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Q: Drinking in first trimester
asked by: soulbella on May 5th, 2009
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Hi I recently realized that i am pregnant,yesterday (which was the 4th of May),i went for my first ultrasound and established that i am 9weeks & 1day pragnant but counting back to my last drink, it was in the 7th week and was a glass of wine but before during the first 6weeks i had had a couple of ciders when out with friends. Now I was wondering if there is a solution or damage control that i can do,yes i know that i completely have to completely stay away from alcohol but i feel that is not enough, i am aware and really worried about the effects that can be caused by those drinks. what else or more can i do (from now on) to ensure a healthy and strong baby?
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DarkDesire85
replied on May 5th, 2009
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Hi im the same
on the 14th march i went on a night out and had alot more than a couple i had taken a test on the 9th march and it said negative so i thought i wasnt pregnant but on the 16th i missed a period and on the 17th got a positive.ive had early scans which have told me im now 11 weeks so i was 4 weeks when i went out and drank alot! im really scared ive damaged my son/daughter i know it wasnt my fault as i had tested beforehand but that doesnt stop the fear
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mommyandwifey1211
replied on August 13th, 2009
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tell your doc. and dont stress too much. stress will do alot more harm to the baby!!

i drank before i knew i was pregnant with my first and she's brillant and im not just saying that bc im her mother lol

i doubt there will be anything wrong but do consult your doc
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SimplyMommy
replied on September 13th, 2009
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i just want to let you know that your child will be okay...you didnt do it on purpose to harm the baby since you didnt know it was there...i had done the same thing before i knew i was pregnant with my first child...she has no damge though...she rolled over at a month walked at 8...your baby will be fine...there are doctors that even say it is okay to drink wine while prego so you and your baby should both be okay
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tameika
replied on September 21st, 2009
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hi, the baby should be fine. the only thing i remember reading about alcohol an prgnancy isit can have deformed facial features.
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MissMelis
replied on November 9th, 2009
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your baby will be totally fine. I didn't find out i was pregnant until I was just over 5 months along last October. I drank a lot over the course of the summer into early fall just before i found out. I was out almost every night with friends after work and especially on days off. I also had a 1/2 glass of red wine every once in a while the rest of my pregnancy on special occasions.. friends birthdays.. new years. I almost smoke(and they say it causes low birth rates). well my son was a healthy 8 lb 2oz and had a 9/10 on the apgar(sp?) scale when he was born. Even at 8 months now he's still in the 85-90 percentile for his age. I wouldn't worry at all about it.
The only thing i would worry about is if you would be doing what a girl i knew did, she drank everyday and as much as she did before she got pregnant up until she gave birth(she got drunk pretty much every night), and her excuse was that she was giving the baby up for adoption anyways, and unfortunately the baby died a few hours later.
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