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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Well, yes.  And the placenta isn't formed right away, blood supply is not shared early in pregnancy so...what is your point?

I do agree that the Op should mention all of this to her doctor but I also think that the odds are good that her baby is fine.[/quote]

You're really defensive. I take it that you drank a lot during pregnancy. Poor kid. [/quote]

Wrong.  I didn't drink alcohol when I was pregnant.  But biology is biology....that doesn't mean women should feel free to binge drink in early pregnancy because that does impact their overall health. And anything that impacts their health effects the baby but I don't know that FAS is a concern very early on in pregnancy.  I'm not a doctor, though.  So if you've heard differently please tell...[/quote]

Not one person has suggested that women should feel free to binge drink during early pregnancy. Nor did any women posting here say that they knowingly binge drank while they were pregnant. What planet are you living on?[/quote]

Ah, sometimes I wonder which planet I'm on, I really do, lol.

We were talking about FAS....and whether or not drinking (even large amounts) of alcohol very early in pregnancy (before a woman skips her period or very shortly afterwards) could cause FAS.  I think *very* early on FAS is unlikely because the mom/baby aren't sharing a blood supply, but that does not mean it is "o.k." to drink large quantities during early pregnancy.[/quote]

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