I could possibly be pregnant. Would a glass of wine be harmful if I am?

Answer 1

anything that contains alcohol can be harmful...i would take a pregnancy test and until you do, lay off the wine

Answer 2

Every responsible doctor out there would say it is a lot of women who have had children or are pregnant would say the same. My best friend, when she was pregnant with her daughter, did have the occasional glass and her daughter is perfectly fine. However, I would never risk it.

Incidentally, the president of one of the local chapters of a wine group I'm involved with when she was pregnant would taste and spit out the wine at wine tastings instead of drinking it. She hated it but didn't want to risk anything happening to her daughter. What's that saying - an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure - or something like that. Play it safe and don't drink until after your child has been born

Answer 3

I used to be a bartender and drank a lot (usually wine), I did not find out I was pregnant for three months (still had my period and no morning sickness) and my daughter is fine my Obgyn even told me later in my pregnancy when I was really uncomfortable and having trouble sleeping to HAVE a glass of wine.

Answer 4

if a woman thinks she could be possibly pregnant a glass of wine is alcohol and yes is harmful to any unborn child

Answer 5

now why would you want a glass of wine?to celebrate?i think a few glasses of wine may have gotten you pregnant anyway.no drink a glass of filtered water not from the tap.too much chlorine

Answer 6

no (1) glass of wine wouldn't be harmful to your unborn its actually good for your heart and a physician will tell you the same but that doesn't mean every night, once in a while

Answer 7

It can be. You wouldn't want to risk having a child with FAE if it was within your control. But if you have already had it then there's not much you can do. I have a friend who went out on massive benders because she didn't realise she was pregnant until she was four months and he is now two with no side effects. It's not a risk I would want to take. This is someone elses whole life you could be affecting.

Answer 8

"The problem with recommending any safe level of alcohol intake during pregnancy is that the safe levels of episodic drinking have not been clearly defined. This is why we say to abstain from alcohol completely during pregnancy. As health care providers we simply cannot recommend any safe level.
We once said that an occasional glass of wine was fine during pregnancy, but since that time we have identified fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effect, which is characterized by prenatal and postnatal growth deficiency, mental retardation, behavioral disturbances and an atypical facial appearance. Congenital heart defects and brain anomalies are common and other major congenital anomalies, such as spina bifida, limb defects and genitourinary defects are seen but less commonly. This syndrome occurs in 30 to 40 percent of women who are frank alcoholics, but, as little as three ounces of absolute alcohol per day during pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol syndrome consequences.
Lesser amounts of alcohol may be associated with a variety of less severe manifestations in children called fetal alcohol effects. Minor anomalies, moderate growth deficiency, mild mental deficits, and subtle behavioral abnormalities are seen more frequently among children of women who averaged more than two to four alcoholic drinks daily during pregnancy.
One study reported that 30 percent of offspring exposed to 14 ounces of absolute alcohol or greater around the time of conception or 3.5 ounces or greater during pregnancy had impaired neurological functions.
With research showing this potential for fetal damage and long-term consequences, it seems prudent to avoid alcohol while pregnant."

Answer 9

Yes, it could be harmful, not only to yourself, but to your unborn child. The baby gets it's nutrients from you, and guess what that includes wine!

With my oldest I craved liquor with a passion, but I choose NOT to give in. I am hoping you can do the same.

Answer 10

If your old enough to drink wine, and old enough to get pregnant, don't you think you should already know the answer to your question?