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No, you shouldn't drink any alcohol during pregnancy. Drinking alcohol, even in small amounts, can increase risk of birth defects or miscarriage - risks are higher in the first three months of pregnancy.
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How will taking steroids and alcohol affect your pregnancy during the first trimester?
Yes!! Do not take steroids or alcohol at ALL DURING A PREGNANCY!!! dont do drugs ===ANOTHER ANSWER=== DRINKING alcohol during pregnancy can cause your child to be born with FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. An FAS baby has multiple problems, including birth defects and learning disabilities. For your BABY not to have life long problems, PLEASE DO NOT DRINK or take drugs during any stage of your pregnancy.
Mothers who drink during pregnancy will have children that may experience?
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy often results in birth defects in the baby.
How harmful is drinking 3 months into pregnancy?
Drinking any alcohol may be dangerous to your baby. There has been no 'safe' amount of alcohol identified that does not cause fetal alcohol syndrome.
Can smoking and drinking affect your pregnancy as early as two weeks?
Your baby develops the fastest during the first trimester - especially the first few weeks. Smoking and drinking during the first few weeks of pregnancy can effect the baby. Smoking while pregnant increases the mother's risk of having a miscarriage. It also decreases the mother's folic acid which increases the risk for neural tube defects. Smoking during pregnancy can lead to a baby that is small for his gestational age. Drinking during pregnancy is also linked to an increase risk of having a miscarriage. Additionally, alcohol is associated with fetal alcohol syndrome and the baby could suffer possible fetal abnormalities. It's safest for the mother and her baby if the mother develops a healthy lifestyle before she becomes pregnant. If you are already pregnant, take the necessary steps to improve your health as soon as possible so your baby doesn't suffer any consequences.
Why is it bad to get drunk during pregnancy?
Because drinking alcohol while pregnant can cause a variety of problems with the unborn baby. One of the worst problems that it can cause is fetal alcohol syndrome. It is not known how much or how little alcohol can cause problems in an unborn baby so it is recommended not to drink any!
How much damage can be done if drinking while pregnant in the first trimester?
First you should put the bottle down before asking such a question...maybe you can spell correctly then! OF COURSE drinking alcohol can harm the baby. You should not be drinking at all. Everything you ingest the baby does as well. Please make sure everything that goes into your body is healthy and will help that precious baby grow strong and big.
Does drinking while pregnant cause mental retardation?
Drinking during pregnancy causes fetal alcohol syndrome. Babies with this condition have problems with learning.
What facts about FAS are false?
False facts about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) may include claims that drinking in moderation during pregnancy is safe, that only heavy drinking can cause FAS, or that certain types of alcohol are safer to consume. It is important to note that no amount of alcohol is considered safe during pregnancy and any form of alcohol consumption can potentially harm the developing baby.
Can smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol in first weeks of conception harm a fetus?
Yes, it will. The tendency is the baby will be having small heads, and may have fetal alcohol syndrome after birth. ------------- Whoever wrote the above is incorrect: Most experts agree that drinking during the first few weeks of pregnancy will either mis-carry (in extreme circumstances) or have no effect at all. The baby does not connect to your bloodstream for the first few weeks after conception; therefore, don't be freaked out if you drank before realizing you were pregnant. According to the March of Dimes: "If a woman takes an occasional drink before she knows she is pregnant, it probably won't harm her baby. But she should stop drinking alcohol as soon as she thinks she may be pregnant." Here is a link to the March Of Dimes website with this info: http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_530.asp
Can drinking 2 units of alcohol a week affect the 18 week old fetus?
Drinking small amounts of alcohol have been proven to NOTbe harmful to an unborn baby....Just don't get trashed...
What foods will help the baby after drinking a little bit of alcohol?
Hang on, WHAT?! I really hope you don't mean you gave your baby alcohol. Cause that would make you a pretty messed up mother.
Can you kill baby by drinking?
Heavy drinking for a long period of time will increase the risk for miscarriage but most likely will the fetus get Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
