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Is wine safe during pregnancy
Is wine safe during pregnancy













IS WINE SAFE DURING PREGNANCY FREE

I really thought I'd found a clever solution with the alcohol free wines and beers I've been buying but now I'm scared I may have put my baby at risk. When I googled for reassurance, all articles just told me to avoid it to be safe. While not drinking any alcohol during pregnancy is the safest choice, small amounts of alcohol early in pregnancy may be less risky to the. Clearly alcohol use can cause major problems for the pregnant woman and her baby. The usual message to pregnant women: Don't drink any alcohol. Even if it turns out that low to moderate alcohol consumption does not harm a pregnancy, as a systematic. Drinking a little alcohol early in pregnancy may be okay. I used to be a big drinker before I got pregnant so am trying to be creative about how I can get through these 9 months without alcohol in a way where I won't miss it, but am worried because some websites do say there can still be a tiny amount (0.5-1.8%) remaining in the wine even if the bottle says 0%. Really, consuming alcohol of any amount during pregnancy is a touchy topic for many people. Which leads me to my other question - are alcohol free wines really safe during pregnancy? I have been drinking a glass of alcohol-free wine here and there as an alternative so I can still have the taste and feel somewhat normal during these 9 months. In fact, the Surgeon General, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the National. Unfortunately, drinking any alcohol while you’re pregnant is not considered safe. My friends with babies say not to worry, but I go through phases of not worrying and then thinking "oh crap maybe I shouldn't be doing this!" I have since switched to alcohol free wine for cooking just to be safe but what if the damage has already been done? Especially if you’ve heard of moms who drank a glass of wine here and there (or even nightly) during pregnancy and delivered perfectly healthy babies. Still today, even with the studies of fetal alcohol. Some women have been told that it was not just okay, but healthy while others have been told that it is a complete no-no and ALL alcohol should be avoided. Although abstaining may seem like a high hurdle now. But given all of the risks of drinking when you're expecting, it’s best to avoid altogether. True, in many European countries an occasional glass of wine during pregnancy, sipped with food during a meal, is accepted. I've tried to follow guidelines to cook it for longer periods and leave lid off to let the alcohol evaporate but my worry is what if it still wasn't safe or what if I didn't cook it enough or forgot to take the lid off (I can't remember exactly if I did every single time)? I probably used about 1-1.5 cups of wine anytime I added it to a meal and probably only cook a meal with wine in it once a fortnight or so. Still, there have been many rumors and myths in regard to the safety of drinking minimal amounts of red wine during pregnancy. Plus, for some women, one glass of wine during pregnancy leads to another. Experts are still unsure exactly how much if any alcohol is completely safe for you to have while youre pregnant, so the safest approach is not to. You may have heard the notorious effect of alcohol on the baby during pregnancy, but you might also be wondering at times when you could not help not drinking, whether a little sip of red wine still safe for your future bundle of joy. I've continued cooking with wine in my sauces and slow cooked casseroles as I am a bit of a foodie and think it really makes a difference to the taste. It is understandably difficult to restrain ourselves from drinking red wine during social events, especially when you are pregnant. While some women choose to have the occasional drink while pregnant, and recent books like Expecting Better by Emily Oster, a professor of economics at Brown University, have questioned the science behind the no alcohol guideline, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) strongly. Hello ladies! Just wanting to get your opinions on alcohol during pregnancy, specifically using wine in cooking when pregnant. Official guidelines say no amount of alcohol is considered safe to drink during pregnancy.













Is wine safe during pregnancy