A little red wine?

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So I love my wine. Not an alcoholic but I like a nice cold glass of wine with my dinner while I unwind for the day a couple days a week. Some people say it's perfectly okay for a small  glass every now and then and some say it's bad for baby... idk thoughts

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Pregnancy is a beautiful thing. Its not given to everyone. I think we can sacrifice alcohol or anything that can possess risk. Better safe than sorry. Good luck to you 😊🌹

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It's best to just avoid it.

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I'm a red wine lover as well but recently took a Drugs, Behavior, & Modern Society class (I'm a law major) and more and more new studies are coming out showing that no amount of alcohol at any point in pregnancy is worth the risk.

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9 months isn't a long time to wait to enjoy a glass of wine again. I wouldn't risk it, no amount of studies, or medical journals saying it's safe would be enough for me. You can celebrate the birth of your baby with a glass of wine :)

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I work in the wine industry and am also an avid wine enthusiast so understand how you feel about missing that glass to wind down occasionally. During my pregnancy I've occasionally taken sips at woke tastings and even had a small glass twice over the course of this 17w and I honestly do not feel guilty or as though I've put my child in some sort of huge risk. I think common sense needs to come into play with the excess of fear mongering and guilt that is trust upon expectant mothers and the actual likelihood of risk should be considered. There are many counties in which a glass of wine every now and then is acceptable (my doctor didn't see it as a problem). For me I would consider slurping down a soda,  pigging out on fast food a far more unhealthy thing to expose your unborn baby to (so laden with synthetic chemicals and ingredients that are proven hugely detrimental to overall health) than having a small glass of a good quality wine that's all natural. No-one knows your body better than and you seem rational enough to be able to make an educated choice :)

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Your doctor might be the best person to discuss this with...

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I drank a couple of glasses of wine during my first pregnancy with my doctor's blessing, both times at big events. Everything was fine, but I made that decision after discussing it with my OB more than once. Bring a copy of the study/studies you're reading to your next appointment and have an honest discussion about it, then decide.

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Each of us has to make decisions with the information that we have. I think a glass of wine is fine.

There's this great book called Expecting Better by Emily Oster which covers a lot of the things we worry about when pregnant (like drinking). After reading this book, I would be comfortable having a glass of wine with dinner.

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While it's fun to say "the research says" I would go to your dr who had to not only study the research but go to school to understand and evaluate the research. It's dangerous to take studies that are generalized for public consumption as law because in order to make them understandable for a great deal of people many important points are removed (I know this first hand as a researcher...). I'm not saying to drink or not drink I am saying discuss the idea with someone with many years of medical school --and if there's a particular study that worries or interests you bring it to your Appt :)

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I personally would refrain from drinking anything until after the baby is born. If your baby comes out with any sort of issues you (I know I would) blame yourself for having that drink that it could have caused it. My son was born with a fused skull suture and had to have surgery at 4 weeks old to repair it, I did not drink but was definitely not a healthy eater and did not pay much attention to what I was putting into my body and I blame myself constantly and tell myself if I didn't/did this during pregnancy he wouldn't have had to/will have to go through these things.

A little red wine?

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