Wine????

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Ok so I know this is a question for a dr. but I haven’t gotten my referral for an appointment yet so I don’t have one to ask at this point but my birthday (I’ll be turning 21) is this month and I will be 5+6 on my birthday so I was just wondering if it would be ok for me to have a single glass of wine that day? 
Please no negative comments 🙂

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Of COURSE you can have one glass of wine on your birthday.  
This no-exceptions absolute alcohol ban during pregnancy is- well, to put it kindly, out of date.
Especially given that you’re “allowed” to have tuna fish a few times a week despite the mercury and a little bit of coffee every day despite the caffeine.  
So many “bad” things are allowed in moderation.
A tiny bit of wine is not going to make your uterus explode.
It’s even got antioxidants!
The main thing is, no getting trashed.  Don’t drink regularly.  
A sip here or there??
Not a problem.  
Of course not.
Italian women, for example, have been drinking a bit of wine while pregnant since forever.  
It’s just a matter of quantity. 
Have a small glass, on a special occasion.
You’ll be fine.

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It’s fine to have one glass of wine.

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One glass of wine isn’t going to give you a buzz. So why risk your baby? 
My midwife told me some people binge drink while pregnant and have perfectly healthy babies. Others can count the number of drinks they had on one hand during their whole pregnancy and their babies have been born with fetal alcohol syndrome.

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Your doctor cannot ethically and advise you that it’s OK to drink while pregnant. The studies about fetal alcohol syndrome involved mothers who were binge drinkers... and there’s no ethical way to study for a safe amount of alcohol. 
That being said I have friends in Italy and Germany who were advised by their doctors to have the occasional glass of wine. You need to do your own research and decide what’s gonna be best. Most women and most doctors are going to tell you that it’s not with the risk.

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Have one small glass of wine.  Check out Emily Oster's book "Expecting Better."  She analyzes all the studies & data on wine, caffeine, sushi, etc

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I too turned 21 while pregnant, but I wouldn’t take the risk of harming baby. They say drink until the line is pink, and once you’re definitely pregnant to wait until baby is born. Once my baby was born I had that glass of wine and it was awesome. I believe they make a non alcoholic wine and a non alcoholic beer if you wanna celebrate with one of those or even a glass of Welch’s sparkling juice!

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No amount of alcohol is safe during pregnancy. Scientists still aren't sure how much or at what stage it causes the most damage so it's best to avoid all together. It really isn't worth the risk and I'd something did go wrong you'll always blame that one glass of wine. There are a ton of non alcoholic wines out there you can buy at the grocery store or non alcoholic beers or coolers. There are a ton of delicious mock-tails you can order at restaurants as well...stick to those

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It’s not worth the risk 🤷🏻‍♀️

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The first few weeks are so important for brain development of the baby... if you were going to be more like 30 weeks, I’d be more inclined to say that one glass isn’t a horrible idea, but I personally wouldn’t risk it this early in a pregnancy.

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there are so many opinions on this issue, you will have to ultimately decide if it's something you want to do or not. my personal reason for not wanting to even have a glass, is why risk it? if something goes wrong I will forever blame myself for just one moment of indulgence. To me it's not worth it.

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