are pregnant then you should cut out alcohol... and an occasional glass of wine is fine.
He told me a lot of girls find out they are pregnant and start freaking out that they had been drinking just a few days before...