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She had only 1 gla__s of wine in total when she was pregnant with you...or 1 gla__s a day or week...?

I am over 40 and for the first time with great surprise i am pregant. I just found out that i am over 2 month. Because of my work i am often on the road having business luches and suppers. In these meeting there is almost always wine. Therefore i have been drinking wine and smoking during the last two months. Now that i know am pregnant i am very worried about the effects this may have cause my unborn. Do i have reason to worry. Off course i will not smoke or drink for the remaining peried.

Hum.. well I had a gla__s on wine here and there with my first baby (not in the first trimester) and my doctor told me it was fine. Baby was / is fine. I have a gla__s of wine every now and then with dinner. I seriously don't think one gla__s of wine is an issue when you are having food. I doubt my doctor would tell me it was okay if it wasn't....

Oh by the way, most countries outside the US say that women should limit their drinking to one - two gla__ses of wine / day. They have healthy babies all the time...

robyn, all the "high and mighty" here that are slamming you for even thinking of drinking are probably guzzling DIET COKES as they type there responses to you. ignore 'em.

Wow, I can't believe anyone would even consider drinking alcohol during pregnancy! It's such a short time to give up wine/alcohol...is that much to ask if it means a healthy baby? Why would you be so selfish as to put your baby at any risk if you didn't know 100% for sure it was safe. This just amazes me. Here I am terrified that the face wash I was using had a small amount of menthol in it and there are women out there drinking wine! I don't care if the doctor says it's okay, doctors are wrong all the time!!!!

North American culture can get a little carried away with restrictions. Some things I can see staying away from but the occasional gla__s of wine..come on people. Do you know what's on the vegetables you buy in the grocery stores and what the chickens are pumped with to make them grow fast. This is one of the main reasons why so many children grow up with allergies and growth problems. You should worry more about the pestisides you consume and the growth hormones that you don't know about that you pump into your body.

on things like that. Read the magazine Ad Busters; that will open your eyes a bit more and suddenly that small gla__s of red wine will not seem so bad.

Well Heather i have to say you sound like a great mother. Your kids are lucky to have you, however you obviously did not take the time to read my posting. My add said i am over 40 and with much surprise pregnant. Did you think that maybe i was told my whole life i could not have kids. I am a sales person on the road. Socializing is part of my job, therefore wine at lunch and dinner are part of the job. Did you take the time to read the last sentence. I guess not. Now that i know i am pregnant i will not smoke or drink anymore. You can not imagine how concerned and worried i am for my unborn. I really did not need someone like you making me feel worst.

I'm so glad to hear that other women have the desire to have a gla__s of wine, occasionally. I am in the second trimester and have always been a social dringer, a gla__s with dinner, or meet friends for a drink...etc. I have been nervous to ask my doctor, I don;t want her to think I'm a moron. I see her on tuesday and think I will double check. It sounds like it really depends on your doc's recommendations and YOUR personal preference. Ladies, to each their own!

First of all, I really have no idea who you are and I guess I never read your post in the first place. Your response was rather ubrupt and unexpected as I have no clue what you are talking about. So, I can say I WAS NOT REFERRING TO YOU IN MY ORIGINAL POST, nor was I judging any one individual that posted. I was simply responding to the topic at hand. No need to get so defensive! To me, it's a bunch of people making excuses for why they should be able to drink instead of just waiting a few more months until their baby is born. Yes, that is selfish in my opinion. I guess since I have an opposing view point I don't have the right to express it without getting attacked? I will add that I personally know two women who had the "occasional" gla__s of wine when they were pregnant and now both of their children have developmental problems. Go figure... Either way, I guess I should apologize for my belief that a baby is a precious gift and deserves the best possible start. To me, that means sacrificing for the health of your child. Nine months is not a long time, but a lifetime of developmental problems is. Have you ever heard of fetal alcohol syndrome? Last time I checked wine had the same alcohol as everything else!

I bet you are having your first baby?? I think an occa__sional drink of wine (not beer or hard alcohol) with food is fine. I would rather be a relaxed mom than a very stressed out mom. ~ Do you drink soda, gatorade, or fruit juice? Do you really think any of those are good for you? ~ Sorry.. I am not trying to be rude, but some of your comments are a little too harsh. Personally, I do think my doctor is right when he tells me an occa__sional drink is fine!

I drink water and milk and no, it's not my first baby... Sorry I sound harsh, but generally I am not one to sugar coat things. If I think it's wrong, I say so. If people disagree, that's okay with me. A forum is a place to voice your opinion and that is what I am doing. To me, alcohol is alcohol period!

hi all. I had the occa__sional gla__s of wine throughout my last four pregnancies and all children are wonderful and healthy. The Europeans - french, german, italians etc drink loads of wine and they all seem to have healthy kids. so I say wine is certainly ok in moderation, as long as not over the top you should be fine.

It is perfectly fine to voice your opinion.. that is exactly what the forum is for... HOWEVER, when you are judging or putting others down for their decisions that is wrong (in my opinion). I am all for your sharing your thoughts.. and welcome statistics but just to say, "I can't believe anyone would even consider drinking alcohol during pregnancy." That isn't stating your opinion.. that is being RUDE!

Okay, then call it rude, call me rude. That is fine with me. You are ent_tled to believe that. You have your opinion I have mine. Cheers...