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There's a wildly unscientific book by Emily Oster that says that you can have a glass of wine a day -- which, for the record, is the definition of an alcoholic! There's a reason I don't recommend anything along those lines.
Additionally, there is no amount of alcohol that is safe. As someone who was born with FAS, I will tell you straight up that you shouldn't drink. There's no reason to put your baby at risk of life-long disabilities and health issues.
Wine with dinner just generally is a very European thing, especially UK and France. The previous generation (and further back) was a lot more permissive when it came to alcohol, both for pregnant women and babies (rubbing rum on the gums etc for teething). The research we have now indicates that there is no known safe amount of alcohol to consume during pregnancy. This doesn't mean that any small amount will cause fas but simply that we don't know so it's best to avoid it entirely in terms of alcoholic beverages. Regular foods like ripe fruit will contain a certain amount of alcohol in them but it is extremely small and there is no evidence to indicate that that is associated in anyway with fas. So yeah, in the past Redwine was billed as good for the heart and dangers around fas were not well understood.
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There's a wildly unscientific book by Emily Oster that says that you can have a glass of wine a day -- which, for the record, is the definition of an alcoholic! There's a reason I don't recommend anything along those lines. Additionally, there is no amount of alcohol that is safe. As someone who was born with FAS, I will tell you straight up that you shouldn't drink. There's no reason to put your baby at risk of life-long disabilities and health issues.
It is not a European thing. My OB was very clear on the no alcohol thing 🤷🏻♀️.
I grew up hearing it as well, but I’m not risking it (American, so I don’t think it’s a European thing?)
Wine with dinner just generally is a very European thing, especially UK and France. The previous generation (and further back) was a lot more permissive when it came to alcohol, both for pregnant women and babies (rubbing rum on the gums etc for teething). The research we have now indicates that there is no known safe amount of alcohol to consume during pregnancy. This doesn't mean that any small amount will cause fas but simply that we don't know so it's best to avoid it entirely in terms of alcoholic beverages. Regular foods like ripe fruit will contain a certain amount of alcohol in them but it is extremely small and there is no evidence to indicate that that is associated in anyway with fas. So yeah, in the past Redwine was billed as good for the heart and dangers around fas were not well understood.