My wife is pregnant again, she didn't have any drinks at all when pregnant last time, afraid it would infuence the baby. I agree, but don't know if you have to become a teetotaller. Perhaps a relaxed attitude is even more important for baby. Our bodies have to filter oput all sorts of toxins and possibly its better if the baby is accustomed a little to what it will CERTAINLY encounter later in life. Kind of like immunisation. There was a story of a guy who did so much purification and careful diet vegetarianism etc that he couldn't eat a single peanut without having a reaction. I wouldn't want that.
Note: She is in NO danger of drinking a lot!
Gosh, I am sure this will be controversial. Please don't answer if you can't be positive and informative and NO religious freaks please!!
2006-09-15 01:01:39 · 31 answers · asked by metasimon 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
THe key to remember is that the child is developing while it's in the womb. It's not a matter of the "baby" becoming accustomed to things....I sort of agree with that theory in children. People can be too concerned about dirt and germs, etc. and older children are better off if they are not OVER protected. But a developing fetus is a completely different matter. Any substance that has been implicated in interfering with that process should be avoided. Alcohol can cause a child to fail to develop properly in the womb, resulting in birth defects, low birth weight, brain damage, etc. How much is too much isn't completely clear---so why take a chance?
2006-09-15 01:03:31 · answer #1 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
lol.... teetotaller? Well, if you care for your baby, you'll understand what the consequences can be. There are some women that have a few glasses of "wine" during their pregnancy. This actually can help an over-active baby in the womb to calm down. But, when do you stop?
Also, keep in mind that your "immunisation" idea is absolutely faulty. You should know by now that exposure to alcohol at young age leads to alcoholism. What most people don't realize is that they are pretty much alcoholics themselves. Drinking regularly and at times getting drunk is a problem. So, why start your child early? You teach your values at home, in order to prepare them for the world. If your values are to do what you'll probably do later on in life, then that's not too good, if you think about it. May as well throw away any options of positive behavior and productivity for your child.
2006-09-15 01:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by ControVerse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Mum worked at a hospital when she was pregnant with me and she was in the last month of pregnancy when she went to her work's Christmas party. There were doctors and nurses at the party, my Mum got slightly drunk and no one said a thing. They were even offering her drinks.
This was about 17 and a half years ago, so more research may have been done since then, so don't trust this story 100%, but personally I think I've developed ok. And to those people that said introducing a foetus to alcohol will make them turn into an alcoholic adult, are talking rubbish. I know I'm only 17, so I'm not technically an adult yet and I could possibly become an alocholic in later life; but I'm a teenager so surely I would be at the time in my life where I would drink the most? And I hardly drink at all. I can not drink for months, it doesn't bother me at all.
2006-09-15 02:11:53 · answer #3 · answered by Yasmin H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why take the chance? Is it really worth the risk? And FYI, you cannot be certain that the child will drink later in life. I am almost 40 and I have never drank alcohol. I have never liked the smell of it on someone else so I just never bothered to drink it. And your child is still being exposed to all kinds of things that your wife eats...even the air that she breathes. I just think it is better to be safe than sorry. What if the day that she decides to have a drink or two, that is the day that some vital connections in your babies brain is being made and the alcohol messes with those connections. It just doesn't seem worth it to me. Congrats on the new baby!!
2006-09-15 01:07:58 · answer #4 · answered by Shawn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only my opinion and that of most doctors, leave the alcohol alone while pregnant.
I would think that maybe 1/2 glass of wine with dinner would be OK, but that is it.
I did not drink at all while pregnant, but that is just me.
When there is any doubt, I would leave it alone when the life and well being and development of your own flesh and blood is at stake.
Good resource is your wife's obstetrician.
Fetal introduction to alcohol as a positive thing sounds more than ridiculous (no offense)
2006-09-15 01:11:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some doctors say a glass or two of wine here and there are fine, but most doctor say NO to alcohol. I personally have never had a drink while pregnant. I care too much for my unborn child.
2006-09-15 02:28:54 · answer #6 · answered by jevic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One or two drinks probably won't hurt, BUT sometimes it only takes one drink to cause fetal alcohol syndrome. And if you really were decent, caring parents why would you or your wife want to take that chance with your baby? Comparing a developing baby to a guy who ate a pure diet (a choice he made, not one that was made for him) is fairly ridiculous. Your baby is not going to be "immunized" to alcohol just because you justify your wife's drinking while pregnant that way. Good luck to you, your wife, and especially your baby.
2006-09-15 01:28:03 · answer #7 · answered by Mariah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard wine is okay a glass a day.
I have been pregnant 3 times, I did not drink anything with alcohol. Drinking in pregnancy can cause Down Syndrome or alcohol fetal syndrome.
2006-09-15 01:08:35 · answer #8 · answered by erinjl123456 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fact that slight amounts of alcohol COULD take a toll on the baby is too big of a risk for me to ever consider. There are so many birth defects and other things that makes it dangerous. Why put your child at risk?
2006-09-15 01:04:48 · answer #9 · answered by sarah_lynn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to doctors it is okay to have a little wine every now and again. However, they say that having none at all is the only way you're going to know that it is not going to effect the baby at all, and the recommend having none at all.
The thing about getting it used to it is a stupid idea.
2006-09-15 01:05:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋