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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. The last few posters prove my point about hysterical, emotional, and overwrought. Thanks to those who provided thoughtful and on-topic answers. There will always be a subset of the population who believes that anyone who ever has one drink has a problem -- I can't help those people. How do you know that I'm even pregnant at the moment? I was just asking for information, but this topic always brings out the extremists.[/quote]

But why do some of these posters HAVE to drink?  i mean clearly if you go 9 months and heck, treat yourself to a sip a few weeks before delivery or something like that sure -  no big deal. No need to worry and no need to do massive research on the topic. But if you are desperately searching to find out the bare minimum you can get away with on a  daily basis... that is something different!![/quote]

I disagree. It's because of the people who insist that ANY amount of alcohol is horrible/selfish/causes FAS/whatever. I am not a big drinker. I can easily go months without alcohol when not pregnant, and when I do drink, it's usually sips from DH's wine or beer. I have never drunk more than one glass of wine in an evening in my life; I just don't like it that much. I am 27 weeks pregnant and went out last week for a special meal to celebrate my parents' 45th anniversary. I seriously considered ordering a kir royale (champagne-based cocktail, and one of the few alcoholic drinks I genuinely like the taste of). I didn't do it because I knew the waiter would freak. I did, however, drink about 1/2 of the one my mom ordered for herself, over the course of an hour. I think that was perfectly fine. I have also had occasional sips of DH's beer during my pregnancy, to the tune of perhaps once a month. I think this is perfectly reasonable as well. But under the logic of some people on this board and elsewhere, I am a selfish bitch who has just doomed my baby to a lifetime of alcohol disorders. I certainly hope not. But it would be nice to see some studies on the subject.[/quote]

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