Will drinking alcohol effect the growth of the baby?

Answer 1

yes it could also cause many other defects such as mentality, behavior, and emotional problems as the child gets older. if you have a drink once in awhile there should not be a problem.but consistant drinking can and will cause problems.

Alcohol for fetus abuse without excusHeck ya, I'm married to the baby of an alcoholic mother and I can tell you it can make a child stupid. My wife has never been able to comprehend math beyond simple addition and subtraction. She has very poor memory and almost no reasoning skills. I believe that alcohol to her as a fetus, then adding growing up in a house with Alcoholism has added much frustration to both of our lives. I love her, but it gets old telling her that 1/3 cup of sugar is less than 1/2 cup and you can double a recipe or half it and it will work.

If I'm not here to "force" her, she will cook two separte making of a recipe then combine them in one pot. Go figure . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_alcohol_spectrum_disorder

Y-THINK-Y

AnswerYes, it is very dangerous to drink while pregnant. You're playing with your child's life.

Answer 2

When abused over a period of many years, alcohol may damage the liver, among other physical affects. Simply because a child is smaller than an adult, the same amount of alcohol will cause greater physical damage. Obviously being smaller will also get him drunker and for the same reason there is an enhanced risk of alcohol poisoning, which is just a fancy way of saying "overdose." The fact that a child's organ systems are still maturing may also create the possibility of more long term damage.

Unsupervised or irresponsible exposure to alcohol at a very young age may also make the child more likely to develop bad habits and become a problem drinker or even alcoholic.

Answer 3

Alcohol is so devastating that it affects all sides of the triangle of health; Physical, Social and Mental.

Alcohol affects the Physical element of a person's health because it is damaging to the internal organs. The liver is used to detoxify the bloodstream and remove dangerous substances in food. When you ingest something like milk, it causes no liver damage. However, when you continuously expose your body to alcohol, it's bad for your liver and kidneys, which both have a hand in 'cleaning' food. The liver is one of the most important organs in the digestive system, and the kidneys are some of the most important organs in the urinary system, so if they get damaged, it is universally very bad.

Mentally, alcohol is also bad. It negates from people's sense of judgement and reasoning. Basically, their ability to make decisions. Motor function skills are also affected, as I'm sure you know from the rate of car accidents instigated by drunk drivers.

Alcohol affects Social health too, but more indirectly. Family members don't like having a drunk at the Thanksgiving table. Friends don't like having a drunk guy at a funeral.

All in all, alcohol is bad, and the downsides from taking it are insurmountable.

Answer 4

Consuming alcohol in moderation does not harm a growing body. If it did, most Jews, Italians, Greeks, Spaniards and Portuguese would be suffering the consequences.

Answer 5

yes