Was anyone else ever told by a family member or close friend that their dr told them to drink red wine while they were pregnant for anemia? I'm just curious if that's a common practice, or if my sis-in-law's dr is a quack.

I feel that in no way is it good for the baby. If you have a drinking problem, and are pregnant go for help right away.

Originally Posted by tater03

O.k I have to say that if you are an alcoholic sorry but that last thing you should be considering is bringing a child into that situation. I am a child of an alcoholic family and let me tell you it has effected so many aspects of my life as an adult. From the way I deal with problems to how when someone even smells the least like they have had a drink makes my stomach turn. That being said I do understand that accidents can happen that a person who is an alcoholic can get pregnant but if they have any commen sense they would not intentionally get pregnant while still in the process of drinking.

Tater, my husband came from an alcoholic family as well, and I have heard him say exactly what you have. He is not adverse to a little glass of wine now and again, but he absolutely refuses beer and hard liquor (those were his parents' drugs of choice.)
That being said, if a little glass of wine is therapeutic for the body, I wonder if it might be therapeutic for a developing fetus? I'm not qualified to judge, but I wonder.

Originally Posted by phoenyxstarr

Was anyone else ever told by a family member or close friend that their dr told them to drink red wine while they were pregnant for anemia? I'm just curious if that's a common practice, or if my sis-in-law's dr is a quack.

When I was pregnant with my first, the doc I had encouraged me to drink a glass of wine. He also prescribed valium to keep moms-to-be happy. Well, my son will be 36 this year and times have changed, eh? My daughter in law is using the same doc now, but I have never heard her say that he still does that. I also smoked through both my pregnancies (except when ciggies made me nauseous),as many millions of moms have. I raised two rabid anti-smokers, too! I'm not saying it's right, and if I were pregnant today there would be no smoking.

I never drank when I was pregnant with my children. I think that it is only fair to give them a good start in life.

Personally, I think it is a no no. I don't see any positives in consuming alcohol and the fact that it may affect the child is even more reason not to.

Originally Posted by Liza

Personally, I think it is a no no. I don't see any positives in consuming alcohol and the fact that it may affect the child is even more reason not to.

I don't see any reason for it, either. There are dozens of things we can do for ourselves that give babies a good start in life, but I can't see that alcohol would be one of them.

Originally Posted by Cymru Am Byth

Swiftmom how narrow minded have you never heard of people having children that are not plannede. Just because you are an alcoholic does not mean you should not have children. It like saying if you have a disability you should not have children. Plus been an alcoholic does not nescessarily make you a bad parent. Also what if say I am an alcoholic and do fall pregnant what tyhen? You said the responsibility is for the child??????? So the child excists whether their parents are alcoholics or not. Also are you saying that the well being of the parents is not important as long as the well being of the unborn child is attended to????

I think that you are missing what swiftmom was trying to say. I see truth in what she is saying or was trying to say. If you aren't responsible enough to want to take time out on drinking for 9 months then she is right, you shouldn't be getting pregnant. When you become pregnant you are suppose to become selfless alot of times when we aren't pregnant we are very selfish to ourselves when it comes to our own health It's just like saying that a person on drugs shoouldn't have children. That is very true. Most of the time these people don't take the time out to take care of their fetus.

I very much agree that pregnant women are not allowed to drink any alcoholic drink. It's not good for your health and the health of your baby inside your womb.

I don't really drink during pregnancy and don't approve of anyone doing so. I have, however, done it once but at that time I still did not know that I was already pregnant.

I don't think pregnant women should 'limit' their drinking, but I think that they should stop as a whole, while they are pregnant.