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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is my understanding:  Embryos don't share a blood supply with their moms - and the embryo doesn't become a fetus until week 9.  So you are probably o.k.   Now that you know that you are pregnant - abstain completely.  Congratulations![/quote]

Alcohol crosses over the placenta.  Drinking during the first trimester causes the most severe problems.  The more you drink the more risk to the embryo/fetus/baby.    Alcohol exposure for embryos is also a problem,even though it's called FAS.

The risk associated with light-to-moderate drinking has an association with how well the mother metabolizes alcohol and with genetic variations.

OP, talk to your doctor. [/quote]

Of course OP should talk to her doctor. I am sure many many women have talked to their doctor in the exact same situation. I know I did. What do you think the doctor is going to say? [b]Its obviously undetectable until birth [/b]unless major issues are present. Do you think the doctor is goignt o recommend terminating? No. They are not. They are going to tell you the limited amount they know about the actual risk -- no more information than is present here -- and tell you to be healthy for the rest of your pregnancy.[/quote]

It often takes far longer than birth to detect problems that result from use of alcohol when pregnant.  Often problems aren't detected until mid to late ES.  [/quote]

Right, but at that point, it is difficult to pin the cause down, or to even know if they are alchohol related. A huge amount of kids have learning issues and social issues without having any alcohol exposure. [/quote]

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