when pregnant how much does one drink before the chance of baby getting FAS? a friend is 14 weeks...shock?

Answer 1

This is actually a hard question to answer. Because some woman can drink their entire pregnancy and some how it not affect the baby. Others do it and the child is born with FAS and goes through withdrawals. There are actually two approaches to this question one is scientific and the other is the more common approach.most children diagnosed with frank FAS have had overtly alcoholic mothers (who drank at least 8-10 drinks a day); that children born to women who had 4-6 drinks a day have had subtle signs of FAS
that at two drinks a day the only indisputable effect noted has been subtly lower birth weight; and that below two drinks a day there is no concrete evidence for an effect on the fetus.

The common approach is "no amount of alcohol is safe for consumption during pregnancy" (many women drink before they even know they are pregnant and there are no effects on the baby)

Alcohol during pregnacy can cause birth defects(A birth defect is a physical abnormality that is present at the time of the birth of a child. Birth defects can involve many different organs including the brain, heart, lungs, liver, bones, and intestinal tract), brain damage and impaired growth.FAS always involves head and face abnormalities

Answer 2

Whether or not you get it also is greatly affected by the mother's nutrition. There have been a few studies which have shown that mothers who had exceptional nutritional intake during their pregnancies, yet still drank moderate amounts of alcohol, had children with no signs of FAS. So if your friend has been eating well during this time, and she's quit drinking immediately, her baby will hopefully be okay (also, I think in these studies, it wasn't binge drinking with these mothers, it was moderate, regular alcohol intake - if your friend has been binge drinking, that is more of a risk).

Answer 3

I don't believe that there is a set amount you have to drink before your child contracts FAS. I think they can get it if you drink a lot or a little. They can't pinpoint the amount as it varies between every woman and baby. The best is to just not drink at all.
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Answer 4

I guess the question is, why risk it? Maybe the damage isn't even evident - just a point or two on an IQ test. Is your glass of wine worth that? Where do you draw the line? What mom ingests, the baby ingests only the baby's system is smaller so the effect on it is greater. Its as simple as that. Is it so much to ask to give up alcohol for the length of a pregnancy?

Answer 5

There is no proven amount of just how much alcohol it takes for it to effect the baby! There for if you suspect pregnancy, trying to get pregnant! That is one of the first things you should not do! If your friend is 14 weeks pregnant she should NOT be getting drunk!

Answer 6

None human beings can answer that, all i'm able to make it easier to comprehend is I drank up until i found out i became pregnant (at 6 weeks) I provide up the minute i found out..and ended up with a satisfied healthful infant

Answer 7

FAS is just one of many alcohol related disorders in infants. Any drinking is bad, but to get FAS, there has to be a lot.

Answer 8

"The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recently conducted a large study including 400,000 American women, all of whom had consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Not a single case of fetal alcohol syndrome occurred and no adverse effects on children were found when consumption was under 8.5 drinks per week. 3

A recent review of research studies found that fetal alcohol syndrome only occurs among alcoholics. The evidence is clear that there is no apparent risk to a child when the pregnant woman consumes no more than one drink per day."

http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/FetalAlcoholSyndrome.html

Answer 9

shock? - you really should be more clear in your question and comments...

A small amount of wine is ok. That doesn't mean daily, but a few times a week. I'd avoid hard liquor and high alcohol content.

The chance differs from one mother/baby to another.

Answer 10

WELL!
NOT TRYING TO SCARE U, OK IM GOING 2 START WITH THE ELDEST, 5 YEARS I COULD DRINK 1/2 A CAN BEFORE VOMITING SO I NEVER DRANK WHILE PREGNANT
MY 2ND SON I DRANK FLAT OUT I WAS DEPRESSED RA RA RA... HE IS NOW 2 AND 2MONTHS THE ARE TESTING HIM 4 AUTISM (I THINK THAT IS HOW IT IS SPELT) AND I HAVE A 6 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WHOM I DRANK AGAIN FLAT OUT WITH
I NEVER BELIEVED THE ADDS ON THE RADIO THINKING THEY KNOW NOTHING NOW IM NOT SO SURE I COULD HAVE A CHILD THEY MAY NEVER LEAD A NORMAL LIFE BECAUSE OF ME BEING SELFISH I DONT KNOW WHAT 2 TELL U BUT I GUESS U LEARN BY OTHERS MISTAKES AND IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME I WOULD HAVE NEVER DRANK